daeton.] MARYLAND. 153 
KENT COUNTY. 
This county is underlain by the Magothy sands, which may be 
expected to yield water throughout the .area. The depth of this water 
is about 250 feet along the Chester River and along a line from Crump- 
ton to Galena. From 300 to 400 feet below the Magothy water begin 
the Potomac waters, which may be expected at a depth of about 650 
feet along the bay shore. 
QUEEN ANNE COUNTY. 
Although no successful wells appear to have been sunk in this county 
and its immediate vicinity, the geologic conditions are so clearly indi- 
cated that good prosrjects for water may be predicted with some confi- 
dence. The Potomac and Magothy waters probably underlie the county 
at depths which gradually increase southeastward from those given 
above for Kent County at a rate of about 10 feet per mile. I should 
expect to find the Bay Ridge waters at a depth of 600 feet on Kent 
Island, and to have a fair prospect for obtaining water in Magothy 
sands 250 feet above. Along the eastern half of the county there is an 
excellent prospect for the basal Chesapeake waters, which are tapped 
at Denton, in the adjoining county, at a depth of 359 feet. The depth 
would of course be less, for the beds gradually rise to the northwest. 
TALBOT COUNTY. 
The many wells in the western portion of this county have located 
the underground waters in that section, and in all probability they 
extend throughout the county. Section 2 of PI. Y shows the relations 
of the waters. 
The Claiborne, Tunis Mills, and Tilghman Island wells probably 
reached the Magothy waters, which I believe extend from Kent County 
to Crisfield. The deep boring to over 600 feet at Easton did not go 
quite deep enough for the lower Potomac beds, but if it was so man- 
aged as to properly test the various formations, the Magothy, basal 
Chesapeake, and Pamunkey waters are absent in this section. The 
366-foot well also failed to find water, and it appears to have penetrated 
the bed of siliceous rock at the base of the Chesapeake formation. The 
higher Chesapeake water area appears not to extend far beyond Eas- 
ton. The 265-foot well on Miles River Neck appears to obtain water 
from the Pamunkey formation, and the well to 195 feet probably draws 
from the basal Chesapeake horizon, the same as at Denton and about 
Cambridge, and possibly also in the shallower wells at Claiborne. 
Probably along the Choptank River this basal Chesapeake horizon may 
be depended on for water, even though it was neither found at Easton 
nor reported at Tilghman Island. The Magothy water is probably 
about 700 feet below the surface in this portion of the county. Prob- 
ably below the Magothy beds water will also be found in the Potomac 
formation. 
