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tlie undertaking was abandoned. The fact that at Edenton (Chowan 
County), only a few miles east, a ay ell was sunk to a depth of 340 feet 
without success indicates that in the eastern part of Bertie County 
wells will probably have to be sunk to a depth of 300 feet or more 
before a water-bearing stratum will be reached. In view of the facts, 
however, that the Potomac gravels and arkose are found at the sur- 
face well developed toward the northwest and north, at distances of 
30 to 50 miles from Bertie County, and that at Franklin and Court- 
land, Va., 35 to 45 miles north of Bertie County, supplies of artesian 
waters of excellent quality are obtained below the marl, and at depths 
of 150 to 170 feet below the surface, it may be reasonably supposed 
that in portions of Bertie County water-bearing Potomac strata should 
be reached within 300 or 400 feet of the surface. 
MARTIN COUNTY. 
No borings of deep wells have been reported from this county. It 
may be said, however, that in the northwestern portion of the county, 
adjoining Edgecombe, the success of the wells in the latter county at 
Tarboro would seem to indicate that water-bearing strata would be 
reached here at a depth of between 150 and 300 feet below the surface. 
In the lower part of the county these same water-bearing strata could 
be reached at a slightly greater depth. 
BEAUFORT COUNTY. 
Several deep wells have been bored in this county, but the records of 
the strata penetrated at different depths are generally incomplete, and 
the supplies of water obtained have not been altogether satisfactory. 
In the town of Washington several wells were bored: (1) At the 
residence of W. B. Bodruan, 140 feet deep. A considerable supply of 
water was obtained, but it was hard and not very x^alatable. It does 
not overflow, but rises sufficiently near to the surface to be lifted by 
the use of an ordinary pump. (2) The ice factory well, about 100 feet 
deep; general character of water about the same as in the Hodman 
water just described. (3) The city well, which was bored by the city 
a few years ago to a reported depth of about 3G0 feet. In the boring 
the pipe was broken off. The water did not overflow ; its supply proved 
to be insufficient and the well was abandoned. 
At Covington's mill, Yatesville, a well was bored in 1891 to a depth 
of 215 feet with successful results. The water overflows through a 
3-inch pipe at the rate of 50 or 60 gallons per minute, at an elevation 
of 2^ feet above the surface. The strata passed through in boring this 
well consist of sand with intervening beds of marl and shell rock. 
Near the bottom it passed through 10 feet of soft rock, below which it 
reached an abundant supply of water. 
The I). C. Way Lumber Company has a flowing well on the west of 
Pungo lliver, 3 miles north of Leachville. It is located about 50 yards 
