198 ARTESIAN WELLS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. [bull. 138. 
Swanquarter well. — This well, located at Swanquarter (county seat), 
is only 86 feet deep, but was originally bored to a depth of 340 feet. On 
account of the failure of abundant water supply at that depth the pipe 
was withdrawn to a point 86 feet below the surface, where the supply 
of excellent water appears to be ample for all purposes. From the 
surface down to a depth of 205 feet the strata were much the same as 
in the Lake Landing well just described. From 205 to 340 feet (the 
bottom of the well) the strata penetrated are mainly fine sand. 
Rose Bay well. — This well is located on Rose Bay, about 3 mdes south- 
west of Swanquarter, and has a depth of 130 feet, and a 3-inch pipe, 
which overflows about li feet above high tide-water surface. The 
strata passed through resemble in a general way those described above. 
The water is described as clear and soft and is considered a remarkably 
fine drinking water. It has at first a slight sulphur smell and taste, 
but this disappears on exposure. 
Scranton wells. — About 10 or 12 miles west of Swanquarter there 
were bored for the Scranton Land and Lumber Company three wells, 
having depths of 100, 1G0, and 195 feet, which penetrated strata some- 
what similar to those above and with similar supplies of water. 
Middletown well, located near the eastern shore of Hyde County, has 
a depth of 212 feet. The strata penetrated in boring this well are 
about the same as those penetrated in boring the Lake Landing well, 
about 5 miles west of this point, and, as in the case of this latter well, 
a 2-inch pipe in the well rests on a stratum of shell rock 204 feet below 
the surface. The water comes from a water-bearing stratum just below 
this rock. The water from the Middletown well is said to have a sul- 
phurous smell, which, however, disappears on standing, and it is con- 
sidered to have medicinal properties like the water from the other wells 
near by. The pipe extends 12 inches above ground and the water 
overflows at the top. 
Fairfield well. — In the town of Fairfield, on the north shore of Matta- 
muskeet Lake, a well was dug for Mr. William S. Carter to a depth of 
230 feet. The strata penetrated in boring this well were about the 
same as those penetrated in the boring of the Lake Landing well, on 
the opposite side of the lake. Below the depth of the latter well this 
Fairfield well is continued to the depth of 230 feet, where another rock 
mass is struck. The water from this well is said to be slightly brackish. 
It overflows the surface continuously. 
Several other wells are reported to have been bored in different parts 
of the county with results similar to those described above. These are 
sufficient to show that probably in all portions of this county good sup- 
plies of water can be obtained at a depth of either about 80 feet or about 
215 feet below the surface, and that in cases where water does not over- 
flow the surface it can be counted upon to come sufficiently near to per- 
mit of being drawn to the surface by an ordinary pump. 
