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EDGECOMBE COUNTY. 
Several deep wells have been bored during the past few years at 
Tarboro, the county seat, the following of which have been reported on: 
(1) A well Avith pipe 2 inches in diameter located near the waterworks 
on Hendricks Creek, with the top of pipe in a place several feet below 
the level of the general surface of the region. This well was bored to 
a depth of 75 feet, and it overflows at the rate of 2 to 3 gallons per 
minute. (2) Well with l^inch pipe near the town hall, 82 feet deep. 
Water rises to witliin 5 feet of the surface and can be easily obtained 
by cheap pumps. (3) A well near the court-house, 160 feet deep, 2-inch 
pipe, in which the water rises within 15 feet of the surface. (1) Another 
well has been reported as having been bored to a depth of 284 feet, from 
which the water is said to rise 18 feet above the surface of the ground. 
The strata penetrated in boring these wells average about as follows, 
in descending order: 15 to 20 feet of sandy loam, with water-bearing 
quicksand and fine gravel (in places) at the base; 10 to 30 feet of blue 
marl; 30 to 40 feet of hard white sand and yellowish clay in alternate 
layers, in the lower part of which occurs a layer of hardpan about 2 
feet thick. The first water-bearing stratum is at 72 to 75 feet, just 
underneath the hardpan mentioned above, and other water-bearing 
strata are reached at 110 feet and 284 feet, from both of which the water 
overflows the top of the pipe. At 160 feet there is a water-bearing 
stratum of fine kaolin or arkose material, which gives a milky color 
to the water and renders it undesirable for domestic purposes. The 
water from the strata at 75, 110, and 284 feet below the surface is said 
to be soft and palatable for drinking purposes. 
GREENE COUNTY. 
No deep wells are reported from Greene County. The occurrence of 
granite rocks at the surface 10 to 12 miles west and southwest of this 
county makes it probable that these rocks would be reached in Greene 
County at a depth of not more than 300 feet below the surface. It is 
probable that the water-bearing Potomac strata would be found here 
below the blue marl and between the latter and the crystalline rocks. 
Hence it seems probable that in portions of the county sux>plies of 
water could be obtained at a reasonable depth ; and should the water 
not rise to the surface and overflow, it would nevertheless rise suffi- 
ciently near the surface to be reached by ordinary pumps. 
PITT COUNTY. 
In Greenville, the county seat, one well was bored by Maj. L. C. 
Latham to a depth of a little over 200 feet, at which point the water- 
bearing stratum was penetrated, but it did not overflow the surface and 
the pipe filled with sand before the supply of water was finally tested. 
The strata i)assed through were: 20-25 feet of sandy clay; about 20 
