darton] NORTH CAROLINA. 203 
Feet. 
45-50 blue and white coarse sand, water bearing. 
50-125 fine wliite sand and quicksand. 
125-150 reddish, stiff, fine mud or clay. 
150-220 strata of fine sand, with occasional layers of bardpan near tbe 
bottom. 
220-226 coarse whitish sand, water bearing. 
226-266 crystalline schists. 
The layer of coarse sand mentioned above as resting directly on top 
of the crystalline rock will probably be the most reliable water-bearing 
stratum of the series penetrated at Goldsboro, though valuable sup- 
plies of good water may also be obtained in places at a less depth, as 
from the water-bearing stratum of coarse sand which occurs at Golds- 
boro at 45-50 feet below the surface. 
At the western boundary of the county the crystalline rocks appear 
at the surface in local outcrops, but to the west, as well as to the east- 
ward of this point, the Coastal Plain formations reach a considerable 
thickness. In the eastern and southern portions of the county these 
water-bearing strata will no doubt be reached within less than 300 feet 
of the surface, and will probably yield considerable supplies of good 
water. Wells bored in this region may not overflow except possibly 
in low places, but the water may be expected to come near enough to 
the surface to be within reach of pumps. 
LENOIR COUNTY. 
No very deep wells are reported as having been bored in Lenoir 
County. In Kinston, the county seat, one well was bored to a depth 
of 115 feet, but abandoned on account of quicksand. The strata pene- 
trated in this boring were, after passing through a few feet of surface, 
about 20 feet of sandy clay, and then several feet of coarse sand, which 
yields a considerable supply of fairly good water. It is this water- 
bearing stratum which is now being tapped by a number of driven 
wells in the town of Kinston. A layer of sandy clay above it is prob- 
ably sufficient to prevent any considerable amount of contaminating 
surface material from reaching this water-bearing stratum. Below this 
water-bearing sandy layer is a considerable bed of quicksand, the thick- 
ness of which is unknown, as it has not yet been penetrated. It is 
probable that when this quicksand is penetrated, a water-bearing 
stratum of coarser sand will be found underneath it which will yield 
considerable supplies of good water. It may rise to within easy reach 
of the surface. 
In the western portion of this county, about 5 miles south of La Grange 
and on the south side of Neuse River, a well has been bored to the depth 
of 57 feet, on the lands of Mr. Thomas Dawson, which is said to over- 
flow at the rate of 6 gallons per minute. This well penetrated the 
following strata: Thirteen feet of sandy loam and sand; 44 feet of blue 
marl. Immediately below this blue marl the pipe penetrated a layer of 
sand from which the water rose and overflowed the pipe. 
