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ARTESIAN WELLS ON THE ATLANTIC COAST. 
BULL. 138. 
The geologic horizon of the Savannah water is not known. 
Lumber City, Telfair County. — Through the kindness of J. B. Spencer, 
of Lumber City, I am able to publish the following: 
Analysis 1 of artesian water from well at Lumber City, Ga. 
Total solids, grains per United States gallon 10. 96 
Chlorine, grain per gallon 58 
Free ammonia, parts per million 013 
Albuminoid, parts per million 030 
Hardness, degrees 8. 20 
The solids comprise chlorine, iron, lime, magnesia, sulphuric acid, 
silica, carbonic acid, and soda, making a hard water, but otherwise of 
excellent quality. 
The following record of the Lumber City well was also furnished by 
Mr. Spencer: 
Feet. 
0-4 top soil. 
4-20 red clay. 
20-30 coarse sand. 
30-250 hard blue clay with few streaks of sandstone. 
250-350 quicksand. 
350-430 limestone, with water seams 380 to 430 feet. This limestone 
contains shell fragments of Eocene age. 
It is stated that swice the introduction of these waters malarial dis- 
eases, which formerly prevailed, have entirely disappeared. 
1 Made by G. F. Payne, State chemist of Georgia. 
