puller.] COLLECTION OF WELL RECORDS AND SAMPLES. 25 
10. Does water flow at surface without pumping? If so, at what height 
does it now flow? 
Has it been tested to see how high it will rise? If so, to what 
height? What is its pressure? 
If not flowing, how near surface does it stand when highest? 
When lowest? 
11. Is well pumped? If so, by 
what 
(Suction, deep well, or force pump, steam, gasoline, air-lift, or windmill.) 
12. Temperature of water at well mouth Month taken 
Temperature at bottom 
13. Natural yield, if flowing Maximum yield by pumping 
(Gals, per min. ) (Gals, per min. ) 
water is lowered feet by pumping. 
(State number.) 
1 4. Has supply decreased or increased? To what due? 
15. Is flow or clearness of water affected by storms, winds, etc.? If so, 
describe 
16. Quality of water — hard, soft, salty, alkaline, iron, or sulphur bearing 
Cost of well Of pumps 
17. Is water used for drinking? Washing? Cooking? 
Stock? Manufacturing? Irrigation? 
I f for manufacturing uses, state nature If for irrigation, give 
crops 
If used for public supply, give number of buildings and people supplied: 
Buildings People 
Is it sold? If so, for what purposes? 
If used for purposes not mentioned, please name 
18. Describe interesting peculiarities of well, if any, on back of this sheet 
19. (live record of beds passed through, analysis of water, names of other well 
owners or drillers on back. 
Name of person filling out blank 
These or similar circulars were distributed in Maine, New Hamp- 
shire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Georgia, Flor- 
ida, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Missouri, Iowa, 
Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, and a large number of records 
were obtained, of which about 2,750 were listed in Water-Supply and 
Irrigation Paper No. 102. The larger part of the records gave little 
information as to the strata penetrated, although a considerable num- 
ber of detailed records were obtained from scattered localities and 
published in the paper mentioned. The circulars described are still 
largely used to obtain data relating to wells other than records of 
strata penetrated. 
PRESENT ORGANIZATION OF THE WORK. 
In the summer of 11)03 it became necessary, in order to make fine 
distinctions in glacial materials on Long Island, New York, where 
the geology and water resources were under investigation, to col- 
lect samples from the wells being drilled on the island. This work 
of collecting samples was in charge of Mr. A. C. Veatch. The will- 
