238 RECORD OF DEEP-WELL DRILLING FOR 1905. 
748. Well at Holly Springs, Marshall County. 
[Well begun July 20, 1905; completed August 4, 1905. Authority, A. Goldsberry, driller. Incomplete set 
of samples preserved. Geologic correlations checked by E. C. Eckel.] 
The sands penetrated down to 20 feet belong to the Lafayette formation (Pliocene). 
The sands, sandstones, and clays below are of Tertiary age and probably comprise the 
Wilcox ("Lignitic") group, which, as a water bearer, is one of the most important divisions 
of the Tertiary in Mississippi. 
Record of well of Holly Springs Light and Water Company. 
Lafayette : Feet. 
1 )ry sand - 20' 
Wilcox: 
Pipe clay 20 34 
Sand; water-bearing; water rises within 19 feet of surface 34-56 
Hard blue clay 56 - 64 
Dry sand 64 - 88 
Fine to medium light brownish-gray micaceous sand; water-bearing 88 -102 J 
Rock and sandstone 102 -104 : 
Blue clay 104 -209 
Rock 209 -209| 
Fine sand. 209|-285 
Clay 285 -306 
Medium varicolored sand, pink to light brown, with pink clay 306 -316 
Medium to coarse yellowish sand; water-bearing 316 -348f 
Rig used, rotary. Diameter of well, 8 inches. Strainer from 325^ to 348| feet. Watei 
rises to 174 feet below surface. Good quality. Well yields 200 gallons per minute. 
749. Well at Newton, Newton County. 
[Well begun April 1, 1905; completed August 1, 1905. Authority, P.J. Doyle, contractor. No samples , 
Geologic correlations checked by E. C. Eckel.] 
This log is the deepest reported from Newton County. The formations shown are th 
Claiborne and Wilcox or "Lignitic" (Eocene), and the Ripley (late Cretaceous). 
Record of well of Newton Oil and Manufacturing Company. 
Claiborne: Feet. 
"Quicksand" 0- 3 
Hard clay and shells 35-18 
Hard, packed dry sand 187-26 
Wilcox : 
Lignite 262-2( : 
Fine sand 266-3! 
Green clay 313-3! 3 
Rock ; 329-3; 
Green clay. 331-3' I 
Very hard clay 397-4 
Soft clay and sand 415-4 f 
Hard clay and sandstone 428-5 i 
Soft clay 568-6 
Ripley: 
Layers of green clay and sandstone 610-S 
Coarse water-bearing sand Si 2-1 1; 
Rig used, rotary and jet. Casing, 8-inch to 659 feet; 6-inch, with 30-foot strain 
below. Water rises within 70 feet of surface. 
