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GEOLOGY OF OHIO. 
inserted in an excavation Demcnatney to the gravel, or to the water of a 
subterranean lake.* 
The same phenomenon of gravel closely underlying the surface of a 
flat country occurs 
There the “Darby plains,” 
ship. 
agricultural tract, are based on a gravelly subsoil. 
Wells and Springs.—The following observations on the common wells 
of the county are of interest. 
on the south side of the moraine ridge in Union town- 
which constitute a fertile and fine 
They give some idea of the accessibility 
of water for domestic purposes, and of the composition of the Drift, as 
well as of its thickness at various places: | 
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Owner’s name. Location ic 5 -43| © | Through what. Remarks. 
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PJEiHelkners a wDOvernieeces een: Qo este 20 | Yellow and blue 
| Claires tes secareh ale Good water. 
Josiah Westlake.|.15 mile north of | 
Marysvi learns ATU asbietas 47 | 12 ft. yellow clay, 
28 ft. blue clay, 
| Of lilies SAVIO Y coodeooe. trony water. 
Jakes Richey Prey Dover township.| 25 |...... PAD eats Maer ce sahea Toh. ve Good water. 
eases i alata LD eentane tee mates cles seuctemaee 
John Robinson... oy fA) ecdcce 7A US Da Racial prsariactn a 
Aaron Sewell.. os LACE Meaeede 27 | Clay and gravel ... ss 
Widow Ligeet .. ae X 22 22 oy ay i 
Rob’t Thompson | Mall Creek.......:) 24 |...... 24 | Blue clay and gra- 
Me li tvsnee segue cates Sulphurous. 
Joel Conklin......| Pharisburg.......| 12 |...... 12 | Yel. and blue clay ween water, in 
| sand. 
B. W. Welsh...... Tce wae tect 20) Nhoadeo: 20 ok i 
Widow Scott...... LONE tenet AL A/a eee 17 tf Slightly sulph’us. 
John Elliott ...... 1 mile N. W. of 
Sinan floors lives 220) Moodoae AO) || BRON GLENY scodcooos Good water. 
G. W. Merritt ...| Jackson town’p. 310) fecooee SOUS ere eae aan ee 
Johng)ixonieese aah up Rise Ste 330). llosanus: DO eae wcicat Mee ccna mapa ece i 
John McPeck..:... Washington tp..| 17 1 eos Ye a oeaoen cata 8 
William Moffitt. Byhalia............ 7h Eien 22 | Brown and blue 
clay, and gravel. “ 
B. A. Martin...... Rit aes Tay, Nea ah 22 x Struck the rock. 
J. M. Darling.....) Summerville.....| 22 |...... 22 0 Good water. 
John Southard... ny Bees ZOU [Rea 25 di ie 
Wm. T. Fulton. York townsbip..} 31 |...... 31 | Clay and gravel ... iy 
do AES (CRM a cobcot Broadway......... T4 hicks. IE Ibn eaxenVEll ccooce esas: a 
Public pump...... RUPE SOM eee 36 VAR MN igisuiaarstee Sy if 
Nye: pet ne | Newton............ Be easy 52 | Brown and blue 
clay, and gravel..| Bitter water. 
EK. Hammond..... SIBLE BAS) NP) hae 12) ROD CEN Gonseaode Good water. 
—— Smith........ Pottersburg ...... BOM ese. G0) |} BIKE. GEN Goscce Soodex: Little water. 
eae Sse AA Ae NEES Oop lees 5d oA re aan Plenty of water. 
* This circumstance would not be mentioned had it not been frequently reported 
by others in reference to certain wells in Defiance and Fulton counties. 
The facts are 
given with great circumstantiality and positiveness, and can not safely be denied. 
