270 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
Pittsburg Well. 
The well supplying the city of Pittsburg with water is not far 
from the main street and near the principal hotel, in the north- 
ern part of the town. There is a reservoir 130 feet below the 
surface into which the well discharges, and from this the water 
is pumped to an aerating basin on the surface. The water is 
allowed to stand here for some time and then it is pumped to 
an elevated tank, from which it is distributed. The tempera- 
ture of the water is 18.3° C.(65° Ff.) <A partial analysis of this 
water shows it to contain about the same constituents as the 
other deep wells in this section of the state. There is the usual 
amount of hydrogen sulfid, which causes a deposit of sulfur 
in the reservoir when the water is allowed to stand for some 
time. ) 
Wakefield Sulfur Well. 
This well is situated on the farm of Dr. Charles Hewitt, on 
the south side of a bluff which is 100 feet above the bed of the 
Republican river, at a point in Clay county where the river runs 
toward the east. The well is 122 feet deep, and ordinarily con- 
tains forty feet of water, which can be lowered to twelve feet by 
vigorous pumping. The well is drilled through rock for at 
least two-thirds of its depth, and there is a very flinty rock at 
the bottom. It furnishes an abundance of water from a strong 
vein, so that an ordinary windmill will supply a continuous 
stream. The location of the well would indicate a depth of 
about eighty feet below the river bed. 
The water when first drawn has quite a atl appear- 
ance, and emits an odor of hydrogen sulfid. It becomes 
perfectly clear on standing and deposits a small quantity of 
white sediment. If the water is allowed to stand for several 
weeks, in a closed vessel, it deposits a black precipitate, which 
is no doubt iron sulfid, and there is a considerable odor of 
hydrogen sulfid. Sometimes, however, there is no odor of hy- 
drogen sulfid to be noticed from the freshly-drawn water. 
This may be on account of its alkaline character. As the 
analysis shows the presence of large quantities of suifates, it 
is evident that something in the water has a reducing action, 
