WELL DRILLING NOTES.

WELL DRILLING NOTES.

None of the advantages of Brunswick, Ga., can overshadow her artesian wells. All that is necessary to secure artesian water in Glynn county is to sink a pipe at a cost of not more than $300 and water in plenty, and pure as any, will spout forth. This fact alone has added much to Brunswick’s advantages as a health resort, and given that city a good health record. In 1884 the city government sunk the first well to a depth of 313 1/2 feet. A supply of water averaging sixty gallons per minute was obtained. The water when first taken from the well had a slight sulphur smell and taste but contact with the pure air dissipated that in a few hours. A sample was forwarded to Prof. H. C. White, State chemist, for analysis, who pronounced it of extreme purity, with good mineral properties, and admirably suited for all domestic purposes. One well was not sufficient for Brunswick, and another 418 feet deep was sunk, and a flow of 400 gallons per minute was struck, giving about the same analysis. These wells were so successful that others were sunk, and the city now has for public use two and private citizens ten, while various manufacturers in Glynn county own eight. At the compress docks is a well sunk through thirty-five feet of salt water, flowing 360 gallons per minute. This pure water, coming through a salt marsh, is a curiosity to many, and but demonstrates the fact that Brunswick can furnish enough pure water to supply cities many sizes larger.

Four artesian wells will be sunk in White Lake township, S. I).