WATER RESOURCES. 465

At the National Cotton Mills, located 1144 miles west of Lumberton,
on a terrace plain bordering Lumber River, believed to be the Wicomico
plain, there are 15 flowing wells. These were drilled in 1906. They
are located convenient to the dwellings of the cotton mill employees.
The depth of each is about 100 feet; the diameter of each is 114
inches; the average flow is 8 or 9 gallons per minute. The water is
slightly ferruginous, but is satisfactory. It is used for domestic pur-
poses only. See Plate XL, B.

At Fairmont and the surrotinding region a large number of flowing
wells have been obtained at depths ranging from 55 to 225 feet. The
water from some of these is ferruginous.

At and near Raynham there are a number of wells ranging in depth
from 35 to 110 feet, some of which flow at the surface.

At Red Springs and in the immediate vicinity there are a number
of flowing wells with depths ranging from 40 to 100 feet. The water
is high in iron and yields a red precipitate upon exposure to the air.
Springs high in iron and yielding a red iron precipitate existed here
before the wells were sunk. The town was named from these springs.
The water is regarded as having medicinal properties, which has led
to the establishment of a health resort. See Plate XLI, B.

A number of other wells have been drilled in various parts of the
county from 35 to 100 feet in depth. ; ;

Assays and analyses of waters from this county are given elsewhere
in this report, as follows: Table 1, pp. 502, 503, assays Nos. 164-167;
Table 2, pp. 506, 507, analyses Nos. 44-49. These are discussed on
page 490. pele

Artesian Prospects.—Over about the northwestern one-half of the
county water of excellent quality, though in some cases a little high in

iron, may be obtained at various depths beneath the surface down to ~

several hundred feet from beds of the Patuxent formation. In many
places, usually on ground somewhat lower than the general surface,
flowing wells are possible. Over the southeastern half of the county
the Black Oreek beds furnish the water horizons. Excellent water is
to be expected in these beds, also, although in some cases the content of
' iron salts is apt to be high. Flows are possible in many places, more
especially on low ground along the streams.

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