Ground water in the Norwalk, Suffield, and Glastonbury areas, Connecticut . iliijt in )or/—((iiitiimcd. No. on11. II. MciTill (.ault. John Westport Wa- tiT Co. do Topocruphicsituation. do. Ele-vationabove soalevel. 25 depih. G Feet. Depth ofwater illwell. ) liijr. Ktiiiark Two-l)Uckct riR. Nonfailiiij;. Two-bucktt rig . andcouiiterba 1-ance ri-;. Chain puiii] Nonfuilinf,. seep. 114. Xoiifailing. Forassay
Ground water in the Norwalk, Suffield, and Glastonbury areas, Connecticut . iliijt in )or/—((iiitiimcd. No. on11. II. MciTill (.ault. John Westport Wa- tiT Co. do Topocruphicsituation. do. Ele-vationabove soalevel. 25 depih. G Feet. Depth ofwater illwell. ) liijr. Ktiiiark Two-l)Uckct riR. Nonfailiiij;. Two-bucktt rig . andcouiiterba 1-ance ri-;. Chain puiii] Nonfuilinf,. seep. 114. Xoiifailing. Forassay seep. 114. N o n f a i 1 i n g .Never loss than14 inches ofwater. Rockbottom. Forassay see p. 114. Noiifailins;. Forassay see p. 114. Nonf ailing. a The water from this well is quite potable, though slightly salty. Satisfactory supplies are obtainedby wells S feet deep on the plain around this well. Deeper wells yield salty Further information on these wells is given in the discussion of pulilic water supplies on p. 114-115 > Drilled ircll-s in ^\) a Data from Gregory, H. E., and Ellis, E. E., Underground water resources of Connecticut: U. S. Geol, Iaia iroin vrregorv, n. , anu r. Survey WatCT-Supply Paper 232, 1909. WILTON. AREA, POPULATIOX, AND INDUSTRIES. Wilton lies a little soutliwest of the center of Fairfield County, andon the west touches New* York State. Norwalk and Ridgefield lierespectively to the south and north. The area of the town is 28s<}iiare miles. There are woods scattered over the town, but espe-cially along the west and north margins. They have an aggregatearea of a little over 12 square miles or 45 per cent of the whole areaof the town. The first settlement in Wilton was made from Norwalk about 1701,and in 1726 it had become large enough to be organized as WiltonParish. In 1S02 the territory was incorporated as a separate population in 1910 Avas 1,700, an incrciise of 108 over the pre-\ ious census return. There are
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