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20. Well 2 Well 2 is owned by L. C. Sgglington. The water level in the well is about three feet below the land surfacb. A view of this well taken about 1912 is shown in a previous paper. _] It was reported to have had a flow J Carpenter, Everett, Ground Water in Southeastern Nevada: U. S. Geol. Survey Water-Supply Paper 365, p. 40, 1915. of about 615 gallons a minute at that time. Plate 2, A, shows a view of this well on September 2, 1938. In an effort to keep the well flowing as long as possible, holes have been punched in the casing near ground level, and a trench has been dug from the well through the earthen embankment that used to form the tank. This well is considered a good example of what will happen to other artesian wells as the artesian pressure declines. The meter was lowered into this well on August 26 to a depth of 273 feet below the top of the casing, 2.5 feet above the ground, and no underground leakage was found. The reason that this well does not flow, therefore, is because the artesian pressure in the water-bearing formation has decreased and not because it is a defective well. Well 3 Well 3 is known as Syndicate well No. 2. It is provided with a valve to control the flow. The artesian pressure at this location is barely great enough to force the water above ground. A view of this well is shown in Plate 2, B. The mater was lowered into it on August 26 to a depth of 236 feet below the top of the tee, about two feet above ground, and no underground leakage was found.