94 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad leading north from Pensa¬ 
cola and connecting with the main line at Flomaton, Alabama, an 
elevation of 180 feet is reached. Other recorded elevations along 
this line of railroad are as follows: Gonzalez 170 feet; Quintette 
120 feet; Molino 58 feet; Pine Barren 57 feet; McDavid 74 feet; 
Bluff Springs 90 feet; Flomaton, Alabama, 100 feet.* Molino, Pine 
Barren, McDavid and Bluff Springs are located either in the valley 
of or in close proximity to Escambia River which accounts for their 
lower elevation. Leaving the lowlands of the rivers and streams 
the rolling uplands immediately begin. Elevations of points in the 
middle and western portions of the county unfortunately are lack¬ 
ing. 
DRAINAGE. 
The drainage conditions of Escambia county are good. The 
Escambia River borders the county on the east and the Perdido 
River on the west. The tributaries of these two rivers afford drain¬ 
age for the greater part of the county. 
AREA OF ARTESIAN FLOW IN ESCAMBIA COUNTY. 
The flowing area of Escambia county includes a considerable 
area bordering the Gulf of Mexico on the south and bordering each 
of the two rivers defining the county boundaries, the Escambia on 
the east and the Perdido on the west. An artesian flow can also 
in all probability be obtained along the many tributary streams 
which traverse this part of the county and in other sections where 
the elevation is relatively low. The northernmost flowing well on 
the eastern border of the county is at McDavid about ten miles 
from the northern boundary line. This well is 74 feet deep and 
terminates in a coarse sand stratum. The elevation at McDavid 
is 74 feet above sea according to the records of the Louisville and 
Nashville Railroad. The well furnishes a good flow of water rising 
from 8 to 10 feet above the surface. On the western side of the 
county records of flowing wells have been obtained as far north 
as Muscogee. The head of the water here is reported to be about 
40 feet above the surface. The shaded lines on the map on page 
95 indicate the area of artesian flow in this county. 
The artesian water of Escambia county coming as it does chief¬ 
ly from sand and sandstone formations is as a rule a soft or “free¬ 
stone” water. In fact some of the softest artesian waters in the 
State are from this and other counties of west Florida. 
* Dictionary of Altitudes, Bull. 274, U. S. Geol. Surv. pp. 185-194, 1906. 
