WATER SUPPLY OF WEST FLORIDA. 
99 
by the Pensacola Water Company. The system is now operated 
by the city. 
Constituents. —-Parts per Million.- 
1 
2 
3 
4 
Turbidity. 
. very slight 
very slight 
very slight 
very slight 
Color . 
.very slight 
very slight 
very slight 
very slight 
Odor (Hot) . 
none 
none 
none 
Odor (Cold) . 
none 
none 
none 
Residue on evaporation.. .22.0 
35.0 
35.0 
24.0 
Albuminoid ammonia 
.006 
none 
none 
none 
Free ammonia . 
.000 
none 
none 
none 
Nitrites . 
.000 
.002 
.002 
.002 
Nitrates . 
.000 
none 
.000 
.000 
Chlorine. 
_ 4.8 
4.8 
4.8 
3.6 
Iron . 
.35 
.02 
.02 
.2 
Hardness . 
.00 
.0 
.0 
.0 
Alkalinity . 
_ .00 
.0 
.0 
0. 
Number 1 is anaylsis of water collected from a faucet in the office of 
the Southern Express Company, representing water of 10 wells varying in 
depth from 120 to 13 0 feet. Number 2 is water from a group of wells at 
the pumping station of the Pensacola Water Company collected September 
13, 1902. Number 3 is also from a group of wells of the Pensacola Water 
Company and collected September 13, 1902. Number 4 is water from a 
well of Pensacola Water Company in Gonzalez Street collected September 
14, 1902. 
The many wells owned by the different ice companies, manu¬ 
facturing concerns and private individuals vary in depth from 125 
to 195 or more feet. In the drilling of all of these that have been 
recorded no great difficulty in boring is experienced. The drillers 
report for the most part a series of sands, sandy clays and gravels. 
No hard rock or boulders were reported and the only rock of which 
any mention was made was a ferruginous sandstone. This is ir¬ 
regular and lies at a variable depth from the surface. The water 
from these wells is soft and is excellent for all manufacturing pur¬ 
poses and domestic uses. 
The deepest well near Pensacola is the one owned by Messrs. 
W. F. and Stephen Lee. This well, known as Vichy Springs, 
is about 44 miles south west of Pensacola on Bayou Grande some¬ 
times called Big Bayou. It is 1011 feet deep, four and one-half 
inches in diameter and is cased to the bottom. The last 150 feet 
of the bore hole was reduced to three inches in diameter. The well 
is said to have a flow of 150 gallons per minute and to have a pres¬ 
sure of 24 pounds to the square inch which is sufficient pressure 
to cause the water to rise 55.44 feet above the surface or about 
65.44 feet above sea. The temperature of the water is given as 
92° Fahrenheit. The water is bottled and sold as a medicinal water ; 
