WATER SUPPLY OF WEST FLORIDA. 
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feet deep and four inches in diameter; and one well 300 feet deep 
and two and one-half inches in diameter. The water from these 
wells does not flow but is pumped by suction. A combined sample 
of the water from these four wells was analyzed and reported 
February 11, 1908, in the chemical laboratory of the War Depart¬ 
ment and was found to contain 66.50 parts chlorine and 315.00 
parts total solids per million parts water. This water shows a de¬ 
cidedly heavier mineral content than the wells at Fort Barrancas. 
At Fort McRee one six-inch well has been drilled to a depth of 
384 feet or deeper than any of the wells above recorded. This well 
flowed, July 9, 1910, four gallons per minute. An analysis of the 
water from this welb reported by Edwin R. Hodge shows the chlor¬ 
ine content to be 160.00 parts and the total solids 483.50 parts to 
a million parts water. 
SANTA ROSA COUNTY. 
LOCATION AND SURFACE FEATURES. 
Santa Rosa County lies next east of Escambia County, the Es¬ 
cambia River forming the boundary line. To the north the county 
extends to the Alabama-Florida line, while on the east the Yellow 
River together with the western boundary of Walton county forms 
its eastern limits. To the south it reaches to the Gulf of Mexico, 
The total area is 1528 square miles, or 977, 920 acres. 
The topography of the county is for the most part gently roll¬ 
ing although there are large portions in the southern half which 
are almost level. The rolling area, comprising the northern half 
of the county, is timbered principally with an excellent growth of 
long-leaf pine. Different species of oaks are seen and cypress, to¬ 
gether with juniper, is also quite plentiful along the stream valleys. 
The drainage in this region is as a rule excellent since the streams 
are numerous, however, there are large tracts of unbroken country 
lying between the different streams a little above the general sur¬ 
rounding territory which are very level and during the season of 
heavy rainfall may be insufficiently drained. That this feature is not 
of serious consequence is evidenced by the fact that this belt em¬ 
braces some of the largest and most successful farms in the county, 
and includes the greatest continuous area now under cultivation. 
Toward the north line of the county and approaching the streams 
the country becomes a little hilly but not to the extent of making 
it undesirable for agricultural purposes. 
This county may be divided into two more or less distinct physio¬ 
graphic divisions, which include different types of soils. The 
