128 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
LOCAL DETAILS. 
CHATTAHOOCHEE. 
Chattahoochee is in northwestern Gadsden county. The town 
is located upon a high hill which faces the Apalachicola River. 
The surface material is red sandy clay overlying the Chattahoochee 
Limestone. A deep well was sunk here in 1905 for the State Hos¬ 
pital for the Insane. The well is six inches in diameter, 896 feet 
deep and is cased 400 feet. The water, which is reported to be 
salty, rises to within 160 feet of the surface. 
GREENSBORO. 
Greensboro lies in the western part of Gadsden county along 
the line of the Apalachicola Northern Railroad. The surface 
material here is sand and sandy clays in which the shallow wells 
of this locality terminate. No deep wells have been drilled. 
HAVANA. 
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A number of wells have been drilled in and near Havana by 
Mr. B. H. Bolton. Those on record vary in depth from 200 to 280 
feet. The Florida Tobacco Company has one well 280 feet deep 
and six inches in diameter. The Havana Tobacco Company has a 
well drilled in 1907. It is six inches in diameter and 266 feet 
deep, and it is cased to a depth of 150 feet. The water rises to 
within 90 feet of the surface. These two wells are typical of the 
artesian borings at this locality. 
QUINCY. 
Quincy is the county seat of Gadsden county and is located 
near the central part of the county. The elevation at the depot 
of the Seaboard Air Line Railway here is 251 feet above sea. The 
city water supply is taken from an artesian well 766 feet in depth. 
This well was commenced ten inches in diameter but in the process 
of drilling was reduced to six inches and is cased to a depth of 
about 500 feet. The water is hard and has a slight taste of sulphur 
when first pumped. The water in the well is said to stand about 
70 feet below the surface. 
Several other artesian wells have been drilled at this locality 
ranging in depth from about 602 to 940 feet. The shallow water 
wells are also in common use. These range in depth from 50 to 
90 or more feet and give a good supply of soft water. 
