130 FLORIDA GEOLOGICAL SURVEY—FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT. 
is probable, however, that flowing wells can be obtained in the 
southwestern part of the county along the Apalachicola Eiver. 
The water in a well 495 feet deep at Hosford near the northern 
line of the county is reported to rise practically to the surface 
level. 
LOCAL DETAILS. 
BRISTOL. 
Bristol, the county seat, lies in northwestern Liberty county 
along the Apalachicola Eiver. No deep wells have been sunk at 
this locality, the shallow driven pumps and open wells being in 
common use. The surface formations here include sandy clays to 
a considerable depth in which most of the shallow wells terminate. 
HOSFORD. 
Hosford is in northern Liberty county on the Apalachicola 
Northern Eailroad. The elevation at the depot is approximately 
100 feet above sea. One deep well was sunk here in 1910 for the 
Graves Lumber Company by the Gay Artesian Well Drilling Com¬ 
pany. The well is 495 feet deep and is two inches in diameter. 
The water, which is hard and charged slightly with hydrogen 
sulphide, rises to the surface. 
