WATER SUPPLY OP WEST FLORIDA. 
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The following is an analysis of this water. Analysis made in the 
office of the State Chemist, B. H. Bridges, Analyst. 
Constituents. Parts per Million. 
Chlorine (Cl) .. • 70-9 
Sulphates (S0 4 ) . 640.0 
Silica (Si0 2 ) .:. 50.0 
Calcium Oxide (CaO) . 920.0 
Magnesium Oxide (MgO) . 420.0 
Total solids . 3282.0 
LAKE BIRD. 
Lake Bird is in the northern part of Taylor county. A two 
inch well was sunk here for the Dowling Park Naval Stores Com¬ 
pany. It is 90 feet in depth and the water rises to within 5 feet 
of the surface. The water is hard and is said not to contain hydro¬ 
gen sulphide. 
A shallow well here for the Lake Bird Lumber Company fur¬ 
nishes soft water. It is LJ inches in diameter and 22 feet deep. 
LUTHER. 
A record of one well has been obtained from Luther. It is 
three inches in diameter, 96 feet deep and is cased the entire depth. 
.The well was sunk in 1904 for Powell and McLain by McMullen 
and Faulkner. The water, which is used for general purposes 
around the turpentine still, rises to within 5 feet of the surface. 
PERRY. 
The deepest well iif Taylor county is located at Perry, the county 
seat. This was drilled by F. J. White and Company in 1910 for 
the town of Perry. The well has a total depth of 1207 feet and the 
diameter of the casing was reduced from 10 to 4 inches in the pro¬ 
cess of drilling. The water which rises a few feet above the surface 
has been piped to the city court house and is used for drinking 
purposes as it has been found to possess medicinal qualities. The 
well flows 15 to 25 gallons per minute. Mr. White states that at 
the depth of 1000 feet a dark colored water was obtained in which 
was found a considerable number of live oak leaves. Samples of 
this material were not preserved. Mr. White believes that the 
leaves were recent and had reached the well through cavities in 
the limestone from a surface opening. As will be noted from the 
