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along the Ocklocknee, Apalachicola and other rivers crossing 
Western Florida, from north to south, dip and pass from view 
in approaching the coast. It is doubtless from these or from later 
formations that the flowing water of this section is obtained. At 
Apalachicola the artesian water has a head bringing it only a 
few feet above the surface. The wells at this locality vary m 
depth from 350 to 620 feet. A number of deep wells have been 
drilled along St. Andrews Bay, in Washington County. The 
artesian water in this section will rise several feet above sea level. 
One of the city wells at Panama City is reported to flow 13.02 
feet above the surface, or about 15 feet above sea level. A second 
city well, located on higher ground, is non-flowing although 
drilled to a depth of 630 feet. 
Several wells, ranging in depth from 181 to 210 feet, have 
been drilled along Choctawhatchee Bay, in Walton County. A 
strong flow is obtained in this section. A well 210 feet deep, 3 
miles south of Freeport, owned by the Baker-Wingfield Company, 
had a pressure when measured September 22, 1910, of 15 pounds, 
equivalent to a head of 34.65 feet above surface. Another wed 
near by, 189 feet deep, belonging to the Choctawhatchee Lumber 
Company, had a pressure on the same date of 12J4 pounds, equiva¬ 
lent to a head of 28.87 feet above the surface. Both of these wells 
are located on low ground, near sea level. A well, 181 feet deep, 
belonging to Messrs. J. C. Blackburn and J. N. McLain, located 
on higher ground, in the town of Freeport, had a pressure of 6y 2 
pounds, equivalent to a head above the surface of 15 feet. 
At Pensacola, and generally along the coast in Escambia County, 
good flowing wells are obtained. A well at Northrop, 1,030 feet 
deep, belonging to Stephen Lee, is reported to have a head of 60 
feet above the surface. At Muscogee a well, 175 feet deep, 
belonging to the Southern States Lumber Company, is reported 
to have a head of 38 feet above the surface. A well on Bayou 
Grande, near Pensacola, belonging to Messrs. Stephen and W. F. 
Lee, is reported to be 1,000 feet deep and to have a pressure of 
24 pounds, equivalent to a head of 55.44 feet above the surface. 
The temperature of the water is given as 92 degrees F. and the 
flow as 225,000 gallons per day. 
