274 
FLORIDA STATE) GEOLOGICAL SURVEY. 
Feet from surface. Character of material. 
0 
5 . 
. Surface' soil. 
5 
- 7 . 
. Rock. 
7 
- 8 . 
.First sand. 
8 
- 36 . 
.Mostly fine coquina rock. 
36 
- 57.2 . 
.Quicksand and sharp pieces of stone. 
57.2 
- 58 . 
.First really hard rock. 
58 
- 76.10. 
.Coquina, alternating with sandy strata. 
76.10- 78 . 
.Hard rock. 
78 
- 78.6 . 
.Very hard flint. 
78.6 
- 84 . 
.Sand, white and solid, but not hard. 
84 
- 96 . 
.Quicksand bed, mixed with bits of coarser matt rial. 
96 
- 96.6 . 
.Flint rock, thin. 
96.6 
- 97 . 
.Fine sand. 
97 
- 148 . 
.Quicksand bed. 
148 
- 151 . 
. Solid limestone. 
151 
- 169.6 . 
.Soft gray limestone. 
169.6 
- 170 . 
.Hard rock. 
170 
- 171 . 
.Shell stratum. 
171 
- 171.3 . 
.Very hard sandstone. 
171.3 
- 175 . 
.Sandstone. 
175 
- 185 . 
.Alternately hard and soft limestone. 
185 
- 190 . 
.Straw colored sandstone. 
190 
- 238 . 
.Drab colored solid sandstone, gradually deepen¬ 
ing in its color to a final blue at 230 feet, with 
small delicate shells throughout. 
238 
- 238.8 . 
.Bed of small dainty shells. Water level is 3 feet 
4 inches below wooden curb. 
238.6 
- 248 . 
.Very hard drilling, required to move' casing in 
these alternations. Water level above 20 
inches (near 242 feet). Very active quick¬ 
sand. 
248 
- 250 . 
.Took out loads of quicksand. 
250 
- 262 . 
.Sand. Water in this sand ran slowly out of pipe 
at 3 feet 6 inches above ground. 
262 
- 263 . 
.Coquina. 
263 
- 300 . 
.Broken shell and sand, more shell (white and 
pulverized), the last few feet. Water level 
just above ground level. 
300 
- 301.6 . 
.Rock, water stands 2 feet 4 inches above curb in 
this stand. 
301.6 
- 303.6 . 
.Brown ejay, first seen in this well. 
303.6 
- 310 . 
. Sand. 
310 
- 312.4 . 
.Blue sandstone. 
