THE ARTESIAN WATER SUPPLY OF EASTERN FLORIDA. 
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equivalent to a head of 55.44 feet above the surface. The tem¬ 
perature of the water is given as. 92 degrees F. ^nd the flow as 225,- 
000 gallons per day; 
Among the isolated flowing wells in the State two at Graceville 
in Jackson County are of especial interest. The first well 
at this locality was drilled some years ago by Mr. F. J. White. When 
first drilled, Mr. White says, the well flowed slightly above the 
surface, but sqon afterwards ceased to flow. On the day follow¬ 
ing the great San. Francisco earthquake of 1906, however, The well 
was observed to be flowing, and it has continued flowing from that 
date. The second well at Graceville was drilled in 1910 for the 
city by Mr. C, D. Williams, This, well is 287 feet deep. The 
water has a head, sufficient to rise about 2 feet above the surface. 
The well is eight inches in diameter for 161 feet, and six inches 
to the bottom. The flow is estimated at 20 gallons per minute. 
Although no .well samples have been obtained it seems probable 
from the driller’s notes that the wells at this locality pass through 
the Vicksburg Limestone and enter an underlying formation. 
At Perry in Taylor County flowing water has been obtained 
recently at a depth of 1.199 feet. The water from this well, how - 
ever, is too salty for use. The total dissolved solids in this water 
as shown by analysis made by the State Chemist is 5650 parts per 
million parts water. The chlorine alone amounts to 590 parts per 
million parts water. A similar deep well near Crystal River in 
Citrus County was reported with an analysis of the water in the 
bulletin on the water supply of central Florida published in 1908. 
A well drilled as a test well for oil about six miles south of 
Chipley in Washington County is said to have flowed at a depth of 
about 1250 feet. 
