Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . -rircf^ gig -.; Illti ifiii ni|i ni nf ill piixm U|Ui. Li smith.] ALABAMA. 169 Hatchetigbee. The same conditions prevail, also, in the lower part ofthe Claiborne division, but the St. Stephens limestone at the top of theEocene is, of course, not to be counted among the good water the Tertiary area of Alabama the artesian wells are not so commonas in Mississippi, but there are enough of them to prove that artesianwater of good quality may be had in abundance. The abundance ofgood water furnished by the Lafaye
Water Supply and Irrigation Papers of the United States Geological Survey . -rircf^ gig -.; Illti ifiii ni|i ni nf ill piixm U|Ui. Li smith.] ALABAMA. 169 Hatchetigbee. The same conditions prevail, also, in the lower part ofthe Claiborne division, but the St. Stephens limestone at the top of theEocene is, of course, not to be counted among the good water the Tertiary area of Alabama the artesian wells are not so commonas in Mississippi, but there are enough of them to prove that artesianwater of good quality may be had in abundance. The abundance ofgood water furnished by the Lafayette formation has rendered thesinking of artesian wells for individual use unnecessary, but manytowns in the lower counties have recourse to deep borings for theirsupplies, and the number of artesian wells increases yearly. The late Tertiary (Miocene) formations underlying Mobile andBaldwin counties, have likewise all the requisites of artesian s}^ and near the city of Mobile several wells, 700 to 1,550 feet deep,obtain abundant water, which is sometimes potable and sometimesexcessively salty. On the coast at Bayou L
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