Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1823-05-29
from u late English Publication
HYDRAULICS.


ply of spring water may be obtained
at comparatively little expense, by be-
ring, may, through the medium OF your
miscellany, be made public. 1t is dee
sirabie to be known, that, in almost all
situations water may be obtained by
this method, at the expense of few
pounds whereas the expense of sink
ing we'll to the main spring, too OF
ten deters the party from attempting
It. Should you consider this con'mu-
nication sufficiently interesting, l hope
you will give it publicity, that persons
in all situations of life may have the
opportunity of procuring one Of the
greatest luxuIies 10 nature-geod, pure,
and wholesome water, in a short space
of time, with little trouble, and at
trifling expense. Although some OF
the inhabitants of Tottenham have OBJ.
tanned goo, supply OF excellent water
from deep sunk wells to the main
spring, there are great proportion
who are obliged to buy water OF the
carriers, who procure it from the we'll
on Tottenham Green, which was dug
aud a pump erected, at the expense OF
the late Thoi. Smith, Esq. &c. in 1871.
Mr.. Matthew, in the summer Of iact
year, adopted the method of boring
through the earth to the main spring,
at his farm in Broad Lane, Page Green,
Tottenham, when ne obtained con-
slant and copious supply of water from
depth of l2O feet, which rises eight
feet above the surface, and flowing o.
YER, forms an elegant little cascade,
1t has neither increased or diminished
since the spring was tapped. Having
succe eded on has own premises, he
thought similar experiment IA oht be
tried with equal success OF the waste
ground on The west side of the high
road, opposite ;he gateway les ding to
the work house, and which would be OF
most essential benefit, not only % the
inhabitants residing in that par; osths
parish, but toahe public al large. TIN.
suggestion beiAg made to the vestry.
it was accedec - on the part of the
parish, anu the work commenced.
The ground was bored to the depth OF
los feet, when fac spriNg of water is
sued forth, which rises + fest above the
surface Of the ground, through tube
within cast iron pedestal, and dow
ing over the lip or edge Of vase, forms
bell shaped continual sheet of water,
enclosing the vase, as in a glass case
il is collected and again conducted
downward through the pedestal to the
place of its discharge, out of the mouth
of dolphin, about Is inches from the
ground, for tho convenience of placing
a pitcher under. The quantity Of wa
ter thrown up and discharged, is at the
rate of II gallons minute. The pecu-
liar advantages Of boring the ground
for water instead of digging, particu.
larry at great depths, renders the for
mer method of great Importance to the
public, since water is obtained by DO.
ring at small expense, as is exempli'
tied by the following table. This ia
BILE shows the price of boring and we'll
sinking respectively, at every 10 feet
o! depth, from 10 feet to eco feet; viz
Boring st 4 pence per foot for the first
10 teet, s pence per foot for the second
10 feet, aid 4 pence per foot, addition.
al, and progressive for each following
10 feet, and of we'll sinking at 9s I'D
per foot for the frs. 10 feet, SIS cd per
foot for the second 10 feet, and ! shil.
ling per foot additional and progress
sive for each succeeding 10 feet.
TARLE OF PRICES.
Depth. Price of boring Price of well sinking
feet l.. S. d. L. S. d.
10 0 s 4 5 o
90 0lO o ; O @
80 O O ) O