The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-12-10

ARTEsrAN WELL.--The famous Artesian
Well, commenced in 1882, at Kissengen, city
of Rheuish Bavaria, is just finished. This i'm
mense work, of which the workmen began to
despair, has given results which have never been
seen before. kissengcn is situated i'll saline
valley, at nearly 900 metres above the level OF
the Baltic Sea. In the month of June, 1919, al
ter seventeen years ofhard labor, they had sue
ceeded in reaching a depth Of $50 metres, ia
metre is about 30 iuches:) before getting to this
it was necessary to cut through several beds of
salt, separated by masses Of granite. They
then arrived at the first bed of carbon acid gas,
followed by new masses of granite, and finally
the 18th of this month, violent conclusion
knocked away, without injuring anybody, the
scafiulding which masked the orifice of the well,
and then was Immediately presented the curl
Gus spectacle of a column of water II cent?
metres in diameter, which rose with prodigious
force to the height of 80 metres, spreading then
on all sides like the branches Of a magnificent
palm tree, and thus forming the most extraor-
dinary jet deau imaginable. The water, clear
as crystal, comes from soil OF Il temperature
of sxty.six degrees of Fahrenheit, and gives a
volume of twelve cubic metres 4 minute. 1t is
forced by al atmosphere ofsubterranean ofcar-
bonc gas, acting with the force of fifty ordina-
ry atmosphcres. Sun.
Miss Claret and Miss Ropes-A nep mode
of promoting Temperance AT Sea.-The captain
of ship had laid in Il basket of claret for his
own table. After being some time at sea, as
he was overhauling his cabin he thought more
bottles were missing than he could remember
of having used While rejecting upon the sub
icct, the idea occurred to him that probably
the cabin boy was the cause of the deficiency.
TO ascertain the truth of his suspicious, he con-
cealed himself in state room, and waited un-
til the time for preparing dinner. They boy
soon came in, aud having arranged the table,
went to the basket, took out bottle, and said,
Clean Won Dorsteli, born in Rotterdam, intends
marriage with Miss Sosina CElrct born in Bur-
gundy. Notice is hereby given for the first,
second, and third times; if no mln appears to
forbid the bans, the ceremony will immediately
take place" The roguish fellow thereupon
placed the bottle to his mouth, drained it, and
cast it out of tue window. The captain said
nothing, but after dinner went upon deck, pro.
vided hmsclf with good ropes end, and call.
cd the boy to him.
"Jean," said he, "Ivc got something inter.
estng to tell you; I'm agoing to have you mar.
ried"
"J-s," calculated Jean, casting an anxious
glance at the ropes end, "have me married, cap.
tain ?"
"Yes. Now listen, and see that it is done
according to law
The captain elevate his voice SO as to be
heard all over the ship and cried, "huow all
men tat jean Won D".strn, born III Rotterdam,
intends marriage with Miss Barbar Ropes,
hor; ia l;ussia. ,tntce is hereby given nr lie
first, second, and third times; ii no man appears
to forbid the bans, the ceremony will nnled.
ately take place"
Hereupon the jolly sailor raised his arm to
perform this interesting ceremony, but before it