The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-10
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Ccryergcs forp=o. BY Dr.. Julius Friedlander,
Of Berlin,
Eone or these papers would interest the general
rosGer, They are deep and very beautiful, properly
SECTION n.--sATuRAL HISTORY AND GEOLOGY
JDEaALcGY, CHEhIsTEy, eecGRAeHr, AND
IrHHoLCcYs
professor Holdemsn in The chair The irst paper
reuG in tbs section was The Artesian Well,
Charleston. Gy the Rev. p R. Lynch, o. Charles
ton
Tais ssn, Commenced IN 1919 Or Ne A,irew wsi.on
urder The sutlorisy OF the CITY osuncL "a ;as 6ftn
est Ia tasi-taS TO procure good water by means Of
srfeiar EcH. In 1924 IntsrtaEso un1sr the
authority sud sunk TO e depth Of sas feet when
ts rod. trusted off in tho rs ans could not be
scscd In &c ~ eecoAd effort made by private
ca.orpsss and eoos ssodoned for vsnt IL ssaas In
1915 csptsin Bowman uzjsrteok oas It Fort Sumter
he haroo urssr tho suthssitY Of ms general govera
raeut fssc appropriation giving aut this
pended sfer ss'sssg tbs dsptb OF jtA tsst 10 ls4l
eeS fect The foiioc{r year tho o;ty couacI engaged
Lie services OF Ax Ncitsg, Who hst oercd maay wells
e H. s1o Sssa y sses F ss t sse
tia wost tss tses FrevariDgy followed Up, with cny
,s Ss , sss Iass e1 9' 'f sT w sa
Lve presented many dcuuen. ar called For greater
ceusse AID sll tbs engineer Tbs ,apnhois sol %
q .rICstsn Isasc sluyis esai about twoDty feet
tnic, thc l. .or EsX OF which IS aasur2te1 with water
1ons So dis Les stiff, oeTgecs clay (eostpissocens
Ybout forty feet thac Ataxy feat below the surface the
FIR, csoene rpsr encountered the vatious sAta Of
which ere IN Jg sCgrVgrc ak 1uIirsd and atty feet
tssk Isneata thee ard differing but ustis from tbesl
%, ners,otiea' character lie hs srstacsaus strata Of
ss yci urisovn tLsHcss Both the sud tds
sacovB e4ste coajst OF aitensIsg sssrs o. hard lime
stero firm ra.ti. sand stoncs ald oose sands, seldom
eontsrtrg ,,a st tvesty cat o. carbonats Of lime
Ee Vesten has Led 70 ohs lis vsy through rot less
four vsryDg from ga 20 two feat ia thick
Gcss eEt amounting ts sgragsts to sbaut 20 feet.
Cast r,n tubes OF inchss INTERNAL diameter
fr sunl st " fees % exoo1s the sap.rhcsi and the
,os icecro hsnds Bat as these sucessi.i gradually
-. tEtr rRrGl A..f n
o tho labs rf6 te wall tbe tubes were sucx deeper
stvsricus TINS YaEi Gnally ttsy rsstsd 6rmy o.
lions continued ead generally undern ss.h large ami hard
sock bed 4 loco essd wss focnd waoh poured into
se1 sroh bsd tbs 5ngins st 6rst sstovs 20 ex
teust~5het "a b, draw out With Tie bucks. all the
Fsnd Wet vsuis IN and iapeds ms work ~ this
opossiln repeated " vafioua poa.s tbs we'll finally
oopasta Of series Of chsbera some perhaps Of several
feet c8netcr ono below The ethsr sa1 al connected
ieo spe hsfaoh dsmster 5rogst The iotsrnediats
,Jca 1t baodrei feet tbs nnts "a, ia 10 steadily
Tue ericf esnorsy found tho well 6ftg Or 90 huadrel
feet sometimes hundred 5u ottF Zoe. less deep ia the
morning teen ho bad left Is tbs preceding sysong AZ
Ter toilDs Ia vs1 FOR lae tins 70 exhaust the stea
ostsru1trci 20 shu. them out ~ system q trb
ipt 10 DO hsths sssssee roagb ~ Tbs rocss had to
~ oEc,ed from three aoi htt 2 viy hYe iucbes ci,
yeer This was Joua at the d. in d Sd- hundred and
esyirty feet tefa rock which re tooS had
psssN5 irylrfed and which caught tia tubes. with
cr4yi1r tiose tst p.sage Was 9osssd o7er sea;a. II
epscsrcd list noduIs IN s ok projected irto the
cisce,rn j. vss az teSgtb bre.sc on Bs!0w his rock
v1se c chamber soi tho tools entering il with
cut losSs .bsr spdi,ularity stuck the bottom
feY rcvr could bs sfto-wsS5s induced TO snter FROM
rciat "a wa tho I OILS work ad TO bo done agaia
Jts VEG fssIy cfoccd and sisst ron t1Ses ssa sem
doFr 10 fut CUT tho espis Tho veil rss shen co1nuet
6psn 70 90 feet bus og.in .bs sands came in and
iGea az VI fsr oTer aunaras ies., me tubing
,ssna 80 ltss. s'd ,nrnanssesos. 1hs ersinesr 70
s,sed " yrlharsv X aaa 1850. irstsa6 wrought iron
trwg. tx esterosi A1d inches iaterna dis1eter,
SIGEcd toGcer 80 20 70 fosm continuous tube from
t, bottom Ct the son g the surface Of the earth Thi.
Nsa The LARGEST Tzc ebten the somewhat warped cast
i,, ;usre 81 top vsoId ALLOW o.ss through Twenty
foor ft d Ohs ist tpaias fortunately refused 70 Be *
tvsced enc iemased hKed IN the seU THAI 700 feet
bSo~ to surface Nothing isunssd toe e. gnesr thrust
q portion Of II ssids Lats tbs chambers, and GU
IN snling. tSs wrought sou tubes . tse dsptl
OF Lios isot, and hAa bored az feet lover tin
ssss behind so .ass Or oaisei Itt,s }euity was met
eayc frSO the rods Wnsn Of these encounter
q she tvse rs arrested possibe loot or e;shtae
we,toa sent down which could 30 opened when Of
te botsO 80 rs 70 cat hole Ave inches sism.teT am
which could bs olosea at pleasure 70 be withdraw
sgsin through The p.ss4gs Of tube. At time
tis tubes worit rsst Immediately the rock or wou
g. II Iris osse The tool ug rstsrrcd 70 vas nc. ID Ii
cont fs u could opsn ou: only AZ certain distance be
Tevc STANDING ledge. Isrs, the engineer, having
Grst drilled 81 inch hole entirely through The rock
o coed during H. dssosn ad Ss ad. 'Ps %
below the rock and 10 cut passage through Il Of tn
requisite size from the bottom upwards to the mouth o.
ina tube This the tool could be closed aud with
drawn. None Of those tool, caused smbarrs snent
failed to erect their pur pose, although worked with
lsnie sIoro q "a thousand feet long kotwithstand
tho O. th8 ns perfect tubes that could be pro
ceud. The ftEfs 81 cpatnued TO give annoyance. a
rGda we're I'll y tfsra they would rush In from be
VIII 81 W.. Cd ~ The vacant space, son,e dine
ng the ech z tte dsp5 OF so feet almost instants
aafly, ma e9sdisd by bullling reservoir at
*tot bs,siA, ffnu -fdcb, the rods withdrawn
s'er Wa IL n o tbs well. TO produces Q de IN
G. IeM Though the ppea Such . current wal
20 Esio pse a. ~ tmea u loosen tnd stAtt TIN