Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1854-01-07
ARTEsIAN WELLS AT BRYAN, OHIO.

The Item, now paper just started at Bryan,
has the following notice OF the Artcsian wells, in
that place
NATURAL FOUNTAINS OF BRYAS-It is not, per
haps, generally known that within the village Of
Bryan, arc to be found some of the most beautiful
aud we might say, most useful, natural curiosities
in this country. We refer to the numerous Fount
aims in and around the town. We do not know
indeed, Of any other locality in the world, where
the Inhabitants are supplied with such an abund.
ancc of good water, are the people Of Bryan
Here we are not pcstered with pump-handles, OF
compelled to wind up by windlas a hundred feet
Ut heavy Cban in order to get cool draught tC
quench our thirst; nor do we drink from mud
holes, rs is reported Of some portions of the west
but all we have TO do is to put our pitchers under
the spout, and in n twinkling, we have the pures
and best water that ever flowed from the depths
Of the earth.
1t is supposed by somc that there is an under
ground lake, at the depth of some forty or fifty
feet, of considerable extent, as water has beer
found, when Lored for, for several miles around
This is also apparent from the fact that every new
well that is borod. effects the strength Of others IL
its immediate vicinity, until its stream is elevated
| by means of stock, to an equal height The
amount of water discharged by these fountains
however, is not prOportiOnate or equal-they vary
considerably, in different parts Of the town, the
strongest ones being generally east of Main street
The water can be raised IN proportion to the
strength Of the stream forced up. There arc sew
eral that fill a two inch augur hole, at the height
of eight fee; above the surface Of the earth, and
others issue n somewhat smaller stream, at the
height Of twelve fifteen feet. Some of the
larger ones frequently throw up small FISH, and
we are told that there are very strong fountains
about mile east Of this place, in which fish of
blacksh color, Of the length Of three inches, have
| been seen.
Tho work of procuring water is simple and easy
| There are seldom any stones met with to obstruct
the course Of the augcr, and but one or two days
are required usually to sink well, Of five or siS
| inches in circumference the necessary depth Of
/ iurty-two feet. The augcr passes through loose
sand until it strikes what is called the "hard-pan
II bed Of solid blue clay, of from two or three feet
in thickness, and Of such nature that it requires
n drill to penetrate it, Immediately below thi,
"hard-pau," lies the water imbodlcd, it is suppos
ed, in quicksand, as fer some days, and in some
instances weeks large quantities Of fine white sand
are elected by Ike waters but the stream finally
becomes entirely pure and clear, and no sand is
afterwards seem
! No season nor state of the weather has effec
upon these living fUuntains--thc drouth nor tho
| food cannot change their currents~-they ure eyel
| Tic samc-thcir source is inexhaustbe, and there
| fore they cannot'fai The past summer was ex
| tremely dry in this section of the State and il
many places it was very difficult to get water n
all, but tho people of Bryan had their usual sup
! qly- We do not doubt but that this good nnt
wholesome water has something to do with thu
| health of our town. While some other places il
| the west have suffered the past summer with ague
fever, and other diseases, the people here wer,
entirely exempt from such Affections.