Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1857-08-06
CAN WE HAVE PURE WATER IN
... ST PAUL. - vi.

This xls an important question 70 the
fifty Thousand prospective inha bitants Of
this city; but n il sanes ssJY readily
Iso]yed, and that. Too, .ila a manner very
satisfactorily. Captain Arnold syberg,
\ -llii l-lyili Y Engineer tlle igent!enan who SUI
Iperlatendad The introduction of spring
water into ihe Fuller House, has been
lempIayed for some weeks ii, an exaini-
fsafion of the ground and taking levels,
fhetween the city and Lakes Coao and
| Phalan, 10 ascertain theis feasibility and
1com.parative aasant ages for supplying
4 the e,ty witt, water, Thealevei Of Lake
I Pha|an is found ID be sixty feet higher
lthan the !fDot uf the Capitol steps, and
one hundred and sixty-seyen feet ABOVE
the level .of the Mississippi river; and
water from this lake would spread over
! all the lower part at the city, assa all
/ the upper town except the blaNs Two
liaes were run from Lake Phalaa, ono
Of which, the straight line, vouh require
a snsull tunnel to be excavateds AID has
a serious objection, as 10 cast The
other line viii require pipes h, be laid
down, for 81 length of three miles. ee the
reservoir, which would BIZ psebaaIy built
near The DE Soto stsees.
! The deepest cut oy this line would Ise
sixteen and half feet considering FIVE
| feet depth far pipes, 10 easy e!essn as,d
/ a half feet more than IN ground Of q
proper level. Tive pfAafieasn'a1's Vt OH
tanning fuli supply of'wasss at,as sh.a
lake, for lift thousand inhabitants, is
| thus fully demonstrated
An exam1altoa Of Lake Como reveals
| the fact that ita ieyel is 20 feet higher
! than that OF phalon's lake Como is 1876
| feet above the level Of the Mississippi
river, and wi!I force wafer SO feet high
er than the Capitol steps. This addi-
tonal height over Phalon's lake will ex-
tend the water to various portions Of rhe
| hiptf There were two lines run from
this lake to the city, one Of which, the
sirasgslses', runs through marsh, and
requires the additional! cost Of masonry 70
enclose the pipes, end has other ohlec-
tinns. The other line will require pipes
to be laid tor 2 - miles; the deepest
cut on this line will I've 81 feet, but the
a verage cutting will be about epnal 10
| that Of Phu!on's Lake. The Reservoir
would he located probably in the yicin-
ny " -9'iiihs'' a '7'ae
| We are Informed by Capt. sybBrg, 70
! whom we are indebted for the above fig
ures, that it is altogether feasible to OBJ
tain an abundant supply Ct water from
either OF the tWoiakes Ihe difference IN
the cost OF laying pipes from either 'ake
would be SO shghi as TO he probably
more fhan overcome oy me advantage
OF GROUND IN constructing reservoirs
! lhs present surveys OF zap >yoefg
are merely prei'minatY. ana we are nor
aware that me water company "''i Sc
iect ehier of ,he lakes az 'h's e''he:
| Before the liers can De sa'a, sheFe VIII
be several quesfions 10 'oe seuiea' IS I"
how deep the iTost penesfa'ess 'he ma
'nre o' me grounds i"r reservoirs &c,
As 10 me qoahty OF wafer 10 oe mao
lrom ehhef .aRe, we presume thers m -
| very little a'1erence OF opinion. ne
water OF ho'h takes Is very e'eas ana
pure, and sneh 'has any Guy may 20
pFono ol has'"g IN use 'o' Hs el,Msns. :,
ne F" assf a"'npany' ior "t'a"l '"o
earn nar,,ose 10 have all their plans
and arrangements made SO as to have
their works completed duripg next year.
In the meantime our eisizens can only
say, aHeaven speed the work" and
wait PATIENTS -. li;ef,e,r cai Democrat.
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