, 1861-08-12
Af4e@1aa Wells Of IfeqNsls 80s-Tho
CTupE. etc.

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~ The most freouant objection Of casual Wis
tiers toDNnois, is the apparent wsnts ot ~ooa
and wafer; These are Of con1se essential TO
the successful culture Of any country, lof
Without them, however rich and inviting the
soil and climate may be, q dense population |
pose es:ipg al1 the elements q modern ciy1hza.
lion eanpot exist: in any country. The frat |
Q: these objt ctIorB is removed by our raalVaySs
which cross the State in all directions, dis-
tribptirc the coal from our exhapsueas mines
:er fuel sid lrmber from Chicago and other
SOURCES cheapl5 aud rapidly, for building pur-
roses. As to- tie other element, water, In
ecme sections Of the State it Is still not 90
abundant CT 60 good as is desirable. If other
sou,cts fail, a carefully built cist@rn With
filter. ard In the summer the addition Of Ice,
will surp1y family with tbs very best Of war
ter. During this visit We have found that
The southern portion Of Ircquois county is
most abunaantly supplied With excellent wa
:er frcm artesian wells. It Is obtained at a
depth of from .fofty to q hundred feet, and in
mrst r1acss Howe frcm the stop Of the pipe
II, a hfantIfuI stteam. There are now, as we
isnTn. more than hundred Ia the county, and
.1hey prove Of inestimahle value. At this
n!ace steam mill ie.fefuiAhed with abundant
1pppHes tIem o1e Of these Tells, and enough
runs over to fill amsu pond OIL the east side
Of the railway, at which the cattle frcm & con
| siderable distance. around gather to quaach
| tier thirst. From the taste We should sup
! roEe The water is someWhat tnctarsd with
iron and sulphur; but the people soon be-
ether: Thus far also 1t has proved very
| healthy, and persons dsinfipg it even immod-
efate1Y, exper;cace 10 i'll effects from 1t. This
we have personally tested, for being out Oh
tie, prairie exercising severely during the e1-
ceesiye heat Of yesterday. and to day, sse have
cry drought. Cattle once drinsing 1t, will
travel miles to get it in preference to any oths1
Some Of these wells are SO arranged as to be
objects Of surprising beauty. One Of them
On farm about SIX miles goutheast Of thii
| three feet above the ground, falls ever On al
si6es in pure, sparkling sheet, and in tht
bright sunlight as We SAW Ii this afternoon
formed one Of the most beautiful objects NJ
ever eaW. Another On the farm Of 4 E
Blakeeley, Esq plne mi1e5 from Onarga, ha
| no taste Of the sulphur snd iron, and SEEM
to us "a pure and sweet as the best sprin!
! water. Il tloWE through a four inch pipe, ani
: would fill tuEe three inches in diameter. Al
the temperature Of the water from the well
ie about that Of spring water, 1t is usually le
into 8 long tight boz, in which milk and bul
: ter PANS ard crooks are p1sced in GUNNER
( answering the purpose Of an eastern mil
| house. In winter it keeps the milk fol
! freezing and in Thousand wsys, this aba1
daEt supply Of good water is perfectly inVall
+ able to the citizens Of 1Gquois county. O
r the farm Of DR.. T. L. HeWins, whose coul
n lions hospitality our party enjoyed last eye1
ing, there is an immense spring which
q thought to be fed from the samc source tha
/. euppJfes these a1teeian wells. Since their di:
eoye1y, this county has been improving vel
+ sEects it will very soon become one Of tt
o most wealthy and populous counties in Il
If 6tate. For stock raising and general farmi1
- Iurpests it e:n scarcely be exSelled anJWhe1
l. in The West.
r In boring for the water. the auger, befo1
e reaching it, passes through q straits Of BIZ
= clay almost as hard as q rock. This lsyer
; clay KEEPS the water down, and it is very
ie terestlDg geological question where theso1r'
y Of these we!ls is to be found. It must
looked fer in come section Of our own or s
joinirg States where the land is higher than
htqrois county, and where this strata Of ci
-. ccres to the surface. The theory Of ari
:" s1an wells is exceedingly simple and well q
to de1stocd by all geo1og1ste, aud it needs only
1e careful survey Of the surrounding country
:: S:ate gec1ogists have furnished any solution
LII the problem. 1t has escaped our notice.
p they have net, it is to be Hoped they Wiu ia
In an early opportunity to do 80.
~ The ccfn c1cp Will be very abundant hi
~ erd everywhere, and strange to say it pro
ises to be 90 muchEso that the farmers are Of
he jeue1y inquirjrg what they shall DO with
Ecr is the inquiry without its aignifcan
H. At The railroad 1t is now worth bat fourte
- ~ csIts pe1 bnshel Count the actual ezpes
". =. for steiling ard hauliug from five to tEet
~ ~ miles and it is not difficult to estimate
~ ~ farmers profits at q very small figure, if
~ us deed you find any to count.
a,s ae Locking ut the magnificent country
en which ne have been surrounded, it see
=. I strange that any farmer should wish to s
~ ~ Where else en- earth can one find mora
81 1ghtfn1 home. The low price Of corn with so
1e ,ns Eeme deb:s to p.y, Influences some, vt
'as professional reasons, as In the case Of our
ctl1cnt hest DR.. Hewins, decide others; bu
fs1miDg were our basiness, we know Of
nm place wefwould sooner select than on the I
- prairies and beside the beautiful groves
nef Iequois county. Corn will not ARRAYS b
ave drug, and with one Of those gushing 70
fol- | fains to cool us in summer and cheer u
winter, where else could home more ne:
resembling an earthly paradise be made
us bless the declining yesrs Of him who Wo
sne. but never can be farmer?