, 1864-12-21

wind. The instrument has three ects OF keys, an
w9 sod ossvs Of Phs tve 1stop
stops In the swell, hya stops In the pedal. and min
mechanical Stops. It is contained IN gothic cass
thirtT-eeyen feet high, twenty-five feet wide. an
and was built al cost Of eight thousand f1ye hu1
Qrcd dollars
hi. Erben's list Of instruments built by hin
reads almost like directory Of the finest ehnrcl &
educator Of the public musical taste. and It !
worthy Of remark, as an erldcnce that Memphis
still III the Lat Of living cities, that nonle Etbe!
fame is national, and well.carncd by bis service
in the cause Of music, In the specially he h
made his own.
Artcsfan Well.
We hayc just visited the new Arteslau Well 0
the Chicago Oil Company, nbout three miles Yves
Of the Lake. This company have been boring fo
OF since December last, Of which they had abua
dant Indications in the bituminous limestone u
the surfacs. They have discovered email quandde,
at varying depths lrom 50 to 500 feet, but no pay
Ing quantity as yet. With a perseverance worthy
of all commeudation, however, they have pushed
their investigations to depth Of over 100 feet
but lattcrly, while working their drills at The
depth of 1oS feet from the surface, the rod sud
denly sunk about Is feet and the well at once be
gun TO overflow with water, pouring out with
great force and dcluging the whole Surrounding
This water Is now flowing at the rate Of about
the surface, and was yesterday carried up Z feel
by rude experiment with stove pipes with
t,bes properly adjusted to be applied In day Of
surface OF about IS feet above the lake level Tho
bore IL five inches In diameter aud tho capacity OF
the well Is not less than ha1f million gallons
daily.
The water is very pure and clear, OF slightly
sulphurous odour. It's temperature Is about G5
deE. Fahrenheit It flows out in the cold atn,os-
pherc clear as crystal, and runs Of in .stteam
large enough 10 carry sulall mill. 1t forms a
most pleasant contrast to the dead level Of the
prairie, and viii be Of great service in Identifying
The Weft Side with de11patful fountains.
commend it as PfoVldenca to al Who WHO seek I to
reform tho filth Of our wuter. The Abundance OF
the supply and the force which brings It TO the
Of the West Side. It is about mile and hall
from the West Side reservoir and could readily he
connected with 1t and replace the foul and poison
ons water, Iank with death. now dealt ont to our
citizens. We trust that early and earnest atten-
ton will be given TO this new source Of supplying
our city with wholesome water. It will be years
before the tunnel can be completed and II Is still
very doubtful whether y will work any permanent
Improvement faly In our water II completed sGsf5ss
Mr.. G. A. shuieldt, Jr., writes to contcmpo-
rary as follows:
1.-THE aow, Us nearly rs It can be measured just
now. is 40o Gallons per mlhnte. 9Vv gallons per
noaf, anu IN os y Snn91s RI 9ay, s oe co.,
onx osher nrtes;an ,rel IN he wild That of Gre.
nc}te IN Fr,nce winch has horn of one fnot At
no snr1sca. reirce gradpa}iy 10 Nix inches nt The
fntt"rn an, ia III feet in t1snih ifscharces 651
hi celions ner tWentyefour hour1' % WV
SWere lie diameter Of this well increased TO
,,. faot vh;ch r-n 10 donc ~ r.erninH II" 1iS. ~
cs-s.s of wntor ronid he Tnnrc tfsn n5aSrnnted
or nyer a'fx1 nm gallons n.r iiay. i won,a not
tt n,nT .r1I x this st.e ~ rn,,, fshtcaNn
H. fdrc az % the 1iseharpr on1v and IN tfe sSssnce
or any practical e1pctimcnts to lest the fact, |
think lhe water will rise between Is and 100 feel
and, the land ia over 30 feet above the lere VI
II becomes within the hounds Of possibility to sup
ply our people with water without rcsartinc to the
tons. In View OF ibis fact tie tlurs and snetrs OF
fgEornnt scribblers pass away with the wind.''
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hfAeE sf1Asos:-Ine 1ouo"1ns letter mas been
received by the manufacturers Of the celebrated
elssTast u o. Sew n9Ik o. e snllus e. nanef q e.,