, 1866-01-09

THE AR7ESlAN WELL,
Its Present Condition and Future Pros
pects.--The New Ice House.-Yhe
Wool md Pelt Factory--Im-
pr0Tements and Extensions,

The distoye1rEs OF The A1tesan Well may be IT,
kcned INTO the eon OF Kfsh, who went out 10 seek
his fathers ntees and found q kingdom. Certain
adventurous spirits, impressed with the notion that
oil could be found In that locality commenced bor-
Ing some time ago little to the west Of the city
Limits. They did not find Exactly what they were
looking for, but they found what has proved to be
more valuable, a perennial fount1in Of water--an
A1teslan Well It did not feqnlfr great foresight to
perceive the Immense ya1ne Of this discovery, nor.
aid the dteeoverers fa 70 improve their advantage.
stream which u Welleth forth aiway" factory Is IA
operation, IN leo house II erected, rarous branches
of industry are being stimulated, and, in = few
yeare re may expect to ind pleasant and product
I've oasis In that hitherto dncary and baErcn region
Of the prairie. Two years ago tn&. ground vas
chiefly salnable for the limsstons qasnles. Nov ii
NE. George A. ShuteIdt, and Mt. Cru*key, who
veil. ara al present actively pushing various
the CITY, Is well as profitable to themselves. In the
eourse ot smother season 1t ID expected that the
hone railroad track will be extended to the Arteslau
zcns. An agreeable resort In summer. and aue
rendezvous for skaters in winter. 1t can scarcely
tall to become one Of the most popular places for
flop. however, which this productive well is des.
lined TO accomplish, Is BY no m1ans comPsieed IN
epers for the FpotFe or recreation for the idle. An
and benefits to Us III.
Epnspfcuons among these improvements may be
poticcd The spacious new ice house, which IL now
in cuu1se Of erection by tho proptietors. It's d.
covering IN area Of an acre and q half
Of ground It II divided into SIX com
pa1tn,ents OF IS feet by zoo feet IN
The clear. The outside wEl is Of stone three feet
n thickness and Of height Of th1{ty-tvo teet to
the plates. The building y to be sutmounted BY
Man ard roof eight feet high, and above this will
rise another roof extending nine feet further, 10
the height Of sixteen feet, and othe. sixteen feet
will speedily be added. Probably tn the tour1e OF
another mpulh the cdidce will be completed All
it, interior compartments finished far. In or
der that the Ice may be Etosed. The lling process
f. conducted by means Of steam engine turning
chan and endless chain wht,h carries the b1ocks q
Iecantacles,
In this mansion, which lays claim to being ono
f lhe ost ptrSect Of tts kind IN existence viii be
stored The most immaculate Ice that can possbIy
be jonui-Artestan NJ II Wattr ice Theirs a5e now
over htty acres OF il aitY tons OF which are zeay
10 Be sio1ed II il thirty inches thick, and 70 e.
throuch one Of Inc blocks, 4 supply Of pare lee.
sQcb as Tie wen only can futpfsh, ftec .tom
iii animal md yecetahie uatter Il desidetatum iii
ihis city. and nf,sf comn1antf an extena1ye saIe.
Dy ne1t Eeaeon tho propdetors propose TO erect
another Ice house Of sinias diuen.lons 10 the one
now being erected
utt compIeted wool ana pelt factory which Is In
opcratioi1 foday Ihs, aeo, la an extensive estab-
hshpnenf snd already give. employment to hfteen
men lts capacity al present H1l1 enable tho r3aa.
apeKs to nnlf CO. CO pets year and they fnlly ex
Dect 10 jncreasc it IN the conzee Of te,v months.
W1tn regard to The well ITSELF there is very lille