The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-06-05

We publishsd n:Januazy 1868 detailed 40
count Of The artesian well on the Court House
square. and also some Of the views of scientific
men in regard to tho cause Of the flow Of wuter
obtained BY these we'll, u
Atthat tims the vell vas about 400 feet in
depth and had Passsd through the following
strata:
LIST. Soil and alluvisn, about 0 feet 81 }4s 2
I'd. st. Peters sandstone, 181 feet.
I'd. Utica cement, 0 or 10 feet
4th. Magpesium limo stone, III feet.
9th. A thin stratum Of flint rock.
9th. A strstum Of white sandstone, supposed
10 b Potsdam sandstone, 20 feet.
Watsr.wss found st the depth Of 2S8 feet, in
the magnsSium limestone, in such quantities as
TO flow out from the top Of the we'll, but the
main fow'of water was obtained in the seventy
feet Of Potedam sandstone.
After examining an account of the strata
passed through in. the Chicago artesian wells, it
was thought that . much larger flow could be
obtained by boring 100 or 1875 feet further. Ac-
oordingly Mr.. Lewis sst the drill at work, and
had proceeded about 100 feet further when he
was called away to Princeton, where he was also
engaged in boring for water. During his ab.
ssnce some men we're employed who had great
deal more theory than practice in regard to srte-
sian wells, and they succeeded admirably dur.
ing the fret few hours Of their work in breaking
Of the head Of the rimmsr, and pounded it for
about two hours firmly into the bottom of the
we'll Thus the well was Left with good solid
steel aoor, and relieved AL persons of timorous
and doubling propensitiss from theiriears that
the bottom Of the well would fall out
The last 100 feet was through hard slicious
limestone, during which two flows Of water were
obtained, each Of which had sufficient force to
bring the sand or debris to the top Of the we'll 4
Although Mr.. Lewis lad no doubt but that be
could take this piece Of steel out Of the well, vet
- no fishing tools could be had in this part of
the country and had to be inprovised and made
here, which was found TOO expensive, and as
sufficient water had been obtained, the project
was abandoned.
The wall wss then rimmed ont 400 feet to six
and one-half inches in diameter, and in this
state was lef. until this spring.
This is the pioneer well Of the county, and has
demonstrated the iast that pure water may be
had in any part Of the county sufficient for farm.
ing purposes at comparatively email expense
During the boring Of the well several accidents,
however. happened, such Is loains the tools in
the well, but this was not the: fault Of the
-c,k,r>u hat ~r~s >~.~.~s~s.. a -, !. 4. .s..A:-
During tho astsummer it was found that the
strstA Of rock shove the magnesium limestone
wsrs % porous and ful Of seams a to allow the
water Of the ven 70 pass through them. and
II was determined to cube the well and seed bag
It in the manesiun rock so a. to prevent the
vsssr from psaaiag upon the outside Of the rock
The seed bag + leather cylinder of about the
sans diAnstsr - The bore Of the we'll and five or
d1 BET long. TAis Il plaesd around the tube at
NE lswsr sad el-k. The lower end Of the seed
bas being firmly secured around the tube, it is
thsu filed With Aax sesd and the upper end fast
cd firmly 10 the tube. When the tube il lower
ID to it, proper place The sssd swslls 80 that the
water cannot Aow up on the outside of the tube,
and consequently all Of 10 forced up through
the tube. A+'i -% sf
Fear insh wrought issn tubing has been pro-
cured and 1sssrs Lewis + Paul employed to put
the same into The wsll.
Two or three attempts have been made to put
ths tabs in The ven, bus have failed, because
thers was too little room on tho outside Of the
tsbs TO allow the seed bag to operate.
Messrs. Lewis s Paul then proceeded to ex.
hrse thsIboss oi the we'll ID seven and one.hali
inches, and - We 90 to press, are again on the
point Of putting dswn the tubing, task which
they arc oonfdsnt Of accomplishing successfully
" this evening.
CoL T. LYLE DrcxEY.-During the ceremo.
siss at the s,svs Of Gen. Wallace, last Sunday
unexpectedly his honored father-in.lsw, Col. T.
H. "a 2vy