, 1870-09-18
ARTESIAN WELLS.

II - now Well hSctElAlHtu. ana EeueEaAly
heliovtd. that MI, where underneath this
city and comfy water in abundance can he
had ly sinking an anesiau well. Some
years ago, this treasure was discovered on
tho Western limits uf the city, in boring
through the limestone strata in pursuit Of
petroleum. From internal pressure the
uascr WIS furced to the surface, ard hows
spontaneously. like fountain. Soon
ate. u;nAiug this unexpected discovery,
Sir. SLnf-ldt sa,,k another and larger well
in rlotc proximity to the first one, and for
the PAS, >i1 Years tile two have elected ESQ.,
that rn!.uns per ~ ht'urs, with 10 apparent
dinuuu,ion Of How Ut head. The water
ri,..s A',nAt 80 feet hbove the level of the
lake T., tEr>.. wells, and their depth is about
:hEl f.-..t. Tue water. for several yearS
past. Lus been eul:ertttl in winter into a
fifty acre pond, u1id. wien fIoxen to the
night thickness, Las lceu cut and stored.
nni afterwards sid to the people vi the
CITY. CT exported South. An Immense and
lucrative business is thus carried on from
tt. Waste water uf these wells.
After these txu wells h.d been bored, and
ueut md enduring, peoile were filed with
doubt Us 10 whether water could be else
whcre o:,tai1eL Many thought that alT-
Slufrl,.. hal. 1,y great good luck, haprencd
to strike nsr,ow s,,b.errancan river, and
that Thousand wells might he eunk in
other paris uf the city without getting an
artesiAr we'll. Int tha necessities of tho
Tuiun Stuck Yards Company inpelled them
to take the chances und bore for watcT-
After proceeding through tho rock about
this sa,,,e depth us ut tic limo quarry. water
YVES found, aud beautiful flow resulted :
,,u, the water WAS iluvregnsted rather tou
mich with sulphur. The company there.
,.1.ou hired another and larger well in the
viciu;tv uf the first one, and obtained
,n;,,t,iiiccnt low of very pure water, ant
ever since have enj"yra u .'tperabuntlanct
OF water for Tic millions Of ani.nAls shippet
IL thai most Extensive stock yard in Thu
Mt,Il. Several hundred families arc alst
supplied fron4 the SAME source.
There wells ure located five miles, south
cest of tie Shufeldt wells, showing tha
tL.. >,.btetranean source Ut supply is no. re
t,ric:c,i to slnall area
About Two years ago. tho Commissioner
uf the Tsuitentiary bored well within th
walls If that institution, aud struck waite
at al,ou, the expected depth; the flow Ii
im: equal to that of the Chicago wells
Til. proved thst the same source extende
forty 1ui!es euuih vest of Chicago. III
authorities of the city OF Joliet are borin
au arte%iau we'll for the usa Of the people u
that ,.l..,1, and We le:lr that q well is bcIn
l,v.cd at Wilmington foz tho use Of tn
lrsl'lc thereof
Las, year the Cook County Board OF 81
r4.ryis.r~ ordered Il well to be bored OIL tt
Pour li..tl-. anil 1us!ne Asylum ground
tel. ,..,,.s nur;h Of the C4,1rt House. aud
magnificent 1lpw II pure wafer WIS the II
tusl 1'.uy;,,.; that the underground rive
rhl Il: least len miles north Of the Cou
litu.e rs well fu.ty miles south OF
l't+' Riverside C''uAs'uny INT down s1la
w..l shI> lr>t t:.lnsner, and arc getting
quart. III IL fnilli'.n gallons la'r day.
3lt. l'a,i't ing. has just completed
fin, :.s:.-s,au Oh his STOCK farru, n couple
u.i!c- moth Of Riverside. \ fer moatl
a-;., ;;.r J"iiet Rolling Mil Company SUI
III rr..ie,s ialf tu:lc south OF the ono
tho Penisentinry, which 1T:o1sts half
,u,:i.,a .;:,li.,us ls'r '1ie:u. An aTtcsiun h
nl~. lccn il operation: IN the grounds
the Northwestern Di-u!iiag Company,
Tic North branch, and is furnishing
,;11,,rrA1,;,ndanc.. II wAtcr. The So1
Chicago Park Commissioners hase ca
mc,,c.d boring III ,rt.:sia1l in their pa
in order to obtain water far fountains,
irrigation. and srrinkling Tue drives
: walks. JEey contemplate sinking t
u.,1e. Il year or two hence, one on
uo.,L and the o,hcz On tue socth end
their grounds, The West Side Park c.
u,i.siruers have ordered the boring OF
artesi:n in Humboldt Park, and prop
shortly to cs,utract for another IN Ceui
and third in Douglas psrk--deem
them indispensable fur the nu1ture OF II
AID shrubs, grsss aud flowers, to ny nc
ins Of fountains, lakclets, and road spr1
ling, rs the supply from the City Ws
Works Is not to he relied upon, and wo
!. he too costly.
The Common Council has proposit
before i. to put down an nrtcsian we'll
: the new Drilewell grounds, for the ust
! the prisoners: md there should be
| further dclay in ordering it done, as it
! orires several months to bore to the re
7 site depth.
From This review it will be Observed
:; II has Lecn amply demonstrated that
:. s,au water can be found anywhere vi
: this civ Or county, and, perhaps, ad]ol
;, couuties-ce1tairly, as far away as 9e
= THE wafer rises in @ tube from forty to
feet nboyc Tia level Of the ground, y
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