, 1873-03-13
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1ayO CI Lilo hFUuhN NDHlu AuHNeI ofcEJ pAIlIoeus
A yoar ago A1r. I. Y. rarwell wrote alotter to-
Mayor Mcdill upon This a,ibjeet, anggeatng tint
and controlled ly tho city, should bo usnd for
this purrrnae. Tho lottor was noyor published,
Into to aot. upo,, Mr. Enrwoll adviaol .thnt
tho oxponso DO borno by tho properly. owners
wl1oeo lotn abrtted on tho vs1lks whore hucl'
tanlts might sooln to DO nocoRsary. Thoso go'i-
opportunity to. tako auch ,oh1ciont moas-
uroa for their own mud tho ;: public
safety II thoy were reimbursed for their ex-
pcnditure by tho ront Of tho apace covorcd by
this n,annor tito streets Of tho business oent,oof
tho city would mako such q Rwooping cataatro-
pho tho laBt great cont1agration MI utter i'm
possibility. TllcRo tanks could DO fillod and
Kept full from tho wells a]rcady flowing, in tho
: :. LouhL usEs or AnTEa1Av WATER.
Tho principal usea to which tho ,wHtor from
artosian wells Ia applied have boon already mon
exception OF afroriling warmth, that furnished
by tho wells Of Chicago Ia adapted to q creator
variety OF user, thnn any In tho world; Tho
furnish water for hikes, fountains, md irrlga-
ton, md 1t has already boon applied to thoso
uacs In Lincoln Park. perharB, moro tEnn in any
other. sevoral distillorles Of tho city uso arte-
ing tho worm in tho csterns. At Wahl'a gluo
factory It is usod in largo quantities for boiling
tho golatinouB materials from which tho manu-
factured article is mado. Tho artesian wel!s at
tho 6oolt.Yarils furnish wator Tor the stock, and
one or two havo bcon bored ut milk"farms near
tho city, with tho aatno object. Thero aeoma to
bo no good ronson why tho whole prairlo region
furnished With wator in tho sa1uo manner.
Long ohn1Woutworth purgoB his bloo1cd catslo,
ut Ills suburban farm, with water brought from
1900 feet below tho surface md David a. Gago
rnftta will n1oi
inal wntora at his farm near Kvorside. The
cotton factory ut Brighton Inns n well that flows
at tho rate Of 400 gallons por minute. Tho uaoa
to which tho wator Of tic Alcnfo1dt we'll are ap-
Y. FarwoQ i 90. bored tlioir we'll about year
ngo, and havo Binco uaod tho watcr for cleansing
purposes, and aB d reserve in cnso OF fro. They
ns ao n'd tan1 %nsr ho s1sasy y ro han
which dre-engincs can draw whonavor
1lro-p1uga directly connected with tho we'll,
! aud could keep fre-engiucs supplied With wator
long enough to exting11iah fire of considerable
obBtinnoy.
| WILLIAM Z. HALE co.'s WELL.
MossrB. William 7. IIalo l. Go. commenced
| boring their well Roon after tho fro, with tho
elevator In their building at Tho corner Of Btnto
and Washington streots. IT WAS fnBbot1 in about
four months, tloro having beon tho usual delays
for broken machinery, aud othor trivial mntterB.
ing is seventy working days. Tho customary
picco Of iron tubing waB put down through tho
first hundred feot Of ulluyinl aoil until tlorockwaa
reaohed Below thia they passed tho ~! nua atrata'
Water Was reached at various pointp, but not i1
tic quantity desired. At the depth ot over 1,20C
foot quite flow WAS struck, but tho boring was
continued until the depth Of 1,600 foot was OBJ
tained. Tho diameter OF tho bore ie 6}11 lnchos,
and the flow 500 gallons por minute, or $780, 900
gallons por day.
wATEn-BALANcE ELEVATOR.
The elevator run by tho wator is tho ,1arEea!
and abandonment In thc city, and rs regards speed
safoty, aud freedom from noiHo aud friction
superior TO any steam elevator with which we nre
acquainted. Tho Cur or platform is similar tc
tho ordinary steam elevator, but ia connected b
wire ropes passing over large shoavcB OF. groovel
wheels at tho top Of counter balancing bucket
instead Of steam ougine. This buckot balancei
tho COR or platform. and tho load; is raised b,
filing the bucket with an amount Of watel
sufficient to overbalanco md thus raiso tho load
Tho bucket f1ts closely into mn upright, water
tight, tube or etandpipe, about two feet in diam
eter standing in.or near the hoiatWay, and extend
itself boing from ton to sixteen feet long, 40
cording to the maximum loud to DO raised. 4
tank in tho upper Btory Of the building aupplo'
valvo theroln boing worked by meana ot wire
ropo running through tho cur or platform
When the load is raised the water ia discharged
into anothor tank IN tho baaenent by 1ncans Of
4
up to tho uppor tank again by steam pump Q
nocessary CAPACITY, and 80 the samo water !
used over aud over again. Tho car being at th
bottom, and the bueket.of courao at tho top, til
Instantly filled, and consequently becomes g
much heavier tlan the car that it 'riaoa at rat
Of speed depending cntirely on the. will Of th
OPERATOR Ihe car being ut the t sop ana s sh
Of tho buctet ID opened by means Of . cord fron
tho car, tho bucket is empt,ed and. the car dc
| sconda. Tho upper tank may also DO -uaed, t
supply water for ugo in closets and elsowhere @
any door IN the building Tho oxpenso. Of Erais
ing water by means Of . pump ia found to b
; only about one-quarter or less Of tho expense c
- raising lnorchanliso or passengers by means of
steam engine Waon the y water r.s. Is once
9 for powcr in running tho elevator, aa by IL
!; weight, descending. in tho bucket, it raises an
5 load It will ovorbalnnee.; No "ator 10. used
any Ggn g ans faf OF Pc
r. ] full clamps, 30 arranged in connection with
strong spring that they- nlwaya! firmly, claa
. tho upright titbora On beth ados of It the hetcl 4!
y both up and down. Tho operator only LAS
: press Q lover in the car or platform to contr
:. tho motion ut will, The instant lie raisea Il
: haud from tho 1eyos the clamps como into opo
groat tho load. II all tho ropes should Drca
these clumps' would hold the car In its plac
Tho machinery ia almost aa simple az a
old-faallioned woll-sweop with bucket at o.
). end and 1argo weight uttaohod:: to tho >othe
i The expense, as compared with steam, il trilin
o Whom tho machinery Is once in placo, no furth
! expenditure il required than TINT Of hoy
% manage the car, aud tho daily wear, which
almost nappreeIablo T. has tho gtea aave
n Mi hours Of tue day and night If tho tank s ke
" full. The Inconvenience and expense Of atoa
). elevators in this respect is notorious. We q
rtoo1f1 Hiatt ia
:. has not been moro genoraDy adopted.
- supVEnnASEAN CURRENTS AND nEsEnyoIns
It is atatod In the carlier portions Of this 1T
= clio tlat tho wator which supplies artesian wo
porcolatoB through tho aoil over large o1tont
> country continues to intltrato until it conles'
!, contact with gomo impermeablo stratum Of roc
! when It takos the direction Of the geologic
cline, gathering strength md volume az y pz
! ceeds, until It finds some aperture extending
tho surface. through which i endoaynra to rea
% rulo there arc presumed to be exceptions. 6'
y. tUrrnnoan streams nsay DO fed in volume fre
o$ rfIt n