, 1873-03-13

Btderod aorioun. Yot no we'll is bored oven now
III Ohiengo without sovoral tlmos losing, an1
Ing 1nacbinory. Most wo1l-borera would prefor
to Bnk through, RnccoHviYo layora Of aolil rock
tl,a,i to find IN tholr descent tho Htrnta intorlad
with hoas OF :snnt, gravol, or a'ly Kind OF soft
through tllnso Brata with comparative oaBo, tho
tronb!o from. tho crunblinE in Of tho wallis aud
tho liing up Of tho boro IL worry great, Md Of 30
much consequence Tint tho work cnni,ot go OIL
iron pipo Or tubing, which nctH as wan, kcopB
foreign matter ont Of tho boro, aud allows tho
drill to work through 1t, without inpndtmcnt.
upon tho rock hencntls. Few wells nre oyon HOW
least ono day III tl,rco, which doos not occusion
tito slightest encouragement, tho end being
n,atheniatically certai11.
aENEnAL METHODS or non1so.
Tho ChinoBe hnvo shown much good aonse III
thor mothods Of boring artoaian wecllS. rio drill
Ia suspended hs tho oitl OF long ropo, which
passca over q windlass at tho top, md
is paid ont aa NODDED. Tho foreo Of tho drill III
falling Is increased by tho weight of = heavy bar
Of tho vol ralao tho chiaolt or drill, by turning
tho wndaBs md lot 1t drop again upon tho
rock. Immediately about tho drill ia placed g
cylinder, Furnished with yalyos whicl, tnkeH up
oned, and holds them out Of tho way OF tho cut
ting il1rtrumont. Tho whole apparatuB 10
brought to tho surface at brief intervals, and
tho waato mattor discharged. Some Of the Chi
M 1the rnnc md vinaiaen nro corcnTnn1 but do
not corry ttba AN ;nitotion fnrtl,cr Tia a1ow nrc
grens mado in sinking wells III oil tno Inns boon
from tho necessity OF ofton raising tho drill to
nar rnti,irT - fiat Iiaanr9ntinn tn scnon mn
and brtnHe tho looao nartjclos to tho surface,
rI,ara thov world ccaso to bo troublesome, 4
|, common motlrod Of boring has becn TO- nttncll
wall ia sunk oyond its lenrth. to attnol. uoi,-
or, md so on until wator was reached. Tho ag-
gregnto svoight Of tito rods. when great doptl,
| forward wooden rods woro usod, which in
moasure oi,yiated thia difficulty. Wooden poles
% were employed in boring tic Dalcl,or wcll IN ST.
| Louis, md aro still 30 used by aomo artcsian
nat n,nnoroa ht nffcrwar,l. AZ tic einlting
mrcbnnrv mi attac1,met1ta hccamo too heavy,
l,nrsoa woro ,,gei. md at lagt atoau no tho inl-
nrovomente in that yaluallo motive power war
| rrantod r. took einbt horses to work tho
1s;nI1asa NJ tho 1con t}roueIlo we'll. as tho lover
dortbs woro reached. Tho use Of ropo to suspend
u'a t1r;li =; nr;,.1 Ina rrcnt advantages. Ilat
~ 1caaaninc Tia worbt Of tho ainking machinery
rs already been specified It. ia {a ts Il
oaoh blow to make tlo bottom Of tho lolo uni
fnrTn. d Thja motion il casily given, either by
TN ,,atnrrl toreon OF the ropo, Or by n man who
conatnutlv stnn1u Mt tlIo ton for that purpose.
Il nocessary. the ropo ca1l DO protected from
wcar nt tho sidos BY knobs Of wood, p1aced Ut
;,t"rxs1s sI ho rono adding coparaiyoly tlo
to fhe npererato woight OF tho 1nachinory, largo
9Hu dent% see9A Of soyera hundred feo Eel
r;i1a NJ ora 1sad in unrIa of Germany for sinking
hntes e for yansiiat{ng mines. and ID Frapco for
t shilling common wolla in thso elalt to modorato
IeiI Iepa irline % Woils sAl1 In tho Chalk foration
for | the comperatively low price Of 60 cents foot,
~ ~ II; via oft mntorai IL at Tie rnte o1
Or ~ cnse ases tn @ soo ccase
,ro1,ho "i ob;ent tn rono that it ia elastic
nna n3n,ost ;nnnnyatiye 1T tl,e 1cntL Of .1,oo}
Tnat H. yn11r;nGzucar nj tho ton heinu acarcol,
noe '9 al tb1a It av be- o reped led % thst tho vol
the Hale Drothora, in Their building at tho cor.
sunk ur to % a dopth Of 1,oo0 foot III short timo
ind without experimenting this Inconvenience
1ot, @ IL HAT, IN uoft Strata, the nppnratus mn,
ao;.t Froro - rort;co1 cn,ren and ront]er fuf,iui
i,unrnct;cnh5o' uu '@''~'' ~S>>'
o11oAoo METHODS
~1t ;a ~ co,raa 1,ndaTstooI that a we'll i
Iorad ~ hy ~ tbo o|ro;Fnllv q ohinntnr away of TN
na III, y hHo u. onnor d,1I nr ch;scI NJ on
ao,os W. ~ o"if +ho sif;,c innlament. hho If,
atrument is raisod at Regular intervals fos
;raios Fro,, - tl,a bottnm en.1 ai'o,yai to fa'
nnn;u a,ttir1 ;,tn tI'c rnct na Il atrikos. Whe
nsn r;aa. ana;n Il ia tnTeS nnf1 fnila at anotho
Ithoa ;, foronna ~ ti,o horo rcnovu
,,nt nrsnl not Touched hv tho nrnviouH blow. Til
se @ 10y naso ~ ~ eA atrtn twice in th
snn1o ,iacc cnnsonnentiv tic bottom Of tic hol
ia kont f sn,ootn and uniform, md tho horo pre-
etroaana s anuoliy. The instyuments used belo,
1oasua s,rJsco IRA Tn comnlicated to 10 undo,
stood. p without tho aid Of diagrams
tSnnrh st"h " seDninrlv eiuluIe to an export
1nuMsn T%"Y consiat. s Generally, Of four pieces
: and and may lave in asgrogato weight Of from LOO
joUv poanae arat ortoa;ar lax wc5i II tha corner
Wostern Gs md Gliearo avenues weighed only SO
nn,,ni}s' Wbere = rope and wipdlass aro uaod t
manond tia driII t1,o wc,Lt f1oos not yary nuc
from % Ion. Thnro il, q lTill about three icot
ianrth. TlIis nav 10 lrill with single straigi
! eH n3TG ora Y drj1f. or IN II drill. although Il
st,sS;11,t s -e5aei lrili is now in most common ua
a Tie 1rill is screwed to d picca Of iron abo,
S;a 1TGnty M is?t =, III thr r a,a mnos II
. dn,snward i1nw affective. Tho ainkor-bar
:, screwod to a mir Of Hiars alyout oight foot
: lencths maese move upon each other like Il
= iinEs Of q chain. and give tho doairod play
!, r;s;nu and descending. Without IN arrang
+ mcnt % NJ thia kid sorioua breakaeo of tho il
) .i in4s ~ 1911 H. ne commou oeci,rronce q