Arizona weekly miner., 1875-07-30
ARTISAN WELLS IN ARIZONA.

Since last February, . law of Arizona has
 provided fer the payment of quite hand some reward to the person who should first procure flowing water by means of artesan wells. Up to date, we believe no actual ef- 7 fort has been made to procure water in that
 way, although we hear that Messrs. Mccoy | 6 Goldberg have machinery on the way 10 | sink a well in Tucson. Some talk Of sink ] ing wells in Yuma and Prescott was report [ ed as having occurred in those towns, but of i late we hear nothing from either place on the subject, but are assured that one will soon he undertaken in Tucson. The sooner the better.
 Parties in California have got the impres-
 sion that Sl0,00O reward is offered, which is
 &, GOO above the sum. Section l of the act
 gives s, 900 to the person or persons who
 shall be first in obtaining flowing stream
 of artesian water at any point in the Terri
 tory. except on a military or Indian reserva-
 ton and if such flowing water be obtained
 at greater depth than five hundred feet,
 then an addition of S2,000 shall be given.
 Section provides that after the water has continued to flow uninterruptedly for six months, and proof of the fact be given to the Territorial Auditor, he shall draw his
 warrant for the sum due under the act, and the Territorial Treasurer shall pay the same.
 The act is not limited in the time of its effect, and it has been in force since Febru- sry l, 1875.
 The act is surely liberal and ought to in cite rivalry in sinking for artesian water. The conditions seem favorable to success in most all parts of the Territory. Mountains exist in all parts, and with few exceptions, are full of springs, and many of them are more or less timbered to the summits, espe- cially in all the canyons, extending from the base to the top. Hundreds of the most valuable stock-ranches can be acquired by getting artesan water. There is an i'm mense body of good land covered with ex- cellent grass only a few miles southwest of Tucson, and there is hardly doubt but ar tesian water could be obtained on it at con- | paratively little depth. Once obtained, the | land would be very valuable. The surround | ing mountains all contain living springs. | But it seems until somebody successfully | sinks well, however easily and cheaply 1t | may be done. no general interest will be | aroused on the important subject, and in this belief the legislature evidently passed the | act referred to. To give our readers some practical statistics on the subject, we reprint the following, showing the wells on the Union Pacific railroad, beginning at Separa- ton and extending along the line los miles to Rock Springs:
 One at Separation, $500 feet above the level of the sea, is ll80 feet deep. the water rising to within ten feet of the surface.
 At Crcston, 9,030 feet elevation, the we'll is only 300 feet deep, furnishing abundant supply of water at that point.
 At Washable, 6,697 feet elevation, the we'll is 638 feet deep. The water rises l5 feet above the surface, and flows at the rate of 800 gallons per hour.
 At Bitter Creek, 6,6Sj feet elevation, the we'll is G96 feet deep, discharging at the sur face 1000 gallons per hour.
 At Point of Rocks, elevation 6,490 feet, the well is 900 feet deep, and the supply of water absndant, although it does not rise to the surface nearer than seventeen feet.
 At Rock Springs, at an elevation of 6,2S0 ieet, the well is l,l56 feet deep, and dis charges at the surface 960 gallons per hour. or at twenty-sx feet above the surface, 51l gallons per hour.
 Rock Springs is 6, ,2S0 feet above the sea evel, and is the lowest Of the six places ,amed, and the we'll at that place is l, ,l56 eet, while at Creston, at an elevation of ,030 feet, only 3O0 feet of boring is required o furnish an abundant supply of water.- Arizona Citizen.