The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-01
Artesian Wells.

the well business; have sent committee TO
Racine to investigate the working of The well
already in operation there; have had a.proposl-
tion from prominent citizens to- bore an artesisn
well. bit which the council refused to accept.
This is probably not the o,for this city viii some
day have an qrtesan we'll equal with the sister
cities north and south of it
! 4 lew days after the Council declined the above
mentioned pr Pc sltlon the preliminary steps were
taken to form joint stock company which would
dig the well, lay all the mains and pipes, sup
ply the citizens who desired 1t with water at d
fair rate and furnish he city with an inexhaust
able supply for fire purposes. AT special meet
ing of the Council held Monday, May rs, com
mittee composed of the Mayor, Aid Yule, Croslt,
Leonatd and Englehardt were appointed to draft
an ordinance to be presented at the next meeting
of The council, granting certain franchises to the
1Park City Water Company: conlerring upon
the company the exclusive right to dig the well
lay mains and pipes, sell the right to use the
water &C., for the term of twenty years; the com
pany to supply the city with water for at fires
at as reasonable rate as is FINISHED by similar
companies in other cities. the stock Of this
company to consist of lC0 shares at Shopper SHARE
it's appliances in good running shape and on a
self-supporting basis.
! The name-Artesian Wells derived from
Artois, province of France and ancientIy
called Artesium, where they are much in use, and
some of them very OLD; one we'll in Lilliers was
sunk in 1876 The Chinese were probably the
first of the nations now in exist ence to sink ar
| tesian wells, and some of these old that
! their origin is lost in the unknown past The
wells in this ancient kingdom are many of them
very deep; large number reaching to the depth
| OF 5000 ieet.
There are quite a large number of artesian
wells III The United States; the Oldest of which
is the one at the U. S. hotel in New York CITY
which flowed for some years with fresh
waters, when it began flowing with Falt water,
| rendering ii unfit for general use. The deepest
well N this country is near St. Louis, sunk by
the Belcher Brothers for their sugar refinery.
This well ,199 ieet deep, and flows at the rate
OF 600, 900 gallons for each "a hours. This y ell
was 80 months building, and cost $40, 600
Another deep Wei at Louisville, KY, 1s 2.O36 feet
/ in depth, 10 inch bore, and flows at the rate of
| 800 COO gallons for each q hours.
| The water OF artesan wells is usually warmer
| than the surface or shallow we'll water; and the
| deeper the well, the warmer the water as
a general rule Artesan water is often more or
less tmpregnated with mineral and other sub
stances, but the generality of wells have water Of
sup erior 'quality-some of them furnishing water
possessing valuable medicinal properties.
| In sinking an artesian well here in Kenosha,
the first 100 feet, or about 10 that depth. the Dor
ing would be comparatively easy. 1t Is at about
that distance down, that the first rock-bed il
found at about 100 feet below the surface, the
auger will strike the Niagara limestone; when
the drill Will have to be introduced and used for
most OF the way down. Below the bed Of Niagara
limestone lies bed of snale rock; under this the
Clinton or sea weed rock. Beneath this
sea weed rock will be found the Tren-
ton or 0aIena rock This is the famous lea dbear-
| ing rock from which nearly all our lead is derived
Below this lead-bearing rock lies the Hudson
river alate rock, which Immediately overlies the
ST. Peters sandstone, at about 1000 feet below
! the surface Beneath this ST. Peters sandstone
is found the Potsdam or magnetism limestone
which is impervious to water, or nearly So and
the Hudson river slate above the ST. Peters, is
more nearly impervious than the magnetism.
This S t. Peters sandstone is very porous and
easily permeated with water. This water bearing
rock, lying between two beds ofimpervious rock
is the sou;ce OF our artesiun we'll water. we'll
bered down to this rock, and sufficient distance
into ii will be flowing well, drawing water from
an inexhauetible reservoir, the fountain OF which
is located some where at an altitude of from 80 to
60 feet above The general surface of our city.
An aresian well sunk here in Kenosha, would
have to be tubed for from 100 to $50 feet, until
the Niagara lin is reach and drilled into
sufficient distance for holding the lower end of
an iron pipe. While boring through the soil and
earth above his rock, tube of larger cabre is
used thar the bore of the we'll is to be. Soon
after striking the rock-bed, another tube is pass
ed down inside of the larger one. till it passes
some distance into the rock-bed, where it is
made fast by means of packing which renders its
joining with the rock water tight. Below this
point tubing is unnecessary, and the drill must
be depended upon TO chip, break and pound its
way to the water bearing rock, some 1000 or
i 1900 feet below the bosom of mother earth.
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At q special meeting of the Common Council
held, Monday evening, May 25, the committee on
streets and alleys instructed to build stone
culvert across that portion of market square
through which the old wooden colvert extended,
which OLD culvert has rotted away. They were
also instructed to build stone culvert across
Market sIeet near the residence of Mr.. Lew
Grant.
Mr.. E. NJ. Boggs, of the Great Western Light
ming Ro Co. is in town and will remain few
weeks for the purpose of erecting Lightning
Rods for our citizens-annexed will be found en-
dorsements CT which he can feel justly proud, he
guarantees satisfaction to all who patronize him
CHICAGO, Ill, May 18th, 1876
The bearer, e. NJ. Boggs, represents the Grea
Western Lightning Rod Co., and has been EN-
e ployed to erect Lightning Rods for US and ha