Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-09-26
TOWN CHATTER.
AN ARTEisIAN WELL FOR THE COURT
HOUSE YARD.

Inc dlscontent arising from several
short sewers has occasioned consid-
cradle chatter on the corners, and
among the dry goods boxes, on the
subject of water supply and sewerage.
Among other things a large and deep
well in the Court House yard operated
by a wind mill has been suggested.
That such a thing is feasible, is album
dainty proven by several wells al
ready existing in the county.
We have learned from what is re-
garded as reliable information on the
corners that there is a well on ar. S
&. Hales farm, II miles east of town.
which is 200 feet deep, and which in
connection with a wind mill furnishes
a constant stream of water, capable
OF supplying all the stock in the coun-
ty.
A few days since, in company with
Judge Clark, who contemplates sink
ing a similar well at his dairy, for the
double purpose of allaying the thirst of
his COWS and taking better care of their
milk. we visited a well in process Of
construction on Mr.. Jas. Smiths
place also, about four miles east of the
city. AS this farm is situated on q
very high ridge and not distant from
the South fork of Salt Creek, some
anticipation of inability 10 strike
water Was manifested. But there was
14O feet Of water IN the well at the
time We visited it. This well is 27O
feet deep, and the drill revealed the
geological strata, existing in its neigh
borfood of drift, shale, fire clay. coal.
flint, Lime and sand rock. The cal.
culatlon Is, that this well will furnish
two barrels Of water per hour when
operated by hand, or a continuous
stream when drawn by wind or horse
power.
There are also wells supplying
CONTINUOUS streams of water by horse
and wind power on the following
farms in this and adjoining counties.
Herd & Bro, 56 feet deep; c. +.
Clark, l49 feet deep; c. House. 81
feet deep; Jno. Willford, 60 feet
deep; Clifton Smells, 81 feet deep.
Isaac Hayden, GO feet deep; judge
Outright, ITO feet deep; City Mills
OF Paris, 50 feet deep; Thos. Rars-
dale, ZIG feet deep; VIM. Priest, 40
leet deep. All these wells were sunk
by Messrs. House 4 Sizer.
1t seems to be considered beyond
question on the corners that a wei!
similar to some Of these can lie sunk
at either Judge Clark's dairy or in
the Court House yard. Such a well
would doubtless he sufficient for
Judge Clark's purposes, but while
TINS matter is on the tapis, would il
not be well for our citizens to consider
ifa larger supply Of water than can
be furnished by an ordinary we'll will
not be required Enr 'L ouIlI-
Vary departments of our improving
and rising city. When in our 4th OF
July edition we said the present gen
Grafton would see water spoutinc
from arteslan depths in Mexico, we
were perpctrating no hugh joke, but
speaking what we regarded as words
of soberncss and truth. If our read
ers will bear with us we will explain
how this prediction IAN be realized.
The country extending west of the
Mississippi River is under!aid with
sand rock, through which the colo
: waters Of the snow capped peaks o
the Rocky Mountains pereolatc East
ward. Where ever this abundan
water supply has been tapped thcr,
are spouting wells. Such wells cai
be foud East and West of us. The,
exist at st. Louis, in Missouri, an,
at Lawrancc, in Kansas. Each pour
its unfailing perennial stream, ant
there a be no doubt that the sam,
supply can be reached from here
The most famous artesian well how
ever, deriving its water from sand an
rock is that Of Lincoln City, Nebras
ka, where a jet five inches in diane
ter rises to the height of fifteen feet
= washing out the cutters as it flows OIL
and forming also the power aid SUP
ply of an automatic fire department
All that is needed to have a SIM
lar well in our Court House yard i
persistent and united effort. In a
3 probability a good jet can be obtain
ed at a less depth than the sand rock
but there is certainty of reaching
at about rs many feet below the sur
face as at the sugar house in St
j. Louis.
Missouri Democrats are oppose,
= to 81 protective tariff.
JUDGE FAGG is the fag end of til
n radical party.
u WB think, from what We can learn
!, that the straight ticket in Callawa
U will be elected without q single ennis
sion.