The Hawaiian gazette., 1880-05-05
The Artesian wen a success

M EJTTUs:-I an happy to inform you that on
the 18th instant, flowing stream of water Eas
struck n nv Arteslan well, ar the depth Of 275 feet
Il flows out through a full inch pipe. and now
rises feet above the surface, under such pressure
that II we're 70 use tight pipes down to the bot
tor Of the hole instead Of the loose ionted ones
nO= sunk only 10 the depth Of less than 200 feet,
the water couLd be raised some 81 or 70 feet above
the ground and the fow. which gauges nov nearly
900 gallons an hour. and Is still constantly IN
urUTIuz. cuuId BE- doubled The water Is perfectly
sweet cool and soft Ike filtered rain water and 80
urrE the flowing sheet looks like perfect crystal.
The sz5ccess which has tins crowned my under
taking proves that IN spite of the geological theo-
Ties about the formation OF the Islands which were
til LateIy curreut amongst the LEANED men OF our
locality. sweet E1TI1g water can be found nearly
every WHARF on all these Islands, and am thus
sztisie1i Of having shown at my Owl expense,
against al oDpusItlCns that the actual desert and
barren tracts Of lands that nov lay useless for want
OF EE-z11ol- can Be Transformed On these ISLANDS,
Just as vel as elsewhere, into fertile fields fit for
any kind Of crop. l an also satisfied that by the
means Of the improved machinery which has been
imported, under or auspices, bF company con-
rsoEed Of MssErs. G. W. Mzcfzrlzne, d. CCruEell,
+ 4 Schaefzr. s Parker. H 4 Widemaun- W 8
Green and myself. -e have verified the fact bF me
first asserted That Ee-5C-Iag On these Islands IL
stead Of being costly hurry possible only for
large fortunes can Be done N modest and ecnnO-
zical way within the reach Of the most interesting
class Of snail Laud-OEEers- Ny own expenses
have been more heavy than they VIII be IN future
drawbacks incumbent with new business; started
n new place With nsE tools and new hands but
EsL-borIn- vii nov be possible at rates varying
between $40 and 5000 according 70 depths and
Obstacles encountered Moreover ny experience
shoTs that even where flowing waters might not
Be eErectsd- OF not rEzched through the fact q
the oTrsrs ro- being Wiling to 60 dzep enough
the boring Of ArtesIzn wells BY steam power vii
sill be Of the greatest advantage for procuring IL
erhaEszibIe pumping water from the subtErrznszn
supplies which everywhere only wait for nzz to
call for them Nv Owl boring was commenced
about 3 feet above the level: the first surface
OF in6Itrztion water was found at the depth Of g
feet and about the sea level the supply Vas already
considered As fnsxhzustibla 70 4 pump II the
depth Of about L5 feet Te crossed powerful run
mig stream ro feet high and several other streams
equally interesting where trsFersed before reach
Ing the flowing one which was found under smell
Of black iron E-vz-- constituting the hardest kind
Of rock encoGntsrsd by Mr. PlErre, our engineer
II twenty years experience / cannot speak too
highly Of the abilities experience and thorough
workmanship Of our engineer for certainly the
obstacles We have encountered and Tzrqz1shed
would have stopped and discouraged any less com
reterr man and clzhezrtEned any less patient and
faithful workers than his worthy helps have shown
themselves 30 be
The nsxt boring VIII probably be On the Kings
premises AZ Mak1i- brr rED usw complete sets ID
tools are being sent for to the coast TO meet
and satisfy znv wants of the public
And now hope that my example may prove Of
use to these lovely shores On Ehlch have fixed ry
abode- 4 MAzqUEs-