, 1880-12-06
FINANCIAL.
STOCKS
N0rGnT AND k0LIb M CARRIED ON MARGIN.
DAY & FIELD,
-nASKElks AND IKt,KENs.
Members Of tho New York Stock Exchange,
1870 La Snlto.st.
ALpEnT 1t. DAY, CYRUS ". FtEi.tl i'll.
- GYiiCa IL. F1E1.,. Nav vHrx. Hrrclal.
TMEILLlN0IS ARTESI.AN BELT

Various Epccu,ntsunn - Tho Inquiry
Meets with General Favor.
7s lAe Editor ~ 7ne ehteneo Tribune.
BAnATAn1A, ILL.,, Dec. 3.-fhe letter OF tho
1stal ut once met will general tntcruss, though,
Us was ia bu expected from tho wi,te range Of
the subject, there Is university of opinion
upon tho extent md nAtnrH Ut tho nrtGsnn
belt In Illinois, Tllu following corlnuNlct-
ton IS worthy of pnrusal fl this connection:
IN the Edtlor a. The thfeavp Tribune.
ILL., Dec w, yif 1ssIe 1s 1l
rhoclcn defining, rs 1,e cEaltt!s. tue artesfns
belt Of illinols mud alleging tnt ttio su,ircu nt
nSnSIisns S q IF K1 irs nna or a catus ' Vii Vii
bp sl,r,,riHed ut tho statement Of the snllrcp
very much a.,sstlon that tho s,trfaea III tlo
l:ss thnn i'll feet at,ovu tho snrlnce Of Lake
flIshisat. which Is a,,.,ui "a sa-lt3 feet below
ciesstion ~ q Like I'll perior a ti;"il "s" tio .Me il
Rlutrr or sauit stc. Snriu, Gn.lai. Of ii,ic of
- ~ iDa feet. lly tho ChitnRo e. Northwestern
dsailroad loyels Lake snrer!or y n",so Michigan
:sl1a ft:ut. lhavo nut tho rtuyntlon Of tal,un o.
llNr CITY. but mn q,lsto confident lint tho rni-
nrteslnn wells at tllUAr pfaccs ts many feat uye
Lake superior. lsy rcferr!ny toMRt!sl mnpnf
1ns stats my ,r wI!! roa'lt!y SEC Tint tIrer Giy
wells Ms III any part Of tho stntgj arc stiiatui
very rear tho Ilo!nt fruin which tho waicts Ilnw
elevated portion or Eastern IItlnpIs. aud aOovo
Luke Superior.
In tha s59m,nato1 for 1stS for Fern, sGa
diana. q. L. Gillespie, alajor. OF Engineers q. s.
A. 5erts sc1 S,,a a. !!aElrsy catsr "f
1hs ": .1osoph River III tho Gust. TO tho lftInois
Fntc ne m ,ho S,, ns y swss ths
In n IN
cMtcct miles. l,lti In elevation nln,ve tho nkn
yar!cs from ny tn 70 ftrt. AZ q few intrrmu-
tlllced to at'oilt lOJ lect. The snrtucu Of lilo
tl!v.io Is mucll broken, lhd ut n.nny potMts y
a1 Shnn b sf cas5 5a 1ass Il foH ssnw wf'G II
store ty slirfacr. winter: ald ngutn tliurc tire n
few ot larFu capacity ~ ut Lanrtc, ln,i.. which,
to 10 fc.l by unfs,llinx interior sprluas"
iie asso states hut on tho "TrAIl Crrek lsouter
'.t'ic wutcr reuirei for The lockmgGnn the north
nnR ae "a '1 y!S atscan s'si a HE X @ @uriy uf t,e &
supply for tho summit -etet mid fur the oekAYo
saIns froa TIC h lskcs Iyins ast .i"rh 1 u II M tho
Tewn Of lAlnortc. Their elnvntlon ubs'ye thu
lake wins found to ba 20 M Misct. or fnrty,sIx feet
area Of 1.Guo nercs. With no vssib!u SOURCE Of
s.rl!y. but ths oxpcrlunee 9f the nnst
s a9e sfeS ains tit g sSs sS Tscs e es hsG s
communicate with cac, ottlnr, and from tho
ls,rest ana the town ot Lapor.e draws ts s.1p-
b"5 ~ "tttN4: AHN AsplJ % ~ noEN* AAis
wh,!s .. fo H. duly SGns,ltnp'on M t - only &slon
Musas anilons sy n.sis;nnts rrr'rts T. tl,it t~
lakes rt: very liect IN plnccs extending to irty
feHt, and tkMt tic nsnUunt uf wnter nsel by tho
L,wn u l.Hpurtc nas NJ, visible effect " diintn-
ieiH H .se . ,'1,t ha,, W ~ ~ i %
-,,r I1"r,n % .nI III M,"!,i ts ~ e et. .
nvi IVA r"r,n}i,iv w for ~ ~" ~ s,1In,iv az thia
inkc near Inporte II it ut,r,snni,in T., it,,"vH
tint Tho wntcr nt thpso nkrs cpl,,es fs,,,1l snn
unknown so,trcc.-nr th.t wo nro not yct fnii-
inr with MI tho l.wH 1r nature Roycrlllng tho
water supply7 80 go
lhe !llitiMs Eohtrnl Itn!lroa!i Eompnny could
Euto W ,, .elvg a,,3 1esgs" q iRe chlNan; hn.
TsIma M ~" nt ~ ,au, ~ ~. ,n ,..
ma mar thut fnss, ~ t"' "A'o'"''' "''' III
in Cinrii CunI,ty. Illinois, thcre ore scvnro,
flowing wells which aro the result Of tho oil az.
element. Une Il Within nla IT WcstItu!il.
ennnot say whcther tho lluw IL now rcpillnr md
unMcconpantcd with tho parnxysms Ut xus
Mr. ,o"na. i,,,r,,., ~ w! 4,
,,nI.a,i, ..4s.in I'"'s w.. ~ A'.o poe WIN
some vni'lanie ssi1t'st'css btt III no why dis
proves the theory OF u subterrahcan stream.
Upon this subject there urc too nlanvnnturat
cvIlenrrs Mr. Railway ro,uu,,aainnor
sm,t,, sn,., . an ,o,T .,,.,, tstt .ha 1sasa.
.1 e.tH a.3e @ oM' heou WY |1s'I tnu nioohl-
1hetoh Ct} Wctl III snti3iy Himself TINT n
great, BLK river runs nlltlrr TINT town. Why,
you can jtear the wntcr r,l1." And vet tn.
Sov fnrm.ra ~ Mai nm, f,o,,,t1. i, ,,,si.
r"S, ."'1i,1'o ~ Ache"" ."a'1tS' III '"o11
water: judge Sihley, Of Quincy. says within