New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-10
ARID REGIONS OF COLORADO.
RESULTS OF INVESTIGATIONS LOOKING TO THEIR
RECLAMATION BY MEANS OF ARTEsIAN WELLS.


RECLAMATION BY MEANS OBJ ARTEsIAN WELLS.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUsEI
WASHINGTON July 9.-Under the provisions OF
an act of Congress, passed ut the last session. Il
commission was sent out last summer to examine
scientifically the arid region this side OF the Rocky
Mountains. to determine if its reclamation was
possibe by means of irrigation from artesian wells
The commission consisted of Professor Z. A. Whlte
of the Geological Survey, Professor Samuel Aughey
of Colorado, and Horace Beach. OF Prairie Du
Chiep. Wisconsin Professors White and Aughey
are geologsts Of experience and standing, ana MI
Beach is a practical borer of artesan wells
Owing to the immense extent of the area named
in the bill and the limited time at the disposal OF
the commission, it was determined to conine oper-
ations TO Colorado Their report, which is an ex-
haustive one had been submitted to Commissioner
Loring. who has determined, following its
recommendations, to sink two expert
mental wells near the head waters OF
the Republican River in Northeastern
Colorado. between 80 40 and AGO 20 latitude
north and 1929 and 1899 longitude west. The Com
mssioncrs do not speak with confidence OF the pros
pect for water in paying quantities" anywhere
within the region they examined but have selected
the locality mentioned as the most promising. They
say:
The great region within which this district lies is
very ry one IN consequence OF which and II the per
reach the beneath in sufficient quantity to supply
ariesan borngs. The principal DIPS ei the strata OF VIC
district are such that is likely t. accumulate III
and beneath thcm except such as las upon tae w w
turned edges the loot hills, or part OF IDat winch
erosseS se gbe SECONDARY dips of the strata are
such that artesian borings are more likely
TO be successful In the eastern portion OF the district De
tween the Arkansas and South Platte Rivers tnan else
where The characters of the superficial and tertiary
deposits such 10 Oilcr very tte encouragement
foI viu nrtesan borings ia hem, and therefore bor-
i,1s nfsfOn OIL
this district The known characters of the
other strata which underIie the district are are
such that only two OF the formations
cs are the Dakota sandstone OF the cretaceous series;
and the triassie sandstone respectively; 10 reacn the
first Of these presumably water-Dearng Iornt Iorinoms
| within the hated region which we have GeslsHatel
will probably require boring OF from 100 TO 900 r
| quire boring of 600 to 800 feet deeper
Although this report treats in detail only of the
| comparatively limited district mentioned 1t is of
general interest. many of its features are equally
applicablc to the whole arid region. The commits
sioners by instruction, inspected the boring begun
| al Fort Lyon under instructions from General lie
Due They found that tar progress
was being made, but that the location
was most unlor. .unate. While the surface
Indications were favorable, the gcologists found
that the site upon the top OF geological NIL
water-bearing strata falling away III All ureJt9hS.
4 depth of 600 feet had been reached small How
| of water estimated at aCout one and hali gallons
| an hour had been attained. This well has since
| been abandoned.
TOO POOR TO PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.
WAsHINGToN, July 9.-The National Board OF
Health has instructed all of its inspectors all along
| the line of immigrant travel between the Atlantic
seaboard and the West and Northwest also along the
Southern Atlantic and Gulf coasts. and IN the Misss-
sipp Valley, be prepared to close their stations
and suspend work the 18th inst. This action is
rendered necessary by the failure of sufficient appro-
praton to cover the expense OF keeping up the ser
vice IL will involve suspension of inland inspection
of foreign immigrants for the discovery ana preven-
tripnted on the trunk lines of railway III the North
and of the inspection of infected vessels arriving Ut
American ports from yellow fever points abroad