The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-03-24

But the attention given to this matter by
interested parties, who watched closely
every experiment, every work which might
reveal the character Of the city's founda-
ton and explain the reason why it permits
the water from the two rivers to percoate
through to the top and stand there as IN a
pressed bottom basin for weeks, has not been
without profit. Little by little the watch
ers learned the truth until all the facts
concerning the character Of the soil under
the city, and'thc source Of the sipe water,
are well known.
The latest plan suggested for preventing
the appearance Of sipe water in the city en-
tirely and permanently, is by Capt.
W. p Halliday and is as
simple nv it is cheap and reasonable.
The plan 10 founded upon the facts that
CAiro's site was originally sand'bar,
formed in ridges upon bed Of silt which
was previously deposited by the river,
That this is true has been demonstrated by
numerous driye.wels within the city, and
by government boripgs outside. The sand
strata is found few feet below the surface
OF the ground and is from three to nine feet
in thickness. Below the sand il a strata Of
blue clay which is proof against water, and
below this is layer of gravel and sand
from which the drive.wel water is obtain.
ed. 1t is known that the sand strata below
the surface does not underlie
the entire city, but is principally
confiaed to the upper part Of the
city, beginning where the new leyce
joins the old. Here, and for some distance
above this, the water could be seen pouring
out Of the ground in great streams aud the
sipe water in this portion of the city rose
much more rapidly than in some Others.
Furthermore, well sunk near Ninth street
before the present sipe water came, 10
depth Of twenty or thirty feet, remained
entirely dry. But If any further proof were
needed that .bo sana STRAIT. aoes oo, NJ,
derie the whole city, reference can he bad
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