Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-05-20

listed to quite an extent that the wells |
were SUPPLIED by soakage from the Amerl- !!
can river. Now, however, we have these (
facts strongly fortified: ~ The wells are !
sunk through twostrata of gravel; ~ they |
mass early in descent a thick and very solid |
LAYER of clay which is known to underlie
almost tbe whole area from this basin to
the foot hills.
May it not, therefore, be accepted "a
that the wells are not affected by surface
waters, and are uncontaminated by soak
age; o. that they touch a great basin
of water fed from mountain sources of orig
inal purity; (3) that We have two basin
systems, one upon which the rivers flow
and extending down so far as soakage is
possibl e, TO the clay bed; another sweep
ing far below the first, its water having
its origin in the Sierras. This latter the
DRY Is certainly strongly fortified by recent
examinations.
As to the capacity of the supply we
know for instance that three of these
wells eight and six inches in diameter
raise now with Il simple farm engine about
200 gallons per minute, or ,72S,00 gal
Ions per day. Another of greater depth
from 4 higher surface, and considerably
farther removed from the vicinity of the
rivers, raises over half that quantity of
water with lesser application of power.
That apparently both these wells supply
perfectly pure water, disclosing no animal
organisms, or vegetable evidences Here
then, are facts Of such weighty importance
as to demand the most serious inquiry, and
to call for the most advanced scientific ex-
animation.
If the supply is what ii appears to be,
and has its source in Il basin below US, and
absolutely cut off from surface filtration
and soakage, we have at our very doors a
mine of wealth for this city, for scarcely
any greater blessing can be visited upon
us than an unfailing, easily procured sup
ply Of pure drinking water. 1t will con-
serve the public health, enhance the desir-
ableness of the city as a place of residence
and prove source of business prosperity
and domestic economy, while at the same
time 1t foreshadows the highest possible
ties for the lands east of the city under a
new system of irrigation.
So momentous subject certainly should
not form the hinge of Il mere temporary
debate to be soon abandoned, as was done
in July 1880, when the REcoRD-UNIoN
labored industriously to draw municipal
attention to the matter, and when the in
quiry met with the conscientious opposition
of and received its quietus from a city
official without whose concurrence proper
investigation could not be made.
THERE was 4 special jubilee demonstra-
ton in this city yesterday by the band of
fanatics representing the "Salvation
Army" some of the features of which Will
do more to bring the Christian religion
into contempt than an army of infdels.
For instance, the parading with band
that gave birth to the most ear-torturing
discords; a band that beat drums and
sounded horns with disregard of
the ordinary dictates of musical taste
that was something horrible in its
way, while lines were sung to this dis
cordant and insulting accompaniment in
which sacred subjects and the name of the
everything God We're repeated. 1t was
more than trayeSty; it was a sacrilegious
and shocking manifestation, impious in
its dissonance. The Deity is not to be
worshiped amid such caterwauling. Men
turn in disgust from such striduous i'm
Piety, and are arrayed by it against a re-
ligion that gives countenance to such
cacophonous manifestations. There is rea-
son to believe that but very few of the
sincere adherents Of the Christian re-
ligion sanction such belittling dem
onstrations in its name. 1t is NOR
tifying to record-though it empha-
sizes the remarks here made-that
the city was disgraced last night by the
assault of a mob of hoodlums upon the
salvation Army" \ church was invaded
by the crowd, property destroyed, men
beaten and stoned, and this while a larger
company Of good citizens looked on and
failed to protest or interfere Humiliating
indeed in this record of disgrace for CITY
heretofore 50 orderly, and that is generally
so well governed. Of course it could not
be foreseen that violence would be offered
but two or three courageous men. armed
with authority, could have safely faced the
mob and have controlled it, since it was
crowd not animated with passion, but bent
upon cruel sor. of sport Whatever
the damages, the city will probably have
to foot the bill. The whole affair, invited
by the tomfoolery of silly parade, has
been paralleled in other cities, which is a
sickly sort Of consolation, but suggests the
propriety of the authorities being prepared
next time to teach the hoodIum element a
lesson it will not forget.
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