The sun., 1885-12-24
Should have an Artesian Well.

Should have an Artesian well.
The success reported from several
towns not a very great distance from
Morris is encouraging, indeed, to
those who advocate An enterprise of
the same kind in this villIge. We
can conceive no argument that can
reasonably be advanced to show that
the sinking of an artesion we'll here
would not be a profitable undertaking,
either as a private or a public enter
prise. The benefits it would be to
the village and its citizens. which are
too numerous to mention, are well
known to every thinking person. con-
sidering which the expense is small
item. An artesian we'll that would
supply every house in the town with
"a great sufficiency of the best quality
of water will not cost, in the aggre-
gate, more than three thousand dol
lars, and very probably. not more
than two thousand dollars. In sew
eral towns in Dakota, the geological
conditions of which can not differ
very materially from those of this
place, artesian wells have been sunk
averaging in depth about 1000 feet.
among which number are the two
most powerful artesian wells in the
world, viz: at Aberdeen and Colum-
bia, Oak.
The Columbia Dispatch, which
claims for that place the distinction
of having the most powerful we'll in
the world, gives the following in
formation on this subject:
The average pressure of artesian
wells through Illinois is 20 pounds to
the square inch, and the average flow
about 200 gallons per minute. The
artesian we'll at Prairie Gu Chem,
Wis, and Lansing, Iowa. have a
pressure of 80 pounds to the square
inch. The Andover. OAK, well has a
pressure of 90 pounds and flow of
500 gallons per minute. The depths
of artesian wells varies from 200 to
1000 feet. The we'll at Aberdeen is
9OS feet, at Groton 06s feet, at Ips-
wlch 1887, at Ashton 925, at Andover
1915. at Hitchcock 9O5, at Riverton,
ILL.,, 1000, at Grenfel, Manitoba, 200
feet
The Columbia we'll has a flow of
1000 gallons per minute and a press
ure of 1S5 pounds to the square inch.
with sustaining pressure, all valves
being open, of 80 pounds. A test
showed that the we'll would throw an
inch stream of water 100 feet high,
and will fill five line Of hose with
greater force than any steam power.
It would be rather selfish to wish
to outdo this. the greatest we'll in the
world. but, should we'll be sunk
here, 1T is only reasonable, consider
ing the above facts, that we'll with
one-half the capacity of the one men,
toned could be easily secured, at a
cost of from $4,000 to $4,000. We
believe that if the matter of bonding
the village for the sinking we'll were
submitted to vote Of the citizens it
would be easily carried.
The value of such an improvement,
sanitary, financially, and otherwise.
probably exceeds the calculations of
its most faithful supporter. DR.. Duley
has corresponded considerably with
experts in this matter, and is pre-
pared to give information to any
who desire. He will make a canvass
of the town for subscri ptons to de-
fray the expense of putting in well
in Morris. This is an excellent op-
portunity for those SO inclined to
show a bit of enterprise by sucscrlb-
ing according to their means. Then,
should the amount of subscriptions
be sufficient the work could be done,
whether the question of bonding the
village for the purpose be voted upon
by the people or not.