The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-08-14
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AE'Eesinn Wells.
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Editor Lake Charles Echo
Please publish the following ytracLs
from Encyclopedia Brittanica, with
comments below in reference to artc-
sian wells
'At Alrc, in the province of France,
there is a well from which the water
has continued steadily to flow to q
height of II feet above the ground
for more than century; and within
the old Carthuslau convent at Lilliers,
another which dates from the twelfth
century, and which still flows At
Grenellc, near Paris, q well was com
pIeted in 1871, which flows at the rate
of 600 gallons per minute, furnishing
valuable source of supply for sub
urb of Paris.
At kissingen, i'll Bavaria, is well
which throws up column of water
to the height of IS feet, it was com
pleted in 1850.
The well at Passy, near Paris, which
is supplied by the same water bearing
strata as that of GronnelIe, was com
pleted in March, 1864 with diameter
of two feet four inches at the bottom;
and it throws mp continuous stream
Of water at the rate Of 1852 900 gal
Ions per day to the height of 3D. feet
above the ground.
One well near London, yields a
twenLy-fourth part of its water supply,
some a. million gallons a day Many
of the large London brewcrics obtain
their water from artesian wells over
800 feet deep.
The Kentish Town water works have
a well 900 feet deep, which supplies
them with water. Ar.esian wells also
supply water to the bank of England,
the fountains at Trafalgar Sgnan, the
Mint, Pentonville Prison, Colony
Hatch asylum, Shonditch work house,
the Northwestern Railway Station,
Holloway PRISON, etc.
At Chicago there are two wells, one
700 feet, and the other 1000 feet deep
with diameter of s inches, which
supply the city 100000 gallons of wa,
ter daily.
| AT Louisville, KY, a well was com
pleted in 1858, which flows at the rats
of 600 gallons per minute.
! AT Charlestown, S C., q well flows
at the rate of over 200 gallons min
ute, 10 feet above the surface.
At Bourne, Lincolnshire, there is
we'll 95 feet deep, which yields orel
half million gallons of water per day
the pressure being sufficient to supply
the town and force the water to thC
top of the highest houses.
| AT the Continental Hotel 10 Phila
delphia, there is well 900 feet deeI
and s inches in diameter, which yield
$4,000 gallons per day.
Two artesian wells at Croydan, sup
ply a million gallons of water per day
and Brighton draws over million
gallons per day from artesiau sinkings
There is o well at Badges, near Per
pignau, which gives 330 gallons pc
minute, and one at Tours, which jet
about 6 feet above the ground, ant
gives 257 gallons per minute.
1 OF late years wells have been SUM
10 the great Sahara Desert, aud som,
Oasis are supplied with water who'll,
from artesian wells. The average deptl
Of these wells are 100 to 800 feet.
Villages are built and palm trees arr
growing where formerly there was bp
waste and solitude
At the sulphur and oil wells 10 Cal
easieu parish, La, near Lake Charles
are 6 or Z wells, about 400 feet deep
| amy one Of them would supply SINAI
town like Lake Charles with sufficient
water for all purposes.
The Artesiau and Oil Wells co
lately formed at Lake Charles, vii
soon commence operations, and thers
il no doubt but that flowing wells viii
be obtained that will furnish water foI
all purposes. W. al HAsKRLL.