Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1886-10-07
The Bell PLANE Well.

Rev. J, ii. y ggy, o! TINS place, recently |
visited the now famous town of Belle |
pro;ra o,,d f,,,or, T,,r Rrp,.,1, read. |
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efS WITH ZIG 'o'0"'"s III NN'e VI '''0 ct 'S''"''
well:
Belle PLANE, the little city astonishing
the world with her immense artesian well, !
lies on n southern slOpe in the hilIv portion |
OF the southwestern part OF Benton county, |
Iowa. and on the line of the &. X y. W. |
Ry. the dcpot being nearly in its center. |
The great well is situated three blocks
south of the dcpo. on the fiat or bottom
land. There are two wells on the main
business street one block north of the de-
NOT and sill another two blocks farther
north on the hill top opnoslte the Evangel-
ical church. When this highest one was
made tnc water rose to within three feet of
the surface. but never overlooked, being
about IN feet above the bed of the creek,
running through the lower part of town.
The two wells in the business part over
flowed, and carried the water above the
ton OF the business house. about rs or 80
feet birh Since the immense flow at the
lower we'll the water has sunk IL feet be-
low the surface in these two and, oCceurse.
ceased foYing The well on the hill heinz
affected in the came way. Two blocks east
iron, the large we'll is the creek whose bed
;s about X feet below fine surface level of
the well The two wells in the center of
the city are ahou, "a or % feet bipber than
the large we'll and the one on the hilton
;s about Al feet hivher than the large well
Tie "b;g we'll" was oripinaIIv o5Iy two
inches in diameter, but is now over 40
INCHES, A two inch tube inserted at the
he,;nn;no would have nrevented This out.
breaL hut tbrea incb ,ube vas N he
go and for This nurnosc the vii was
allowed 10 flcw In order 70 wash ont large
enough for the same ANT the washont
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