The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1888-04-26
Artesian WeIIs. Water. Etc,

Mr.. u. Hal Dickinson, who Is taking quite an
interest in the project to bore an artesian well.
permits us TO publish letter from Mr. ]. D.
Harrell on the subject:
BAISBRIDGE, Ga, April 18th, 1888.
G.. f. DiekSnson, Esq, 7all1hassce Fla
DEAR SIR Your favor of the 18th to hand
and contents noted. Our last we'll is 1,135 feet
deep. The contract for boring same was 81 per
foot for 900 feet, and $1.50 per foot for every
loot after reaching a depth Of 1000 feet. We
were to furnish casing, the cost OF which de-
ponds upon the size we'll you would want, and
also the condition of the iron market. Our
other well is 965 feet deep. The csst of the two
wells. including iron. casing, &C., was about
$13 600; but with our experience we could bore
two wells Of the same character for much less
money; think, probably, by at least 25 per
cent We have now over four miles of water
pipe, conveying water through our city. The
money to defray the expense Of these wells and
water works was raised by issuing bonds-frsf
amount issued bearing per cent interest The
any trouble, at par. Our citizens wouldn't be
willing TO be without wells for five times
their cost. Our water works, for fire purposes,
nre not as perfect as they would be if we had TO
build again, but perfect system could be had,
and at not q very great cost Brunswick has
splendid system for fire purposes from their ar
tcsan wells
Hope you may be successful in your efforts
1t will add much TO your now growing city.
Very truly yours, J. D. HARRELL.
In this connection we publish the following
from recent issue of the Savannah Ne,cs
The Cisv's Pure Water.
IT'S EFFECT UPON THE PUBLIC HEALTH-MALARrA
DYING OUT.
1t appears that the improved sanitary condi-
ton Of the city is not wholly due to the drain
A,,% &Lo
artesian water IS doing much 10 dissipate NAL
arial diseases
A leading physician said to Morning Ne,cs
reporter yesterday in answer TO an inquiry, that
he attributed the diminution of nalarial fevers
largely to the use of artesian water, and that not
more than one in twenty of the cases he is call
ed to treat is of malarial type. He is inclined
to the belief that five or ten years from new ii
will be necessary to call 10 the older physicians
to diagnose a real case of malarial fever.
The dmnution of maarial diseases had been
so marked that the matter has been brought to
the atteltion Of the Georgia Medical S.,ciety
with request that the members of the society
note the cases of malaral origin Tor the purpose
OF comparison. IL is too early, physicians say,
to risk any extended claim, although there is No
dsputing the fact that the ar'esian wster being
pure and with a total absence of bacteria, it is
having u salutary influence in the ctys santa
ton
The physicians inveigh very severely upon
the public cisterns or street wells, which they
say ought to be destroyed. The waters of these
wells are much more unhealthy than they were
before the almost general use of the ARTISAN
water The wells are not used so much and
the water Is stagnated. Decaying wood and
dead animals are dropping into some of them,
and the waters are poisonous and necessarily I'M
healihinl. Nurse girls frequently give their lit
tie charges water from these wells, and children
at play make it practice to drink from the
pumps
A number of druggists were interviewed, and
they all admitted that there is material falling
of IN the demand for quinine, although it is
much cheaper than it used to be, and much of
the present demand is 10 remedy colds. a recent
treatment, but one which has proved very eff1ca-
ciOus.
One druggist said that there has been q fall
ing off of at least 80 per cent. in cases of chils
and fevers. The opinion appears to be very
general that malaria will be reduced to q min
imum by condemning the wells, filling them up
and thus preventing the furthur use of their stag
mated waters
We trust those interested in the artesian well
project will push it through speedily.