The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-07-12

ltls a waste OF breath to talk about
government aid in sinking artesian wells
in Dakota. There ia too much delay and
red tape business in all such legislation
to admit of hope in that direction. "Thc
Lord helps those who help themselves"
an d especially those who get right down
and hump themselves.
With many counties in Dakota TINT
much nd ored document, the Sioux Falls
constitution, places g gigantic stumbling
block in the way of any increase of In
debtedness.
Happiiy, no such obstacle confronts
our county-Brule-which by Jan. 1st.
will in all probability not W a dollar.
But when it come to the question OF
bonding Brule county for aftesian wells
there are other things, equally as weighty
perhaps, to be considered.
If the theory is true, that artcsian
wells and the lakes of water they would
produce would bring an increase of rain
fall it is equally true that satisfactory re-
suits would emily follow by having the
whole country for miles around covered
with the lake beds. No p~erceptible in
crease of rainfall would occnr in Brule
county II lakes were scattered over it
unless the same condition of things pre-
vailed in all or at least most of the ad-
joining and adjacent counties.
Again, widespread dissatisfaction
would prevail in the county If it were
bonded for any sum unless the water of
the wells reached almost every portion
of it. No man would feel like being
taxed for The benefit of his neighbor.
OF course the heavens would show no
psrtlal'ty Ia preeipitating the %rain--if ii
came-bat 1T must be borne in mind that
for some time, several years maybe, until
the wells became general NIL over the
country, no increase III rainfall would
come. and during that time The princi-
pal benefit to accrue to the farmer would
be the convenience of the wells or lakes
for watering stock, The nearer the well
or lake is to his farm the better satisfied
he would be; the farther away, the more
dissatisfied.
1t follows, therefore, that unless the
county can stand the expense of not less
than 10 or 20 good wells which would
cost, say from SAC, oGo TO $780, Geo, better
none at all.
With that many wells, even, and each
as good as the Kimball we'll. a large por-
ton of the county would not be reached,
and when it came to locating wells you
would hear bowling from all directions.
The only proper way to get on OF the
dilemma wonld be to have the wells To-
Gated by q commission who resided out
OF the county md who were not directly
or indirectly interested in the county OF
any OF its residents.
This artcsian well question is an inter
esting one and is rapidly coming to the
front. The GRAPHIC regards it as IN i'm.
por'ant question and as such invites oom-
munloatiors from its readers treating of
the subject in whatsoever manne may
he suggested to them. The early resi-
gents OF this section found yearly every
lake bed in the county filled with water
from the heavy SHOWS of the winter O
1851, All through the summers of
lssl-2-3 rains were frequent and a very
heavy dew fell nightly. With the rains
we have now those same dews would al
most guarantee g big crop every year.
1t is reasonable to suppose that was the
country again covered with lake beds the
same atmospheric conditions would
again prevail AS daring the favois able
years mentioned.
Whether il is best for Brule county tc
make the initiatory movement in the
matter and if so, the best manner to &c
about il, are debatable questions. 1t j.
for this reason that the GRAPHIC particu
larry invites communications bearing CT
the subject.