Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-01
SHALL IT BE DONE?
Proposition from the Russian Scientist
Concerning the Location of
Water Here.
A Remarkable Claim and its Guarantee
A Sure Thing for the Ex-
detrimental Well.

perimental well.
Some weeks ago the NV MEXICAN an
nounccd that the Holland directors OF the
| Maxwell land grant had ~nni ont Prof.
! 1Ieerdcpcn, water expert and the M
ventor Of Il remarkable instrument, for
the purpose oi designating points where
water could be secured on the grant hv
sinking wells. 1t is said OF him thnt hc
had wonderful success i'll locating sources
of water supply in the hi@h and dry
regions of Russia where he located 600
, wells without single failure nr variation
AS to the depth or supply OF water, and
has the indor-nmcI Of the highest dlgni-
tarCS OF the European country. tie Is
reputed to make his surface explorations
| by certain test instruments by which he
can ascertain the depth and volume OF
under currents Of water with great az
curacy.
Noting these facts in the New MEXICAN,
Mr.. G. T. A. Fischer. president OF the
Santa Fe Artcsian Well company, adj
dressed Prof. IIecrdegen note OF inquiry
ut Ration respecting the possibility OF en-
ploying him to visit Santa Fee and exam
inc into the feasibility Of securing arte-
sian water here Yesterday a response
came to hand from Mr.. Alexander f.
Schnee, who is associated with Prof.
Heerdegcn. Mr. SchEce is brother-n-
! law of r. V. Martinsen, president OF the
board of trustees of the Maxwell Land
Grant company, and largely interested in
! the company himself. He was formerly
( United States consul at Moscow, Russia,
and while there made the acquaintance OF
Heerdegen, and becoming convinced that,
| by the use of his ingenious invention, he
could do all that he claimed to be able 10
! do, Mr.. Schnee used his influence to bring
him upon the Maxwell lands.
| Mr.. Fischer and the members OF the
artesian we'll company are very much
clated over the prospects OF securing Prof.
| Heerdegen's services i'll the Santa Fe
valley, and will ask the just cooperation
of the enterprising people OF Santa Fe in
! their endeavor to close the contract with
him to make these tests. Following is
the response TO Mr., Fischer'S letter OF in
Quiry:
c. F. 4. Fischer, esq, Santa Fc.
LAS VEGAs, n. NJ. May 20, lSs9,--
Dear Sir: Your favor OF tho oath instant
to Mr.. John Heerdegen duly received.
As am connected with Mr.. II. by con-
tract the letter was turned over to me.
Our charges for going to your city and
locating water are the following:
| |. Travelling expenses from Ration to
Santa Fe and back.
9. For locating water III a vicinity Of
fifteen miles around your place, for each
well $3.50. II five wells or moro are to be
located We charge YOU $75 for each well.
We arc able to locate any subterranean
stream of water or oil, even the smallest
one, down to a depth of 800 feet, and
we name the size OF each vein and nearly
the DEPTH taking on ourselves the guar
antee for the correctness Of our in
dications.
Whether the wells will be flowing depends
upon the place where they are located
II the water has pressure from two sides
it OF course comes up to the surface, but
ii there is no pressure at all, you vii
|, have to pump it. On the Maxwell grant
where we have to locate 100 wells, the
, water mostly comes up within fifteen tt
twenty feet from the surface, having {
heavy fall from the mountains dow1
to the prairies. Some sixty or eight!
miles further down in the praries thu
wells would all be flowing ones.
We shall get through with our contrac
with the Maxwell company on the 5tl
OF June, when we have to locate humble
OF wells in other portions of this territory
Will you kindly let me know your inten
, tons before the above mentioned date
care the Maxwell Land Grant, Ration
and shall write you when We shall b.
ready to come to your place. Yours truly
ALEXANDER f. SCHNEE.
Sayages expect to imbibe bravery b,
drinking the blood of their brave enemies
A more enlightened method OF vitalizin
t the blood is by taking Ayers Sarsaparilla
1t braces up the nerves and give
l strength and iortitude TO endure IN
trials Of life.
: Notice.
A meeting OF the stockholders OF tn
Water d Improvement company is hereb.
= called for the purpose OF electing n boar
of directors and considering such othe
business as may properly come before it
) Said meeting to be held at the office Q
/; the company, in Santa Fe, at noon on tn
s Sd day Of July, 1889.
RuBr. T.. CARR,
EDWIN B. SEWARD,
RrFus J. PALEN,
c WIZ. W. GRIFFIN,
Il Directors
q Dated Santa Fe, y. NJ, June |, 1880.