Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1889-10-18
c0SF OF ARTESLiN WELLS.

sian wells, it may he OF interest Il
know, is small. A well $50 fee
Ideep costs but $500 TO $500 wher'
improved machinery rs used, anC
little more where only horse o
hand power is utilized. Bayonc
that 1epth the cost increases rapid
Ily. A 500 foot we'll will Cos
u, SOC to H,UW and even 8,W(
where difficulties Of any kind are
encountered.
In those parts of the state where
the sinking Of artesiau wells is a
regular business the rates charged
are uniform. They are generally
40 follows: For the first 100 feet,
80 cents Root, for the second 100
feet, IS cents foot; for tho third
100 feet. u foot; beyond 800 feet
the cost increases rapidly in pro-
portion to the depth reached. The
cost Of the casing depends entirely
upon tho size II the we'll. Some
are but two or three inches in din.
meter, and from that tLey vary to
ten inches. The lipe will cost
from 20 to SO cents y foot, Accord
Ing to size and the mnterial Of
hich il is constructed.
1t would not b. fair to dismiss
the subject Of rIeslnn wells With
out some mention Of the marvellous
work accomplished BY them III tha,
rrgson known 40 the Colorado and
Mojave deserts.
i''is hns been amply demonstrate
oil ut OHIO, in the heart OF the CO.
oraio desert where al artesian
we'll has been sunk and by the aid
Ut it's water u tract oi desert has
been reclaimed upon which luscious
fruits and vegetables ARE pr.siuccsl
far ia advance Of any other portion
of the state.
no same work has b, en- done
for the Mojave desert aud by the
aid of artesian water several thriv-
lus settlements have been COM
menced. Other wells are being
nunk, and those WHO are behind
til-se enterprises are c"bhdenG that
there Is ali abundance Of water to be
hHd, aud that II Ii only question
vf the depth winch nus, be attain
ed. They are prepared to silk
anywhere from 1000 to 1000 feet
in the search for wafer, and are
~ ly confident uf success.
Otuer DuMberless instancrs ot
success and, mark scarcely N fail
ure, can be given not only for C.l-
itoruia but other places as well, but
too lengthy for the scope OF any
newspaper article.
lh- question that interests Us is:
Can the same thing 10 done in
New Mexico? Unhrsitstingly tho
answer - YES.
The many ranges Of mountains,
their high peaks collecting rnor.
nous quanti',es Of vapor forcing
condensation ia the shape OF rain
TALL md SHOWS, giving far greater
annual average than the eastern
states possess. Point out full
rounded faci, one potential. What
b.colnes of il? Runs rapidly OF
the surface in consequence OF the
rapid declination; sinks quickly To
the bed rock in the porous sands.
while the evaporation in our dry
nil is something enormous, to be
driven again to tue M 'untaia rid T.
es, again condensed and fall upon
the upl.aved declivities that are
the prime sources Of the under
ground flows that thus seek their
way to some large river Tar below
or to the sea.
In short, possessing all the char
scteristics of "arid lands," which,
however great may be the annual
rainfall, always do mainly an un-
dersround business.
" here 20 sink?
The answer 10 this, which III the
m, riiy Of instances will prove
true, is snywherel The elevation
Of any locality above the SOS level