The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-01-18
CLOSE TO 100 FEET.
THE ARTISAN WELL OVER A
QUARTER OF A MILE DEEP.


QUARTER OF A MILE DEEP.
supt. Nannirg's Measurement Makes
IL 1892 Feet-The Drills Working
Now in Soft Clay, but More Flint
Looked For-The Deepening Of the
Water Works to Begin as Soon as
the Drills Arrive. and Work on tbs
Deep Well to be Suspended Then
The Water Committees Plans.
Supt. Manning OF the water works made
an accurate measurement Of the deep ar
tesian well, on the Springfield plantation,
yesterday afternoon, and found the well 10
be !, 492 feet deep.
contractor Joyce struck a white clay
stratum yesterday morning in which the
drill wss still working when drilling was
suspended to take the well measurement.
IL was the first day, for a long time,
tnat the drills have been out Of the flint,
and Mr.. Joyce said that thu flint immedi-
a0ely over the clay formation was not so
hard as that previously encountered. 1t
was not found necessary TO change the tools
yesterday, and the progress was some what
better than when drilling in the flint, al
though the clay is Of the consistency Of
putty and ''oalisn up, so that from eight 20
ten feet is fair days drilling.
Mr.. Joyce fears that he is not yet out of
the flint, as be found just such clay
stratum everything the flint he has recently
drilled through.
TO KEEP ON DRILLING.
Alderman Myers, acting chairman Of the
water co nmitres of council, says that the
drilling will De continued at least until the
arrival of fha anninrnanfa for daapoTiyr 81 -
OF the artesian wells at the water works.
Inc necessary equipments have been or
dered, and Alderman Myers says it
Is expected that they will bs on
the ground within three weeks and
ready to begin deepening the wells.
Contractor Joyce will do the drilling. AL
dernan Myers entsrtains no doubt of the
experiment of deepening the wells to 1000
feet, for It will strike the heavier vein, or
water-bearing rock corresponding to that
which supplies the greater part Of the flow
from the deep we'll.
CAN'T USE THE NEW WELL YET.
Alderman Myers saws that il Is not at all
practicable to attempt to utilize the water
howlng from the well on the Springfield
plantation, as the city has not the funds TO
establish plant there now. It would not
90 to run the risk of taking the extra
engine from tbs water works to pump from
the deep well, and it would require the lay
ing or mains and the expenditure of large
amount Of money not available ct present.
he hopes, however, that within two years
new plant may be erected there, with a
stand pipe somewhere near the park extern
siol, but that it will require the expendi-
ture Of at least 500, 600
The growth Of the city southwark is such
that by that time new plant win be i'm
peratively demanded, as the present engines
and pumping facilities will be inadequate
to meet the demand upon them.
SUNK AS AN EXPERIMENT.
1t is with the new water works plant in
view that the 12-inch we'll was put down as
an experiment, and it has already show n
that the supply from the old wells may be
materially increased by deeper borings, and
the present water works plant by that
means will be able 70 supply the
water demand until the city can
see its financial way clear to
to 60 ahead with the new plant. The deep
well drilling is to be continued under the
belief that a much more productive water
bearing rock may be found, and, il so, the
newer plant will require fewer wells. If,
after drilling to point where it is believed
TO be too expensive and doubtful as to re-
| OF the present well, will know just how
many wells to put down, and to what depth
they must be drilled.
PLENTY OF PRESSURE BELOW 400 FEET.
Contractor Joyce, whose attention was
| called to the opinion of County Commits
| sioner Smart that below 400 feet no more
water-bearing rock is found, said last night
that ne is mistaken. Mr. Joyce says that
| there was very little pressure at the depth
| Of 400 feet, but that after passing 800 feet
| and on up TO 1000 feet, the pressure was
heavily increased, and the volume Of water
was much more than doubled. He says
that he is not mistaken in saying that q
thicker and more prolific bearing
rock was found at the greater depth,
and he pr diets with confidence that the
| wells at tue water works, when deepened,
will be affected in the same ratio Of increase
| proportional, of course, to the smaller di-
| ameter Of the wells
TO DO AWAY WITH RIVER WATER.
Referring to the occasional pumping
| from the river, Alderman Myers says that
| the object in ordering the equipments for
deepening the wells is to stop pumping
frcm the river as soon as posi- bic, and
especially so that by warm weather the
| water works will be in position to furnish
artesian water wholly.
The medical fraternity continue to note
| an increase in the number Of patients suf-
fering from dysentery and dtarrhosa, aud
whether well or illfounded the belief, the
Introduction of the adulterated water in
the mains is believed to be the occasion of
the many affections which are not confined
to children, as adults are also affected in
various portions Of the city.
MT