The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-03-12
QUEENsLAND'J WONDERFUL WELL.
IL Throws Fountain of Water n Hundred
Feet Into the Air.

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Feet Into the Air.
The artesian we'll mt Charleville, on the
Warrego River. Queensland. is the newe- I
and most remarkable instance of the nat
ural resources of marvellous Australia.
The we'll is situated quite near the RAIL
way station, but in one OF the most un-
likely places that could have been imag-
ined. Who on earth would have expected
that this ar esian we'll, which Is the best
in the world, or at all events yields the
largest amount OF water, was sunk on tho
top of a sandy hummockY Yet so 1t is
The site was chosen by the hydraulic en-
gineer, j. Ii. Henderson, Tor reasons only
known TO himself, but which have been
amply justified.
Crossing the swampy fiat le ding 10 this
hummock, attention is drawn TO wide
channel cut through the drift sand, and
it IS expla ned that the outflow of water
had done this ere the apparatus for con-
trolling it had been obtained. The bore
itself looked a harmless enough kind of
thing. 1t might have been taken for a
rather hi. h standpipe placed in an idiotic
position in the bottom OF hole sixty or
seventy yards long, thirty broad, and ten
feet deer. But a moments observation
showed that the harmless S. looking stand
pipe had made the hole. As matter OF
fact. the water when it was tapped
rushed up in such volume that it washed
away the sand around the bora in n few
minutes, and cleaned out the foundations
OF the derrick and threatened TO wreck
the whole continuance. If they had not
got plug in it pretty soon, it wculd have
washed CharlevIIle into the Warrego. On
top of the pipe there has been liked n
right angle bend, SO that the water can
be turned in any direction
When the visitors arrived at the bore 1t
was seen that the water was trickling in n
tiny stream from this bond into the
thirsty sand below, but in Few minutes
the scene was changed. Mr.. Woodley of
the Queensland Boring Company, which
sunk the we'll opened the valve, and with
every turn of the wheel the thin stream
thickened and DETECTED from its former
perpendlcular course. Ora iuallv the
Volume of wator increased and began TO
roar through the pipe almost like steam
blowing from safety valve. Every mo-
ment the sight became more interesting,
and when the valve was fully opened 1t
was a spectacle to wonder at. Rushing
from the bore and by its own force eject
ing itself for q distance of thirty feet in
horizontal direction came a eo.umn of
water white as milk In appearance. In n
IL
before II into coffee coored mul
This was the first singular thing no
ticed, for the falling white torrent driving
before it. as ii seemed, the brown mua,
produced a whimsical effect like the
pouring of milk and coffee into the same
cup ut the same time. But this did not
last long. In very few moments II lit
tie pond was formed, which tiled up until
the level of the surrounding ground was
re ched, and then there was zen at lirst "a
rnulet, an / then a stream Rushing down
the hillside. When it is said that this
we'll fills 400-gaIlon tank in thireen
seconds 1t can be readily understood that
all this did not take long The valve was
next closed and the Iigbt-angle bend re-
moved. On the second oIenng of the
valve there was witnessed a spectacle at
once beautiful ana majestic, and VIII CHI
vas Well worth the long jour ey flom
Brisbane 10 see The water rose In n
snowy column like a stalagmte of wool
TO height of thirty feet, and descended
in a kissing torrent 20 neavy aud close
ss TO qui obsciI the pipe itself. 1t
was mary oil of beauty, and "a picture that
will never be etfuced from the memories
of those who witLes sed il.
subsequently, nozzle one inch in di-
ameter was attached TO the Tipe and
when the water was IN ned on II assembled
in au even jet t. height OF Learly one
hunar d feet, returning TO the r;h IN IA
heavy shower, or di>,ipa ing III mist
clouds through which the rlinb0ws play ell
with an effect that was 8 b. tiful rs il
was wonderful 1t seemed that the VS.
itors would never tire of cooking AT il.
] hey simply stood and sazed, hard say
ing word, for IN the presence Of this
marvellous phenomenon speech seemed
poor md commonplace, ant the MN
SIMPLY gave itself up 10 childlike VOL
derment. The QuceRslGqder.