Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-03-27
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The artesian well at Cbarlara,
the Darrego River Queensland '@ %
newest and most remarkabla hs
/ OF the natural resources OF mo, .'st'..,1a.
Australia. The we'll is situatal' eNo8
near the railway station bur /, 40.ie
/ the most unlikely places tb1, que
have been imagined. Who W. eo13
would have expected that this 9,e s11e
well. which IS the best in the wo o,5153>A9
at all events yields the largest e al o.
OF water, was sunk on the ton ,''v4l
sandy hummock? Yet So If Vi
site was chosen by the hydr,n1;;, la'
[ gineer, j b. Henderson, for ~ 60
only known to himself. but Whit lS'l'9a'
been amply justified nave
Crossing the swampy flat leadi,.
this hummock, attention is drau.m g
wide channel cut through Tho y .
sand, and it is explained that tbo |1'
flow OF water had done this ere tbo I'
paratus for controlling it had Noon
tanned. The bore itself looked W.
less enough kind of thing. n I'm a'' ~
have been taken for a rather I ~.
standpipe placed in an idiotic nos;tsl
III the bottom of hole sixty or gu s,,'.l
yards long, thirty broad, and len wv ~
deep. But Il moments obsarr.s''e
showed that the harmle,s-ooliO-
stand-pipe had made the hole a.
matter of fact, the water when +,
tapped rushed up in such volume w.,
It washed away the sand around 4,
bore in a few minutes, and cleaned or.
the foundations of the derrick anu
threatened to wreck the whole c,.
trivance. If they had not GOT n MIN,
in it pretty soon, it would have wsst,3
Charleville into the Warrego On t,1
of the pipe there has bee-. fixed rirss
angle bend, so that the water can 4.
turned in any direction
When the visitors arrived at The lam.
it was seen that the water was trirkHr.
in tiny stream from this bend r,s
the thirsty sand below, but in few mm
utes the scene was changed. M
Noodley of the Queensland BORN,
Company which sunk the well. opegp
the valve, and with every turn Of ma
wheel the thin stream thickened and
detected from its former perpendjcplor
course. Gradually the volume n
water increased and began to roa,
through the pipe almost like Steam
blowing from sayety valve. Every
moment the sight became more inter.
esting and when the valve was fnlly
opened it was a spectacle to wondera'
Rushing from the bore and by its own
force ejectiug itself for distance Of
thirty feet in horizontal direction
came column of water white ms milk
in appearance. In Il second or two f
churned up the sand before it into
eolee-coIored mud.
This was the first singular thin,
noticed, for the falling white torrent
driving before it, as it seemed the
brown mud, produced whimsical
effect like the pouring of milk and
coffee into the same cup at the same
time. But this did not last long. Ina
few moments a little pond was formed
which filled up until the level of the sur,
rounding ground was reached. amt
then there was seen at first a riyulet
and then a stream rushing down the
hillside. When it is said that this well
fills a 500-gallon tank in thirteen
seconds it can be readily understood
that all this did not take long. The
valve was next closed and the right.
hand bend removed On the second
opening of the valve there was wit.
messed spectacle at once beautiful
and majestic, and which was well
worth the long journey from Brisbane
to see. The water rose in snowy
column like a stalagmite of wool to
height Of thirty feet and descended in
a Kissing torrent SO heavy and close Us
to quite obscure the pipe itself Itwas
marvel Of beauty, and picture that
will never be eilaced from the mem
cries oil those who witnessed il
Subsequently "a nozzle, one inch ia
dlanvt.r wa, attached to the pipe and
wueu The water was turned ON it as
cendpd jn an even jet to q height Of
nearly one hundred feet, returning to
earth In a heavy shower, disSipating in
mist clouds through which the rain
bows played with an effect that was as
beautiful as it was wonderful Il
seemed that the visitors would never
tire of looking at it. They Simply
stood and gazed, hardly saying word
for in the presence of this maryelou.
phenomenon speech seemed poor and
commonplace, and the mind simply
gave itself up to childlike wonder
ment.-Zbe QueeHSlaHder.