The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1891-08-20
SUCCESS At LAST IS OURS.
! Big Flow Of ARtesian Water Struck
On The Mckee.
Other Wells 90 be PuG Down Imme.
dIateIy.sThe Problem 81 High
land Irrigation solved.

Ou 6AtuIuhy AASb h D. bCuuuet LIiNSu
in the city bringing the gratifying news
that artesian water had been struck by
the company in very satisfactory guam
tity. The report spread rapidly. but
almost everybody Questioned as to
there being any truth in It, and some Of
those who had not had II authonitatively
from Mr.. Scudder placed little reliance in
It until 1t was verified by those who Wis.,
tied the well in person. The news seemed
almost too good TO be true, for it solves
the problem Of the irrigation Of lands
lying above the ditch lines, and means
the redemption Of many thousand acres
Of arid land, which, when once covered
by water, will be as productive as any in
the world.
For some time before flowing water was
actually reached, the expert assured Mr..
Scudder that all doubt Of finding water
had vanished from his mind and 1t would
simply be q question Of quantity. At q
depth Of little over four hundred feet
the flow began. At first It was at the
rate Of but $1,000 gallons Of water per
diem, but the big drill was kept pound
ing away and the flow increased with
every stroke, until now. by actual meas
turement the flow is 1900 gallons an
hour, or Gas, 900 gallons per day. This
amount Of water, by the system Of irriga-
ton to be pursued by the company, will
cover 100 acres Of land.
By Saturday night the wGter was sent
up through six-inCh casing to height Of
thirty-three feet, and the force is now
sufficient to send il up sixty feet. The
news, sent throughout the country by
telegraph, brought in many parties from
Sound points, who aimed to take advan-
taGe Of the success Of the experiment by
filing on vacant government lands.
Crowds from this city visited the well
on Saturday, Sunday and succeeding days
and many filings were made at the land
Office.
The company which has had the nerve
and enterprise to buy and file on these
lands and to bring an expensive boring
plant here, is known as the Yakima Land
company and incorporated, with CAPT.
talization of 100000 A meeting was
held on Thursday and A. X. Hiscock was
elected president, Fred X. Reed vice pres.
ident, II. B. scudder general manager
and treasurer, W. l.. Steinweg secretary.
and Samuel Starrow engineer. It Is the
intention to put down wells every quarter
Of mile on the company's property, but
II was decided at the meeting to move the
plant two miles further on, in order to
test the extent Of the water veins, and "a
Immediately commence sinking the sec.
ond we'll.
Another meeting Of the company will
be held to-day for the purpose Of deciding
on the question Of sending for more ma.
chimes and prosecuting the work Of Dor.
ing, not only on company lands, but any.
where throughout the Yakima valley
where settlers desire this service. Another
matter to be taken up will be the starting
Of a model farm, which will be planted
to fruits, hops, tobacco and other crops
that have proven profitable in Yakima,
The lands Of the company are to be cut
up into 40 and 80 acre tracts, improved
and placed on the market.
The full extent Of the benefits to be de
rived from the success Of this experiment
can hardly be realized, but it is generally
recognized that nothing Of greater mo
ment has ever happened here, and thai
the enterpriSing projectors Of the scheme
richly deserve the good fortune which ID
theirs.