Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1891-05-08

A new feature In the water supply from
arteSian wells has been successfully intro
duced at New Orleans, aud promises to be
of much value in the increase Of flow from
these wells The New Orleans Picavune
describes the method there employed rs
follows:
Many of the more extensive manufac-
tories in the city where large quantities of
water are necessary, says the New Ocl6anS
PiCayun has re 'orted to the use of arte-
an wells, and while the supply furnished
has in most cases proved adequate and the
water satisfactory to taste and smell, IN
some instances quantities that could be
supplied by driven wells were wanted.
70 increase the dow of water has been
sometimes difficult, if not altogether i'm.
possible, but the question has at last solved
IN a satisfactory manner, and flow Of
water, from 4 single we'll of l.000000
in twenty-four hours is an accomplished
fact.
Among the taIiacjes regarding aries
ian water in this city was one that ii
could not be used for the manufacture If
ice. This was diSproven by the manage
| ment of the Crescent City Ice manufactur-
ing company. who used it for that pur-
! pose from the first.
Two arteSiau wells $50 feet deep each.
were driven In the yard of the factory on
Front, between Lafayette and Poydras
| streets, the first furnishing water at a
| rate OF go gallons per minute, and the
| other 50 gallons. Recently the company
added new 3O-ton Ice machine to its
| plant, and larger supply of water was
necessary. A third driven we'll was de,
| tGrmined upon, but even with this addi-
ton, should it flow at the rate of 50 sal
Ions per minute. it would not prove ,utfi,
cient for their purposes.
s. ]. Whitoside, of Savannah. Ga, who Is
vice-president of the New Orleans COM
pany determined to venture on an expert
ment to increase the flow of water. and
that he was successful can be demonstrate
ed by visit to the c1npluy's works,
where the dow Of water will aStonish ALL
Instead e. an OutpDur of eighty gallons
per minute at the surface o. the ground lie
has secured an unr'mittIRg il)w of 700
gallons 4 minute three feet above the sur.
face and the water Is clear and sparkling.
for it Is slightly impregnatel with car
bOnic acid gas and is devoid of taste
| Mr.. Whiteside found In Savan .ah.
Ga, that by cutting off the pipe twenty
feet below the surface and attaching to the
end pump. the flow of water greatly in
|
ment here, and about month ago tie
pipe tone inch in diameter) having been
driven down TAO feet and flow of 30 gal.
Ions per inmate having been obtained. he
set to work. First he stopped the H,w
and commenced digging well ab )ut 3
feet IN circumference around the pipe. He
dug down 20 feet and secured the sides
with brick wal. 4 pump with a
cylinder Is by p inches, with Il pluuger
~ feet long, was placed upright In the
| bottom of the well. and al the surface a
steam cylinder Is inches by "a inches was
placed vertically and connected with
the boilers inside the build N.
6-lnch discharge pipe was connected with
the pump. and all was ready.
Again the knowing ones were disap-
pointed. They had told Mr.. Whiteside
that il he stopped the flow of water from
the draw pipe, sediment would form in
it and choke the flow of water. The pipe
had been closed 4 month, yet when it was
opened the pump set to work, the flow y :
not only as great but nearly ten times
greater than it was at first The inch
discharge pipe appeared to b. almost TOO
small to allow the column of water which
jutted forth to escape and the cutters In
the streets were soon overlooking. FOI
four hours steadily the water flowed. anu
there was no apparent diminution in the
supply, nor yet were the two other driven
wells not twenty feet distant effected 10y
the discharge of the immense quantitie.
of water.
Mr.. Whiteside says by this means
supply of 100000 gallons every twenty
four hours is attainable, while lowering
the pump to a still greater depth the
supply would be still larger and could
readily be increased to 100000 gallons il
twenty four hours.