The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1891-07-16
Eek. y. e., THURSDAY. JULY IL. 1897.
PURE WATER.
AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY MAY BE
ATTAINED By MEANS OF
ARTEsIAS WELLS.
Manufacturers Record

health. Ii it is contaminated In any
degree it, by SC much, dersDges the
physical condition Of those obliged
to use it. In the uplands and
broad plateaus of the South there is
an abundance Of pure water In the
rivers, the spring and the wells, but
near the coast of both the ocean and
the gulf most natural waters near the
surface of the ground are more or
less impure. and consequently carry
to their habitual consumers the
germs Of physical ills. Many sea-
coast and gulf cities of the South
have employed, at considerable cost,
measures more or less effective to
secure a continuous and abundant
supply Of pure water. 1t Is ques>
tionable whether the people Of any
CITY in the Union have done as much
lnthis respect as those of New Orleans
Many years ago, led by some scien,
tist, they began tobuild large cisterrs,
to which the rain water collected by
their roofs might be conducted, ill
tered and stored, and there are now
few, if any. modern residences in the
Crescent City that are lot amply
provided with facilities for storing
filtered rain water. Not content with
this, the bouseholders of New Or,
leans have recently been boring arte,
sian wells to make sure of perma~
nent pure wafer supply. The pioneer
well, says the Picayune, Of this city,
was sunk by Dr.. Charles +. kells,
who, at a depth of 700 feet, obtained
a flow Of Al gallons per minute.
Another we'll is now producing 81
gallons Of water a minute. The fret
of these wells was bored some six
years since. Now, according to the
Picaynne. there are at least 50 arte
sian wells 10 New Orleans that sre
providing pure water for many of its
citizeus and for the use of some OF
its manufactures.
The uplands, plateaas aud mount
ain cities of the South Can, as q rule.
obtain ample supplies of pure water
from their springs, branches and
larger streams, but rear the coast
this is not practicable, AMI the ques-
tion arises, What other sources Of
an adequate supply are within
reach:" New Orleans has found
that artesian wells will give the best
'conomic reply to this Inquiry SO
also has Brunswick. Ga, and, if we
mistake not, the time is near at hand
when most Southern low country
cities and towns will enueavor to
draw their supplies of drinking and
cooking water from a.tesan wells.
The general principle upon which
such efforts will be based is that large
quantities of the rain th at falls upon
the great water sheds of the South
do not find outlets to the sea by The
rivers whose sources are among
them. On the contrary, they are
absorbed by the vegetable mat tha!
underlles the forest, and, gradually
sinking into the earth, are filtered
through the sand and gravel overly
lLg the rock formations, and then
finding seams and crevices, the,
make their tortuous way far below
the surface until they approach th
coasts. An artesian we'll, sunk in
side Fortress Monroe by the United
States military authorities during
the war, for the supply Of its gar
rison, finally at an unusual dept
struck pure freestone water and tha
undoubtedly fell from the cloud
upon the eastern slopes Of the Blu
Ridge mountains, and. following tn
underground courses nature ha'
made for il, went so far below tn
surface thst an extraordinary dept
of bore was required to bring j
again to the surface. The water
pumped at New Orleans and Bruins
wick had q somewhat similar origin
as is the case At the artesisn wei
bored. at great cost, by the Blac
we'll Tobacco Co., at Durhsm, n. {
The question of an adequate suppl
of pure water for the South Atlsntl
aud Gulf State coast cities woul
seem to depend largely upon the en-
terprise Of their people in gettin
down to the subterranean water
which fell from the clouds npon th
highlands of their several States.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.