The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-08-13
What the Railroad Company VIII
Do TO Encourage the Arte-
sian Well Project.
Option or Nearly a Thousand
Acres Near Helena at q
Dollar an Acre.
Call on Those Interested to Increase the
Fund to y Sum So As To Take Advan-
taee Of the Proposition.

There was q meeting Of subscribers to
tho a~rtesian we'll fund yesterday morning,
TO consider a proposition from the North
land on which to start the bore. Col.
Broadwatsr conducted the correspondence
with Chas. b. Lamborn, the roads land
commissioner, and on Aug. z received the
following from that gentleman:
Your letter Of Aug. 3 ia at hand. II you
will undertake the project Of sinking an
artesian well in township II north, range 8
west, or township II north, range 4 west, to
flowing water; or in default of finding a
good flow or water Mt a less depth, to the
depth OF 1000 feet; I will recommend that
section !, 4 township II north, range 4west,
containing 643. II acres, and the west half
of section 7, township II north, 3 west, con-
tanning 3O3.39 acres, be held for one year,
with the agl eement hat if said we'll cot
not less than six inches bore) is sunk by
you to a good flow of water, or in default
OF same be ing found at a less depth, to q
depth of 1000 feet, the said land shall be
conveyed to you, or as you may direct, on
the payment lof 81 per acre therefor. 1t
will, Of course, be provided that the pro-
posed we'll shall be located on this land. or
within two miles thereof, and shall be COM
pleted within one year.
The offer was regarded as q very liberal
one and it was agreed that il the we'll was
sunk and an artesian flow struck, the in
creased value Of the land would not only pay
the expenses incurred, but would leave a
surplus. The offer was understood to mean
that even it water was not struck, the COM
pany had an option on the land, if it bored
to the depth of 1000 feet. Messrs. Kenck,
Harlow, Reede and Hard were appointed a
committee to look at the land to-day and
report at a full meeting of the subscribers
Friday at 4 p. M, at Colonel Broadwater's
office.
It developed during the meeting that
though. the railroad company stipulated
that only a depth Of 1000 feet must be at
tanned to secure the 962 acres, yetthe desire
was to go down at least 1900 feet if an
artesian flow was not gained at q less
depth. To do this, however, the
subscriptions will haye to be in
creased. The total is now SO, $50.
1t was originally intended to raise $4,000
for the purpose, and this intention has not
been abandoned. The only way to test the
question is to bore, and to do this requires
money. With the sum necessary subscribed,
thep~ project can be carried through rapidly
and without trouble. The subscribers now
in are not willing to go ahead until enough
money is pledged to go down 1000 feet. TO
do this $3.50 is not enough. The project,
if successful, is worth millions of dollars to
the people of Helena and the adjacent
country, besides being of great value to the
state as a whole. The first we'll will natu-
rally cost moro than those which may fol-
low, as the borers, not knowing just what
sort of rock they will encounter, will charge
for the chances they take. Below will BE-
found a list of those who nave already sub
scribed. and the amounts: