San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-04-17


but very little has been said about
one of the recent discoveries here
of a most valuable and health
giving and restoring article. Peo-
pie are leaving San Antonio every
day for the Hot Springs of Arkan-
sas, Topo Chico and Monterey,
Mexico, and WOOtan Wells, to OBJ
tain relief from accute suffering
when there is no necessity for so
doing. 1t has been demonstrated
that the very finest sulphur and
hot mineral water can be obtained
within a very short distance of
San Antonio by boring for 1t and
San Antonio has not only the finest
pure, free stone cold water artesian
wells in the whole state, but her
health-giving mineral waters are
abundant, although only recently
discovered.
The first cold sulphur water was
struck on Herman Kampman'S
ranch and subsequently at the San
ia Rosa hospital. The first warm
sulphur and mineral water was
struck in the we'll at the Southwest
Texas insane asylum. This water
has a temperature of 1O3 degrees
fahrenheit at the mouth of the pipe
and was struck at depth of 1,15O
feet. The diameter of the we'll is
four inches and the flow is about
100000 gallons per day with
strong pressure.
The strongest flow and largest
we'll with tho warmest water now
ever, is that in the last we'll sunk
at George Dullnig's ranch six miles
and half below the city and about
two miles east of the asylum.
The flow in the we'll was struck
on April LIST, at depth OF 1900
feet and the deeper the well was
sunk the stronger the flow has
become. On yesterday a depth of
2,O2j had been reached and the
flow is at the rate of over million
gallons per day in six inch
pipe. The temperature of this
water was tested by a reporter for
the LIGHT who bathed in it and it
proved to be 1Oj degrees Fahren-
nett.
The properties of this water are
the same as those at Hot Springs
Arkansas, and TOpO Chico, Mexico,
as well as the waters of WOOtan
Wells, which are imported here
and for which from forty to fifty
cents per gallon is paid by San
Antonio inValidS who can get the
San Antonio waters for nothing.
Mr.. Dullnig will. continue to bore
the present well as long as the
flow Of water continues at it's pres
ent rate, and if there is any tenden-
cy of diminutiOn he will sink a four
inch well inside of it. Heis boring
for natural gas, having struck a
flow of gas in two other wells on his
ranch. The flow of gas in one of these
wells is sufficient to not only furnish
light and fuel for the large dwell
ing on the ranch, but also for
running the steam engine used in
boring the wells. The gas pres
sure in one of the wells in 80 lbs. to
the square inch and in the other
81 lbs. In the latter we'll there is
a flow of crude petroleum superior
for lubricating purposes and which
when refined is equal to Star oil for
a burning fluid, but the supply is
small. Mr.. Dullnig contemplates,
as soon as the well he is now dig
ging is completed, sinking several
others for oil until he gets a suf1i-
cient supply to make it profitable.
He has not yet determined
whether he will build a large hotel
and bathing establishment at his
sulphur well, or not, but is con-
templating doing so.
William Schuermeyer saws he
expects to sink an arteSian we'll on
his land adjoining the asylum
grounds and as soon as he strikes
the hot ulphur water build a large
hotel and bathing establishments.
Both Mr.. Dullnig and he have the
capital at their command to do so
and it is highly probable that a
village will spring up at both
places, which will be sought by
health seekers.
Mr.. Dullnig showed the re-
porter over his ranch yes
terday. On it are about
200 head Of Norman and Morgan
horses for which he finds a ready
sale at from $3.50 upwards. He
unfortunately had lost two fine
stations the day before. He also
has a very small herd Of thnrnnnh