Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-18
PIERRE's WONDERFUL WELL.
"A New York Expert Makes Some 1ntcrcst-
ing Experiments.

ing Experiments.
THE Pierre artcsian we'll is proving
nor and more of u wonder. Prof.
Wright of New York, the expert who
arrived in Pierre last week to make a
thorough test of the we'll, has made
some interesting discoveries. He has
been at work for several days and has
spared no pains to secure accurate Ind
reliable data. His first test was made
in the flow, and he found that $50 gall
Ions of water per minute poured out of
the we'll. A steam guage was put on
to test tho pressure. and it VS. found
that u stream II inches was thrown
SO feet in til air, while the guage
marked ~ pounds pressure. When u
Pinch stream was substituted for the
II the vertical stream fell to 40 feet,
while the pressure Went to 20 pounds.
The most interesting and valuable test
made was the amount of gas that cs-
capped daily from the we'll. He found
that IL stream flowing q gallon of water
in five seconds will give u gallon of gas
in thirty seconds, or the ratio of gas
readily separablc from the water is as
one to six. The whole gas product of
the we'll at these figures would be o.
600 cubic feet every tw%cnty-four hours.
This gas is readily s%eparable from the
water. Further tests made as to the
heating qualities Of tho gas show that
it is fully as great as the manufactured
gas at the city gas works. but it is not
SO luminous. Tue lame contains very
little carbon. Aplate heldin the flame
was not blackcncd. while the flame of
the manufactured gas would blacken
the plate i'll IL few seconds. The heat
ing qualities of the gas were tested by
heating water. Aquartof water placed
e u flame and it was found that five
siXths of u cubic foot of gas boiled the
water i'll five minutes. From this it is
estimated that the heating quantity of
the gas which escapes every twenty
four hours is equal to three tons of
good bituminous coal.
The temperature of the water wa
found to be 100 degrees. Prof. Wright
is one of the %proprictors of the Locke
Hotel in that city, and his object in
coming to- Pierre was to test the value
of the Indian school we'll with the OBJ
ject in view of sinking q similar we'll ut
the Locke, provided it was US repre-
sented. 1t is needless to say that the
Professor is more than satisfied, and
not only has he found tho we'll to be q
wonderful one in the temperature of
water and medicinal qualities that it
possesses and the great value for bath
ing. but he has likewise found out that
the natural gas flowing from one WELLS
sufficient to furnish ali the light used
in o CITY the size of Pierre for lighting,
or if used for heating purposes would
u large sized mandatory. Prof.
Wright is so we'll satisfied with his ex-
periments that he telegraphed for one
of che Swan Bros. the contractors who
sunk the Indian school we'll. to come to
Pierre and give him figures on sinking
another we'll. They have been in con-
sultation, and if the prices are salts
factory it is ar assured fact that work
will be commenced on another gusher
in the next few weeks. The City Coun
Gil at a special session adopted q reso-
luton that u party or corporation that
will put down q flowing we'll to be used
for machinery purposes. except for the
manufacture of gas, will be allowed to
hold the property on which the same
shall be located and all improvements
thereon free of all city taxes for a
period of five years. This offer is open
to the world and with their cheap power
-Artesian water-and cheap fuel-ar-
tesian gas-should succeed in building
up considerable of q manufacturing
city.