The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1903-10-09
ARTESIAN WELLS

to immense coal deposits aud beds of
asphalt or have within their municipal
boundaries sreas quatries Of valuable
building stone bun 5c; oae has any
thing more desirable than vinita's
seemingly inexhaustible supply cf ar
teslan water that spouts from the
earth in floods wherever a well is
sunk to the artesian basin This water
is clear. cold. soft and pure. pleasant
to drink. and Of inestimable value in
the preservation Of public health,
which has improved in Vinita tin ty-
phoid fever is rarely found Physi-
clans here say that there has been a
decrease Of more than 90 per cent in
sickness since Vinita began using ar
tesian water vinitas former water
supply came from shallow wells The
water was hard and mwholesome
The discovery of artesian water
here was a surprise and its presence
unsupported Three years ago George
w Miller organized a local company
to prospect for OIL and gas When the
drin reached a depth of $50 feet the
volume of water that came to the sur
face and overaowed Ike mnlrace
caused the trospectors 10 forget about
oil and gas The drill was sent furth-
er ana 5 s'rongsi nov found at 6JO
feet A later well. 100 feet deep. is
the biggest and strongest Of all. The
water pressure in an average well is
about thirty-fve pounds to the square
inch.
The Pressure Of the Wells.
Through an ordinary lawn hose
water can be thrown twenty feet and
can be used in sprlnkllng almost as
effectively rs from an ordinary water
works system ry its own pressure
the water will lift itself to the attic
of two story residence, about thirty
three feet. where It can be stored in
q tank. giving both room and lavatory
service on two floors the new resi-
dence Of Judge Joseph E. Gill OF the
Northern judicial district is a practical
demonstration OF what can be done
with this natural water supply His
residence has two ful stories and an
attic His storage tank is in the attic
and provides an un1ailing supply OF
water throughout the house Sewerage
goes TO underground cesspools
vinita nov has eighteen artesian
wells with a capacity Of more than 1
million gallons every twenty-four
hours Thc i.I00 foot well has a flow
OF SEQ 0OO gallons, well in the south
part OF town pours out 10000 gallons.
and a well sunk by the city at the
intersection of Illinois avenue and VIII
son street runs $4,000 gallons day
other wells flow from $4,000 TO 100000
gallons On September 20 citizens
will vote on an $4,000 bond issue.
$4,000 for water works and $4,000
for sewerage Everybody seems in
favor Of voting the bonds This sum
should give the town a splendid water
works equipment Water vii be
drawn from a reservoir connected with
artesian wells There mas been no
perceptible decrease in the tiow OF any
wells as the number Increased The
present supply is sufficient for a town
four times the size OF vinita
eottins the Water, Too.
vinlta is proud OF rs artesian wa
ter. and calls the attention of every
stranger to It's good fortune. The city
well aows into basin from which
any person is free 10 take all he may
need. Farmers come with barrels in
their wagons aud haul it away Trav.
elers stop at the well and water their
teams. Men. women and children
come hour after hour with buckets and
carry Il home for cooking and drinking
purposes. Hotels serve artesian wa
ter on their dining tables, and SO great
is It's popularity that local company
Is bottlng and shipping artesian water
20 Indian territory towns where the
water supply Is bad The best ice in
Indian territory is manufactured from
this water -s~~frwSUr
Il IS possible for every citizen OF
vnita TO own his own water works
plant at small cost for all time and
iadepend1nt of the municipal system.
Several wealthy citizens have bored
iRdlYidual wells, and built elaborate
private systems Of water works. w,
r. Halsell. one OF Indian territory's re-
puted miiiionaires, has a bathing pool,
possibly 4osito feet in size, sunk in
the grounds adjacent 20 his residence.