The daily tribune., 1905-08-30
HAVE s0[VED THE
WATER QUESTION
Plenty of Water in the Eight
Mile Well.
Brown & Harrison Have 7s5
Feet Of Water in the Hole
They arc Drilling on
Fight-Mile Park.
Irrigation Of land by we'll water ha

Irrigation Of land by we'll water has
been solved In Fremont county.
There is enough water In the we'll
Of Brown and Harrison on Eight Mils
creek TO water big acreage Of land
and they will proceed TO utilize It In
placing their ground under oultiva.
tion. The we'll 10 at depth of TAG
feet and the water stands within
twenty feet Of the surface. The In
how IL 50 large that drilling opera
tions are lmpeded and at the best
only fifteen feet Of drilling can be
made each day.
The aow that was opened and
oased OF At 276 feet IL not interfer.
ing with the progress Of the drill
but 10 much water is coming in bs.
low that depth. II the water from
the stratum first opened was allowed
to dow into the we'll tho water would
dow out Of the mouth Of It. The we'll
1t the present writing will make An
excellent pumping proposition and
there 10 enough water to successfully
irrigate 100 acres.
The Dakota formation has not yet
been reached and 1t 10 expected when
Il 10 . flowing or arsesian we'll will
have been opened. At any rate Brown
and Harrison are satisfied with the
present showing and will break ground
on the Chamberlain place this fall and
plant such seeds - oAn be planted
this season. The man who will have
charge Of the land has been engaged
and will arrive in . short time.
When the capabilities Of the pres.
ont we'll are demonstrated the company
will remove the derrick aud drill on
the Jsn Tong place which they have
seoursd. They will not stop ut this
Sisher but will continue puttisg
down holes until the, have enough
water secured 70 properly place every
Aors of the 5000 they possess under
Irrigation.
This item Of Dsws may not appess
important 10 sone but IL 10 mighty
impertast 70 the general welfare Of
the county. Il solves tho irfisatiou
business IN the vallay and means the
reclamation Of thousands sf acres Of
arid land that at the present time is
At for nothing but coyotes to run over
aad not very good for that It means
several large farms In this vicinity
and the further advancing Of the
prios Of land. II people would invest
their money in the manner thas Brown
and Harrison have done they would
not need TO 60 to Uintah or any other
~ port 70 get farm. for there 10 NO
bsttsr land anywhere than that with.
In the confines Of Fremont county.
Nsssers. Brown and Harrison came
here unsolicited and they have not
asked for . dollar from any body in
the furtbsring Of their project. They
could see far enough ahead to know
that this land in time would be Of
value and they have led the pace BY
ten years BY getting In ON the ground
door and finding their own water by
the we'll process.
They are not going to let up at the
paltry 5000 aorss they now own. bus
will continue 70 increase their hold.
iDgs until they have . big soreage.
Their purpose 10 10 got enough land
20 that they will not 90 begging for
IL later. Mr. Brown 10 very we'll
satisfied with she amount Of water
they have 70 far tapped. Other peo.
pie evidently are mighty we'll satisfied
With the showing too. tor already
they have been made . substantial
o6es for the Chambszlain ranch upon
which The we'll 10 located from outside
capitalists.