The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1906-04-11
Wednesday, April II, 1906.
The Second Artesian Well Finished
on Wednesday Three Hundred
Feet Deep,

. The new artesian well at the power house
was. ompleted on Wednesday. 1t Is three
hundred feet deep and is twelve feet from the
old well. Both have supplies of water mat
appear 10 be inexhaust Bile. The compressor
can bring the water from both wells at tne
same time, thus doubling the quantity raised,
without extra expense.
The well was drilled by MIR. Dund, the mar
who drilled the old we'll here nine years ego
the contractor then as now being Perry an.
drews OF New York. The drilling began on
completed on the Sd day Of April at 5:l5 p. M:
and there was not a hitch or obstruction 70
delay the work.
The volume OF water has been greatly In
creased-how much II is impossible TO say,
for the supply has always been greater IMAM
any demand made upon 1t.
The new we'll was tested yesterday Wild tne
R,g per ssa SG n.4pNewberr s1 observer.
OF course we are not able to say what ben.
eft, II any, the additional Newbeuy we'll
will be. But Abbeville has had some expe'
rience in digging deep wells. We dug one
about Q hunered feet through solid granite,
after passing through a few feet OF earth.
A new we'll within = few feet OF the first well
was dug to the depth OF 500 feet, through hard
rock. Ths water supply was limited. To In
crease the wafer supply surface wells we're
dug, and pipes connected them with the
pump. The supply OF water then seemed In
exhsustible-and we were all happy. But
In q little while the supply from all the wells
was reduced 10 the amount which we got out
OF the first we'll, which was We believe less
than one hundred feet deep.
, Now, as 10 orr compressor, $l.lOO was paid
for It, and it was put in our deep well. At
first It was put 80 far down that 1t could not
throw the water out. 1t was raised to within
something like 800 feet OF the: top. 1t then
worked beautifully as long as the water
lasted. But In a minute the supply OF water
on hand was exhausted, end only the dow OF
the we'll came ont. We have forgotten how
many cords OF wood were burned daily TO
make steam TO run the blower.
After considerable experience with the
blower tt was taken out, and thrown into the
scrap heap, where 1t lay until q gudgeon came
along and enriched the town by $500 for the
privilege Of taking II away. About his
time the electric light company undertook
the contract to do the pumping.
ASH an experiment a $50 dollar secondhand
suction pump was borrowed and put into
the we'll. or course the Observer knows that
about thirty feet Is all that q suction pump
IAN raise wafer. Inc naluJAl supply VI Tue
water in the we'll rose within four feet
OF the top OF the earth. and about half
cord Of wood was required to run the pump.
ALL the that We got came from q point less
than q hundred feet from the surface.
The town eventually took charge Of the
well. We were obliged TO have more water.
We were afraid OF the result Of further dig
gipg, aud 60 our town council wisely turned a
stream from q neighboripg hillside into the
reservoir. A filter was put in, and now we
have On abundance OF water for all purposes
without cost 10 the city. After furnishing
(, water to fush the sewers the amount which
the citizens pay for water is suficientto pay
all expense.
With the blower in the we'll we got less
water and the expense was greater.
Our neighbor speaks OF his we'll as an "arte-
sian WE'LL" II 1t was "an artesian we'll" II
would flow, and no blower would be neces-
sary. The water in our we'll rises to Within
four feet Of the surface. but it Is only a deep
we'll.