La Junta tribune., 1908-02-08

ANoi III Ia y uttkA iS.t NNhoo%A'
when analyized at that time, con-
tanned 73 grains of solids. showed
1898 grains Of solids: the expert
mental well sunk in North La Junta
three weeks ago to depth of twen-
ty-eight feet contained lis. 22 grams;
a test well. or driven point. put
down 100 feet north from the end
of the present suction line. to
depth Of twenty-one and one-half
feet. tested l0s. "a. grains; a similar
test well. fifteen feet deep, put
down AGO feet north Of the suction
line. tested 1l4.6 grains; the well
nearest the pump house testei 3i3.s1
grains of solids. Mr.. Griffin also
made an analysis of sample of
water secured from well in North
La Junta, which the owner declared
contained the best water over there
This sample tested 1873 grains of
solids.
Two weeks ago City Chemist Grif-
nm made an analysis of the water
taken from well No. at the pump
house. This is the well which the
city council experimental with last
summer. when there was talk of
deepening all the wells at the pump
house in an effort to improve the
quality as well as the quantity, This
well is the one located at point
furthermost north from the pump
house. II was deepened eight feet
Last summer, the work being dlscon-
tinued on account of encountering
shale. Mr.. Gritfin's analysis of
water taken from this well last
week showed 1893 grains of solids.
That the water in well No. s is
much better than that in any of the
other wells has long been known at
the pump house. and has been used
there for drinking purposes for
months.
From the analysis it was very APP
I aren't to the city council that the
wells nearest the pump house are
not fit for use. and that supply Of
water even better than that in North
La Junta can be securedsby sinking
additional wells to as great depth
as possible north of well No. 8. The
council decided to get busy at once
in order to have better supply of
water available for use before the
irrigation season commences The
distance from well No. to the
bank of the river is about $50 feet
and the special committee was in
structed to order the necessary sue
ton pipe at once and the casing for
the additional wells to be put down
There is not question of a doubt
but that La Junta will soon have a
better water supply than it ever had.
The present is a very unfavorable
time of year to make an analysis of
water supply. The analysis made
by City Chemist Griffin last October
of the water taken from the test
we'll in North La Junta showed 73
grains of solids. A test made last
week of water from the same well
sho .eed 1922 grains II the under
flow water on this side of the river
improves at the same ratio during
the spring and summer months, La
Junta will have a water supply equal
To that of the famous Horse Creek
underflow Prof. Haddan. head
chemist of the State Agricultural
College. made test of the Horse
Greek undertlow. and says: The
water taken from the Patrick ranch
on Horse Greek contains 72.3 grains
Of solids. If the water from the
underfiow, which it is proposed to
tap. improves during the spring
and summer months at the
same ratio that the water in
the test we'll in North La Junta
deteriorated during the winter
months. which was 50.3 grains. and
well No. S and the new wells to be
put down improve at the same
ratio. the latter will test 59.6 grains
and be even better. than the Horse
Greek underflow, so far as solids are
concerned The water problem in
La Junta may yet be solved. close at
home. and at minimum of expense
compared to other projects. The