New-York tribune., 1909-04-04
NEW ELECTRIC PLANS
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south tn. water. of IN. Atlantic IN all of their
HIILY LAND ON THE ISLAND.

grandeur.
HIII,Y LAND ON THE ISLAND
Through the centre Of the island is 4 range OF
hills from 100 400 feet in height Between the
blun the central hills is an elevated PLAIN OF
fertile soil supporting growth Of deciduous trees
MANY Of the old ones Of large size. South OF the
central hills sloping 70 the water with fall OF
about twenty feet to the mile is an almost un-
broken sandy plain covered by pine forest Along
the south shore lies the Great South Bay. from
two TO five miles wide and a hundred miles long
and seDa-ated from the ocean by sandy bar
averaging half a mile wide"
There are two navfGable rivers the Island.
and number Of small inland lakes of fresh water
especially in the eastern half: some OF these have
no visible iret or outlet. The central part OF the
island only fifty miles from New York city, is yet
largely an unbroken forest, except for the small
villages and such state OF nature mat nun
dreds of Wild deer inhabit its more remote Por-
tions Long Island. you know, lies ,ebouI
tuentv miles of the New England coast, sepa-
rated BY that inland sea- Long Island SOUND. II
is approximately fifteen miles wide and IN fhiIeS
long containing nearly 100000 acres ana !tl
ri+ only sse square miles OF territory II has 20
rDi1cs OF waterfront. counting the Sound It's bays
and the ocean II IS the only considerable port"A
OF the Atlantic coast entirely surrounded by water
and receives all It's attendant influence, diminish
ing the difference between the temperature ol
winter. end summer and day and night
1T can be shown by a study OF It's geology tl'AI
tbe island s made w mainly OF sand. gravel ana
thin strata of clay, dipping from north 10 south'
It's ground water currents must therefore no"
from north 70 south and its drainage in the same
direction Wells located TO The north OF d"eHiHg
will therefore be less liable 20 contamination uAh
II located on the opposite side; and cessp"cls 10
Gated on tho south side of a house VIII oe lesS
likely TO conta1ninate the wells than II their posi-
t,ous vere reversed. The character OF the sol!
rnoddes the climate in respect OF fogs. Ihey are
more frequent over wet clay soil than over dry
we'll drained soil, such the sandy soil OF Long
Island.
old Greenwich Village IN New York, was tradi-
tionsI1v healthy and this region IS so today
T7pideraics that attacked the old city one hundred
wears ago found no lodgment in Greenwich village
This has always been attributed 10 the tact thdt
the underlying soil to depth Of fifty feet or more
:. nurs sand and provides excellent drainage
MANY NEVER FAILING SPRINGS.
Tho same condition prevails Long Island
Nth the difference that instead of the sand being
sf+,- reet II is several hundred feet deep The
water of the island is very pure Because Of the
character of the soil it is freer from organic and
,o-eanfc material than wells of other regions not
bevtne sand and gravel soil There are great
r,an,, never failing SPRINGS coming Cd from the
s,rd along the shores and In the NtsseqUogue Val
1a,, and even IN the highlands and in the shady
forests are numerous ponds, ell Of them sending
forth streams of clear cold. sparkling water
..Tbe existence of the fresh water lakes referred
n as having no inlet or outlet depends on the fact
that basin has been formed Ia the clay stratum
b., Glacial folding These necessarily fill from the
ground water and remain pure because of the water
altering through the sand. During the decade