Weekly journal-miner., 1910-05-04
ARTISAN WATER DISCOVERED IN
 GLOBE Aqua Pura Problem Solved For Gila
 Countyseat Heavy Flow Renders Un- necessary Deep We'll
 Pumping

As the result Of the sinking of s new well at the city pumping plant, the water supply of this city has been increased to the extent of 800 gallons an hour, says the Globe Sil. yer Belt.
 Water was encountered in the new well at depth of about 300 feet. st what is believed to be the bottom of the Gila conglomerate. The water rose Co within less than 100 feet of the surface and the we'll was tsp. ped Tuesday by q drift connecting 1t with the old wells. The water has been flowing continuously since the connection was made and it is believed that the flow will be per. manent.
 Owing to difficulties encountered in sinking the new well, it is believed that when . second hole is sunk that a much larger flow of water will be encountered. After apparently pass. ing through the Gils conglomerste, several days ago, the drilling tools were lost in the well, through the loosening of one of the joint. m fishing for the tools the we'll was filled with sand to some extent, and it is probable that the flow has been impeded as result.
 The tools have been fshed out of the well, and as soon as they can be repaired, a new we'll wrIf be started. This we'll will probably be sunk to . greater depth than the present well.
 After passing through the conglom. crate sand was encountered in the well. Below was strata of cay, and still deeper was another sand strata. The hole had been sunk to a depth of nearly 2to feet when the accident occurred. By drilling deeper in the sand and easing the we'll. it is believed that more water can be dc. veloped.
 In any event, the flow already dis covered bears out the theory Q. the city officials that permanent .,ow of water exists below the Gila con. glomerate and practically demon. strates that the water in the Old Dominion mine comes from the Finals and runs in a general direction past fhe city pumping plant.
 Mayor Alfred Kinney is highly pleased with the water strike, which has been made in the new we'll and yesterday expressed firm couvic. tion that further development of this water supply would solve the water problem for Giobc.
 "while the flow of water from the new we'll is not sufficient to meet the present needs of the city by any means the discovery of this water shows that there Is good flow beneath the conglomerate, as has long been my contention," said Mayor Kinney to the Silver Belt, in speaking of the matter yesterday.
 "It ia hardly likely that this we'll will be sunk to any greater depth, owing to the difficulties which have been encountered in drilling and the liability of further trouble. As soon as the tools caa be repaired, however, work will he commenced on a new we'll which will be sunk to q greater depth than the present boring.
 "T am convinced that the new we'll has been sunk through the Gila con glomerate, and that the flow of water which has been encountered is per. manent. The fact that the drill went through sand and clay and into soft sand again after passing through the hard formation makes 1t apparent 70 me that the Gila conglomerate does not extend to as great depth as we originally figured. The sinking of another well will further establish this fact, I believe.
 "If further development work shows this water supply to he per. manent, the water question of Globe has been solved for many years to come. The fact that an artesian flow has been encountered will obviate the necessity of deep we'll pumping and no greater expense will be incurred in handling the new water supply than is the case under present condi. | tions"