Rocky Ford enterprise., 1911-03-17

ure on entrance would be about 4O(
pounds when the bore would be pump
ed out to the bottom. AT informed
late depths it is obviou, that watel
would flow in proportionately as te
maximum head 400 pounds and mini
mum head. o.
Now what is wanted is water and a
the least possible expense. A ten
inch bore will deliver more than three
times the water required in Rock,
Ford if the water is there. Judge Mi
nor's plan reverts finally to entrance
surface. Six IS inch tubes have ar
entering surface of 234 inches. A
pocket blasted to about 6 #. diameter
would have about the same entrance
surface, There are no such things as
stratas of loose sand at BOO #. The
water enters between the stratas oil
solid rock, or fractures. The blast.
ing of large rocket is clearly inside
of the possibilities, as any person
knows who has spent over 20 years
in the use of high explosives in rocks
as the writer has. Now if the six Il
inch holes would admit enough wat
er. one hole or pocket edualling the {
inch area, would also. Then, granted
we have enough water in either event
A ten inch hole will admit an inch
pipe shrouded without and lined with
in with wood. and still icave 2 inch
diameter for water. This wood pro-
lection for pipes is in constant use in
many nj our quartz mines to protect
them from corodings minerals. A :
inch -;rr is capable of delivering wat
er as follows:
in. diam IL it. long for stroke. u
gal. Y
, in. diam, so strokes per min. I2oc
gal.
in. diam. 60 per min. 72oo gal.
in. diam. ~ Ho. I.7e6ooo gal.
Which is probably more than double
present requirements. The power or
equipment could be decreased proper
tionatelv at first To lift this amount
of water it would require 20 II. p
for each so feet lift. so according to
where the water level would be under
constant pumping would depend the
rower. If at 100 ft- 40 II. p. il AT
I-o #. 90 II. p. etc. My idea of q
QUINN is the Cornish" type used
in many of our deepest western mines,
ORIGINATED in Cornwall. England. from
whence it derived its name. II is the
cheapest simplest and most reliable
here. The cylinder would he placed
at the bottom Of the well which would
rcuuirc no more power to speak OF. To
nun, fror- any given water level than
" the cv'indcr were placed there,
Haviro the advantage of pumping io
the bottom II necessary (where the
pressure on entering surface would
t~ 400 -ounds) with only requisite ad-
ditionai power added. These pumps
arc oneratcd by means of walking
hcam or rack and rinion. either oi
which are comparatively simple. For
convenience in replacing valves the
cylinder would be slightly smaller
bore than the wood lining, so valve
and rod would pass through. That
there is an abundance of water. pro.
-idinr the entering surface is made
large enough. I have always believed
and advocated. The employment ol
this method of increasing flow Is no,
uncommon. in fact there are oil dis.
tricts where the universal rule and
-racti-e is 10 shoot the well before II
has been cascd or tested. Through
out the Indiana field the practice
holds good. This is no hcarsay au-
thority. The writer can produce good
substantial testimonials that he no,
only "was there with the goods" bu,
that he was recognized consulting
authority on rocks. their Characters.
tics. textures. strengths and general
qualities. Also on drilling over the
central west. radiating from Obcr1in
Ohio. and Chicago for many years
This is not for self laudation. II is
simnlv to show that I know whereof
I sneak. that our city might possibly