The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1912-11-28
WILL MAKE ALL SOUTH GEORGIA BLOOM
Great Wealth In Irrigation.
JUDGE sPEER POINTS OUT REMARKABLE FACTS.

UT REMARKABLE FACTS.
Vile in Twiggs far to the southeast
Of yalambrose, the historical planta-
ton Of Governor Troup in Laurens.
1t underlies the entire county Of
Pulaski and from a point scarcely
southeast Of Montezuma in Macon
to Vienna in Dolly. The freeholders
of the broad and level lands Of Sum-
ter, Of nearly all Of Webster, all Of
Randolph, Terrell and Lee, much
lof Clay, all Of Calhoun, much to the
east and all to the west Of the Flint
river in Doughtery, all OF Baker,
Early and Miller, much Of Mitchell,
and no small share Of Decatur, hold
ling title as they do to the center Of
the earth, have also title to the
center Of the earth, have also title
Ito the waters OF this marvellous re-
servoir. Through multitudinous
lakes and limesinks it sinks, in many
places, the light Of day. The mys-
teal depths Of the famous Blue
Springs near Albany has this life
living source. In Lowndes and
Brooks, Thomas and Grady, through
the vast pond at Lake Park, by the
Symmetrical sheets Of clear water at
Lake Alcyone, and other points too
numerous to mention the subter-
ranean river gives notice mmistak-
liable that like the brook in Tenny-
Ison's charming lyric,
MEN may come and
Men may 60,
but I'll go on forever"
The Eoche formation which the
great lacustrine body underlies -
marked on the preliminary geoIogi-
cal map of Georgia, published in
it9O8, by S. w. McCallie, with the
collaboration Of Otto Veatch. More
obviously to the masses, in the opin-
lion of DR.. Fort, is it marked on the
surface by the "oak and hickory
Hands" in the counties mentioned.
lin the lands Of this sort DR.. For,
owns plantation in Doughtery
county about 10 miles from Albany.
He determined to test his theory as
to the existence Of the reservoir and
totestit for the purpose Of irrigation.
After some delay, resulting from
, accidents in boring, he has now
reached, at the depth Of 700 feet q
Isuper-abundant supply. It gushes
forth from a pipe 2 1-2 inches In
diameter at the rate Of 10000 gal
| Ions per diem. Catching the water
i'm an ordinary earthern reservoir,
by means of terra cotea pipes, with
effective valves at the necessary dis
lance from each other, he has dis
tributed the water 50 as to irrigate
IA acres. His reservoir holds 400,
900 gallons and this he finds suffi-
eient to irrigate 14acres Of land with
one inch Of water every 10 days. He
can now bid defiance to drouth.
The keen interest Of the Depart
ment OF Agriculture in, Washington
prompted it to supply to DR.. Fort,
or to suggest the necessary valves.
Already, with only imperfect atten-
ton, DR.. Fort has raised with the
usual commercial fertilizers on an
irrigated acre, 100 bushels Of corn.
i So wonderful is his success that
Milo B. Williams, Irrigation En-
gineer Of the National Department
of Agriculture, has unreseryedly de-
clared, that all the lands in the vast
area above this mighty supply can
readily be given a value of $4,000
per acre. In view Of the cheapness
Of the system and the results of ir-
rigation in Georgia and Florida
these figures are not surprising.
From Americus Times Recorder,
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