Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-15

country and geological formations OF
the sub-struta have a great deal 10 do
with the occurrence of ground-water
ard the obtaining Of the same at
economical depths.
In a section whore IL is proposed 10
Institute pumping for irrigation 1t rs
wise To hire a professional wen drill
Der and have him put down test
wyU of the size thought 90 be suited
to the needs Of irrigation GO inches
to II lnches.) Several Interested
parties should bear the expense 81
such Well, each paying his pro rata.
As a well Is put down, log or tho
various depths should oc carefully
kept. taking samples al every foot to
determine the character of the ver-
ious materials encountered Thus,
when the well is completed or drilled
to satisfactory depuL IL will bc
known at what depth or depths the
water was found and the character OF
the materials In which water was
found. II the water-boaring strata
is found In a good gravel from 10 10
20 feet In depth. very favorable con-
ditionE obtain and good flow ~ ale
most Invariably assured. Under such
conditions. a good flow being certain,
the well may be operated ms a com
munity well or the various Interested
parties may be purchased by one per-
son. the well thus becoming his sole
propTty II the well rs failure.
those interested may consider that
the money was We'll spent and that
considerable money has been saved.
Someone may say nj this points sup
pose that water were encountered only
at great depth then tho well would
be- useless as there is a limiting depth
beyond which IL Is Improbable ana
impracticnnle To pump from
This Is an very true and thg import
anco OF sinking the well before IN
yesting in expensive machinery Is the
more strongly emphasized by this
query. In many sections h Is unuoe-
essary To sink test wells as successful
pumping plants are already In oper-
alton. In the Mcsilla valley there
seems 90 be an underground water
supply sufficient FOR almost any NUM-
Der Of pumping plants. Some wells
Yield more than others as the gravel
strata are found az varying depths ana
varying character, The greatest ditli-
Guilty encountered n IN the handling
the auckland. Where the auckland
occurs with coarse gravel good
well Is almost always certain AS the
aulcksand can be pumped from the
gravel leaving open spaces Ia the
gravel through which the water VIII
flow more rapidly giving the well
larger supply than when there Is oniy
auckland. one should not desire too
coarse a gravel as difficulty is found
!n sinking the easing or removng
large houlders from the well ln
case the nrst stratum of water-uearinp
gravel encountered does not give large
enough now, tho well viii either have
10 be- enlarged or sunk deeper win
, the Wow 10 striking the second oi
third stratum. water found at lower
depths viii often rise thus adding "a
the total supply of the well ana Civ
! ing the desired amount Where Two
or three strata are encountered, per
! foratod sections 90 pipe, preiefahN
standard wen straincr uf tho sam'
Z diameter as the standard Wen cas-
p, ing are inserted between couplins'
, and lowered 90 their respective deiths
The first casing put down when th'
well h drilled Is then pulled up leaN
ing the Etrainers exposed ANA ire