Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1922-09-01
The Artesian Well
a Complete Success
An Operfow of Over 100 Gallons
a Minute-Rg Saving to
is Assured.

i, The board well for the supply of
the city water that has for so long
been thing of the future, is new
reality, and more for it has jumped
clear beyond the bounds of our dreams
that only Ca Jed for a well from
which the town could pump the num-
cipal supply of water, and has pre-
sented us with an overflowing stream
with a force that shoots the water
fifteen feet high, and with a volume
the like of which no over-flowing
well in this section can equal. 1t is
now running 100 gallons per minute,
with the prospect of an increased
flow when all adjustments Of pipes
are in order.
This we'll was commenced by Mr.
Harpole. the engineer, on the 26th
day of July, after the well that he had
completed to the point Of sinking the
casing had become irreparably clog
ged up with a portion of broken pip
ing. so that he could not complete
the work, but had to abandon and
commerce anew. On the 2Gth Of
August, exactly one month from the
date Of commencing work on the
new well, Mr.. Harpole sank the cas-
ing in the second venture, and pro-
duced the. unprecedented flow that
greeted him. All that he or the
city honed for was a good supply Of
water that could be pumped for city
use, and the magnificent overflow
that met him was stupend0us and
gratifying surprise. This splendid
result is a fittirg reward for Mr.
Harpole who was a model Of patience
and perseverance in the face Of the
doleful failure that the disaster 70
the previous we'll brought to him.
His courage in attacking AGAIN in the
face of this disconcerting back-set was
a lesson in perseverance, and his pood
humor throughout the Grim reriod
of evident failure was state to mar
vel at But now he stands oval+ea
on account Of what he has achieved,
and can rrin at the disaster that he
fel the other well. and comfort him
self in the surmise that mavhe the
first would not havn been as plowino
a success, and it "all turned out right
in the wash" any way.
Mr. Harpole went to denth cf
1901 feet for this well. End saws that
he has flow that will never run
drv. with sufficient water to supply
the citv through all tho rerora+iorts
This is the deenest we'll in this stretch
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that no mishan can ever hefall tt
our chldren's children and then theirs
and theirs, will see the same magn'-
ficent flow that we see. II is cased
with 8 inch pipe, with GO feet Of
brass screening in the bottom, that
precludes any possibility of the flow
ever becoming choked by an inflow
of sand.
The guaranteed flow was $50 gal
Ions per minute from humping. hut
Mr.. Harpole states that the OUTPUT
will far exceed this. though he can
not estimate exactly what it will he
until the $50 feet of air line pire have
been put in to test the flow. This is
not yet on hand.
Crowds have gone to the well daily
to see the marvel Of the flow that
has been attained, and the wn feels
the deeDest gratitude for the bless
ing that has come in the share of
this wonderful supply Of enlonlfl
aFtaslan water. Mr. Harp5la as fha
moons thronqh which thig BLESSING
has been sent to the Community has
the unanimous thanks of the entire
commun;'v.