Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-16
PURE WATER FOR SHOSHONE
Continued From Page One)


shone we are great deal lower
down In the bottom Of the basin thar
where these wells were drilled. and
II we drill a well here we will SURELY
strike this same water and it will
come up with a roar and 1t might
De that we would have more water
than we know what to do with. but
then water in this country is Just
IKE money In the bank. II we were
to develop larger amount of water
than we need it might be possible to
make Shoshone a tax-free town inst
oy the sale of the extra water. for
water is worth 100000 an acre foot
There are number of wells in
this country but ] do not know of
one which has gone into or through
the Payette Body as it is called. This
Is the clay bottom of what was once
the old lake here Down at the Rru-
neau tract west of us here a short
distance, anyone can get a well nv
drilling a hole four or five hundred
ieet deep, but then we are much
higher up ON the basin than the Rr,-
neau. and at Mountain Home an tbe |
water is supplied from drilled wells
fhat the water is here there is no
doubt. Why does the water in Blue
Lakes always remain open. no ono
ever remembers this Blue Lakes avsr
ireezing, simply because it is con-
stantly fed by never-endine sunnlv
from below, this is not Lost river
coming through the lavas. Lost riv-
pr comes out at the Thousand Snrings
rms Is cold water and Blue Lakes is
warm water. Thousand Springs &c
surface water as proven by its anal
ISIS Blue Lakes is pure unadulter-
ted artesian water.
Does anyone deny that If we had
he Blue Lakes in Shoshone 1t would :
make a better and bigger Shosbona
he fact is if we drill big well here
'e can have a blue lakes here &c
'ell as there, for it would be no |
rouble to impound this water in any
the many small natural reservoirs /
Ut In the lavas close to town.
One thing everyone asks about IN a
'cating in a town. what kind of a
alter supply have you here?" Well :,
hoshone has good system of sun
ying poor water and all the chemic-
treatment of water will not i'm
-ove its quality, in fact, all chemical
eatment Of water is supposed to do
to destroy certain living organisms $
the water and then the filter is N
opposed TO take them out, but there
e very great number Of bacteria Il
water that don't pay any mora o.
tention TO filter than a bootIegper
'es to the Volsted act. They inst F
ugh at the filter and go on through l.
'iiins water does not accomplish the
sired result only except TO kin all N
ing bacteria that are more dam ~
rous dead than alive. So. when
u boil a pint OF water that has a
non bacteria In II down TO half a a.
~ 10 XII the bacteria, you have
same number OF animals in
n'pint but with this difference. In
hah-pint are dead and twice az
rmfoi as those started with. l win
Ie mine alive. -
me water IL here aud the neople
~ good water. what IL the answer
PIN deep well case n clear 20 -
bottom both Tor the purpose OF ~
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