Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-03-16
By Or. Herbert peane. NJ. D.

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Last week We devoted some tine
70 explaining how the pure water in
this basin got here and as for the
fact that il is here there seems 70
be no denial There are many sources
from which this pure water al comes
flowing down 70 the bottom q this
one great basin
Some years ago in the town Of
Fillmore. Utah the people decided they
would zry % find little more water
in their basin, somewhat similar 70
the one in which ws I've. although
not nearly 50 large. They had re-
ports made BY competent geologlsts
as 20 the possibility Of getting arte=-
ian water. as they had been depend
ing on the bitches for their Ea-er
supply. The geoiogist reported that
there was q very good possibility q
getting artesian water, bur as 70 how
much. nothing but drilling vel
let 70 2 wsH driller. with the result
that today there are seven large ar
tesisn wells in that valley and al
the water they need Is had for Moth
ing. Anyone who wants a vel thers
drirs II
In This basin II We follow along
around the rim beginning Al Boise.
along toward the east. n ? general
way then north toward Areo. then
southeast toward BIackfoot. then hack
toward PocateTo then west again TO
Mountain Home and then north 10
the Sawtooth mountains again and
back 70 Boise. we have an enormous
basin and all the water which comes
from the water shed other than that
used in evaporation and plant life
must accumulate in this basin sonae-
where. and there is 3 large amount
OF It which is not drained away By
the Snake river. as the river can
only drain away water which lies
higher than the bed Of the river. 50
II necessarily follows. that there must
be vast storage Of water down be-
low Us here in Shoshone.
Assuming that we are living in the
bottom Of a great basin. and the
water is coming down on al sides OF
Us az all times. and that II we were
10 drill q well here. the result VIII
be a very great flow OF artesian
water.
Suppose We take q deep round dish.
place a layer Of sand in II covering
all the inside about one-half inch
thick. then take another dish Of The
same kind and III it tightly inside
this first dish pushing il tightly
against the sand. now pour sons
water in the sand layer at the end
Of the dish. and in q short time We
find the water has filled the sand
fun and VIII run out over the edge
- the dish. Suppose row we were
10 driu q hole through the side or
bottom Of the inside dish. and kesp
on pouring in the water al the sid=.
isn't IL true that as long as the dish
inside was not fun the water would
nor rnn out between the two dishes
from the s,snd2 Well this = sx-
lc,iy what we have here ard II =
only a question u drilling hole
through tie upper layers ~ deposit
On which we are living 70 ist The
water up where it win be available
f0r an I9 use.
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