Show artesian Arte sion wells in denver denter in 1883 the president of the denver water company one of f the owners of landed estate in in north denver on the high highlands lauds just across platte river immediately I 1 opposite the business section of the city conceiving his bis land to be at considerable depth with valuable coals began boring them the clen Amt american rican says that at a depth of about feel feet a stream dwater bt water waa was suddenly projected with great force from the bottom to a height thirty or forty feet above the surface corn cou plemely drenching his men an and compelling belling a suspension of work at first ret it was thought to be but temporary but as it continued day after day without any perceptible decrease e afforde of force or volume and as the theory of its projection fro from III true artesian sources so to speak became more and more apparent mr zang owner ofa of a large brewery near by concluded to test the matter for himself in due time ap patently parent ly the same deposit was encountered at a depth of feet and then followed a succession ot like enterprises all of which were successful many wells arc are now in operation varying in depth from to something oyer feet the deepest being that sunk eunk by the county of arapahoe near its splendid court house bous which is feet deep the whole producing about gallons per day of 24 hours bourn The water is is very pure and fine |