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Show " lHliumi WKI.LS. j A Htll IW Euk itturk Uuuld fust Aim Hi mm. j Some people are recommending 1 and ad vocating the universal adoption of wells in Brigham City instead of water works. Good wells are all right, and may be called blessings; but bad wells are the opptisile, and could justly be termed curses. There is great . complaint com-plaint in Logan against their wells. They attribute much of the malaria d incases lately unite pre- valent in that city to disease-germ producing wells. Wells are expensive, too. The well on the Court House grounds, 100 feet i deep, originally cost $''fH) and has since cof t considerably more for repairs. re-pairs. The Harris well, in the southern part of town, is of the same depth and cost at least $:;i)0. Now say we had one well to the block, advocated by some, and there are '200 block in the city. At $00 a well Ibis would cost the immense im-mense sum of $-10,000. These few wells would be a long Way from many families and very iuconven- i ieut; and what would they be worth j hi case of lire? Tf each of the 5U0 families in town dug a well at ball the cost of those we have men- lioned. the aggregate Cost reaches j.f"iO,UM). Ami the digging of so ninny wells might dry up Ijajf of i them. Brigham City is located on an immense im-mense gravel heap ninny feet deep. There are few places where g od water can he had short of 100 feet. Flawing wells are out of the ipies-l ipies-l ion. The roe Its ami bowlders , encountered at a dipth of 150 or "200 feet defy the drills of the artisan. A much greater depth. could it be attained, would un- ' dnuhudly strike gas. We w isli no one in infer from I this that we in the least wish to j discourage the digging of well-'. If j yon can afford to pay tor a gnd well, dig it; that's all right and j good ; you will undoubted ly grl J vour ni'Oiey's worth out of it. lul don't suppose il i one of tin little. every day things alvout a house. |