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Show ARTESIAN WELLS. ? ? ? ? V ? ? V Sr. ttEOiWt, Aug. '2.1, 1S7-). Through your widely read and val-uabh val-uabh p-tper, L wish ti iu:iko a I'eiv inquiries, aking answer tbrougli tin1 same channel by any one able cor reelly or knowingly I" reply. What is the history ot attempts made to sink or bore .uieeinn wells in Utah? It any have been mieees.siiil, by whom? when',' ain.1 where? Il uu-J successful, what have been tho cause of (ailure? Ihu-tliere been any real earnest, vigorous trial made to bore artesian wells in L'lah? What sou of machinery lias been used, and what woul l ho necco.-aiy to probable success? What would tlui machinery machin-ery cost, and who naa il for sale? What is tho probable weight? Is there any company in Utah prepared to contract to luruisli water through artesian wells, and it so, upon what terms? When are the ntareel successful artesian noils to us, and what is their history ? On what eh ir-ae:er ir-ae:er of country, superficially, has wal: r been obtained most abundantly m California through artesian wells? What has been the ihntii and cost of any particular wells? What would bo the probable approximate coat of boring a six-iiuh ned, a thousand feet deep, througli clay and sandstone? sand-stone? Hew much lor the name depth through granite? What success has attended tho efiorts of raising water by windmills, and would aueti a plan be practical or advisab'o for irrigation purposes? What would be the expense of a windmill wind-mill and pump capable of raising water enough to irrigate one aero ot land ? Fivo acres ? Has tho plau ot lilting n.iter from a stream by wheels or olner apparatus been tried ? and with what success? II successful, give history. Has trial been made in Utah of making artificial lakes and largo reservoirs, res-ervoirs, iu which to store V;ist quantities quanti-ties of water in winter, to be used in summer, by means of high dams across canons cr otinrwi-c? If so, what h;is been the success? Il eue-cestlul, eue-cestlul, give history of the work it' failure, the cause. Have "drive wells" been tried in Utah? If so, willi what success? It succe&slul, to what extent of useful mss might this j kind ol well be made? Can they bo i .......V UJUUI Hi II I If.. .11 II . Has any one tried tvjring with a pod auger (say six inehco in diameter) tu find out where there w.s water? and if so, with what suece.-o? and please describe the tools required and how to operate them. By giving inforui.uion upon any or all of the foregoing q u nes, a rc tt benefit will be donv.d t.y hundniis who wish to learn ail thai is poible from the eipericnce ot' others, the various ways ut incr. ..s ng n.ilr for irrigation or for iiie on ranches and in towns, and a g.iod understanding understand-ing of I'icsl' matters would be a move towards settling the v.k-t deserts of the Kooky Mountains. J. E. Johnson. |