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Show Artesian Wells. Editors Herald: Seeing an article in your paper, recently, concerning artesian wells. I wish to give my opinion on the subject. sub-ject. Several attempts have been made here to get flowing wells, but all have been failures, the reason being the lack of experience and want of proper machinery for working work-ing in the different formations that we have to contend with in this country. coun-try. The formations here, I am tnld, are entirely different from those in the east, where artesian wells have been successfully worked; hence the necessity of other machinery and a better knowledge of the formations. I have what I believe to be the best machinery for the purpose in the territory, ter-ritory, ar.d have sunk 150 wells, some to the depth of one hundred feet, and while always obtaining water.have never succeeded in getting a'flowine: stream. In one forty feet deep, dug for Mr. H. Lawreuce, at Brighton, the water, last summer, i came to the surface ; in another, seventy feet deep, for Mr. H. Din-woodey, Din-woodey, the water rose to within tour feet of the top. In both of these wells, it was the second water that we reached. The first vrater was quite salt, hut by putting in a tight curb we bored deeper and reached the fresh water. This convinces me that there is a pressure from below, aud if we go dep enoueh, water will be forced to the surface. I am confident that artesian wells can be bored in this country, and would be pleased to demonstrate the fact for any man or a company. James Thomson. |