| Show MILFORD THAN A MINE Senator A K Artesian Well Flowing Gallons per Da Co Jan opening up of a great bonanza mine would bo of no more importance to Mil Milford ford than the success of the artesian well that has ben sunk by Senator A AU U Lewis on bis tract of land adjoining the town on the east says the Times The well Is now Mowing at atthe the rate of gallons every 21 hours enough to supply the need of a much larger own than and the ex export port who bored the well expresses tho opinion that tho How can be doubled It Is the purest and finest water In the world and there Is no longer any ques question tion that possesses a water sup supply ply to meet all of tho needs of a large city and conduct Important manufacturing and irrigation enter enterprises as well The first now was encountered by bythe the six inch pipe In a stratum of sand at n depth of feet This produced gallons per Tho well was continued down with a four and anda a halt Inch casing and at a depth of feet the second stratum of ennd was encountered This i at the rate of 31 gallons por minute while tho flow from the casing Is 15 Bollons Contractor Halterman re received Instructions from Senator Lewis to continue down with a pipe and Is confident at a depth of about COO feet he will encounter a third stratum that will produce a heavier than both of the others combined There was jubilation In when It became known that the water problem was solved and Senator Lewis received praise for bis enterprise n demonstrating tho artesian well pos of this section H Ii to be his Intention to cut the SO acre tract up Into city lots and pipe tho to every lot The cost of the well complete as It stands now wan 1140 Two more artesian wells are ti be down just as quickly as Mr Hal can do tho work one by Sen Senator ator Lewis at or near the smelter and he other by John on his city ot success of Senator Lewis well las revived the talk of a waterworks system for The plan proposed B to nu artesian well down on he flat and pump tho water by gasoline tower Into a large reservoir located upon tho west bench whence It could bo piped under good pressure to very of town It would afford splendid did protection In CAM of lire artesian water Piped Into the bo nn advantage that but few owns could boast It Is estimated that such a would cost or Hut It la In the way of Irrigation hat artesian water supply prom ts greatest results There are thousands ands upon thousands of acres of the fertile land In the located about and It Is now demon this land can be Irrigated with artesian welli and mer Is capable of support nc a population of thousands and Its cultivation moons a populous city at athis his point Tho who pretend to declare this one well Is producing enough water n w to 40 cre of land Hut little Irrigation Is needed n this valley crops can be grown with two CHUnCH Just north of the opera the have purchased a lot lotus us a site for A 1000 chapel which wilt c erected at onto It will be It U proposal to make maket t m neat and commodious s structure as possible Tanner who I punning the project announces that It will be carried through to completion without any delay NEW At a of the school board lost Monday the mutter of erecting n new si mine up for consideration and It was derided to submit a bonding proposition to the people III he spring provided Irregularities In con connection with tho arc straight straightened ened out HO that tt clear title may be obtained to the site The Iden of the trustees 14 to erect a brick building to coat about |
