| Show deep well the deepest artesian well in america is now in in progress at the sugar refinery works of belcher becher and brother at st louis where it hu has reached the extraordinary depth of 1750 feet far below the level of a great portion of the mexican gulf golf the boring is to be continued until good water is reached which is expected to be at the depth of 2000 feet and this will then be the deepest well in the world the work thus far has cost and the only result has been the streams of 0 salt and sulphur water the hole which is three and a half inches io in diameter is bored with an augur driven by a steam engine the instrument penetrating about four feet daily the rods measure thirty two an and d a half feet in length and are put together with screws large numbers of strangers visit the place daily |
