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Show ARE NOW ARTESIAN WELLS. One Curious Result of the Earthquake at San Francisco. It has Just been dlscovcied tint tho upheaval of April 18 did fanny things to the wells In tho courtyard nt tho l car of the 3au Francisco mint says the Chronicle of that city For vears prior to April IS these had been ordinary, ordi-nary, well bihaved wells, yielding water plentifully when a steam pump was employed Hut now they aro spouting artesian vvoIIb, fniin which a Bteady stream or wator Hows when no pumping Is done. This was discovered discov-ered when the pump was taken out ror repairs, tho courtyard being flooded within a short time The wells wore bored many vears ago, and aio about 17" feet In depth. Thoro was apparently a subterranean connection between them, for tho pumping of water fioni one lowered tho water In tho other Normall), tho wntcr was within 't of the aur- race, and that wn mdltlon when tho pump was ta...i out last March. Recently, ror the Hist time since March, tho pumps were again removed, re-moved, when It was dlRroveied that the watei Mowed freel) |