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Show PROBLEM SOLVED High School Gets Artesian Water yell. Has Important bearing on Milford's Supply. At a depth of two hundred seventy-five feet, artesian water was developed de-veloped this week in the new well being drilled on the high school property. A former well, drilled to a depth of a little over one hundred thirty-five thirty-five feet, about a year ago, proved inadequate for the needs of the school, the flow being comparatively small, and the new development work was undertaken in the hope that the volume and qaulity of the water might he increased by going to a greater depth. This hope has been realized and the school now has a strong flow of most excellent water. The contract for the new well was undertaken by Mr. S. Comiskey of Malone who is in charge of the actual work. Some sand has been encountered and this will be cleaned out of the bore, and it is possible that the depth may be slightly increased, in-creased, but even as it is, there is a depth of over two hundred fifteen feet of "water in the well. The development of a good water wa-ter flow on the hill and the certainty that artesian water may be had, has an important bearing upon a question that has been bothering the town boards of many administrationsthat of an increased supply for the town as at present populated, and provision provi-sion for the future. While Milford has a fairly good well for the needs of the town, strict conservation has been necessary in order that there may be no actual shortage, but if ar-testian ar-testian water can be developed on the hill, and this seems to be a fact the difficulties of the water supply question appear to be greatly lessened, and especially that phase of the matter pertaining to supply for the rapidly growing residence sections, Milford Heights and the Lewis Addition. And, again, if artesian arte-sian water can be developed on the heights above the town, it can certainly cer-tainly be reached from the level of the main town itself. Judging by well borings in various valley sections, taking the average depth of these borings as a basis, it seems almost certain that at one time this entire valley was a fresh water lake, and so far all experiments experi-ments in water production have borne out this theory. ' Professor Hoylance of the University Uni-versity of' Utah, who visited Milford Mil-ford some months ago. also gave it as bis belief that underlying the valley val-ley is an immense water body which may be tapped at depths varying with the surface elevations of the land. This opinion is strengthened, if not absolutely confirmed, by the fact that, both to the north and south of Milford. artesian water has already been found. It is a matter of public congratulation on the part of Milford, that she may also share in the possesion of such a vast natural nat-ural supply of good water. |