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mgin.,Pare Water for Atlanta, Ga.liS-ianI in, theIn spite of her position on the Chattahoochee, the city of Atlanta suffers considerableinconvenience for lack of an abundant water-astoheforenr»p.lieliesupply, and such water as is available is by no means satisfactory in quality. Underthese circumstances, citizens were highlygratified when informed that a suitable sumhad been appropriated to bore an artesian well of such a size as would furnish thenecessary supply, and at the same time setat rest the assertion on the part of geologiststhat no water could be obtained at a lessu*rcddepth than perhaps 20,000 feet. Thecorner of Marietta and Peachtree streets wasedel-:htiisimtiee.oredlblied*selected as the location for the big eight-inchbore and under the efficient direction ofCol. J. W. Baum, an experienced artesianwell-borer, the work was commenced.At a depth of fifty-four feet blue graniterock was struck, and at seventy-one feet atight casing pipe was inserted, completelyshutting off all inflow of surface water. Atone hundred feet the first water crevice wasstruck, thus disproving the assertions of geo-atoter00P*mo.sll.’Illlelogists, that the primary strata, throughwhich the well would have to be bored, contained no water. At 165 feet a second watervein was encountered, the water from whichrose to within fourteen feet of the surfacewith resistless force, giving still greaterweight to the Colonel’s assertion that waterin abundance would be found at a reasonabledepth. At 225 feet in the gray granite athird water crevice was struck, at 367 afourth, and at 461 feet a fifth. From thisAisa.id13rlitdIsr1Jeeuda3ni.point to a depth of 1,160 feet, during whichtime the drill passed through granite, mica,garnet, gneiss, hornblende, gray sandrock,flexible sandrock, quartz, feldspar and darkgray sandstone, at one time showing tracesof gold and on several other occasions ofiron, the drill ran dry and through intensely hard stiata, when water was again encountered. This time it came up to within120 feet of the surface, where it stands to-daywith the well 1,385 feet deep and work progressing splendidly.Col. Baum, who has been twenty-two yearsat this business, and who has put down someof the most successful oil wells in the country, is delighted at his success and is notonly confident of securing an abundant supply before he reaches the limit of his depth,2,000 feet, hut considers his work already ofpractical value, as showing that by sinkingseveral wells, sufficiently deep to strike thefirst few water crevices, water of the finest(piality can be obtained in any amount. Hissuccess is meanwhile earnestly desired bythe citizens, and in view of the excellentIresults that have attended all his previousoperations, we do not doubt hut what he(Ilt;2will be able to do not only all he has prom-tiseil, but all lie expect^ far more than hisu■ Isceaagreement calls for.Col. J. \V\ Baum h as his permanent residence at Atlanta, (Ja. Any communication sent him will receive prompt attention.The machinery and tools used for drilling the well are manufactured by the famous Oil Well Supply Co., of Bradford, Pa. Col. Baum, their general selling ageni for the southern states, pronounces their outfits the most modern aud best in the country.—Commercial World and United States ExporterperNu
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Warren Sunday Mirror
Warren, Pennsylvania, US
Sun, Mar 22, 1885
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