HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.P. American 05/13/1943 (2)
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The b[g dt•liI operated by Robert drill !stoke through into the bi('
Burns of Grants Pasa, which has bee stream. The pressure wits so great
xinkin.; a nen- city avElt on the prd- ~as..tu almost lift tho drill from file
party purchased- by the city last fa1ll ~ hole. {~V'ithtn a very foar minutes the
on ~t`est 3tatn street, broke ihroug}t ~ t-ater 1:ad reached aylthin taventy feet
the solEd rack formation bionda~ ~ of tha surface. The rtfayar and coon- ;
morning into avh(tt apparently is sit c[1 were vet•y }uhilatiY oa'ernthe sac- ~
underground stream and the water cell of the proJoet acid slatted worn-
rushed into the big pipe almost Ro of having the avat~r tested and get-
the top oP the ground, ling to touch with a pump engineer
Thy city purchased the site last fall to nsyist in making plans far connect-
for rt•creatlonal purposes and as n ing the neaa• aa•ell to the city mains.
! site Gir a neaa• city avail. A contrae~t 1t-s are told that the englaeer will
~ arras let to \Ir. Ilurna to drill nla be hsr•3 today to make a check 4f the
e.ght-inch ta-el! near the corner opt stall ssd to decide the type and kind
polite the Jewett home and work avas of pump necessary. ~Ce gnderstadd
sittrtc•ct a cotlple of aveelis ago. Tht~ that 12 is planned to connect the near
city ~•r•uncil voipd to sink 4he avail tU avail directly to_, the city mains, •and
a depth of ai least £40 feet unless [f the flow is auft[elenL, to cut af[ the
aa'ater in sufficient quantity \afaS old avail entirely, except as a stand-
xtruck before. As'4he work progress,- by ssrrice in case of emergency.
ed, It teemed at times that the whale Preliminary texGq of the scoter
thing aras gatng to be A tallure, a3 ahOR'g that it contains practically no
there avas so !late aaater that it wa+€ lime cr other impurities and !s vets'
necesv~ery to prime ~.he stall 3n order soft--just a trace of salt- It It 1s
to make the drill avork properly,
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hett the 290-ft. level avas reached Lion tand there can be little douot
no water of any importance had been. that t avillbe ) the city wilt have .+
found and the council a~•as almost supply of soft avatar at teat. The
ready to call the whole thing off. Buf ,principal drawback of the old
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finally It avas decided tp try a white ~ avas the hardness of the stater, as
longer and• finally at 291 feet thn , well $s the limited supply.
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