Bartlett, W. H. C. (William Holms Chambers), 1804-1893 · New York : Barnes · leaf 488
free from flaws. Through the formerof these, rains and meltedsnows find their way to Fig. 290. the latter, where their fur-ther progress is for a timechecked, till the wateraccumulates in sufficientquantity to force its waythrough the sides of hillsand mountains, and oftenat points of… … it is also thecause of springs; depth and reach to re-mote districts. Here,if a channel be provi-ded for the water byboring through the hardcrust which confines it, itwill spout forth or over-flow, in its effort to gainthe level of its sourcein the distant mountain.This constitutes an Arte-sian…
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