Smith, Hamilton Lanphere, 1819-1903. [from old catalog] · Cleveland, M. C. Younglove and company · leaf 211
of good water obtained. When a vein of water is struck,it often rushes up with great force, rising several feet above thesurface, affording a constant supply of water. Borings have beenmade in France to a depth of 1200 and even 1500 feel. Occa-sional failure is experienced in boring, sometimes on… … Artesian wells. Suppose a a, to be a porous stratum lying uponan impervious bed of clays and marls, d; and covered by anothermass of impenetrable rock e. Suppose now that at some pointas at b, an opening be made which gives a free passage upwardto the water confined at a a, at so low a level as to…
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