CHAPTER V 



BORING FOR WATER 



THE water supply was the next problem, i 

 determined to have an abundant and convenient 

 supply of running water in the house, the barns, 

 and the feeding grounds, and also on the lawn 

 and gardens. I would have no carrying or haul- 

 ing of water, and no lack of it. There were four 

 wells on the place, two of them near the houses 

 and two stock wells in the lower grounds. Near 

 the well at the large house was a windmill that 

 pumped water into a small tank, from which it 

 was piped to the barn-yard and the lower story 

 of the house. The supply was inadequate and 

 not at all to my liking. 



My plan involved not only finding, raising, 

 and distributing water, but also the care of 

 waste water and sewage. Inquiring among 

 those who had deep wells in the village, I found 

 that good water was usually reached at from 

 180 to 210 feet. As my well-site was high, I 

 expected to have to bore deep. I contracted 

 with a well man of good repute for a six-inch 

 well of 250 feet (or less), piped and finished to 

 the surface, for $2 a foot ; any greater depth to 

 be subject to further agreement. 



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