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necessary to dig for an adequate supply of water. 

 Types of pumping apparatus are on the market 

 to cope with any depth in digging such a well. 

 If dug wells are shallow, the water supply 

 depends very largely upon current rainfall and 

 in times of prolonged drouth there may be a 

 serious shortage. Fairly deep wells of this type 

 are usually very satisfactory and will supply 

 surprisingly large amounts of water when the 

 demand is made upon them. 



Artesian Water Supply. Artesian wells have 

 distinct advantages over dug wells although 

 they are more expensive to construct. The 

 water from such wells is absolutely pure and 

 it never fails. This is because subterranean 

 streams have been tapped which are not subject 

 to possible surface contamination, nor are they 

 dependent upon showers for replenishment. 



Special power apparatus is necessary for 

 constructing an artesian or drilled well. The 

 drilling costs from $3 per foot up, depending 

 upon the nature of the subsoil and whether rock 

 is encountered. Unless such a well has been 

 drilled in the immediate vicinity it is not possible 

 to hazard even a guess as to when water will 

 be struck. The consolation that such an under- 

 taking has for the owner is in knowing there 

 will be no doubt as to quantity or purity when 

 the strike occurs. 



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