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GEOLOGY OF THE DENVER BASIN. 

 Artesian Wells of Denver— Continued. 



Hanson 



Heeker 



Poole 



Granton 



Marquis 



Scanlon 



Oppenlander 



Frey & Hoelzlc . . 



Spitzer 



Highland House. 



Crisman 



Shannon 



Clark &Killison. 

 Montague 



Swenson 



Norton 



Eckhart well No. 1. 



Eekhart will No. 2. 

 Quayle 



Zang No. 1 



ZangNo.2 



Cor. 18th and Central 



sts. 

 Plaite. bet. 17th and 



18th sts. 

 Cor. Platte and 17th 



sts. 

 Platte, bet. 16th and 



17th. 

 16th, bet. Platte and 



Central. 

 Cor. Platte and 16tli 



sts. 

 Cor. Platte and 15th 



sts. 

 Cor. Platte and 15tli 



Near cor. Bert and 

 Fay sts. 



Ashland ave., near 

 Bert. 



Near the cor. of Ash- 

 laud and Gallup. 



.do . 



Date of sinking 



Dec, 1885 



Feb., 1885 



Nov., 1883 



Feb., 1884 



...-do 



Mar., 1884..... 



1883 



Nov., 1885 



July, 1883 



Comp. June, 1883.. 



Oct., 1883 



Fall, 1883 



July, 1S84 



Fall of 18S3... 



.do. 



Cor. 6th and Emerald 



sts. 

 Cor. 7th anil Water 



sts. 

 do 



Aug., 1883 . 

 May, 1884.. 

 June, 1884 . 

 Spring, 188: 



Comp. spring, 1884 

 Spring, 1883 .. 

 June, 1883.... 



Casing used. 



600'+30' .. 



316' + 30' .. 



37P+26' . 



2::8'+25' . 



290' -( 25' . 



251'+25' . 



515'+25' . 



312'+25' . 



270'+25' . 



512' 1-25' . 



296' + 25' . 



364'+95' . 



37P+90' .. 



370' + 140' 



71P+140' 



185'+45' . 



203'+30' . 



509'+-80' . 



665'+140' . 



S40' + 140' . 

 565'+ 140' . 



300'+50' 



480' +50' 



40' of 2J" and 150' of 



1J". 

 2J" to bed rock 



200' of 1".. 

 214' of 1J" - 



185' of 2" . 

 200' of 4" . 



Depth below 

 surface of 

 flows cut. 



100' anil 2118' 

 100' and 290' 

 100' aud 240' 

 300' and 315' 



34' of 24" 



4J to bed rock 



Cased to bed rock . 

 2i" to bed rock... 

 600' of 1J" 



475 of li" 



305'. 550', and 



650'. 

 80' aud 180'. 



40' of 4" and 350' of 2J" 



180' of 93" 



350' of 5J" 



i Stopped flowing Sept.. 1888. Hand pumps used since. Water now 12' below surface. 



iHas not flowed siuce 1888. Water originally rose 35'; now 28' below surface. 



•Stopped (lowing iu 1887, and in 1890 abandoned. Water now 15' below surface. Pumps used for a while. 



' At start flowed 40' above surface, but gradually decreased, and stopped flowing Oct., 1890. Pump now used. 



6 Kose 20' above surface for 5 years; now 8' below surface. Has not flowed for a year. 



« At start rose 70' abovo surface, but gradually diminished, aud stopped flowing Aug., 1890. Now 8' below surfaoe 

 Pumped at present. 



» Good flow up to Sept., 1889, when it stopped. At present water 20' below surface. 



"Flowed at start 70' above surface; gradually diminished and stopped in 1888. Water now 12' below surface. 



' Water rose when well was completed 40' above surface, but gradually diminished, aud stopped flowing in May, 

 1890. Water now about 5' below surface. 



10 Decrease due to sinking wells on lower ground. 

 » Water now 30' below surface. 



' 2 Attempt was made to increase flow by nsing dynamite, bat without success. 



' 3 Never flowed. Water was 8' below surface when well was completed. At present It is 100' below surface. 



