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840 feet. The 665-foot well was sunk in the spring of 1883. A good flow 

 was secured, with a pressure of about 3.") pounds. The Grurley well, after- 

 ward sunk in the same vicinity and at a lower level, so affected it that it 

 ceased to flow, and no water has been obtained frorait since. The 840-foot 

 well had cut no large flows, and, after some further work upon it, was 

 abandoned. 



118 and 119. The wells of the Zang Brewery are located near the 

 comer of Seventh and Water streets. The first was sunk in the spring of 

 1883 to a depth of 300 feet. The pressure upon completion of the well 

 was 20 pounds to the square inch, but the work had been poorly done, 

 there was no casing employed, and the flow soon began to decrease. A 

 3-inch pipe was then put down nearly to the 300-foot flow. This was 

 perforated at 180 feet, the depth at which a small flow had been cut. 

 Rubber packing was used. The discharge, however, continued decreasing, 

 until finally it ceased altogether. 



The second well was sunk in May and June of 1883. It has a depth 

 of 480 feet, and was cased for 350 feet with 5|-inch casing. It was esti- 

 mated that the original discharge was about 400,000 gallons in twenty-four 

 hours, the pressure being 25 pounds. In December, 1890, the well was 

 pumped. The flow at 300 feet was not utilized. The water from this well 

 has a temperature of 57° F. 



128 and 129. These are located in Villa Park. The first was sunk in 

 the summer of 1884. It ceased to flow the next spring and has since been 

 pumped. 



The second was sunk in the winter of 1884 to a depth of 763 feet. 

 It was cased to a depth of 750 feet with stovepipe ranging in diameter 

 from 9 inches at the top to 5f at the bottom. A good flow was cut at 750 

 feet, the discharge from which gradually decreased until it ceased entirely. 

 This is without doubt due to the poor casing used, as the water leaking 

 through the casing has found its way to the surface on the hillside below, 

 causing innumerable springs. 



135. The Alkire well, near the corner of Broadway and Ellsworth 

 street, was sunk in the early part of 1884. A good flow was cut at a depth 

 of 700 feet. In 1886 the well was supplying a number of private houses, 



