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numerous places give trouble from this cause, often making it impossible 

 .to use them satisfactorily for steam purposes. 



Muneie uses well watpr. The raw water is heavily impregnated, 

 with iron which is treated hy aeration, which puts the supply in a satis- 

 factory condition. • • " ] 



An important condition found in the well supplies has been the in- 

 formation secured showing the lowering of the water level at various 

 places. This occurs in a number of localities, some of which are herewith 

 mentioned. 



Towns. 



Kentland (old gas well) 4S feet drop in 5 years. 



Elwood ±0 feet drop in 12 years. 



Greensburg 40 feet drop in 10 years. 



Muneie -S feet drop in (time not given) . 



Remington S feet drop in 10 years. 



Marion G feet drop in 20 years (cause of the 



fall at Marion is given as due to 

 waste from other wells). 



Butler 4 feet drop in 10 years. 



Bourbon . 3 feet drop in Si years. 



Linton Some wells show 30 feet drop in G 



years. 



Kokomo Some wells have dropped 15 feet since 



iS95. 



It is a long step back to the time when there was nothing but water over 

 what is now Indiana ; but now, over that same area the procuring of 

 water is an engineering problem of some importance. 



The gradual receding of the water from the inundated area took place, 

 of course, through a great length of time, but even after the waters be- 

 came confined to their individual channels, such as our present day rivers, 

 the point of saturation of the earth has been lowered by natural and arti- 

 ficial causes, such as deforestation, large drainage and reclamation works 

 and the drainage of farm lands. Records from the weather bureau show 

 that the rainfall for the past twenty years has not decreased. The ques- 

 tion of run-off, however, is more important, as this undoubtedly has been, 

 and is becoming more of an important factor each year. 



A systematic method of recording all supplies in the State and tabu- 

 lating all data pertaining to old as well as new supplies would be of great 

 value. This could be I>est undertaken by one of the departments of the 

 State and this information is Iiere ])resented as a nurlous for the same. 



