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THE ARTESIAN WELLS OF COLORADO. 
a railroad supply. There may be local areas, similar to 
the one at Coolidge, in the Arkansas valley on the Kansas 
line, where flowing water may be obtained, but geological 
evidence, as well as that obtained from these wells, show 
that it is improbable that artesian water will be found in 
any extensive area within a practicable depth. 
Besides the wells already referred to, several have 
been struck on the western side of the range, as at Mont¬ 
rose and on the line of the D. & R, G. Southern. All- 
through the mountains it is probable that small areas, 
with greater or less amounts of water, will be found, 
but the area and economic importance is not apt to be 
great. 
