Side Hill Or Horizontal Wells

Tlffe tilla is strange, and the idea doubtlesa a novel one to most of the readers of the Agricultor kt. It is well wortby their considoration. Mr. W. H. Gardner, of Muskegon Co., Miah., thus writes : " Oue would think f rom the invariable rule of digging down for water, tïiat ft could be found iü no other direction. ín many locaüties it may as rtadily be fouQii by digging tip, as down, and tic labor of drMwing water ever afterwards saved, as wsll as in u eb of the labor ofdigging the well. We have seen many Wells in the States of New York, Wisconsin, Michigan, etc., which eould have Ij'eea started horizontally into the hilleido, aod reached water within but little greater distance horizontally, than was dug down into the earth perpeüdicularly to find it. A horizontal well Las the following advantages: It can be dug at any time or season ; the earth can all be taken out in a bairow, howeverfar horizontally the " level" is driven ; a great saving of labor and time ; by i eepiug a petitie ascent from the opening, the water will draw itself, running out as from ft oatuial spring; 'they are more easily Btoued, lees dangorous, and can be deepened at auy time. The questiou which üi-si suggestö itselt" is : wiiere eau sueh a wó'ii be dug ? - Wo answer : anywhere, at the foot of a bilí of forty or more feet 'm Light, or on tlie side of a hill. In siuki.ig shafts in niining, or digging railroad tunael-', water ia very readily and alinoat uuiformally found, diggiug horizoutnlly, aud often iu great abundaace-tbe horizontal shaft cutting off more of the veius of water percolatiug throngh the earth, thaa a perpendicular one would." It is a matter of conimoD experienoe where extensivo draining operations aro oarried out, that living springa are cut so Jhat water flows perpetually froru the drain Whcn no such nont sources of water aro encou.iterecl, the flows from drains may be made to Bupply all the needs of a family and stock yard, except for a few iaonths in the heat of sutnmer."