Aqua Pura In Plenty

From time to time assertions have been made of a fine flowing well struck by the Ann Arbor Water CompaDy. on W. Washington St., so Monday our reporter shouldered his pencil and went out there to see. He found what bids fair to be a good thing for not only the Water Coinpany, but for the citizens of Ann Arbor, also. There have been driven 28 wells, ranging in depth from 70 to 115 feet. Three of these wells are of6-inch pipe, and the balance 2 and 2inch pipe, all flowins; wells. The 2-in. wells will throw a stream soine eight or ten feet above the surface of the earth. Titus Hutzel has had charge of the work. The various wells have all been piped into one main, and a eouipound dúplex pump, made by Dean Steam pump Co., of Holyoke, Mass., haying a capacity of 2,000,000 gals. daily, put in. Also a 125 horse power boiler to run it. Over these is being built a boiler and pump house, 33x55 feet. The wells are expected to yield 1,000,000 gal. of water daily. The pump was tested Saturday, and found to be all right, and it is hnped to be at work pumping this water into mains by the end of the week. The water will be pumped from the wells direct into the water mains, not being exposed to the air at all. The supply will be tested for some time and if found to be permanent a 12-in main wül be laid from thia pumping station directly to Main St. At present the water " will be pumped into the mains on W. Huron, W. Liberty and Seventh Sts. In driving these wells quick sand is struck after getting through the soil, then comes a great bed of blue clay, then what is termed a hard pan of varying thickness, after breaking through which comes the flow of water, in what is termed water gravel. Dr. Hale and Mr. Hutzel feel confident that the supplv will be all they expect and if so will give to our citizens a bountiful quantity of the very best water in the world. The water from one of the large wells is of a magnetic character, Dr. Hale says, but there is no mineral taste to any of them. Dr. Vaughan bas made an analysis of the verious wells, and his conclusions are given in this paragraph. "This water is not ouly safe, but is an excellent driuking watar. Would advise that it be pumped directly into the maius." If these springs prove tobe permanent, Dr. Hale tells us that it is intendedtocut off the Allen spring from thecity supply, which is now the only possible source of contamination, and not use it all. He also says that the entire supply will then amount to 2,500,000 gals. daily.