An artesian well of great depth is being bored at present at St. Louis, for a sugar re finery in that city. It was begun in 1849, an d has been worked 1,590 feet, nearly half the depth of the ...

This is exhibited in figure 2. An Artesian well, sunk at the point A, would first raise the water passing into the smallest basin, whieh would perhaps be inconsiderable in quantity. On reaching ...