Artesian well
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And I knew a manufacturer, too, who went to bore an Artesian well for water, and hired a regular well-borer to do it.
From Madam How and Lady Why by Kingsley, Charles
The moment they hear of John's Artesian well, they look as if they never drank water.
From Man and Wife by Collins, Wilkie
Thus, in the Artesian well at Neuffen, in W�rtemberg, it was as much as 1°F. for every 19 feet.
From Geology by Geikie, James
The Artesian well at South Boston has been sunk to the depth of nearly 400 feet.
From Scientific American magazine, Vol. 2 Issue 1 The advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements by Porter, Rufus
Yet it is remarkable that the boring of an Artesian well at Fort William, near Calcutta, in the years 1835-1840, displayed, at the depth of 120 feet, clay and sand with pebbles.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Lyell, Charles, Sir
