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November 5, 1830
Delaware Gazette And American Watchman
Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware
What is this article about?
Mr. Horton, boring for water at a wharf in Providence, R.I., passed through mud, bog, sand, and gravel, striking copperas- and arsenic-impregnated water, then deeper, vineyard remnants like vines, grapes, seeds, nuts, and pure water 35 feet below the river bed.
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SINGULAR DISCOVERY.
Mr. Horton, a gentleman who has been engaged in boring for water in Providence, R. I. has presented to the public some remarkable results. In his second experiment in boring, he selected the extreme point of a wharf, many yards from the original land. He bored through a stratum of mud, then through a bog meadow, containing good peat -- then through sand, and quartz gravel. At this point water impregnated with copperas and arsenic broke forth; but determining to proceed farther, Mr. Horton next struck a vineyard and drew up vines, grapes, grape seeds, leaves, acorns, hazel nuts, pine nuts and the seeds of unknown fruits, together with pure water -- This was 35 feet below the bed of the river.
Mr. Horton, a gentleman who has been engaged in boring for water in Providence, R. I. has presented to the public some remarkable results. In his second experiment in boring, he selected the extreme point of a wharf, many yards from the original land. He bored through a stratum of mud, then through a bog meadow, containing good peat -- then through sand, and quartz gravel. At this point water impregnated with copperas and arsenic broke forth; but determining to proceed farther, Mr. Horton next struck a vineyard and drew up vines, grapes, grape seeds, leaves, acorns, hazel nuts, pine nuts and the seeds of unknown fruits, together with pure water -- This was 35 feet below the bed of the river.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Singular Discovery
Boring For Water
Providence Ri
Wharf Boring
Underground Vineyard
Copperas Arsenic
Pure Water
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Horton
Where did it happen?
Extreme Point Of A Wharf, Providence, R. I.
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Horton
Location
Extreme Point Of A Wharf, Providence, R. I.
Story Details
Mr. Horton bored for water at a wharf in Providence, R.I., through mud, bog meadow with peat, sand, and quartz gravel, encountering water with copperas and arsenic, then deeper, vineyard materials including vines, grapes, seeds, leaves, acorns, nuts, and pure water 35 feet below the river bed.