The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 15, 1953, Page 10

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Florida's Best 2 CANS Tomatoes... 25c MORTON'S For Better Baking 3 LBS, Salt . . pkg. 10c | Bake Rite . 69c Maxwell House 85¢ Florida‘s Finest STRING EARLY GARDEN Peas 2 cans 25c | Beans2 cans 25c RINSO ... 25 | JUICE.....33c FACTORY PACKED SUGAR... 5 us. 39¢ POTATOES... » 3 TOMATOES. . ». 15¢ —— LIMES ... . ow 10¢ PHONE 2-5132 FOR FREE DELIVERY Regular Grocery Orders or) Pose 10 4=THE KEY WEST CITI: ZEN Thursday, October 15, 1953, Former Key Wester Has Unique Water Theory C. E. Van Deursen, former Gen-| eral manager of the City Electric| | System has advanced the theory | that tapping a possible under-| | ground supply vf fresh water in} the area may solve Key West's ‘|\water problem and eliminate the |necessity of floating a $14,000,000 bond issue. Van Deursen wrote The Citizen| from his home in Videlia, Georgia saying that the pussible expendi-| ture of such a large amount of wa- ter “certainly shouid warrant the| drilling of at least one test well to determine if fresh water exists] under the island.” He cited a report given him from the Layne-Atlantic Com- pany, Orlando, engineering firm, | saying that although complete tests have never been made, the | area from between 1,000 and 3,000 feet below the surface of | | the earth has never been explor- ed and may contain fresh water. They pointed out that oi! explora- tions made here were interested only in finding oil, not salt or fresh water and that all drills were sealed until they reached the 4,000 foot level. Therefore, | much valuable information was | Never made available, they said, | Van Deursen said that there is |a supply of fresh water on the mainland and he opined that the “seam” probably did not stop at! the seacoast but extended down to the keys since they are located geographically not too far from the mainland, ! “It is true that you cannot get! any company to guarantee that |there is fresh water under Key | West gor will any drilling com- |Pany give much encouragement as |to its existence. When I was in- | terested in the Project no one, even the U. S. Geologic Survey Bureau| had any information as to the un- derground strata of potable water in ie keys,” Van Deursen declar- nother factor to consider is that fresh water were found to ex- ist, it might be sulphurous which could be made potable by the aeri- ation process,” he continued. | He also pointed out a possible new industry for Key West if salt |water were found — the refining of salt from ocean water, | Van Deursen went on to re- | commend that the Aqueduct | Commission gamble the 75 to 100 thousand dollars it would cost to conduct test drills and possibly SPECIAL PURCHASE SALE OF FINE LUGGAGE tun — 12 29 INCH + 4°" PULLMAN ..... COLORS: Tan Tweed or Blue FREE— Your Initials Stamped in Gold spending 14 million dollars. The lLayne-Atlantic Company jsubmitted a proposal to the Latin- American Exporting and Engineer- ing Company here in 1952, to drill a 3,000 foot well to determine whe-| ther or not water in sufficiest qua) lity and quantity exists. | “This operation would centinue | through all water bearing strata | juntil a depth of 3,000 feet was reached. If all weter were found | |to be highly mineralized or unpo-| |table, then it would definitely be established that no fresh water was obtainable and the project promptly concluded,” their Propo- | sal stated. “Should certain water bearing | | stratum prove to be fresh and | potable, then those strata would | | be properly cased and developed | to yield their maximum flow of | water so urgently needed in Key | | West,” they added, They estimated the cost of sock} an operation at $71,500 if the Pro-| ject was completed in six months; | For another $45,000, they said they would complete and develop a well | if fresh water were available. Apparently no ection was taken on their proposals. Van Deursen said that his letter “was not meant to adversely af- fect the 14-million dollar bond issue as it is a very necessary expen- |diture — if fresh water is not dis- closed by the test well.” Lonely Vigil ROMEO, Mich. ) — Along the side of a little-traveled dirt road near here stands a lonely, starving young dog. | Apparently someore took the handsome collie to the country and/| |dumped him out of a car, Maybe} he was too big for the city, or maybe be barked tov much. The dog has been there since last Wednesday. He runs away and | hides when a stranger approaches. | But when a car passes, he runs] alongside trying to see if his mas- ter has returned for him. Then, | when the car keeps on going, he| watch post, There he stands still waiting) for his master—a lonely, starving young dog. Kings Canyon National Park in California contains 454,600 acres, fo steam Water Maid 4-Pc. 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