A Well 10,000 Feet Deep.

A Well 10,000 Feet Deep.

Dr. G. A. Miller of Colfax, inventor of the gravity torpedo excavator, is anxious to have his water proposition which he made recently to Spokane taken seriously. He writes: “I made and now remake a proposition to Spokane to blast a well shaft 10,000 feet, more or less, at the option of the council, a twelve-inch shaft. Seventy-five per cent to remain in the city treasury until completed ; twenty-five per cent of the price to be paid on the completion of 1000 feet and like sum at the completion of each and every 1000 feet. It is hardly possible to go through the crust of the earth far but what water, gas, oil and certainly heat, all of which would pay for the labor and expense, as heat would be valuable to generate steam or heat for building purposes. If twelve inches is too small I can make it larger and go until the casing burns off. When Mr. Edison completes his thermo-electric motor I will be ready to furnish him heat that is constant and inexhaustible, and street car lines will be perfect, or to furnish hot air for aerial navigation.

“ If The Spokane Spokesman would not try to belittle its city council's efforts to get water and try to publish the fact that mine shafts could be sunk to ventilate mines and save life and make comfort, it would be better than getting the city authorities into a hole and then making fun of them."