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reference surface will be in a southerly direction. L'•ventually <br />• most of the ground waters of this domain come under the influence <br />of the 1'erine Peak Syncline and Durango Anticline. As shown on <br />Map A, these structures are nearly parallel over a considerable <br />distance. The Anticline is about ]00 feet higher across the section <br />than the trough of the syncline, and acts as a barrier, slowing then <br />diverting the ground water flow to the southwest along the axis of <br />the syncline. <br />The trough of the syncline with its low angle of pitch has some <br />characteristics of an underground basin. The ground waters of the <br />domain--from the northeast and the area of applicant's coal lands, <br />from the north, and from the northwest and the Hesperus area - <br />• all are squeezed into the trough region, creating a region of higher <br />saturation than exists in any of the tributary areas. <br />From the above reasoning, it would seem that water wells in <br />Sections 33 and 34 would receive little ground water from the capture <br />and collecting areas of the domain just discussed. Wells in Sections <br />22, 27 and 28 will fare only slightly better except in years of excep- <br />tionally heavy precipitation. The Morlan well near the center of <br />Section 28 is an exception due to its location well down on the north- <br />west flank of the Durango Anticline. As can be noted in Table I, <br />most of the wells in these areas have low yields. <br />- 28- <br /> <br />