[gardeners] finding wells
c.l. avery (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:16:19
Dear Penny,
Back in the old days my uncle claimed he was a water witch and could find
water with a bent stick. Of course, this was in the Berkshires, in western
Mass., where there are creeks, freshets, rivers, swamps, bogs - in short
there is water everywhere. He took me out in the north field one summer day
and I gave it a try. I was maybe l0. Sure enough the stick bent downwards.
We were maybe l00 feet from a large brook at the time though. Looking
back on it now, I'm doubtful about its veracity and really think it was the
psychology of the situation that made the stick feel like it had to go down
towards the ground.
Is that how you and your husband located where to dig for your well?
Carolyn
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