DIVINING FOR MINERALS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22609, 28 June 1935, Page 14

DIVINING FOR MINERALS

TO THE EDITOR

Sir,—The reading of the letter by our friend " Broke Miner" has been most interesting. Anyone reading it carefully will note that all the people with whom "Broke Miner" has been associated apparently depended, first, on strength of the pull as an indication of quantity, and, secondly, they have been apparently using contacts —in other words, when looking for gold they hold a gold ring in the hand. In my own study of divining I quicklv found that intensity of pull had nothing to do with quantity, but apparently indicated that the receptivity of the body varied at times. For instance, immediately following a full meal, 1 appeared to go all astray. I found contacts equally fallacious. You can have gold rings on all your fingers, and the rod will still be attracted by water. The rod is influenced by water, all minerals, vegetables, and even a flower, It is also subject to the influences of gases. You will see, therefore, that apparently all of the people with whom our friend has been associated rule themselves out as novices. Your correspondent twits the diviner with not being- game to test out his theory. I have tested it out, and my experience, so far as my means permitted, showed that, as stated in the original letter, gold could be located in both alluvial deposits and reefs. Personally, I do not claim to have brought the thing to exactitude —probably no one ever will — but I do claim that it has been brought with the help of all the literature on the subject (of which .there is not a. great deal) to that stage where reefs can be located and traced for any distance and where breaks, if they occur, can be noted.

One thing your correspondent has proved in favour of divining is that the rod is influenced by something underground, and as Mr Bell. has apparently satisfied you that gold can be located then it is only a matter of care and study to eliminate causes of error, and we have, then, something that has great possibilities. Finally, if a person operating the rod cannot distinguish one thing from another, except by contacts, he had better throw the rod in the fire and clear the track for better operators.—l am, etc., G- L.