NEW WAY TO FIND WATER.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 18, Issue 12, 8 February 1907, Page 3

NEW WAY TO FIND WATER.

An Electrical Devttoe That Outdoen the, Witch-Hazel Wand in Locating It, Electricity has' put the witch-hazel wand and other methods of determining the presence of water underground out of business. Experts have patented a little electrical device which tells surely of the proximity of water, says a Washington report. When its needle begins to show vibrations it can be stated positively there is water beneath. Officials of the geological survey have so impressed with the invention that they are givir.p' it a thorough test-. The new water detector is something' like the seismograph used for determining earthquake disturbances. l;y its vibrations the presence of subterranean streams are not only determined but the volume and direction of the flow are also accurately recorded. This instrument will be of great value to the irrigator and farmer, as it will enable him to drive his wells where he will find water. Frequently ini-men.-e sums of money are expended in driHiny: artesian wells, which after beinir bored hundreds of feet are found to be dry. In tests made with the new electrical device steel rods are driven a shorl distance into the earth and attached to the machine. There is an attachment something like 'the t< lephom- receive] by which the vibrations are converted into sound waves. The device will not work sntirfactorily in regions where there are volcanoes. The officials of the geological survey believe eventually the device can be used to indicate the presence of oil, but the vibrations caused by oil are not so great as those set up by water. Johnnie's Idea of It. Teacher— Johnnie, what is sugar? ' Johnnie—Sugar, ma'am, is what makes things .sour if you don't put U in.-N. Y. Sun, . . I