, 1876-01-28
A tIur FOR THE SCIENTIFIC TO CRACK.

10 khe Edlter of TIE Chftdco TRIBUNE:
CHICAGO, Jhu. all lesrn to communicate,
through your wlde!y-CirsuIated and tnucL-reAd
paper. tho following facts, which su mo appear
to be OF much lutereBt to tho scitut,st, ns we'll
~ to tho public. 1t ia notorious fact that
thoro arc pcrsous who psofcsh to bo able to find
water-coursos and Bpriugs 6eneath Tie surface
Of tho cArth whcn there zro uo 7ls,bIe indicu-
tions Of tie same. aud nolltuR III tho Shape
Of tho ground to maae any ono suspect that
there may DO water benea.h The eurfacs. A
notable instance of tho riud occurred two years
aga last August, In Locaport, VIII County, near
the Junction ol tl,o eornors Of Iockport, Joliet,
Homer. and Now Lenox. on the farm OF Mr.. q.
". 6tlllrnnn. Tho country thoro may be
designated az untiulhtinE praisln; but tho grcatcr
part Of 1t Was formorlJ timbsr-and, aud ,bcro
ARE now many G1oves iu tic vicinity. Ar. Still
man has vol ut hin house, q feet deep,
ard ole at his barn. 81 feet deep; but neither
Of them furnished sufficient amount Of water
ut the time referred to. which Nas tho drycst
time ever knouu by tho Oldest inhhbitaut biz.
8. docided to make an attempt to procure sup.
ply of tho useful clement. By digging another
veil aud, to make sure thing of 1t, 10 decided
10 call In tho services Of noted wAte;-tipder,
or water wizard ~ he il sometimes called, BY tho
panlo Of Sanford Rueg, Of Joliet, to assist In
locating the contemplated well.
There is On Mr. Sttilman's farm, about 25 rods
from his baru, In the edge Of a small groyo.
mali mound, very symmetrical in form, about 8
feet high, and 60 to Gu feet bsoad 1t the base,
which il the highost land OH tho farm, or in tho
vicinity for tho 1.atRnro Of q half rni!e. There
is no Indication Of water upon 1t, OF .heraahoutR
except low place about 20 rods north, where
shore ia wator upon tho surface during tho wet
soason Of the year. The mound ls tho last place
whore any one WOULD tlitHk Of looking for Hater
who il acquainted with the prairie coun'ry.
may now gi,o brief description Of the in-
sttumant, or dlv,nins.rod. which tho Nasor-
Wizard employs. and tha manner Of using it,
for tha iB tho teIltalo which is 10 indicats the
iound, whom tho wizard chances to carry it oyer
tho hidden spring. A kot branch is cut from
plnm-tree, cberty.troe. hazel bush or. In tns
AbBenco Of thcsu some othel wood is employed
The two prongs Of The tosked stick aro cut 70
convenient leugth. 10 or 20 inches long. and
about the nlZe Of . pipe-steau, mud tho undivided
or bntt end il cut Or inches lonE.-nlsking
tue wholo stick about fect long. The wlza'd
takes branch Of tile forked etick firmly In ench
haudt roatin5 his hknrs hgaluat 4!s boIy in
in a horizontal poalston. the Undivided end
directly In trout. DeinE Atmotl with this n!l-
powerful but out vor5 fol nidthle- locking Weapon
(e1cspt porhars to. unruly schoo'boys) tho
VIZ WAL . I9'a"sa ~ =. =. ioc.ea
.no tocsn.J "nlto ~ W. uth1ao'9 !" .,.,cs iu.aso
!ae eohssmP'asea W. snn II us he staan sn1nsus
~ VAIN oset sprf ~ ~ ~ ~ ,1,s;n,
ao"n socs sdo ue' re," nt e1a ~ ~ Ky ha
lnS-asck. F'k a'.Js'n ~ 'st' .t1n tauoa IT,
MAsef. ~ "nons is ~ s,Ia y, t.s"o :" H. H. ~
aloaslohs Q, tue "Iuu' ms ~ no.o ~ sasn .na ~
!eeson ot tio Innns ~a'pf :" faos
anu aeeue npon sne oen. ,ussS - slus IT,. ,,n me /.
y inc spEihs y IoMe.,M one. tno - ss'cA as ~
at*"h W''n w tnas loics % " i ~ T.. s"s ~.
on tho oa86 "nof" 'a' "'@"'o e'@sp@ ~ ~ n''
hanos. H.. r.;,, , .,.
10 ihls inftahee, on tne I',, ss!ilmaa la1n, tho
WIZARD. pesng plos!uaa WIN NY !osmea t' a.1ch.
Gus from Plnn-stee, coaMeneea "A.a,us near
Inc barn, "here II was aesnca 70 nno Ntter'
an1' not obsefsnH snY ee.,. t4ok Tiaes si ianst,
and hnally strncH l'ait "slacn lea li'n aareo.Y
to ths centre OF mo ebose.aosettbea monna.
Atscr teeonnoltet1uK YeES muoh attef the man-
nor OF certain very ehsacloa1 shihA annn
hunting tot hn san". me mhto1-m:1ato
decldoo shnt the cehtFo OF tne noHnu
was tho moRt auspic'oaa p!aco 70 enR Hnll
hut tho Interested parties aoueted'--to! euch
thing never was lteard q, ana W. aGa,nss
l'Fnl. ana "oa'9 Hos n.suto t99!' hnu Just nsto