The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-01-20
A NEW OWNING ROD.
An Apparatus for Locating
Underground Streams.
HOW II FlNos nlDDEn WATER.
The 1nstsnmens Researches Rsnaaiam
ana o.esIeases when Abeve water
sues~sNfaa Experizasnas.

underground ether - t1s f95tz6 q sfsEAziNN
or ~ streams. csald BE discovered ~ The
nss uf TIRE dleaniag rod bus Is has bern re-
served for the present day t0Fecora CAIN
set uu that such saasTrraoean se9aFess 81
water can ~ discovered snfalitoly or nearly
sos scientific mefhakJ.
Not s.ssx has snch claim been nazde,
bat lie Inventor o. the apf2rafas has
challenged tiIe engineering profession %
investigates the results obtained hy
the n,ost searching tests possible
Th invsassr. = Eavarlan ~ birth,
nnS lang resident in Kasssa, ard an elecffo-
technical engineer hy profession, says tAst
be has lesntesl Iaore than 90 sells IN Rue
slA IN the Last two years and bali, stree
making his discovery. without single taii-
are ghis great invention great u i wiI
stand tho tea1 OF the Investigation n0w
being .nitassna -wae discovered ~ most
Important discoveries are made, Almost by
accident The first apparatus made was
Intended for = totally different purpose
afa Ii was chance sIof1e that disclosed the
fsct thai 30 running Waler Is wasextfsmely
sensitive without being ia coniact With T.
Mr. Ifeesae9eH snell il the inventors
nAnse--was experimenting IN MS house IN
Rnssia wltA an instrument which he sx-
pectsd would indicate IN one room move
Ynents in another from which be was alb
sent. The experiment cotssisted Ia placing
a watch apon > taSie. carrying from Il
cord ur fsns wire through passages and
other rooms III where lie was himself. and
the instrument he held IN his hand would
be affected the second tie watch vas
touched. To shat degree 81 perfection this
process Wa brought cannot How he told.
Ii probably was moi perfected, as on this
occasion the Inventor vas IA = room where
his wife Was making tea, using Tor the pnt-
pose a large aamovar or Russian tea urn,
and while standing near il he observed
that his Instrument was Affected every
time that the water wae made 20 run from
the sasnovar. He became so convinced by
repeated trials that the moving body OF
water. ANAL though II was comparatively,
affected his apparatus ia s distinct and
certain manner that he immediately went
ont into the grounds surrounding the
house. uhaFe there was a we'll, and had his
conclusions confirmed In snsh q manner
that he abandoned his original expert
nienfs aGd devoted bis time aud attention
~ perfecting the apparatus for the much
more practical purpose 81 water finding
Mr.. Heefdegen associated with himself
Mr.. Alexander 4. schnee. late United
ktafea Wisconsin, at Moscow. and came
20 this country. which he regarded as q
more profitable field Tor hts labors. He
came armed with testimonials from re-
spectacle firms. some OF them known In
this city.
a series Of tests have been commenced
here during the last week, which, iathongh
not conclusive in their results, will war
rant q further investigation into the mat
ter. especially under mere normal eundi-
tons, a. those 10 which Mr. HeeFaegen
and his apparatus hare been submitted
were OF an unnatural kind and such Is be
had never attempted before. The prelim-
mary investigation was witnessed by
members Of the editorial stats Of the
Engineer and 3finiHg JeuT8ai, and Of the
Engineering Aers, as well as by Mr..
Charles r. tsowen. division engineer Of the
new aquednet, through whose aid aud the
courtesy Of Sir. Alphonso Fteley, chief
engineer OF the Aqueduct commission, the
sests we're arranged.
Tte day was unfavorable for the work In
hanzt. the ground being covered with sew
eral inches Of vet snow. the very presence
al which, however. assisted in making the
tests more complete, because il mere
effectuaily concealed from the water
ssarehef The locality ef the aguednet- The
snow was productive Of two laaghahie In
eldcnta. shortly after commencing work
Mr.. Heerdegen. proceeding very slowly in
the snowy read. with his eyes apparently
tixed upon The ground. in reality watching
she pendulum, 80 20 speak, Of the apparatus
which he carried near the ground and al
81 the party tatestly watching him and his
instrument. along came an old farmer with
his eaipty nAiik cans from sing Sing and
saiuted the party with. tie sc booking for
rabbit tFaeks3F
Just as the party reached the point AZ
which the aqaeduet crossed beneath the
Tesd Al a depth Of maFe than 50 fest water
was legas7z.. somewhat % the surprise ~
the gentlemen, The width 1T the stream be.
ing defined as twelve feet. which l. about
She widta Of the water flowing ia tie aqne-
duct. uat came another farmer from his
house near the read with the ofter Il his
assistance. II can help ye: / Was here
when they dreN Il In, and stfaiEhsaway
he began scFaptng 10 the snow a tea feet
sFoHs TIE road. and presently be succeeded
IN uaenvernR an tFoB bolt whieh had bcea
dFlgpa tago tlsa r0ek hy the Surveyors 10
marx tho ceatsF line eE the aaaeiucG
The sssosa sest gave results nearly aS
starting ~ the sirst. bat oa the thlgd there
Was distinct lailgre Ca Recognizes any such
tssty 81 safer n Nas known 80 be ii8wsaR
a. fset heHuath The operator claimed
thst The daY was ansaYarst3e. being heavy
snd Eoggy, aHss that the eondstisns WeFe
asw Is asm ard abnormal. as BE bad never
hsseyp attempted 10 sad wafer ineiezea 49,
ta9ei8sls. tbs Impression hets4s KtFea that
he bad expeetesi that he weuAa be taken 20
places wbeFe springs were kueNn to exist
On \ Subsequent Gas eshsT sesss were made
On the line al tAe oli Aaarsiuei where.
near It's UPPER en8 es she SITS. Il Il eun.
eesss IN taanet l.asssF Tenth avenue. sud
ssn the results were ssgnfsS Ia th0ss OF
tAinsa tAs NFst &sT. satisfactory Ia the
water sassches "A ens ease sad ansaaslae-
tafv ia another.
the EsUsgas resets thas Tar mAy - ssassd
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ihp aFfAtstus, BIAS sptANns apparent
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