The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-02-08


in vain efforts to obtain water 1t
was in the dark of tho moon when
the visit to Mr. Deviue's ranch WAS
made, and the boy WAS taken out to
large pasture and led over the
ground. After travelling about for
nearly two hours, he gleofully OK
claimed that he had at last found a
large stream of water, which was
flowing in southeasterly direction.
and that it was located at depth of
about It's feet below the surface.
The spot waa carefully marked, and
Mr Devine followed the boy for over
u mile along the cuur-e Of the under
ground stream. Locations for wells
were marked at q number Of places,
and the work Of digging for water
began. In each instance a splendid
flow Of water WAS struck almost ut
the exact depth named by the boy.
The above is only ono of mnuy
cases in which Young Fenly has
been successful in locating under
ground supplies Of water. In fact,
be has never made Il failure. llo
was recently offered $500 to locate u
we'll on l.. B Moore's ranch, in Ed.
wards county. He refused to accept
money, but went to the ranch and
pointed out the spot who're an under
ground stream could be struck, and
named tho depth the we'll woulI
have to be put down. He said that
he could see the water plainly, and
that it was a splendid stream Of pure
water. A well was dug at the spot
indicated, and Il great flow of water
WAS struck.
The remarkable gift Of this boy in
penetrating the mysteries that lie
beneath the earth's surface has come
TO tue knowledge Of - amber Of oil
prospectors, and he is being urged
by them to 90 to east Texas and To-
cate the flow of oil, and designate at
what depth in the earth it is to be
found. He will accept somo of these
offers to locate oil deposits or flows
rs soon as he finishes locating under
ground wuter supplies for a number
Of stockmen of west Texas, to whom
he has already promised his servlces
He is now il Brewster county, loca
ting wells On the ranch Of Judge W.
Van Sickle, Of Alpine. Judge Van
Sickle is member Of the state leg
islature, and is now in Austin.
He comes Of a splendid family
and has fine connections. He is a
modest, handsome, blue eyed boy,
and to all outward appearances there
is nothing about him to distinguish
HIM from other boys of the same age.
While locating the wells in Brewster
county, be romped and played with
other boys whose acquaintance be
made. When riding horseback at
night, be can see streams Of water
uuder ground, his sight passing
right through the horse. He says
that he can sec the bones of the All
NAL, but that everything else is
Opaque to his sight. He can tell
with absolute certainty the different
stratas between the surface of the
ground and the water. This leads 10
the belief that his power can also be
used to locate veins of mineral, and
he is soon to be given a test in that
line. He has this X-ray sight only
at night, and it is much stronger in
the dark Of the moon. When he OK
ercises this wonderful power for any
great length of time, he becomes tx
hausted and falls into q deep sleep,
which restores hlm to his former
self.
His eyes have been carefully OK
ahmed by local medical men, but nc
apparent pecullarities in them have
buen found. 1t ls considered all the
more remarkable, and by some it IL
looked upon as a miracle, that b,
should DO Il resident of section OF
tho country which is seldom VISITED
by rain, and is semi arid III character
Ii ho continues to exercise his power
of locating underground supplies u
water, for the beuetit of tho ranch
men OF west Texas, he will add ar
untold measure to tho wealth of tha
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