Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-04-20


Guy Fenley, the li-year-old boy with
fine X.ray eyes. Is creating Dig sur
among the stockmen Of West Texas.
This hoy. with his remarkable pair Oh
owes can see water at any depth In the
ground. and has located a large num-
Der Of wells. each having an unfa'ling
supply OF water on ranches IN that
semi-ard section Of the state tbs
services are In such demand by ranch
men who want 10 put down wells for
their live stock that he is kept busy at
that work all the time This boy Is the
son Of joel @. Fenley. a highly respect
ed citizen Of Uvalde Texas, who Is ex-
tenslyely engaged In raising live stock.
The fact that his son was possessed OF
N-ray sight was discovered about four
years ago. He only has this power OF
looking far into the depth Of the earth
at night and the darker Il Is the better
he can see. on the night that his Won
derful gift was discovered, the boy and
father were walking through a pasture
Of a ranch near Uvade. when Guy ex-
claimed.
Look at that stream OF waterl'
His father replied that there was no
water to be seen In that locality. but
the boy insisted that he could see a
flowing stream Of water far down In the
ground. Upon reaching home the ex-
pertinent was made of bucketful OF
water being set under a table, and the
boy could see It plainly through the
wooden top OF the table when the room
was darkened, Soon after this Mr.
Fenley determined to put down a stock
well on his ranch, and taking his son
with him one night, the latter soon To-
Gated what he asserted was a fine
stream OF water about 200 feet below
the surface. He described infinitely
the different strata Of earth and rock
that 10y between the surface and the
water. The well was sunk on the spot
indicated by the boy. and one Of the
finest flows OF water ever obtained In
that section up TO that time was struck
at Q depth OF i6 feet
News Of the boys wonderful power
OF sight began 10 spread about among
the ranohmen but II was slow to be be-
lieyed and II was not until about n
year ago that practical tests were
made OF X-ray sight. He was taken
by Thomas Divine TO his ranch In the
northern part OF uvalde county. where
thousands Of dollars had been expended
In vain efforts to obtain water. II was
In 40 dark Of the moon when the visit
10 Mr.. Divlnes ranch was made. and
the boy was taken out 10 a large pas
- q L..
travelling about for nearly two hours
he gleefully exclaimed that he had
Just found large stream OF water,
which was flowing In southeasterly
direction. and that II was located az a
depth OF about l75 feet below the sur
face. The spot was carefully marked,
and Mr.. 'Devine followed the boy for
over mile along the course OF the un-
derground stream. Locations for wells
were marked at n number Of places,
and the work Of digging began, In each
instance splendid flow Of water was
struck almost at the exact depth named
by the boy
The above IL only one Of many cases
In which young Feney has been sue
cessfu in locating underground sup
piles OF water In fact, he has never
made a failure. He was recently Of
fered $500 to locate n we'll on f. X.
Moore's ranch In Edwards county. He
refused 10 accept the money, but went
TO the ranch and pointed out the spot
where an underground stream could be
struck and named the depth the well
would have to be put down he said
that he could see the water plainly and
that II was a splendid stream Of pure
water A we'll was dug at the spot In
dicated. and great flow OF water was
struck.
The remarkable gift OF this boy In
penetrating the mysteries that lie be-
meath the earth's surface has come TO
the knowledge of number Of oil pros
pect0rs and he Is being urged by them
TO go 10 East Texas and locate the flow
OF oil and designate at what depth in
the earth II Is to be found. He will ac-
cept some OF these offers 10 locate oil
deposits or flows as soon as he finishes
locating underground water supplies for
number OF stockmen of West Texas
10 whom he has already promised his
services. He is now In Brewster coun-
". locating wells on the ranch Of Judge
w, Van Sickle. Of Alpine. Judge Van
Sickle is member OF the State legisla-
ture and IL now IN Austin. Speaking OF
the wonderful gift OF this boy, he said;
That Guy Fenley, this lA-year-old
boy, Is possessed OF an X-ray sight can
not be questioned. He has demonstrate