Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-09-26

Able to Successfully Locate Under
ground Streams From Childhood. |
SOME ACCOUNT OF SUCCESSES.

Fe in New Mexico In 1894. and has
since beta in the train service OF that
road. spending four years between
Las Vegas and Ration, and Eve years
between albuquerque and Santa re,
where he is now running.
When about 10 years old, there
came to the house OF has brother-in-
law with whom he was then living, a
man named Stanley. an old Baptist
preacher. noted for his ability to To-
cate wells. The lad picked up the old
gentleman's switches. and found that
they turned in his hands as effective
~ as in the hands OF their owner. a he
good man became interested In the
child and gave him a few elementary
Instructions. Mr.. Miller uses four
dinerent kinds OF switches-peacb.
pear, willow and water ash. These
act more quickly and powerfully when
green and fresh though he has often
used them when they mad become old
and the bark seemed as dry as a
bone. Some OF these switches he
uses To discover the underground
How, others for following the direc-
ton OF the stream, others to deterru.
Inc the quality of the water. and vet
others to ascertain its depth below
the surface. OF recent wells located
by Mr.. Miller. mention may be made
as follows:
In the tornado, between Rincon and
San Marcial he located three wells
for Lee Baldwin. the well known
stockman, who found the water at t,e
places indicated. within a foot and a
half to three feet of the depth given.
OF the quality predicted. and in the
! formation described.
FOR the Mundy brothers OF I'll Paso.
he designated a well-site in the valley
east OF that town and two miles from
the postoffice. The stream on which
the well was located Is fresh water
flow between two adjacent salt water
flows. The water is aelightfully pure
and soft and IS usea for irrigating
one of the cemeteries.
Mr.. Miller made three locations for
the Santa Fe hallway company. Up
on the one which he said would yield
lie least flow OF water, an eight-inch
well was drilled, and at a depth OF
ninety-sevep feet. In sand and gravel
formation. as was foretold. water was
obtained which yields a supply OF ak
ty gallons per hour. This we'll Is a
mile south OF Upnam station. Mr..
Miller says that wnen they develop
well two miles east OF Gramma sta
ton, another OF the three locations he
selected, at the depth OF 100 feet they
will reach a flow OF water yielding ten
times the supply from the Upham
we'll
A well for II. o. Bursum, warden
| OF the penitentiary, is being sunk east
| OF San Antonio, N. NJ. at point des-
ignated by Mr.. Miller. IL has reached
depth OF fUrty-seven feet. and Is in
stratum OF very wet spongy sand
stone. He had promised waite. at fif.
ty-seven feet ard he feels confident
that before the remaining ten feet
shall be sunk the flow will be struck.
For j. s. Cook. a well-known cattle,
man OF Socorro county, Mr.. Miller
made an examination of the Gran Qui-
IRA he thinks he found, and located
aree wells upon. the very same flow
'hich the inhabitants of this remark
able pueblo used 400 years ago. The
wens are located, two on the main
How and one on a side or branch flow.
These wells Will be from seventy-five
to lightweight feet; for, like very
much the greater part OF the old
pueblo, the wash from the mountains,
during the centuries, has come down
and covered the former river to a
depth varying from twenty-five TO
ninety feet.
A. II. Hilton, the popular general
merchant of San Antonio. is engaged
In coal mining at Carthage. In the
latter district il the fine Silva well.
from which the operators in the dis
trict generally buy the water they
use. This well is three miles north
east from Carthage. Mr. Hilton said
TO Mr. Miller that II the latter could
secure for him well like Mr.. SIlva's,
1t would be OF great value to his coal
business. Mr. Miller went to Garth
age, and aboue 500 feet east OF one OF
| Mr. Hilton's properties he found an
underground flow, whicA he followed
In northerly direction. at varying
depths Of forty, eighty and 202 scet,
until 1t led him to Silva's well, as to
the location of which he had received
no information. He subsequently dis
covered a different flow, coming from
under the Bell mountain. and on this
he located three wells for Mr.. Hilton,
one of them being at a point from
which the water alter having been
lifted to the surface. can he distrlbut.
ed by gravity to all % Mr.. Hilton's
properties. Ii was but the other day
that MIR. Miller made these locations,
and work has not yet begun upon
them.
Ten miles west of Socorro, Mr..
Miller went to locate wells for q.
Biayaschl, well-known business
man OF that city. He discovered
three different flows ana on them
located eight wells. Mr.. Blayascbi
expressed his intention to commence
developing the water Immediately.
Mr.. Miner was in towa yesterday
and communicated the foregoing
facts to a Citizen reporter. who has
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