The Cairo bulletin., 1904-11-30
kENTUCklANS REFUSE TO
GIVE MAIL CARRIERS WATER
Dou Situation Has Grown Extremely Serious and People Are
Suffering For Water-Farmers Selling Horses and
Other Live Stock OF Sacrifee-Are
Hauling Water Miles.

to the gate and told him my horse
was furnishing and | would thank
him for a bucket of water The Sc
riousness of the situation dawned
fully upon me when he said: Friend,
this is the first time ever was com
PEELED to refuse man or beast drink
Of water, but | must 40 II this sine
Every well on the place is dry, and
the horse ponds and creeks have
been exhausted two weeks. sold
several horses several days ago be
cause | could not get water for them
without having 20 bring it from the
river. have two left and VITA them
haul water for the family and to
keep them going. However, we used
the last drop tonight, save little
for The family and 10 make coffee in
the morning. We will start before
laybreak to get more, but it is all
there is here tonight"
Il was furnishing myself for good
drink, continued Mr.. Mayf1eld, but
| did not repeat the request Tor my
horse. nor did | desire 20 rob him of
his coffee yater | drove away deter.
mined TO try another place when VIC
came upon it, did try il and Jared
almost as badly as at the first The
farmer said; mo, siree-not for your
horse: swhy n horse could drink all
the water there is within five miles
Of here. will gladly give you and
yUur friend a share of what we have
here, such as it is, but the horse must
wait until you can find water more
plentiful | drove the COW five miles
to the river and left her there on the
farm of a friend, and am going ia
take my horses there tomorrow IN.
less / see signs of rain
Water From staanant Pool
Eve accepted the oGfer 10 quench
cur own thirst, but was almos.
tempted to drive away when saw
the water he brought out to US. Be-
fore tho gourd reached my lips my
nostrils rchclled for there came an
aroma of swine and bull frogs inter
mingled with the scent Of pepper.
mint and rennyrDyal and | knew It
had been scoeped from some stag
rant pool in "A creek or,branoh How.
over. to avoid iliurlng the feelings
Of tho good farmer who dared give
freely of SO valuable possession as
/ 2 gourd Of creek water | touched it
70 my linf passed il 70 my friend
VINO partook spgrngly and we thank
ca him ana drove on.
Inquiry along the road Indicated
hat conditions akin to those at the
two farmhousea prevail n many sec.
lions q the county. | did not find wa
ter Tor ny horse until We getarne,,
70 tho city, and when at last we came
upon 5pouting drinking fountain
flowing fresh from the Ohio river
through tho cltgS water pipe', /
enjoyed tha cooling htf crage as
much as did the horse who s0usetl
his nose deep into the fountain and
was loath to move away, even when
he had asuagcl his burning thirst
Railroads Double supply.
/ hhE AAtARsAdNf Ill Vi RIiIit Hd Y
boon hauling water to their route
tanks for q month, are now compel
ed to double the number Of tanks
sent out daily Every day reports
come to headquarters thai another
pond or creek has become exhausted.
/ The freight trains will not venture
on long stretch without an extra
supply OF water which is carried in
tank car behind the tender and
connected with the boiler by. rubber
!, hose.
Several distilleries are now wait
ing for rain in order to get supply
Of water sufficient 10 run |. was re
ported at the cussom house ycster
lay that several disti' cries in iht
district, which take their water sup
ply from wells and artificial lakes
must lie idle until there is sufficen
rainfall 10 replenish their water
| sources.