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26 MAY 2014 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® Through the Back Door! by Jim Kuebelbeck “Who never walks save where he sees men’s tracks makes no discoveries.” - J.G. Holland Dairy Farm Expansion Part 1 I am often asked how I first became interested in water dowsing. As with other things in life, most interests are generated from personal experience. Growing up on a dairy farm in Minnesota in the early 1940s, I learned early on about the necessity of a good water supply. The successful operation of a farm such as ours was greatly dependent upon a reliable groundwater source. At the time, most rural ground- water supplies were obtained from dug wells, as was ours. With a few feet of water in a dug well as a reservoir, the supply usually proved to be sufficient for most needs. Hoping to expand our dairy opera- tion, my father realized an additional water source was needed, and a new well would have to be dug. After acquir- ing all the necessary supplies for a new well, he engaged the services of “Ben”, the local well digger. Ben happened to be digging another well for a neighbor at the time, and told my dad he couldn’t begin digging until about a week later. Ben had a reputation for working hard and sticking to a job until it was completed. He also had a reputation for spending his wages in the local saloon every evening, which probably accounted for his request to be paid his wages in cash every day after work. Unfortunately, because he was digging another well, Ben had just enough time to also make it known far and wide he was going to dig a well for our dairy farm. Also unknown to my dad, was the fact Ben seldom started to dig a well without acquiring the advice of an old Catholic priest in the area who suppos- edly was somehow able to “sense” underground water sources. “Father Elmer” had quite a reputation in the coun- ty for “finding” good wells after deep dry holes had been dug previously. It was claimed by many that not only could he find good wells for people, but the good wells he locatedwere often directly between two previously dug deep dry holes! When my dad initially mentioned we were going to be digging a new well, I asked if we were going to get that priest out to our farm to tell where to dig. “That’s not going to happen,” he answered. So I thought it best not to mention it again! When Ben showed up for work - next month. The statements and comments in this article are my own and are based on information and references believed to be true and factual. If you have any questions or comments, please forward them to me in care of WWDR . Jim admin@ worldwidedrillingresource.com