arters Towers over a paragraph in the
_Northern Miner_, as follows:--"The Dalrymple Shire Council's well on
Victoria Downs road, at the _head_ of the 10-mile creek, on the spot
picked by Mr. George O'Sullivan, was sunk to a depth of 38 feet, and at
that depth water became so heavy that sinking conditions had to be
discontinued. The water rises to within 18 feet of the surface. This
site was stated to be barren of water by Mr. Corfield." The above
requires an explanation from me, which I now give.

I was camped at Bletchington Park, where I had been marking sites for
Messrs. Symes Brothers, who had just completed one I had previously
marked within 100 yards of their homestead. They struck a supply of
15,000 gallons per day, at a depth of 70 feet. In the morning it was
arranged that Mr. J. Symes should drive me into Charters Towers, and
when on the road, asked me if I would mind looking at Sullivan's site at
the 10-mile creek. He said he did not know exactly where it was
situated. When we reached the creek we saw some trees stripped of bark
close to the crossing indicating the spot, as we thought, but I could
find no sign of water there. I did not go to the _head_ of the creek,
where I afterwards learnt the site was. Hence the statement that I had
declared the site barren of water.

I have previously stated that water has been struck on my site in this
country at a depth of 950 feet, and I feel certain that in all these
instances, if boring had been continued, water would have been struck at
a payable depth.

I will now relate some of my experiences of the efficacy of the divining
rod.

It is my custom to use a compass to define the course of the underground
stream, which I leave on paper with the manager or owner to show in
which direction the stream is running.

I was engaged by Messrs. Philp, Forsyth and Munro to mark sites for tube
bores on their property at Thylungra Station. After marking several
sites on the station, when passing through Brisbane later, on my way to
Cowley Station on the same errand, I interviewed Messrs. Philp and
Forsyth, who told me there had been a well sunk on my site and no water
obtained, but that the contractor had sunk a three-inch bore, where my
peg was, and had obtained good water for his camp use. I may state here
that where water is unobtainable close to the workings, this was a usual
occurrence. As the three partners were about to visit the station, I
asked them to discontinue w