CHAPTER XI 



ATCHING the well- 

 making was very inter- 

 esting. There was, of 

 course, the element of 

 gamble, of good water 

 andplenty,ofbadornone. 

 The water brought up 

 was constantly tasted, the 

 sand was classed as coarse and good, or fine and 

 disappointing. Once, when some thirty yards 

 down, the tube was seen to sink at a small touch, 

 almost with its own weight, and it was evident 

 it was passing through water. This was tasted 



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