Notes on Water- Divining. 



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or twenty inches of rain a year, and this is ample to keep the 

 underground waters freslr and flowing. Wells are not usual in 

 such wet regions with sparse settlement, for the few farmers 

 find dams more convenient. But it is infinitely easier to find 



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Vertical Section (west to east) across the Eastern side of Ainslie Plain 



SHOWING THE WATE8 TABLE 



VERTICAL SCALE 2 

 HORIZONTAL *™ I 



Fig. 2. 



a supply at Canberra than say in the Tarcoola district (S.A.), 

 where there are, however, many more wells. 



The drainage of the Ainslie Valley is normal, reaching the 

 Molonglo by means of Sullivan's Creek, or by the creek from 

 Ainslie (see Text Fig. 1). The slope of the main stream (Sul- 

 livan's) is very gradual, dropping omy feet between Peden's 

 farm, and the Residency Track. The hill slopes rise fairly sud- 

 denly above the 2000 feet contour, and below Majura, there are 

 slopes of 33°. The 2000 feet contour is shown in the plan, and 

 may be taken as near the boundary of the Plain. 



I investigated the following wells : — 

 No. (1) Well at Ainslie. 



(2) Well in the West. 



(3) Peden's well in the North. 



(4) Peden's spring in the North 



(5) The Engineer's shaft, north of Vernon. 



(6) The site of a well, east of Crace. 

 These numbers appear on the map, Text Fig. 1. 



(1) The Well at Ainslie. 



Early in 1919 the district was short of water, and there was 



the usual recrudescence of water diviners. Mr. D gave 



his assistance to the owner of Ainslie Well (1). The latter 

 kindly furnished me with full details of the diviner's work, 

 which differs in no particular from the usual procedure. 



