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The Driller Who Could Read the Ground
The Rich Rancher Laughed at His Hands… Then the Dry Creek Ran Clear
The richest rancher in the county mocked his hands in front of the whole church social and hired a water witch instead. Then the witch's hole went dry at ninety feet, and the town's water was making people sick.
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- 1893Lindell, Kansas
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Meet the crew
Who's on the span
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The Driller
Dell Pruitt 44
The sand says not yet. We are close, Ruth. I can feel the bit change its note.
- Strength
- Reads sand, shale and spoil by hand
- Flaw
- Would rather be laughed at than argue
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The Committee
Ruth Halvorsen 34
He can call it what he likes. He is not the one who is thirsty.
- Strength
- Knows every family's need
- Flaw
- Never asks anyone for help
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The Cattleman
Hollis Barr 60
Here is a man who digs holes for a living, and his hands show it.
- Strength
- Holds the town's loans in his head
- Flaw
- Has to be right in public
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The Water Witch
Josiah Crane 58
A forked hazel stick and a show of confidence, with no ground under it.
- Strength
- Sounds certain
- Flaw
- Nothing under the stick
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The Driller Who Could Read the Ground
The richest rancher in the county mocked his hands in front of the whole church social and hired a water witch instead. Then the witch's hole went dry at ninety feet, and the town's water was making people sick.
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The Driller Who Could Read the Ground
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