Posted by farmerjohn on February 23, 2015 at 02:52:25 from (71.182.249.188):
I was reading the post below and was fascinated with how they lined dug wells with brick starting at the top as it was dug. I got to thinking, maybe a dumb question, but when the brick was laid, did they use mortar, if so, how did the water get in? And I suppose this could be done only in certain kinds of soils? At my homestead there are three wells, 8, 10, and 15 feet deep, which is quite shallow compared to the 35 feet plus mentioned below, again I suppose depending on the soil and geography. Ours are rock lined, never have seen a brick lined one around here.
Also not a lot said about finding water before the digging started--water witching. I can't do it but believe it works. What is the consensus of others, how many do it? I don't think I would put the work in digging without knowing I will find water.
When I was a kid Grandpa told me a story of someone down the road digging a well, they quit for lunch and when returning went down in to work and slumped over. Those up top thought he got sick and someone went down to help and also slumped over. They then realized that gas had accumulated over lunch, another fellow wrapped his face with a funnel connected to a hose and kept the end at the surface to go down and get them out, both dead.
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