MAGNETISED WIND.—A SUGGESTION FOR MR HAGGARD

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1715, 21 November 1887, Page 3

MAGNETISED WIND.— A SUGGESTION FOR MR HAGGARD

About one hundred miiea east of £21 Paaco, near Sierra Bianco, on the line of I the Texas and Pacific Railway, there ia a strange phenomenon that haa just come to public notice. The authority for the statements about to be made is exGjvernor John 0. Brown, of Tennessee, receiver of the Texaa and Pacific Rail w&y, who visited this city a few days age, accompanied by several officials of the road, Including Division Superintendent Judy, m whose jurisdiction the phenomenon is located. Governor Brown and.Superintendent Judy told the Btory to one or two persons here, and it has just come out. About three years ago the Texas and Pacific Railway Company undertook to Bink an artesian well a few railcß east of Sierra Blanco, which is a little hamlet ninety-five miles east of El Pabco. The workmen pnt the pi^e down about Bix hundred feet, when suddenly an underground cavern was struck, and the drill dropped about Biz feet, and a current of air rushed up the pipe. Drilling ceased and the well was abandoned, the 600 feet of pipe remaining m m the ground and giving a connection between the surface of the earth and the subterranean cavity a quarter of a mile beneath. The phenomenon did not at that time attract the attention of any one sufficiently interested to investigate Recently, however, Superintendent Judy's attention was called to it, and his personal examination and inquiries have develpoed peculiar facts and testimony about the wonderful well. Governor Brown BtoppeS to see it on his way heve. Not many people live near the well, but those who do reside m the neighborhood of it are thorough y acquainted with it. Ever Bince it was abandoned, three years ago, the people near by have been m the habit of going and sitting about the walla m eammer to enjoy the cool and Invigorating air that rushes up the pips. One of the strangest thioga is the fact that the current of air ebbs and flow a like the ocean tides. From 10.15 a.m. till 10.15 p.m , a current of air rnshes out of the pipe with a sound that resembles the notae made bj a locomotive hlowing off &tnam, bo loud that it can be heard for forty or fifty yards, At 10.15 p.m. the overflow of air ceases and a strong suction sets In, whioh lasts for the next twelve hours, this obb and flowing continuing day after day. It baa been observed by hortsemen that whenever they get m the neighborhood of the well strong magnetic forces are felt i and eparka are given off if the horse's mane is touched. Recently a man from Sierra Blanco was eltth g close to the well, aod pn faking out his pocket-knife found a nail which he had m his pocket clinging to his knife, He held the knife m the current of atr, and found the magnetic property was greatly Increased. Several weeks ago Superintendent Judy held his pocket-knife m the earrent of air, for four minutes and the knife ia etjll strongly magnetised from the effect, The o^tfjowing current of air is believed to poaaeES remarkable curative properties Ita efficacy is to be tested by experiments upon cases of paralyßis and other diseases. The people who live near the wonderful well call it "The Fountain of Youth,"— Galveßton .(Texas) N6TTO.