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Fathoms of Useless water

THE DRIEST CONTINENT - Calls for reliability in the extreme
Australia is a vast country with vast open spaces and much of it desert. In the early days of Australia's European history this called for a "She'll be right mate" when often that was based hoping for the best despite all the evidence to the contrary.

The following is an article from South Australia that in essence expresses this pioneering spirit in Australia. Imagine you are in a dry near desert area where it may not have rained in months or years and you are about to bore for water. You are miles from anywhere "Out beyond the Black Stump", can't afford a breakdown and someone is desperate for water for his stock because there is no surface water.

You head out from Adelaide, the capital, equipped with a boring rig powered by your faithful New Way Engine. And yes you strike water and yes your bore is 1010 Feet deep. Yet look at the hopes involved and dashed at the various stages in this bore and by the contractor. But "what the Heck" it is still a record. But that is "Australia all Over" so enjoy the article and think of the Pioneering Forefathers wherever you or they lived. Miles from anywhere with primitive gear and a truck load of resourcefulness is your best asset.

Enjoy.
George

THE MURRAY PIONEER  -  OCTOBER  8  1914

BORING FOR WATER.

NORTH OF THE MURRAY,

    Mr. S. M. Campbell, of the  firm of

Horwood  & Co.,  Adelaide,   passed

through Renmark on his way to Ade-

laide  Friday. For some   time   past,

Mr. Campbell with two   assistants

has  been  busy on  Lake  Victoria

station sinking bores in the hope of

striking a flow of fresh water. Up

to date two bores have  been put

down.  The   first  at “  Butcher s  ”

was abandoned at 300 feet, the water

showing  no less than  ten  ounces of

salt to the gallon at that depth.  An

underground salt stream had been

encountered. The second bore was

put down near Nulla, and at a

depth of 1010 feet three ounce water

was obtainined. Three ounce water

if there are no other solids but pure

salt, is always considered suitable for

sheep.  Unfortunately  the  Nulla

water  was found  to contain  soda.

      Mr. Campbell is very hopeful that

a  real  good  supply  of stock water

may yet  be  found  at  Nulla, and   is

most  anxious to jcontinue  boring oper-

ations to a greater depth.  He is of

opinion that good, stock water may

be  found. There has been  noticed an

improvement  in the Nulla bore water

since the 800 feet level was reached.

At 900 feet  three ounce water  rose

to within nine feet of the surface.

        Mr.  Campbell has had much ex-

perience in boring operations. He

has sunk for and discovered the pre-

cious metal in Western  Australia.

He has searched the dry Mallee coun-

try and not in vain, for  good stock

water. Before the Browns Well to

Paringa line was commenced  Mr.

Campbell was deputed  to find water,

if possible, along the proposed routes,

and  the  bores at Wanbi (which only

goes one quarter of an ounce) and

many other places  testify to his skill.

All Mr. Campbell's plants are driven

by  a   six  h.p. "New Way”  engine;

“They are very reliable,” says   Mr.

Campbell.  The  1010 feet at Nulla is

a record for this engine.