ions, ranging from Charleville in the south-west, to Granada in the
north-west, in the back blocks of this State, besides locating water on
several stations on and near the eastern coast, and was successful in
locating water to the satisfaction of those interested.

On a site marked by me at Mayne Junction, the Railway Department
obtained water at a reasonable depth, but the water on being analysed
was found to be unfit for locomotives, or for washing the carriages,
consequently it was abandoned.

I also found a stream within two miles of Nundah railway station, which,
on a well being sunk, tapped the water at 30 feet. It rose 18 feet in
the shaft. This water is supposed to be of a highly medicinal character,
beautifully soft and palatable to drink.

I also marked a few sites in New South Wales, and some at Birrallee
Station, out from Bowen.

All this time I enjoyed perfect health, but in 1911 I began to get very
stiff in the legs, especially about the hips. Thinking it was
rheumatism, I went to the Innot hot springs, near Herberton. These baths
gave me no relief, so I went to Sydney to consult Sir Alexander
McCormack, who prescribed electrical treatment and hot air. This I tried
for four months without any good results.

I then went to Rotorua, in New Zealand, consulting the doctor there, who
prescribed all the baths which are so efficacious in removing
rheumatism. The doctor, hearing of my having practised water divining so
long, diagnosed my case as neuritis, brought on by constant use of my
nerve energy in following that profession.

From this time I desisted from my occupation, and only used my powers to
give a demonstration occasionally.

I have tried since the Muckadilla bore water on several occasions, but
could obtain no improvement.

An amusing incident occurred to me when marking sites on a cattle
station in the north-west of Queensland.

I was being driven in a buggy drawn by a spanking pair of horses which
the driver, who was the manager of the station, could well handle.

The manager was a very smart young fellow, a splendid rider, and in
every way qualified to manage such a property, and bore a high
reputation for considering the interests of his employers before
anything else.

He was driving me through some ridgy country where the grass in the
gullies was very long and rank. I had located a good stream of water,
and was describing its direction by the aid of the compass.

My companion ask