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  • From: <eureka AT hctc.net>
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  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] Wild water
  • Date: Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:53:04 -0600

I think it was Bob that was interested in my pioneer well, where about forty feet down you can see a river flowing through it. Although it is clear and cold and coming up from deep within the earth, undoubtedly stuff trickles down into this very wild water. We use a reverse osmosis filter for most things, but honestly we drink it from the hose and haven't died yet.

Speaking of wild water, I am reminded of another Hill Country locale I've visited called Jacob's Well, a natural hole in the bottom of a rock bottom creek that goes down at least 400 feet and during the pioneer days pumped a geyser up. When I swam into it a decade ago it was just a couple inch roil on top of the water, but still strong. A golf course and subdivision have since been built nearby, so I wouldn't doubt if it's a depression in the creek now. All of this is from a large system of pockets and tunnels through our limestone known as the Edwards Aquifer, where San Antonio gets all of it's water.

Here's a link, with some interesting photos if you care to page through the story of how divers lose their life exploring it. This might give you an idea of what my well is like on a much smaller scale.
http://www.visitwimberley.com/jacobswell/

--Sage


On Wed, 5 Nov 2008 13:15:13 -0700
Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com> wrote:

On Nov 5, 2008, at 12:50 PM, bob ford wrote:

Don, one time I was hunting along the stream bed of a wooded area of a farmer's land. I drank from thwe beautiful clear water of the stream.. 'Walked up aways , bloated dead cow in stream, possum crawled out of its butt ..

And you appear to have not died. At least not all of you.

All surface water is rife with bacteria. As even with the water you now drink, no matter city water or bottled, the key to health safety is the percentage of bacteria and your state of health when you drink it. The water in Hurricane Creek has bacteria "too numerous to count." Beavers had populated the upper reaches, so the water is also full of giardia.

Btw, for others in a similar good circumstances, which is to say with abundant surface water, I learned this summer of an apparently sure cure for giardiasis--our old friend, garlic. Raw garlic. Mince two or three cloves, put it into a glass, add water, swish it around, drink it. Do this on an empty stomach and two or three hours before your next meal. Repeat daily until symptoms disappear. One dose does it for me.

Think of the pioneers, traveling a few miles each day, stopping to camp when possible by a spring or a stream, replenishing their supplies. 'Course we don't know how many died along the way.
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