Comments for Well Stories http://www.wellstories.com A project about public water sources and the people who use them. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:46:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Great Magnetic Flowing Well, Magnetic Park, Plymouth IN by scott http://www.wellstories.com/in/marshall/magnetic/comment-page-1/#comment-6515 scott Thu, 12 Jan 2012 01:46:36 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?p=206#comment-6515 I made my first trip to this well last week. My wife and I collected about 2 gallons of water to use in whats called a "Joe Cell"(very strange energy device). We look for water that has passed through mother natures clensing cycle. Anyway, the "Magnetic" part of the name may have come from a different story. In 1876 a man named Jim Bailey that lived near Plymouth claimed that his well would magnatize metal objects that were placed in the water. Jims well output 500 gallons of water a minute, however it was not what the Bailey firm had wanted to operate a mill wheel by underground stream. Instead he got a gusher that was claimed to sparkel strangly with the tints of the rainbow. People at the time were drawn to the well for the healing aspects. The crowds became a nuisance and Jim covered the well. I can't claim this well is Jims old well but would guess that the story and the name merged. Why would Jim need to tap an underground river when the Yellow river is yards away? Anyway, if anyone finds the true story this well or Jims I would love to hear the story. And if your at this well take a walk across the bridge and you will see a wooden platform covering another natural spring. Parts are disassembled but it use to flow into a wood gutter. I made my first trip to this well last week. My wife and I collected about 2 gallons of water to use in whats called a “Joe Cell”(very strange energy device). We look for water that has passed through mother natures clensing cycle. Anyway, the “Magnetic” part of the name may have come from a different story. In 1876 a man named Jim Bailey that lived near Plymouth claimed that his well would magnatize metal objects that were placed in the water. Jims well output 500 gallons of water a minute, however it was not what the Bailey firm had wanted to operate a mill wheel by underground stream. Instead he got a gusher that was claimed to sparkel strangly with the tints of the rainbow. People at the time were drawn to the well for the healing aspects. The crowds became a nuisance and Jim covered the well.
I can’t claim this well is Jims old well but would guess that the story and the name merged. Why would Jim need to tap an underground river when the Yellow river is yards away? Anyway, if anyone finds the true story this well or Jims I would love to hear the story. And if your at this well take a walk across the bridge and you will see a wooden platform covering another natural spring. Parts are disassembled but it use to flow into a wood gutter.

]]> Comment on Spring at Stone Lake, Lagrange County by Bill http://www.wellstories.com/in/lagrange/stonelake-lagrange/comment-page-1/#comment-4939 Bill Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:35:19 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?p=425#comment-4939 Great way to 'fill up' whilst canoeing ! Great way to ‘fill up’ whilst canoeing !

]]> Comment on Great Magnetic Flowing Well, Magnetic Park, Plymouth IN by Bill http://www.wellstories.com/in/marshall/magnetic/comment-page-1/#comment-4938 Bill Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:33:26 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?p=206#comment-4938 I enjoyed your presentation at 'Fiddlers Hearth' the other day - and the great photos ! I find artisan wells a wonderful reminder of what our past could have been like. I enjoyed your presentation at ‘Fiddlers Hearth’ the other day – and the great photos ! I find artisan wells a wonderful reminder of what our past could have been like.

]]> Comment on Justina with artesian water, Glenn Miller Park, Richmond, IN by Kay http://www.wellstories.com/in/wayne/justina-richmond-in/comment-page-1/#comment-3684 Kay Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:28:18 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?p=502#comment-3684 Thanks Ron! Nice to hear from you and to visit dujour.us - you have a wonderful photoblog! I see you are using video a bit too - love the geese, what a strange soundtrack they make - Thanks Ron! Nice to hear from you and to visit dujour.us – you have a wonderful photoblog! I see you are using video a bit too – love the geese, what a strange soundtrack they make -

]]> Comment on Justina with artesian water, Glenn Miller Park, Richmond, IN by Ron http://www.wellstories.com/in/wayne/justina-richmond-in/comment-page-1/#comment-3683 Ron Thu, 08 Sep 2011 14:09:27 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?p=502#comment-3683 This is great, Kay! Love that you have both photo and video. This is great, Kay! Love that you have both photo and video.

]]> Comment on Artesian well at Tom’s Donuts, Jimmerson Lake IN by Mary Harris http://www.wellstories.com/in/steuben/toms-donuts/comment-page-1/#comment-3561 Mary Harris Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:24:04 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?p=477#comment-3561 I noticed in the video it did stop for a few seconds, so it is probably a natural thing that happened to you. I noticed in the video it did stop for a few seconds, so it is probably a natural thing that happened to you.

]]> Comment on Contact by Ann Gentry http://www.wellstories.com/contact/comment-page-1/#comment-3121 Ann Gentry Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:29:24 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?page_id=403#comment-3121 Hi Kay, I haven't visited this well in Northville since we lived in Michigan years ago. The water was extremely good then and probably still is. I just now googled Northville artesian well and found this: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM45H0_Northville_Silver_Spring_Michigan Well Stories is an interesting project, and a good reminder for me to return to the well sometime this summer! Ann Gentry Hi Kay,
I haven’t visited this well in Northville since we lived in Michigan years ago. The water was extremely good then and probably still is. I just now googled Northville artesian well and found this: http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM45H0_Northville_Silver_Spring_Michigan

Well Stories is an interesting project, and a good reminder for me to return to the well sometime this summer!

Ann Gentry

]]> Comment on Artesian well near Albany, Delaware County IN by Christopher Joe Odle http://www.wellstories.com/in/delaware/albany/comment-page-1/#comment-3071 Christopher Joe Odle Sun, 07 Aug 2011 03:53:13 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?p=421#comment-3071 ok so this is SOooooo awesome please post directions..... unless you wish to limit the visitors.... my granny used to take me here and I wanna pass it on to my children.... Thanks Tommy Lou Pingry for the memories! ok so this is SOooooo awesome please post directions….. unless you wish to limit the visitors…. my granny used to take me here and I wanna pass it on to my children…. Thanks Tommy Lou Pingry for the memories!

]]> Comment on Submit your story by Kay http://www.wellstories.com/submit-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-2952 Kay Thu, 28 Jul 2011 17:05:03 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?page_id=24#comment-2952 Hello MR - If you visit the map page now, you will see more wells listed for Madison County. There was a glitch in the site and only one well was showing up per county. This is fixed now - Hello MR – If you visit the map page now, you will see more wells listed for Madison County. There was a glitch in the site and only one well was showing up per county. This is fixed now -

]]> Comment on Submit your story by MR http://www.wellstories.com/submit-your-story/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 MR Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:41:31 +0000 http://www.wellstories.com/?page_id=24#comment-2948 There at at least two in Madison county that I'm aware of. One is just off I69 west on 800N to the first road north, less than a mile north. The second is north of Frankton at the SE corner of the intersection of two county roads...can someone help me remember exactly where? There at at least two in Madison county that I’m aware of. One is just off I69 west on 800N to the first road north, less than a mile north. The second is north of Frankton at the SE corner of the intersection of two county roads…can someone help me remember exactly where?

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