Digging a well for water

Today we went to my brother Perry's place on Beaver Dam Creek  near the Elba By-Pass bridge to watch him as he operated a primitive well-digging rig which he called a "sludge bucket".

It will be interesting to see if this really works and if he does strike water and can install a pump.  More later.

If you look real close (click to enlarge photo) you will see the by-pass bridge at the top right of the photo.