ID
1998
Nationality
American
Occupation
Dowser
Oil prospector
Summary
From West Virginia; described as "eccentric". Made a fortune from his rare talent of "divination" or "smelling" the location of underground deposits of oil 2000 ft. or more below ground; oil producers paid him well to locate sites for oil wells. His relatives assisted him in his business, communicating by means of signs.
References
Peeps into the Deaf World, p.334.
Dates
fl. 1890