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Dowser Still Successful Finding Water
James Kuebelbeck tried dowsing for water to prove it couldn’t be done, but instead, he found water. Nearly 50 years later, he’s still finding water for people, and he still doesn’t know how he does it. That hasn’t stopped him and his wife from making a living from the service they provide (Vol. 29, No. 2).
“If you can tell me how dowsing works, I would like to know,” says Kuebelbeck. “I think the best way to get started is to walk around and try to sense the difference in the ground. I’ve discovered that most people can sense the earth has been disturbed and find water lines, electric lines, and pipes. That doesn’t mean they’re water finders. We all have different talents, capabilities, and faculties.”
Kuebelbeck has found that adolescent girls seem to be the most sensitive. He believes that’s because they have intuition and are open to things. “They haven’t learned differently,” says Kuebelbeck.
In his case, he hoped to discredit a local priest who would tell people where to dig their wells. The priest used a small willow branch and found water on the Kuebelbeck property.
“I cut a willow branch and started going to places where they had dug dry holes and good wells,” says Kuebelbeck. “I walked around and tried to sense the difference. I learned to concentrate.”
In the half-century since, Kuebelbeck has sensed water thousands of times across the Midwest, from Michigan to South Dakota and south to Kansas. While he no longer cares to travel much, he occasionally makes the exception. Recently, he was flown to Michigan in a private jet by a man determined to find water on his land. This summer, he plans to be in the Black Hills of South Dakota to help find water.
Kuebelbeck’s reputation in that area has been stellar since finding plentiful water. The Crazy Horse Memorial was short of water, and the city of Custer wanted to sell them water. Crazy Horse Memorial hired Kuebelbeck, and he found a plentiful water supply.
“When a guy called recently from that area and asked me to come out, I told him I would have to pass on it,” says Kuebelbeck. “He called back and said several local well drillers told him that if he wanted water, he needed to work with me.”
Kuebelbeck doesn’t always find water on a property. One landowner had drilled multiple dry holes when he asked Kuebelbeck to use his skills.
“I walked the property and told him there wasn’t decent water to be found,” says Kuebelbeck. “He drilled a fourth dry well before getting an easement on a neighbor’s land. He asked me to come back, and I found water not 16 ft. from the corner of his land.”
One thing Kuebelbeck won’t do is tell a landowner at what level water will be found. “I may sense it at 50 ft., but the driller may have to go to another 20 to 30 ft. to get into the main supply,” he says.
Kuebelbeck encourages people who are interested to try dowsing. The stick used doesn’t matter, he says. While he started with a willow stick, he soon switched to two nylon rods tied together at one end with an electrical connector.
“I decided I needed to look more professional than simply cutting a branch,” he recalls. “However, it’s not the instrument but the person that matters.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, James Kuebelbeck, 28391 Kelp Rd., St. Joseph, Minn. 56374 (ph 320-363-7564; jckueb@netlinkcom.com; www.undergroundwaterlocating.com).



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