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Article: WATER WALKERS CALL IT DOWSING, WATER WITCHING OR USING DIVINING RODS SOME FOLKS SWEAR IT'S THE ONLY WAY TO FIND THE PRECIOUS RESOURCE.(LIFE & LEISURE)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- July 23, 1995
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Byline: RICK KARLINStaff writer
It's one of the hottest days of the year 97 so far and even the leafy shade trees here at Bob Snowicz's dairy farm outside of Amsterdam do little to ease the stifling, stuporous, sweat-inducing heat.
All in all, it's a good time to look for some water, says Snowicz, who is one of the best-known dowsers, or water walkers, in these parts.
Snowicz is quick to demonstrate his ability.
As soon as a visitor pulls up in his car, Snowicz grabs two slender L-shaped metal rods about 2 feet long and gently grips them as if they were a pair of six-guns. He closes his eyes and slowly walks in a ...