Update: On Digging colonial wells!!(Pictures Included)!

[X-Splenda]

the hole was measured.. it is 15 feet deep...... the rock in the middle is wedged in pretty good...
and the bars are safe.... what do you think about the pictures??
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/6393/dsc02882y.jpg
http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/6013/dsc02881bv.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/6339/dsc02880u.jpg
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6461/dsc02879j.jpg

 

[Scott (Mich)]

Pretty cool to find something like this.

One thing that has me wondering, how did that rock get stuck in the middle before hitting bottom? That does not make sense to me, unless the original well diggers had to brace the sides at that point. But if that were the case, it would make it difficult to use the well. Is it possible to drop a rock in a well and have it get stuck half way down when the well appears to be the same size throughout? Anyways I would be anxious to see what is at the bottom too.

Too bad you could not get an engine puller to that location to remove the stone. The engine puller I used to work with had a big hydraulic cylinder which would allow me to lift a motor clear of a car plus I could haul the puller in the back of my truck. Might be a bit tough lugging one back to a well site though.

Good Luck

 

[RW]

Looks to me like it was a lid to the well. The top opening was smaller originally I bet. It probably weathered down and the lid fell in. I would think it would not be for support and I would not worry too much about a cave in. But only you can decide from first hand inspection. Good luck!

 

[coinshooter]

Just do what the local gansta's do when they rip off an ATM.
Rip off a truck. Tie a chain around that rock and get in the truck and punch it!
The rock comes flyin out and you are good to go!

Splenda, this story is BS. You keep draggin your feet. Get on it dude, its already winter.
I think you are just full of it. If you were serious, this would have been done in late Sept.
and we would be seeing some cool pics of some really old tin cans!

What up dude?