This special re-print edition of the US Dept. of Interior's book "Well Drilling Methods" is a guide to drilling and boring water boring. Written in 1911, this classic text provides insight into everything a person would wish to know about drilling their own well on a farm, homestead, remote property or elsewhere utilizing simple well boring equipment and old fashioned well drilling techniques. Included are details on finding ideal locations for boring water wells and a wide range of methods for drilling or driving wells, encasing them and much more. An insightful book on the subject that will be of interest to farmers, homesteaders, those living off the grid and others. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.