Abbott Magnetic Mineral Well, Fort Wayne, Indiana (1888-1913)

Table of Contents:

Front Cover
Introduction
The Indiana Gas Boom of the 1880s
Drilling a Deep Bore Gas Well
A Well-drilling Odyssey
Magnetic Mineral Water
Artesian Well Water - A Local Contrast
Abbott Perseveres
Vandals!
William Abbott Arrested!
A New Start and a Difficult Location
The First Success
Another Blow and the Abbott Property Goes to the Highest Bidder
Magnetic Mineral Well Sanitarium
Fire
Final Challenge to Location
Epilogue

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