Querido Gabriel,
Mention of Joku Melo's flooded me with a cascade of nostalgic memories:
Being a comporary of Fortunato & Filocha I used to visit often and remember
the awe that their well struck us with. It was, however, diminished because
the well of the Escola Primária, a bare 100 metres away, perhaps bored into the
same laterite mass, was quite as deep.
Not the most daredevil San Joao well-hopers would ever try either one.
But the Goan well that takes my breath away is that of Mário Cabral e Sá, at his
vila in Divar. For sheer depth it stands alone. Moreover being dug into
alluvial soil.
BTW Gabriel, in which princele state did Rao Sahib serve and received his title?
He was the other magnet drawing me to the Melo mansion, or rather his books.
I read them all to his great joy.
And great joy to you, dear Ven, in your quest for the sublime Goan well. But
pray do not get narcistically attached to it.
Alfred...
> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 20:55:19 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
> goanet@lists.goanet.org> Subject: Re: [Goanet] On wells_question> > Try my
> grand-father's house, next to BigFoot, in Loutolim (Melo, or Rao Sahib
> Joaquim da Costa might get you there). Access to the well round the back.
> Incidentally, my uncle, Dr. Alvaro da Costa, has built a "St Michael's
> Garden" (with assistance from Jocelino Maendra Alvares) opposite the house ,
> so you shouldn't miss it. Besides being the deepest well I've ever seen (over
> 50 metres), from what I can remember, it is cut through laterite rock all the
> way down. > > Cheers,> > Gabriel.> > --- On Wed, 8/10/08, Venantius Pinto
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > From: Venantius Pinto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >
> Subject: [Goanet] On wells_question> > To: "Goanet Mail list"
> <goanet@lists.goanet.org>> > Received: Wednesday, 8 October, 2008, 7:41 AM> >
> Hello all,> > Could you share any information on wells in Goa.> > > > The
> deepest wells.> > Wells cut in rock all the way to the bottom.> > Wells with
> tunnels.> > Wells that have hoary histories.> > Wells with multiple pulleys.>
> > Wells with staircases and stairwells in wells.> > Wells with caves in one
> of their walls?!> > Wells with lamps.> > Gated wells.> > > > Odd shaped
> wells.> > Conjoined wells.> > > > Try and keep it to real wells, but
> metaphors and all manner> > of fantastic> > thinking also welcome.> > > >
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