Charles Hatfield aka "the Rainmaker" - photo

Charles Hatfield aka "the Rainmaker" preparing his concoctions. c. 1915. In 1916, Hatfield offered the city of San Diego to fill Lake Morena with rain for $10,000. Heavy rains soon followed, flooding the rest of the county and killing over 50 people.

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...073#post149447
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...979#post133888
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...627#post143406

Doppelganger?

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Originally Posted by Altair

Charles Hatfield aka "the Rainmaker" preparing his concoctions. c. 1915. In 1916, Hatfield offered the city of San Diego to fill Lake Morena with rain for $10,000. Heavy rains soon followed, flooding the rest of the county and killing over 50 people.

https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/h..._rainmaker.jpg


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...073#post149447
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...979#post133888
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...627#post143406

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I can hear his words of defense now,
Well it is not an exact science you know. I cant just tell it to rain in one spot and not in another

I wonder if he believed he was a witch or a scientist?

Smokey, quite the character

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Originally Posted by Altair

...flooding the rest of the county and killing over 50 people.

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Well... that some-bitch!

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Originally Posted by Drew1966

I wonder if he believed he was a witch or a scientist?

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A Confidence Man.