The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield

The Rain Wizard: The Amazing, Mysterious, True Life of Charles Mallory Hatfield — page 3
A camp similar to the one Hatfield set up above the shore of Morena Reservoir This one dates from 1924 Note the tar paper wrap around the tower Hatfield was intent on keeping his process and chemical formula secret His was not a usual war His was a fight against drought that plagued the West and brought crop failure to farmers throughout much of the United States Charles Hatfield was a rainmaker although he bristled at the term He never claimed to make rain He was instead a rain inducer or coaxer He used his secret concoction of chemicals to attract clouds and compel them to give up their moisture In early December 1915 Hatfield received a telegram