The residents then tried digging a second, deeper well to get their water supply back to normal, but then the water company ran a pipeline out to the area, which sucked out the last of the water. Now, looking down the well, one can see clear to the bottom, which is bone dry, leaving nothing more than its name to remind people of what once was.
之後自來水公司又從這裡拉管線取水，水源終至枯竭，眼前的龍目井，一眼直可探底，沒有半滴泉水流出，徒留地名供人遐思了。