Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-11-04
6. F. Kreps. Grand Marsh.,pro. TEN. and

| OdptalDS L hOmaS and Hail.
| The work is steadily progressing under
| the direction OF the interchangeable architect
| MI. Lewis Wernwag, VINO is already ad-
! vantageously known az bridge builder in
various parts OF The United States; and we
look forward with pleasure to the ensuing
summer tor the completion of work
which will reject high credit upon the
builder. and be source of profit TO the
proprietors, and of great convenience and
advantage TO the citizens OF this place. to
travellers, and to large portion of The
citizens OF Maryland aud Virginia.
From the Clarksburg VA ! IntelHgencer.
Within two hundred yards OF the road
leading from Clark sburg up Elk Greek to
Booths Ferry, and within Ave and bali
miles from hs latter place, on The p,em,-
ses OF David Hall, company has been
Tor some time engaged, at intervals in
boring tor salt; they commenced in the
bed OF the Creek upon solid rock: a! the
distance OF about twenty four feet, they
struck large vein of beautiful water ex
ceedingly cold, and little brack.sh to the
taste, which discharges itself at the top of
small gun inserted into The rock, aboul
eighteen inches high AT the distance 0,
about lie teet they passed through rich
vein or bed OF copper, about tour feer IN
thickness; and at the depth OF about 1870
feet they opened a strong vein of wind,
which instantly found vent al the top of The
well in tremendous roaring and spouiIng
OF water, throwing up perpendicular CO.
lumns ct that element 10 the $ ance OF 81
teet! Although the diameter at the well
IS GOT more than two and quarter inches,
II is supposed there is no less than $50
gallons of water discharged in one minute
OF time! For some distance round this
perpendicular shoot OF water, plays an i'm
perceptibe gas Of vspoI, so very inAam-
Unable as instantly 10 take fire whenever
that element comes in contac;, with il -
The verge OF the circumference of tins
gas ls not pert eptible, therefore those wbo
are not acquainted with It's equitable QUA
ii les, in the act OF pu ting fire to this Gu.
ri Us lamp OF nature, have found hem
selves developed in fame, and pretty well
snged before they had any idea of being
within reach OF is touch Il has been
tried 10 vain 10 exlinguish the fame with
water.
The only elfectu3l method is to smother
it with large cloth. which can only be
applied when the spcu'ing and flame has
some what absted The intervals between
the times OF spontlng are uncertaIn-lt has
been known to spout two or three times IN
week, and may be seen TO spout at any
time 10y putting down the poles alter the
we'll has been S or 10 days unoccupied.
In new paper denominated the Week
ly Visitor. published at Sandhornlon. N,
II we find the following account why The
same was go denomnated:
SandborDton was granted by the Maso.
Man Proprietors. in l748. TO John San
born, Daniel SaDborn, ir. VIM Sanhorn,
Jeremiah Sanborn, Jabez Ssnborn Ahra
ham Ssnbnrn, josiah Ebenezer Sanhorn,
Jonathan Sanborn Josiah Sanborn, iunr.
MarstIn Sanborn, and 48 others. The
account goes CHI
In l7e7, the proprietors raised sixty
dollars towards preaching the gospel, and
continued so to do until l77l, when they
raised ten dollars on each or iDa Isht or
share, to assist the inhabitants 10 settling
minister; aud likewise, in 1878 they voted
to assist in building meeting house,
l be following extract gives a pleasant
picture OF the simplicity of the times:
Sandbornton was Incorporated IN 1910.
and I'D u the town, assisted by the orlei-
nal proprietnrs, settled the R'v: JOSS pm
Woodman in the ministry, with salary
oil two hundred dollars per annum, one
hundred and twenty OF which vas To be
paid in cssh. and eighty in labor. They
also voted, that he should have liberty
To preach old sermons when his health
would not admit OF ms making neav ones
Let US come down TO more modern
times: ,.......
A, Sandbornion Bridge, which connects
this town with Mortified, is growing
village, m which is situated an academy,
which was incorporated in 1920. and is
now 10 Hourishing state. There are 10
the town fifteen saw. mills, fourteen grist-
mills, six carding machines, an old mill,
FIVE clothing mills, one circular saw clsp,-
board machine twelve stores, about tive
hundred dwelling houses. and about three
thousand FIVE hundred inhabitants. rhsre
are tour Religious societies. two lncorpo-
rated musical societies, three libraries,
containing about 1000 volumes, anu one
Fund Association. The surplus, produce,
&c. oil the town is estimated to exceed
D25, 900 annually.
VIRGIN SILVER.
DETROIT, Oct. l5-Mr. Scboolcraft,
who recently arrived here from the Saut