Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1827-08-28
TUESDAY .4Mgmst rs, 1927.

% degrees. Here is sudden change Of 45 or &c
degrees, quite sufficient TO check free persp!ration.
which every one will lind himself in after leaplng
over logs and rocks some half hour or more.
Towards the lower end of the chasm stands
large birch tree growing out among the rocks in the
great common level, the circumference of which
must be at least five feet. From among the roots Of
.hls tree fine spring of water commonly issues, at
which the visitan may usually satisfy any audable
cravings he may have for this simple beverage The
spring is completely dry at this time, owing to the
dry weather. Our guide told US that he never
II IN this state before. However, few feet above
this on the opposite side of the tree, we found
among the rocks some exceedingly fine water, and
without much trouble obtained sufliciency for use.
Ice is usually found in abundance just below this
spring IN all seasons of the year. The writer has
obtained it there in June, July and August.
cannot do better in this place, than recommend
to every one who intends visiting this place. 10 sup
ply themselves with some articles Of food as there
is no house hard by, at which they could be accom-
modified, saying nothing about the pleasure of eating
in such pace-And whoever you may be, wheth-
er man, woman or child, be sure and leave your
name cut some tree, for this am certain from the
immense number there to be found, is the d rect
road to immortality.
The origin Of this chasm is lost among the thou
sand other events that have TRANSFERRED in remote
ages, and tradition assigns many causes for it, that
a conjecture now would be only adding to the con-
fusion 1t is said that the devil has been there,
thrusing his fiery tongue out Of the deep recesses
with unreasonable velocity, and declaring this to be
the entrance TO his mighty kingdom. A very good
story might be made out of this by Mr.. Irving, es-
pecally if he could find Tom Walker or Dutch
man to lend hand or, were it little nearer the
north pole, Capt. Symmes might convert it to use
FIJI purpose. But not to be tedious, this immense
quantity of stone we believe will one day be remoy-
ed for the purpose of building or whatever else it
might be required for. So extensive is the quarry,
that have no doubt village as large as Worcester
might be built with materials carried from it, and a
man Of good judgment declares his conviction that
the city of Eoson might be rebuilt from the SAINT
source. A rail way might he constructed from The
chasm to the Blackstone Canal, the distance bein!
only four miles, thence to any place on the cana
the stone could be carried with great ease. Th
rock is all of the granite kind, and could be wrough
. into blocks, columns of almost any dimensions
There is onu single rock there which do not hest
tate to state will weigh five thousand tons, and
may be three times that weight This rock form
one Of the highest points on the left hand margin
we go down, and corresponds with one of the sam
height on the opposite side. The two faces shos
+ evidently that they were once united as 10 tn
i faces Of the perpendicular walls generally. Reaut
. full specimens Of micca slate may be obtained nea
r the spring; quartz also finely set, and some spec
9 mems of sicaite may be met with; the geologis
would do we'll to visit this place, making science hi
}, principe" object. In fine, would recommend all
4 go to the Sutton Chasm. believe it one Of tn
: most striking curiosities we have this side of tn
r White Mountains, and richly worth the journey
y Il day to see it.