Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-10-08
THE nERNING SPRING
IYoUd C.IuutU (KentnrkU \ Anrll 81

E7oBd County, (kentnthH,) April q, 1882.
peAH SiR,-in the prosecution of my Sunday
School Agency yesterday reached this place, in
the immedate vicinity OF which Is the burning
Spring, and truly i, s curiosity On approach
ing i, heard i, boiling with noise similar to tina,
of fifty gallon kettle over hot FIRE II is situa
ted near the shore of small creek which winds its
way through deep valley between the mountains
| and near the road side. There is hole in the
ground about two three feet deep and about the
| same diameter which, oer rain is filled to the top
| with water, that is kept pcrpctually and briskly
| boiling by the gas which issues from narrow
space between TWO rocks at the bottom. This va
ter is always kept muddy, but mover runs over, ex
ceptby an extra quantity ofrain.
| After viewing it for few miputes, lighted ia
per was applied to the ascending gas, and instantly
the whole surface Of the water was covered with n
blush red fame three feet high, emitting smell
similar to that of burning alcohol and with an in
tense heat-Thus it continued to burn for hour,
while remained, md left !, on fire.
This blaze, on dark night, | am informed, il
lunes the whole valley and circum AGENT hills, and
never goes out, except by the efforts of man, the
descending shower.
II nothing n,erercs to cxtinguish the flame, it
continues TO burn, the water becomes heated, and
finally cyapoi atcs, when the issuing gas. burn in .
Ibus,ible substance may have been thrown into the
water and even the collected mud at the side otthe
hole is pulycrlzcd with heat, ~ at the mouth of II
furnace.
| Were this gas suitably confined and directed,
have nodoubt it might be used to valuable pur-
pose either 10 drive steam engine, or illuminc
a city bat no use is made of it, nor does the own
err of the land seem TO regard il with interest or
curiosity.
Whence this gas, or what produces it, ] leave 20
the conjecures and experiments of the learned, be
ing confident IT is the most singular phenomenon
have evel seen. s. S Journal.
tSefW discovery by Lo9V--lt is stated in the
Eavenna (Oho) Courier, that an important disco
, very was made at Copley, Medina county, by q
lady. MIR. Vail, his son, aud another person, were
d'gsinS well, and the son having gone down
frstwas Frustrated on breathing the noxious damps
below. His father descended TO his relief and the
T third started for physician in the meantime Sc
vers adles assembled a, the place and one threw
down a pant of water most OF which fell on
, the lace ct AIR. v, who caught breath, rose and
seized the senscIess body Of his son. got into the
tub and was drawn up by the ladies' Water was
Immediately applied TO the young man, which in a
, short time produced symptoms of returning life.
Mr.. ", IN a few hours, attained his usual health
; aud strength, and the young man by medical old,
hud far recovered TO be able 10 walk about on
the succeeding day. The experiment Of letting
down lighted candle was made, which went out
the distance of six feet from Tue top of the wall
alive chicken was also lie, down, and at the depth
OF s'S feet animation became suspended but by
pouring down water upon il, animation was I'M
mediately restored From these it appears, that
' on inlallng this aae life is only suspended and
that the application of water will restore it whe-
ther by conveying atmospheric air contained in
tho water to The Sufferer, o! from some Other cause