Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-12-02
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CrRtors DisCoyrR,-ln lc35, subsrranean Indian
village was discovered in Nacooche valley, III Georgia,
by rod miners whilst pxcavating canal for The PnT
pose of washing gold The depth 10 which IL covered
varies from seven TO nine feet; of the houses in
bcdded in OF rich aurierols gravel lhcy are
llr,y nar in number. built Of logs, from SIX to ten
inches in diameter, and from ten ID twelve inches IN
length The walls from three TO SIX feet Ill height
forming continuous line street oil three hundred itrt
The lus are Lewed and nochcd, at the present day
The land beneath which they were ionad, was disc"v'
cred ut the first settlement by the whites with heavy
growth of timber dcnGtng the great antiquity I'll those
buildings, and powerful cause which submerged
them Cane baskets and fragments OF e7rthen"aTc
were fund in the rooms. The houses are situate"
from iiiv TO enc hundred yards lonl The prrcl-
nal channel OF the creek. A great number NJ Gu
riors specimens uf workmanship have been f"nd III ST.
tuaorIs which preclude the possibility OF Their haV'hg
been for than thousand years; among tesc,
h,. crucble Of the capacity of nearly gallon, ten
feet below the surface and immediately bcncath large
oak tree which measured five feet in diameter and must
h,ye been four or live hundred years old. The soil is
duviu or what ma be termed table land. The stratum
of quartz gravel IN which the vessel was mbeddCd, IS
about feet in thickness resting on denposed chic
rite slate. 1t is not difficult 10 account for the deposc
OF those substances in atuvai soil; Tor the hills are
generally very high and pltous and from the I'M.
nrnsc quantity of rain which falls, the streams are
swollen great he git, sweeping every Thing vain
tirn ard frequently forming dePosile ct several leet
in thickness in a A vessel resembling double
mortar was found in Duck creek ab0u! four inches IN
d;.i,rr and tic excavation IN each side nearly
inch in DEPTH basin: like, and perfectly pmlsIed. Twas
made out Of quartz, which bad been srti transparent
but bad become stained with the iron which abounGs III
quantity in all tho country In the bottom OF each bH-
sin was small depression, half inch in depth aud
about the same in diameter. What lis could have
BEEN is difficult IL lecture. The high hnISii ana lis
cxac. Dimensions induce the belief that 1t Is The pro-
duction IF civilized people than the present race
Of Indians.
INTERESTING pnESowrxox --Lauiiat has assembled in
10 the uprrr regions abou. twenty times. He has
ocn been trm -FOUR 10 five mils high; and has passed
through clouds and all conditions Of the atmosphere IT
is impossible that observations OF different Instruments
al sch ru, above the Carths surface, should not re-
sui, in some discoveries highly interesting TO science
and the following deem worthy of the examination
of all interested III lracing the various phenomena con-
nectcd with this earth In Mr. Lau.ats last ascension
from New York he assembled about five miles, and pro-
cooj.d over hundred miles lie passed through clouds
nc sec which covered his balloon wl,h icy PARTICLES
but what interesting, he discovered that when
he was nj bis greatest altitude, the needle OF compass
Which he had with him did mol have the least tendency
10 exhibit polar attraction but wavrrrd about nj al
points Of tie compass. This circumstance Is worthy OF
investigation. and should be made the precursor OF en-
alninul!ons OF TIC like kind which may ty various cx'
urrimcnis result in arriving al probable estimate
of The causes OF polar attraction respecting which there
IS now oY uncDnrIed con lecture. II Is true that The
first Impression conveyed Isl thai The needle IS above lhe
influence cf aractionbut it Will enable US to decide
wLr her The cause OF the wonderful powers u the MAJ
nc,c needle lie resident in the equator the poles We
should be happy 10 receive dispositions upon the
suirct-ECs!Gn H1Gid.
The enterprise of countrynen has become apprc-
caled tirnu g"ut the world. The late amen,cd Henry
Eckfrri WIS covered with honors and rewards by tie
Sultan Of Turkey for his valuable services in improving
the Ottoman marine; and Nj Rhodes is sill, we believe
building ships for that government and in high favor at
Conslalnope. We observe that there is an advertise.
mcnt in tic New York papers for American mwrigh!s
to iii up and manage steam rice mill and cotton seed
o-nilI in Egypt. We should not be surprised if our
Yankee brethren should in forty fifty years. carry
tie business OF all Of MchemeL Ais donnons. He
has sense enough Patronze them and il his
ors should be- like hin, Egypt would not he beyond the
lim, Of their gralon.-.ldany Daily .4Grcrtiscr.