Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1840-03-09

Hvttfyi,us--A curiais discovery has been made
Nv .oase ~otknsrn employed ~ erecting h"uses on
The site el tIe old Cala.oose. That anelenI bal
dry rhiei, dstes fsf hath into Tie SPA ish iifnr,,
Was recently pulled down aud The gtaaai GA shieh
il stood cold out 10 private individuals. Tue pnr-
ehs.eu Immediately comafeced improvement
spon lbe property, being valuable from ~ location
in the city. In The course Of operations 10 iii's
effect, il foand neeessty 10 Dig sssfraliee IA
der the surface 10 lay .uhstfatusn for the walls 81
The houses sboal 10 be built. The abofeis IN exes-
waiting si psfiieniar spot discovered that lhei pro-
gress retarded ~ some bard suhsisnte. which
resisted sny ~ preston iron, ihe working tools. On
examination. tie a. stsfin2 substance nss ionhd 10
be bar sfifsn. CuIiasny excited. fhr ~
esvaton sfieided-abrtiarf and smother bar OF
bosp Of IRON va q scaFers d. ard st lrn.h the spa
80 the bottom Of the hoie thsi bad bern dug gave
way. OF rsher sunk aud Disclosed between The
bscp. oil iron. the interior Of dungeon. Tn, of
aud den al cruelty was afthei otrr with 4hick bfitk
walls ard RIB. eliiea. The height tialn the npor
10 the eeillur fur feet. & lie width betssen,he
sAde wzii aboai ttree. The extent of this Cavern
sof fhs lag as iian !. nj hsecflagnei. When fret
opened the iastle sss dr.. the fram The flsef
bring excluded by Rater cespspi. and Contained
aoihinE bEi fsw tsHaisn banes the femaips 81
some sieiias Of iyIasny OF Superstition.
After The " Ills srse broken BY The iools OF the
~orkmen ID. saief 1swtd ihfoeEh lilc frsetUfes
and ssea Oiled ep Tie eaHy. In con, aente Of
the interior 5c38g rera1Na, u on d iiabossibls
In erplete tho sabiersnsaH p4ssaEe 10 any gesI
distance. The suppes,5on IS. that ihe cavern Is
extensive, and has branoafs undermining The ground
In several dirf1zion-. To ltaee this sube r ncau
lsiyiIHih Though al %, faHihtefans, nnuid Ne
snf:ous end spugusfan feseafth. calculated 10
iiife" hshi pPsn the dsis dfcds Il itass-ge. and
dig m nsbagIfd e4ntlrs 70 tle ahtl exsersinn
III the pfrsegi hnbsagc nd uhgsIenrd generation.
i IS 10 he desaea that thr pube an hnriic, sneuI
isAr the nsl,ef 10 baud. apl institute . thorough
intrs,igssiuh TIE thought IS rot plras M to Re
rsbl'css. ,al hs may be needing IN ground thai IS
ni,'i-rmsadcJ wth lfna dungeons. unless he knows
that ihey srs shut uPf5f ever, aud thai lac secret
ri their horid mysteries Is vAzcd IN 10 iyiag b..
am. Aliea ~ visited il..spol Yesterday . crowd
vas sssrnb Cd around lls eNestailon. aud q hls rn
g'ne uas Al wo1k, pumping ogl slIe WAFER As Aht
be snrpo',a. pePpiaf tusIosUy WAS much eAeacd,
ard doubtless exsiytAeiliua NIL bc made fully IN
explore the sabefraHr4u stDetprr. kaion- con
J>tiufrs aie irHuiued - 10 Wha were tic builders
of tiie dlsbDlieal eanlssHce. Il doubtless con
rfutisd simultaneously sIh H. pnsop,anj tie best
rlue 10 tins dascpgeiy slN lie the hstnfy Il
ihe ols Calabogsf, sui afcc,iaio II. iOandcf. Bul
tcfs.
frs 10 -Ii.s eSrayaion on the sic Il ihe OLD
1Hishsoss reu4f ufd if,iftdat. bot niihont me-
hirg Aas hss dssenytfirs. Osne 10 the alaniii,
ell Mud and w4ifr iit bad oazrd nin lie eafftn,
very spfar prasfss ~-t meade T. is vii IS, isinr
That is .''iHet1nea aPsiif bnlli far dun.
g'"n- nc aassi pinb#iir oarisctntr base isarL
- '"n tte.H' no" 80 es 4 uhh"i ground, ~a'
rhrn hist .oEslfhrted. o.. The suiface. 1, hies, Sc
s-n'y ssais sso. ~Hs muehleEei tlisn it i. nov
Sipee mat, Tie efogAJ hos been gradual, fatsed
~ process nov gong 10 different pare Of The
ti'y. until The dungeon IS buned many ltet below
me itssl 81 the sirsrl Whether lieir be- any l,al
IN ms sntmlse. il is 6t6icult to say. Tbs much
h"wrssr sqniie erria'n. thai il Is altogether =
ms'isr'ous eiIsf. As such. We commend the in.
'rsii.aiion TO the antiquarian aad the curious.
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