Litchfield enquirer., 1840-08-27

Interesting Geological Memordnda.-A cor respondent of the Hartford Observer writes as follows from Thomasville, Geo:
 The Chattahoochee, a large river, taking its rise in the northern extremity of the state, and emptying into the Gulf of Mexico, and for nearly POO miles, constituting the boun- dary line between Georgia and Alabama, is remarkable for the formidable height of its bank. From the point where it becomes the boundary line its course is directly south, and along the back of ridge, from which the waters flow off east and west. With the exception of the Flint river-after it's junc- tion with which it takes the name of the Apa- luchicola-no stream of any magnitude finds ats way into the Chattahoochee. It is rap i'd river, and, by its ever wearing action upon the rock which forms its bed, has, in the lapse of ages, sunk it's channel to the depth of twenty, fifty, and in some sections, one hundred feet. So far down is the river below the earth's surface, that the traveller, in ascending it from the Gulf, finds himself, for considerable part of the distance, shut in between two high perpendicular walls, with no possibility of catching view of the scenery along the shores any more than if he were enclosed by the walls of prison. In many places too, the stream is compress ed within narrow limits, and one of the steam- CTS which ply between Columbus and the Gulf might pass along, and the people above have no intimatioE, except "by the hearing ofthe ear," of what was taking place. An1 had they never heard or seen such t..,ing as steamboat, they might easily imagine that the sound which reached their ears was the heavy, labored breathing of some huge seq mon"+or. toi'in" his way m 'h" c,....;1,rr,1,
 Among the curiosities which have attract ed my attention is the great number of natu- raI wells, or sinks" scattered through this lime stone region. They are formed by the action of the water upon the rock beneath, by which means it is gradually worn and washed away, until the superincumbent earth caves in, and forms, sometimes deep, round bowl, which after rainy day may be seen filled with water. By degrees, this wa- ter sinks into the earth, and helps to carry on the washing and mining process below Thus, by little and little, the bowl becomes deeper and deeper, till it reaches depth, perhaps, of twenty or thirty feet. Some ot these wells are number of rods in diame- ter, at the mouth, while others do not exceed few yards. There is an unusually deep one, of the latter description, not far from this village. It terminates in spring, or rather a powerful stream, so deep and swift that all efforts to sound it have proved unsuccessful. The water has peculiar and disagreeable taste, and is so cold that it is considered dan gerous to drink of it in a hot summers day.
 may mention as another peculiar feature of the country, that the natural springs are more copious than l ever saw elsewhere ; nor do l remember, in the accounts of trav- ellers in other parts of the world, any thing equal to it. It is nothing uncommon to find one of these fountains pouring out stream If for ,,AS ASo;o ,ol,,n,a fo fI,rD fhn In gcst grist mill and saw mil. Again, have seen stream six or eight rods in width. and deep enough to float small steamboat, all the product of a small spring. The St. Johns river, which divides East Florida from Georgia is, am told by my phvs:..>,,,nn, full three quarters of Il mile wi at ifs very source: Instead Of f so.,,ns out upon its trib- n'"..y journey to the ocean snali Till, it moves off at once q bold. broad river.
 Such facts as these furnish, think, sat- lsfactory solution to questions which have been asked respecting the nature and origin of Cer.aisa ~r"i"ss uih;nh ~"a fe""d eA tho rlorida coast, boiling up with great force from the bottom of the sea. Suppose the St. Johns river, instead of emerging from its hidden course at the point where it does, had found it's outlet at the bottom of the ocean, should we not have witnessed precisely the sumo results? But when, in addition to this. we take into consideration the fact that the waters of these ocean springs, have the same cold and blue tnge as have those of the springs just described, do not see that room is left for any further doubt.
 BY REQUEST.
 THE LEADER OF THE VAN BUREN PARTY IN OHIo.-General John McElvuin, of Colum- bus, leader of the Van Buren party in OhiO has como out in the Ohio Confederate and an- nounced his determination to have nothing more to do with Van Burenisnl, and further moro proclaims that he shall hereafter sup port General Harrison.
 McElvain was an early and fast friend of Gen. Jackson he was member of both the electoral colleges which cast the vote of Ohio for the hero of New Orleans, and aras one Of the Van Buren Electoral Ticket of 1886. He has been for long series of years the strong man of the Loco loco party.
 MR. EDITOR It is not because l wish to thrust my own opinions before the public un- called for, but because others have chosen to attach importance to them, that am indu- r.,.' .c "sk place in your paper for few remarks It is n,.own to my fellow-citizens in this part of the coun,ry; that l nave " been the early and constant advocate ol uUll~A... Jackson and his administration, and that my exertions to elect his success sor. But disappearing the course of the Van Buren party in many particulars, when Gen. Harrison was again brought out in oppos- ton to Ml.. Van Buren, made up my mind 10 support him, because I knew him to be honest and capable, and worthy of the con-