Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1840-11-07
RUNAW AY POND.

rb;. "a a name given to a place IN the town OF
Glover, Orleans county, W. not where 'he'e =
, pood bat from which as the name ihti',.
,ond once ran away The facts IN regard 10 ms
.,o, we,e ,nhIished in 1910, but by many may
he forgo,,en. There WIS pond OF water aoon'
three miles in length, and some nan "e :"
rcadth from which issued small stream ~"
nipo to the south and mingling IT'S course VIM NC
waters that flow into the Connectcnt '.e''
There was another small stream taking us rise =
little 10 the north and west, Of this pond the wa
,crs az which were discharged 10 me norm, ia'ne
into R,r,on river, and finally finding their way
through lake Memphremngng inio me ..
renee On this stream there was a mil; ana inc
owner having viewed the make oil the eronho !"
the north end or head Of the pond, and hnoing us
elevation so small as to oppose bu: "ih'"e ''
etacle to its running IN that airecton' con'e''
the idea of turning its course TO me nor'h, So s
10 aid in tho operation OF his null Acco'o.'sy
on the 4th of Julg himself and n number oil DIN
era went with spades and shnvcls and commenc-
Oh o;,ony They soon found that few inches
from the surface there was nothing oht quichsaho
md The moment the water began 10 run IN thii O.
rectiou this gave way rapidly, cutting a Channel,
and the whole water Of the pond soou appeared 10
rush to that poin,-ihe banks OF the ne" stream,
Gazing in were swept on by the food, SO that the
party we're only able 10 escape with their ii7es.
, The owner cf the mill seeing OF once that tne:c
c,igh, be more water than he desired, and that his
mill might be in danger, very jndciousiy nado a
rand Ynoyemc Mt in advance of The water, and ar
rived lust in time to apprise his wiie OF hef can
ger, and enable her to escape from the mil when
she was attending in her husbands aosence.--
As the flood moved onward, II bore down every
thing that opposed the progress taxing a'on1
trees. earth, and rocks, and in narrow places IN
The valley the moving mass would aso often rise
10 tho height Of sixty feet, and again reaching n
broader place, would spread out ana leave ln
mense masses Of timber, stones, and earth "hicf
after pse of twenty nIne years, are sun visibie
l. apI nj ~
been done; struck with absolute amazemen
a. The mater, the moving cause, was wholly Invis
ibio. He saw trees, of all sizes, and every oihe
substance, which could be accumulated, rolling
on ward; roaring and crashing and shaking tn
hills and leaving perfect desoiaion in its cours
the forest aud mnrass were both obi'terateo ,h'
hills were laid low, and the valleys were exalted
II wnsswcpt in this way some 70 miles, the who'll
distance TO lake Mcmphremagog, where, hndin:
nothing TO resist, it g: aduaEly mingled with IT
placed waters having erected at every step IN
most enduring monuments of It's power
The width of the track of this food was fror
elk or eirh, rods to near half mile. When III
mighty torrent. ro.lIng onward, struck the mil, 10
whose benefit this ''let;ing out OF waters wa
undertaken, it was crushed INTO atoms, and $
completely ohiiteratcd that not n vestige III
ever been found. There was only here and thcr
solitary tree left to show that u forest had bee
ihcre. In ono of them fish was found 20 fe,
from the ground.
Among tho extraordinary and almost Incred
bio exhibitions of the power of this flood Is ii
fact that n rock was moved about half mile, III
estimated weight of winch fifty to"s!!
Tho pond lay between the mountains. occuP
ing tho whole space, md on being drained, II WI
found TO have been 70 feet in depth. Thrnug
the bed Of ..Runaway Pond" the whole Tire
miles, their is now u road leading to Montpclie
The town Of Glover has been greatly benefited
tho opening of this road. A delightful villag
now occupies the ground That was made by Il
food |, NAV &c asked, what was the fate Of ii
inhabitants below? The answer is, that twent
ni.- vcurs ago there not Il house. and I
building except the mill, in the track over whic
tho flood passed. Runaway Pond viii long CO,
time object Of much curiosity, and the hsior
offs uncerctnonious exit, will continue TO be to-
in generations yc, TO GOMEZ Boston Maeassa