The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1845-03-21
GREAT NATuRAL ctRIosITY,,aa

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Transcript mentions tue. discovery
made ip that region Of Q most singular,
and extraordinary character, being ea1
stream of water brought to light undero
peculiar circumstances, and to be seen,
in Delaware county, in Ohio, about sew
enieen miles north Of Columbus, the,
seat of government. The Transcript,
remarks that though il is. one Of thees the
most novel and curious things in natu-o
raj history, yet it has never before been
made public or been known to the seiro
entifc world, Ithas heretofore entire
ly escaped the notice of scientific men,
from the fact Of its being in an obscure
place, and no account Of it having eyer
been given in the public press The
facts of the case are rs follows; 10 gas
Sometime about the year / l8i8,twoo
men BY the names Of Davis and RichF
ards, salt boilers by profession. com.
menced boring for salt water in the bed
ofthe Sciota river, near the placemens
toned. After having bored fifty feet
through q solid rock, they came upona n
stream of white sulphur water ofathsi
straagestkind. The auger with which,
they were boring suddenly sunk some.
thing like two feet, which is probably,
the depth Of the stream but such was
the pressure Of the water that the auger-
was forced up again and large weights
had,to be attached to il In order to keep
it to its place and enable them to bore
further. They continued to bore onT
however, until they got about four huns
dred feet below the sulphur streams
when they struck upon salt water.--
The size Of the auger' was about two
and a half inches in diameter. % When
they took it out the jet Of sulphur wa
ter, rose up to the height of twenty feet
above the surface of the In orsI
der to obtain access to the salt water
beneath, they procured a strong cop.
per pipe and attempted 10 forceIt down
to the place where it was to be found.
But whenever it reached the sulphur
stream, such was its force and pressure,
that the pipe was completely aattened.
SO as entirelyto prevent the passage Of
water through it. All subsequent aat-
tempts to insert pipe proved abortive,
and after prosecuting the work at ins
tervals for several yoars, the project
was entirely abandoned. After en-.
|larging the orifce made by the auger
atthe top, wooden stock twentvifeet
in heig ght was inserted-yet even at the
top Of this, such was the force Of the
stream, that it required the strength OF
two or three men to put a plug in it.--l
From this stock a pipe conveys the
water to spring-house on one Of the
bluff banks of the river. The stream
has been running for twenty-six yeats
yet ITS strength and force are unaba-
ted. Those who have recently exam
ined it say that tits capable Of throw.
ing up stream ten inches in diameter
and from eighty TO ninety feet high
and that water can be thus obtained TO
turn large mill. st
"The whole matter lay in oLscurity
until short time since, when ouriel-
low-cItizen, Mr.. N. Hart, accidently
heard of the circumstance and bought
theIand upon which it is situated. IT
was from him that we heard the fore
going facts. The stream furnishes as
good white sulphur as is now known.
1t is strongly impregnated with gas,
and possesses valuable medicinal prop
critics. The place in which it is stua-
ted is in fine healthy region, ,snnd the
country around is beautiful and rolling.
and admirably adapted to fishing and
hunting" gq