New-York daily tribune., 1845-02-27

GREAT NATURAL CUgIcsITY.-A late number OF
the DAYTON tOhio) Transcript mentions the dis-
covery made ID that region OF most singular ana
extraordinary character. beng 4 stream OF water
brought 10 light under peculiar circumstances, ane
10 be seen IN Delaware County, IN Ono, about IL
miles north of Columbus. the seat OF Government.
The Transcript remarks that thoughIiis Is one OF the
most novel aud curious things IN natural hialcFy.
vet il has never before been made pabiic or been
known to the scientific world. Il has hereto ii
entirely escaped the notice ot scientific mel ro1
the fact OF lis being in a. obscure place, and no ac-
count of it having ever been gwen IN tie pubic
prcss The facts of the case are as follows:
Sometime about the wear ISIS two men by the
names of DAVIS and Richards, salt boilers by pro-
ession. commenced boring for salt wafer IN the ped
OF the Scioto rlvpr. near the place mentioned Alter
having bored about 50 feet through solid rock
they came upon stream OF slliie sulphur water Of
the slranresI kind. The auect-wlih when they
were boring suddenly sunk something Ike two
feet. which is probably the depth OF Ite stream
but such was the pressure ot the water thai the au-
ger was forced up again and large weights had TO
be attached 10 it in order 10 keep il 10 lts race and
enable them 10 bore further. They continued 10
bore on, however, until they got about ;G0 eet be
low the sulphur stream when they struck upon
.alt water The size OF the auGfr was about y
inches in diameter. When they t1ok II out he Jel
of sulphur water rose up 10 the helsht OF - teet
above the surface OF the river. In order to obtain
access 10 ilc salt water USHtGlI, licY PiCtuItu a
strong copper pipe and attempted 10 icrce 1t down
10 the place where it was 10 be found. But when
ever il reached the sulphur stream, such was ls
force and pressure, that the pipe was completely
1a:tened, go as entirely to prevent the passage OF
water through it All subsequent attempts 10 IN
ser, pipe proved abortve, ana after prosecuting
the work at intervals for several years, the project
was entirely abandoned. After enlaTslnc the or
flee made BY the auger at the top, wooden STOCK
20 feet in hight was inseIted-yet even at the top
of this, such was the force Of the stream, that Ii
quired the strength of two or three men 10 pR a
ping in it. From this stock pipe conveys the
water 10 sprng-house en- one Of the bluii banas
Of the river The stream has been running for 26
vears-yet lis strength and force are unabated
Thoae who have recently examined ii say that II
is capable Of throwing up a stream ten inches IN
diameter and from 50 TO so feet highland that
water can be thus obtained 10 turn large mill.
"The whole matter lay in obscurity until a short
time since, when onr fellow-ctizen Mr.. \ Hart,
accidentally heard of the circumstance and bought
the land upon which il is situated. II was from him
that we learned the foregoing facts. The stream
furnishes as good white sui rhnr Is now known
1t is strongly lmpreenated with gas, and possesses
valuable medicinal properties The place IN which
il is situated in in fine healthy region. and The
country round abont is beautiful and rolling, and
admirably adapied to fishing and hunting