New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1849-07-13
Things In Lewis COun'y-Drouth Improve
mcnt- Black River High Falls Moose
River--hedd's Mill-Interesting Geoio-
gicai Facts.
Correspondence Of The Tribune


LoWvfLLF July %, l-45.
The crops this year, though the Spring was m
Usually bockwa ard, promised well until the wealth
er became very hot. the thermometer sometimes
at a5 IL the shade withol, rain for fire rcsks ex-
cept very slight sprinhAng in some parts OF the
County. The grass seems to be drying az, and
the crops very generally are becoming parchcd
and threaten to suffer severely unle IS we have
speedy rain.
improvements are noticeable all over the coun-
Try in the growth Of villages, the settlement Of
new lands and the erecting OF mills and factories
The and Of the west side Of Black River is very
fine for agricultural purposes generally, while
tha, on the east side Is sandy and often outcrop-
DING <. being coarse-grained. reddish granite
containing a good deal OF mica.
The High Falls on Blecs River H3rd several
valuable locations for factory or mill operations
there being a large and constant supply OF water
and beant,fa sites or erecting bai.dilrs. 1t Leaps
shout 90 feet over Wild escsrpmeut oi granite
which crosses the river az this point. alf about
1ai mie Nest underies the Trenton Limestone
of this region. have eudeavored 10 had some
point AZ hch the imestf ne rests iinmed ately Oh
The granite. hnt So IA with 10 slcc, -.
ties rs waters into B ack River The Moose runs
down the hus ~ a uorth-westerly direction, and
pouring over the lodges OF granite. at rfs frequent
cascades aui water ia.ls. There are ma any Yala
be locations on ihls stream. one oi Hhlcn mas j4st
been purchased by VI -ssrs. snrdd 81 k'sex Co.
These gentlemen have erected mill a. a cost
10 about go O1l, with 4 gang ot "Ir' t-tf3 ,''s,
ani crosscut aud circular saws a. me ma
cAinery = that of the Ea-iish Nil. me largest
wheel being i've let IN diameter. They nave
Isl been aD.e % set their saw at "ofh Win su
immense number Of logs which they nave oret
cutting tor year O. tVo--Plne AIT spruce.
lateral channel through the rock as enao.ed tn-l
90 erect a small dam by which sudden rise ~ th~
river - prevented from fo,ding the NIL. AM b.
which u can be drained Almost 20 the last drop -
AZ the lower end OF this natural racvwat, another
strong stone dam throws the water % pleasure IN
q the fumes. whiIes gate 81 the bottom drains
the channel In zen minutes
noticed sewers bea1tfI instances Yi ekca'a
ton bv sqqeous action. 10 this granite cliff. over
which the water pitches ani leaps ~ ED! ~
circles 4 number ~ deep c.stefns have been Dol
Owed OFT bv The action 90 the = s-cr sld itlleraLf
o1uders. which have here been worn down DO
fh-lr sisTv service. until washed away. The
surface RI: these c.st4rns % perfectly smo IN. srF
era OF them are O. . zee; deep snd 20 a-sos-
The most remarkable of Tri,n have ever near'
1r read. and which I believe Is not general,
Known 70 scientific readers, = nov covered VIII
the ,.oue dam have mentioned. Il was feet
aiame,er. snd trsafg-itrls FER deeP. Inc cree
rion Of the dan required t1at y 'o3uid De nile
40. when rs depth vas discovered nl1cn . tne
anazement and trouble OF the ~orkm-n, ~.
were obliged - go 10 up 70 Est foundation.
nsve noticed othe- OF these natural executions 10
the Limestone streams Of this county Of w1ici
nsresf-r None Of them are a. larae as ihl- lef
TER. while 10 one the boulder. hard mead as u .
called, hes exposed A. ever truly "'o b.
CArryoR~fA PRaFirs.-Olr r@aiers III 70
member ftst statement was made several weeks
L. A. 10 al a = .