The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-07-17

SusrEaRAKrAs LAxE-A good deal OF speculation
having been excited BY the alleged discovery OF sab!er
Hugh Maxwell esq, al Lancaster. Pennsy wanna. that
gentleman, recent letter in the Gazette Of that place,
gives the following account OF tho wonder
In the ofls1 and OF 1925 both seasons tbs
Ter which supplied the pump upon The premises disap
poared and on examining tue we'll II discovered TO be
he S hs
~ The supply spring was reached but before commencing
endeavor discover the opening by which the
water had been admitted After careful search, he de-
then commenced boring and, after having sunk Ian feet
The point OF the broke OIL and the operator said
there was aIte NATIVE but 10 commence another shah
Them believing the scheme Of obtaining very hope
less insisted on making more strict search Tor the apef
small one, existed was certain because all attempts
the dries 10 reduce the water, SO that the We'll
night be cIeansed. proved unavaing requested the
man 10 raise the light gradually and examine the wall
care iny Aisra levy minutes Of close search he sad. =
hole in the rock through which you hear the sound" im
mediaely he called out. Here is large hole, large
enough 10 put my head in" He then put in his hand
which he Immediately drew and sh the water of of
H. AT request. he reached the candle and said he
south, and I'll was the Conestosa" The water
below The hole aboa, halt inch, and the rock at
The edge not inch thick. He advised breaking
away portion Of The rock admit the water
requested him downward on the inside Of the
hole and examine If 1t would be practicable to bore hole
SIX or nine inches below The large so that supply OF
water could be obtained which could be stopped Oft I'LL the
THIS plan adopted and hour The work done,
tie water stopped oil with wood plug and the pump
IN its place. and failure OF has required
since, nov ~ years this summer. Anxious TO know
thing more oil the reservoir river before
closing up, gave the well digger hazel rod ten feet long
10 extend into the large hole and endeavor ascertain the
depth and breadth Of water The rod proving too Short
obtained another one making. when spl!ced twenty
eeI bur when extended with the addition VI the arm 5
length, east, north, aud SOUTH barrier obsuncon
Was touched, and, when pressed perpend cuarly down
ward, BOTTOM he'd This latter uia however,
might have been nterlered with by tho force oil the
rent, which bent the rod souhward.
The evidence OF the existence OF extensive cavern
which forms the roof OF this snbteranean river
has been fully subsana,ed by facts which have subse-
qnenty occurred The first was the discovery of sink
loe, which had been found in the night, after heavy
rain about forty OF Mr. Ceckners fence, and
twenty five feet north Of Orange street The
snk-boe found the lots about lao feet north of
Orange and within feet OF the line of the
large fruit carried down in this sink hole The
off below the surface of the EARTH and the hole
filed up The lat snkhoie discovered was in May ls49,
Immediately against tue west CATTLE OF Mr. Ceckners house,
occupied by Mr. Yougman about thirteen feet north Of East
Orange The first knowledge had OF this was from
Mr. Ceckner, who called early the morning OF the
discovery much alarmed expressing his fears that his
house would sink the lake, and desiring my advice
We proceeded Immediately the spot and there the
newly formed conco snkhoe about three feet Deep and
about feet in diameter. Another heavy rain, all
probability would have opened passage through the 1901
OF the The hole filed up, and nothing has
cured since 10 excite alarm or curiosity.