The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-03

he objects III lis immediate vicinity. than ~
he same quantity Of powder exploded W
m the ar: the greater density of the water G
rnahhnG II. a> 1t We're. to rive harder blow. a
Having madr or arrangements. Mr. Hall. II
my brother. ami myself, cot into a small ca o
noe, with the blasting apparatus ON hnar,l :
and dropt down the stream 10 where the nul- l.
Ia discharged the waters into the Hnlan. He ii
then rot ont and proceeded to a village clos. {
hv. where we obtained for few annaS> a
the carcass Of a voung kid. a flash with t
about >iN pounds of -unpowd-r, and having |
tie conducting wires attached. WAS then sewn
into the kids belly. Two >tron. ropes wcrr
also tied to this bait: and la one of these the.
conducting wire was firmly bound with small
cord. The rnpr> wcr" ;.hout thirty yards
lon:.. and hai each attached to It's rXtrcmi-
ties one of the Inflated -oa;->kinS used hv
water-carricrS- Hall. with his goat->kin nm
der his arm. and coil of loose rope in his
hand. took one side of the nulla, while nv
brother. similarly provided. took the other
Ny hr";hcr'> roe contained the wire: 50
walked ir>iI him, whi!.. two coolies. with
t',r battery ready charged ami >lunu to a
pole. which rested "n ;hcr shoulders, accom-
panied me- \ small float WAS also attached
hv string to the kid, $" aS To n,l.ca,c it, go
>iii"n.
Thee arrangements being made we COM
mcnrrl walkiu. up the nulla dragging the
carcass Of the Kid in the stream. and MOVING
arro>> from Slrt" side - a> to leave no part
Of the bed uutric,l and IL the muller was on
" about twelve wards wide. we i;lt pretty
confident that il the mI"c"r were in il. We
could scarcely fail OF comm" in contact with
HIM We had proceeded only ahnut Il quar-
ter of a mile when the ,lnlt suddenly dirt-
Mv brother and Hall threw the lrp>c coil nt
ropes th"v carried on the water. along with
. the inflated skins These male it >non cvi-
dent hv their motion that the mu@.rr fal
size! the Iii. He was flashing across in 4
' z;.- zar direction down the stream. ran al,
a ter him ~ t;,>t AZ could: throwing ont tn,
- cord from the reel when found 1t imp">>
/, ll. to keep NJ with Linn. On rra,hin.
/, n,a,., where. tn. banks were sleeper than u<ri
t. Al hr cane Ia 4 stand still. rot on the t"I
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the Everything being ROW ready, made a
lis tai contact. Our success was complete,
in felt a shock, a. if something had fallen 'lo'
the bank mnunt ui muddy water ro>r."i
no, a murd rumhling sound, and then bu
out a column of dark smoke. \ splash
son and bubJling succeeded. and then a ct,
The crimson patch ;i"ar'l on the water, like a y
m, ricgat,l carpet pattern Strange looki