Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1854-10-06

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dening effect upon our feelings. This
is noble monument. TO noble Amer
lean ciIlzen--one who had spent his
life. bis talents. and finally met his
fate in the woods-thc wild unfrequen-
ted woods, where the weary traveller
seldom wends his way.
The entire monument is about 20
or 22 feet high. The design is simple,
but Is intended to EXPRESS the diflicul-
ties, successes and violent termination
OF a life, marked by noble enterprises,
extreme privation. and manly courage.
The base Of the monument is OF
rough unhewn stone eight feet high,
and nine feet square at the base. On
this rests plinth Of cut stone four
feet square and eighteen inches thick.
on which the inscriptions are engra-
we'd. On this plinih stands broken
column from Ie to 10 feet high about
80 inches at the base, and tapering to
about "a inches at the top. The top
Is broken, we presume, 10 express in
itslanguagc the violent and untimely
termination Of life so full Of hope and
promise. While we fingered around
this monument our mind was busy,
with the scenes Of the past--and the
stirring events which characterized the
life of him who sleeps in this quiet
and retired resting place. The mon.
ument is surrounded by an appropriate
iron fence.
We were much intei ested yesterday,
in visit to what are termed the Rises
and Sinks of Buffalo River. This
River is tributary of the Tennessee
about l3o miles from its mouth. Buff
ialo is larger than the two branches
of White Water River. it rises higher
in Spring floods, and has in it now
twice as much water as the latter
About 25 miles from the mouth of this
river there is apeculiarity distinguish
ing it from all other Rivers. II d's-
appears entirely under an immense
hill Of solid rock, and comes out again
in about one mile. The River runs
directly against the hill which is per-
pendicular rock some 100 feet high,
but in time OF high water, there is a
roundabout way by which the floods
escape round the mountain and Join
it again below the place where the reg
ular river rises. There is now no wa
ter running round. When it comes
out, it boils up from under a perpen-
dicular rock which rises in grandeur
1876 feet high in level and fertile
plain, surrounded by corn fields. and
guber patches.% Just below where
the water rises there is dam thrown
across the channel mot exceeding 40
feet from the rock and saw and
Touring mill erected.
This a sight worth seeing-it is n
novelty in the freaks Of nature, and is
resorted to by all travellers through
this region. 1t is said there is small
river in the southwest part of Indiana,
called lost river, which disappears en-
tirely in the sand. but it never appears
again. But this Buffalo is q bold and
rapid river fed by numerous springs.
with cool and clear water. boldly dash
ing through n rocky mountain 400 or
500 feet high and at least one mile
wide, and then dancing on again to the
river Tennessee.
There is strange peculiarly in the
streams in this region. 1t is now dry
and hot, and has been so continuously
for four months. Yet the water is as
cool and clear n them as it is in the
streams in Indiana in the latter part
Of November, after hard frosts. Nor
is there the least filth or sediment left
on the rocks or along the banks Of the
streams. to fill the atmosphere with a
disagreeable stencil or poisonous mias-
ma. The rocks and pebbles in them,
are clean and the traveller can tolera-
bly, comfortably quench his thirst in
them on hot day in August or Sep
tember. This is not the case in any
other country we have ever travelled.
The water is all freestone. and is free
from all impurities. Itcan be accoun-
ted for. only by the fact that the wat
er is supplied by the springs that gush
from the hills and mountains The
people here uniformly build their hou-
ses near springs. They never rely on
digging wells, and such thing as a
cistern issnot known in this region.
Lewis is u new county, named after
the noble but unfortunate individual
whose remains rest in its soil. 1t was
oganized in 1916. A large portion of
it is yet wild and unbroken-some pla.
ces no house or farm for s miles. We
know not why it has so long remained
unbroken. Its soil is good-though
not equal to Sumner, Davidson or MUIR
ray. Yet is good corn, wheat and
grass lanus. In part it must be supe-
rior for grazing farms. The grass
now in the woods is excellent, making
excellent pasture. 1t produces blue
grass and clover better than any part
Of Kentucky. 1t is evident that Ia
large portion of this country, some 80
or 60 years ago was laiIie, as all
the timber appears TO be about OF that
age, and no Indication of old trees. OF
OF any having been turned up by the
roots. .--
From its fine water supplied by
springs and creeks and its disposition
to supply perpetual grass, it must be
superior for grazing purposes. The
winter is short and warm, and sheep
and cattle line nearly the entire winter
without hay or corn. Yours, dc.
9. +. c.
*This is the name here for pea nuts
DUNNLAPsvILLE, Sep. Esd.
Mr.. G.-Lest our little town should