The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1854-10-11

1hn following extracts arp from tho
correspondence to the Courier e. En-
qnier, OF ..r. L. Merianrl, who is now
tys telling about he suuroes Of the St.
tsI~"ence
Another point of great interest,
! examined on The north side OF the
water shed, on the high lands of Cam.
nlllus; "n a fiat piece Of ground, in
droprnin. II spring, Il LIack rnoL was
reached, which had the lustrc a d
cumpactness AMI color Of anthracite
coal, but it lacks tIie essential uunii1y
of being c''Inbus'ibIc. obtained sew
cral specimens for my geological col
lection On the high land tic apples
we're OF exquisite flavor and most
hcantlini tint-the most splr::did fruit
| have seen anywhere. East of this
point IN the top Ola hill in AlaniiuS
examined wonderful lako-this lake
is in the apex of high bull aud is in
the bottom Of y circular indrn! ati.n
like the crater al al eX,inguished vol
cano. The form of the crater is like
that Of the inSide OF 4 tcacnp, it IS
about 200 feet from the upper rim to
the water. The water hu, drpih uf
more than three hundred irrt, and
when looked at from the top "t the
bank has bright green color, but ON
being lifted in i glass Is found ln br
perfectly transparent. Tree, that fall
into the water uI the lake became cn
cru'tnd with green coating, that Oh
be.ng rxpo>eh t" the air BECAME stone.
The boys in the vicinity gut small
sticks out O' the water thus eucruSted
and cutting out the woody p TT make
whistles of the stone e,crustatinn.
Another lake called tho l4owcr Gree.,
Lake connects with this clrciI + lake
by little run that app ars to have
found its way through III op n ch.s,n.
| examined the round Like il. the even
in" tir,, by Mo'n light, ! was alone
and stood upon It's my s'crious rim u,l-
der the shade of noble tree, with
sink.hules around me, rndeavorinp to
gather trom the impressive scenery
new 'huughls. 1t is y wonderful place
to commune III silence with ones self.
! listened attcntivel ) to see Ifany noise
came from below; nothing ut' the kind
Was perceplible, The next mnrr,iug,
hefure the sun had risen, again re
paired "a the banks OF this deep basin,
and could, in that state of atmusphe, :.
which ON o clear morning prccedes
sunrise, dlSoover gases rising tron the
bottom ot every portion Of the lake;
its surface was in q state Of ebuIitiun
from the escape of the gases from be.
low. At tho lnwer lake spent some
timc-there with the striking Of u stick
! ON the surface of the water, caused
bubbles to form on the surface and as
these were waited toward rock
slond upon, which gently sInpcd into
the lake, having Il white surface,
noticed that the suns rays were brought
to locus hy these bubbles, in line
pointed star. It WAS an inter esting
observation, and continued IL for a.,
hour with deep interest.
On the borders Of this lake in q
cool November morning came upon,
garden Of Rowersvbeantitul and
splendid beyond dcscriptiuu-the,
were frost flowers and the growth q,
the previous night. In shape they re
senbIe the white pond ily-but tn,
stem was unlike that aquatic flower
being only of q few inches in length
these frost flowers were as large O.
| the white lily, aud rose but littl,