The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-07-23
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I'D venture with tho 80 ssrRsai - "a < III mile
1888 -sics. il supposed, connects Win me
sJ.rsa. arean 81 . sabserranesn passage ne
s.ss.a nsSt@ we're out Friday night The l2sn In
. az ~x.,.h, vho al, IN the
n he boat called attention to WIS, had the
:. mblspce, though much larger, OF long ues
s.ts.,,aa eff living on the euriece OF the watei,
north OF their boat, and dozs1 yards o. All iooA
e1 a. Il, and various suggestions were mane
gardins Il. 1t appeared 70 oe ~ 81 ~ ne thing
However, the party continued nsning' me tns
thew saw-be II tree. log, or what-not-Ie us,e -,
IN he came position for twenty minutes Q. ISL
hour At about Q 1-2 o'clock nao olsspp .hous
when or how, the party hsa no. ousI' =. The anne
ohiss haven the boat the party occupied anu ips
oid All boat n roic' which lies aground disabled
ON the east shore The centre OF me log, uee VI
vhsteyer II was, was Ia direct hne from tue Hetn
os The boat aad not more than four rods Gu -
S.sr vs,c6ine II a few minutes, Mcknight, who
%. nesr est i. exclaimed, Boys, that thing Is
moving
Afev minutes moro passed. and Hall nof1cing
thai /, had and was changing It's position, exciam
sd sSee II h bowipe round " and true enough, 30
a Vas An locked and saw the same movement.
Is basd n could no logger be called log, was now
within three rods Of the boat and % Il approacneo
the waves parted on either side, as II q boat was
leIsureiy approaching. Scrioner, In % attempt 70
Gu, the rope attached to the anchor and boat iost
his knife, and pulled up the anchor. Hail graspeo
the oars and commenced pulling vigorously for the
west shore, MeKpight steering The bost. Scrioner
took seat with Hall and sssisted 10 rowing All
this was the work Of instant, and their myste'
rious and unweleome guest disappeared while II
was going forward, to the great joy OF the party:
But they were not clear OF their visitor The
boat had not been propelled more than Az RODS
when the strange customer was again visible on the
surfAcs for the third time to the L0rtbeast OF them
and between the boat and the outlet. This time The
visitor was within one rod OF the boat. and the
party wsre making rapid progress towards the
isIet. All 10 the boat Saw the creature. IL again
disappeared.
IS or 40 rods from their proposed and now nearest
isodng point The south eide of the inlet the ser
penf Tor now there was no misiakine lie character
darted from the water about four feet from the
stern of the boat close by the rudder paddle, the
head and for ard part OF the monster rising above
the surface of the water eight twelve feet 10 III
0b.tqus direction from the boat! Ali 10 the boat
bad a fair view of the creature end concur 10 rep
Tessnting 1t q moot horrid and repusive LOOKING
monster. All agree as to the length exposed to
view. On the opposite side of the boat, about a
rod and half to the north east. the other extrem
hy of the serpent 10 full view, lashiDg the wa.
ter with Its tall. When the forward part decend-
cd upon the water, IL created waves that nearly
cspsized the boat and suspended regular opera
tioLs 9. the oars
The party reached shore Ia safety but brighten.
ed most out of their senses. They left the boat on
the side of the lake arthest from home and footed
u home some two miles, rather than venture down
the outlet, not more than bait mile Ia length.
One dollar per foot has been offered for the ser
pent's skin.
The Times publishes s Ia Wits of the truth of the
account from the parties who saw the serpent.