Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1857-03-25
HENS Tracks IN the Solid Rnch.

Hens Tracks n the sclld Rock.
We are Indebted to a gentleman Of
Harrington, who has lately visited the
curiosities which he SO well described,
for The following description of them,
which we commend to the attention of
our readers generally, and geologists in
particular.
For the Chruhicle.l
BARNEsvILLE. Belmont Co., OhIo,l
March 81, 1857.
Mssrs. Editors Having heard that
there were tracks of men, TO be seen i'm
printed in solid rocks three or four miles
west of this town, l thought would Wis
it them, and satisfy myself as TO the
truth of these reports. Getting a
young man to act as guide, and having
procured a rule forlhe purpose Of measur.
ing the tracks if any were to be found,
We started. Alter Ginning hills, many
of which rose one hundred and sixty
feet above the Tayines; and ciamberipg
over rocks. upon which we found several
prints or tracks of human feet, with &C.
~casionslly faint impressions of the feet
of quadrupeds, we came 10 those rocks
which most plainly exhibit this lusus
~noturoe. 1
These are upon The top of a hill, one
hundred and fifty feet or more above
r~avines below. andare a species of sand
stone of a dirty yellow color. The hills
contain beds of coal, varying from
Twelve 10 6fty-four inches in thickness,
also quarries of excellent limestone. l
give the mineral formation, below these
rocks. as | would like to have some of
your readers who may have sufficient
knowledge of geology give an explana-
ton of this. and other similar phenomena
through your columns.
Though there are several rocks here.
there are but two which are really COW
cred with tracks. The one which is
farthest west, is about seventeen feet in
length. and will average about eight feet
in width. The north edge is l8 OF 90
inches above the soil, while the South is
covered with it; and l presume if it were
removed other tracks would be found.
Commencing at the west end of this
rock we found the impression of a bas-
ket about nine inches across. Some have
supposed this to be the impression of a
coiIed snake; but Of one ring enclosed
within another, it cannot be the impress
sion of a snake. About thirty inches 10
the North of this, are the tracks of a
COW trying TO eat from the baske'. These
tracks were evidently the fore feet, and
are impressed into the face of the rock.
near three quarters of al inch. To the
east of these, and near the north edge
facing the north, are the impressions of
four human feet, which appear to have
been made by two persons; one standing
beside the other. The two largest of
these four are seven inches in length,
and the smaller FIVE and a half. Near
these, and crossing the rock from the S
w. to the n. E, are three tracks, which
appear 10 have been made by a tall per-
son. as they are some distance apart.
Theseltracks are fourteen inches long,
FIVE and a half inches across from the
little toe, and measuring across the end
of the toes six and a half inches. Near
the middle of the rock are Two tracks,
which appear to have been made by a
person standing with his feet crossed,
with ihe left foot in advance of The other.
IL not standing in this msnner, the left
foot must have been on the right ANGLE,
and vice UerSa; as the large toe is very
near where the small toe sbould be-
The large toe, instead Of lying by the
side Of the second toe, is at right angles
with it. These tracks measure seven
and a half inches IN length, and from
the end of the large toe across to the
small Toe, FIVE and a half inches. There
are two other human tracks upon the
rock. eight inches in length. and two
moccasin tracks, which look as il they
were made by the man with the large
feet. This rock has bird tracks all oyer
it, the most of them resembling turkey
tracks. One of these measure seven
inches in length. The other is about
forty feet east by S. f Of the one above
described. and near the same size. One
Of the human tracks on this rock meas
uIes ten and a half inches; another 81
inches. The other tracks measure the
same as some of the tracks upon the
other rock. Upon this is the print of a
snake twenty-five inches long. with a
head two and a half inches long, and one
and a half across. There is upon this
rock an impression which appears to me
to have been made By the big man stand
ing upon his tip toes. There are also the
tracks of a deer, which were evidently
made By a deer crossing the rock ac-
companied by its fawn, before the rock
became hardened.
All of The tracks above mentioned are
as plain and distinct as if made yesterday
Besides these, there are other tracks but
less distinct. Some of these are how
ever, so plain that it is easy to tell by
what kind OF animals they were made.
There are the tracks of a dog. of a horse