Litchfield enquirer., 1857-09-24
Singular Discovery,

| 11A6uldI UlSCuVeIy.
 Some of our readers will remember that Sc veral years ago, man named Walker, while at work on the highway, few rods below the distillery, lest crowbar in the following sin. gular manner:
 l He was endeavorng to loosen some sharp stones that appeared to be firmly imbedded in the road. between two of which he struck a heavy blow with the point of the bar, when to his surprise, * slipped from his hands and pass ed out of his reach into cavity below. There l had long been a tradition that the sharp bluffs on either side of the rayine were connected by a subterranean passage under the bed of the creek ; and that this passage had been used as means of security und defence in time of danger by the people who constructed it but what manner of people they were was un- known to this generation.
 The circumstance created considerable ex- citement at the time, but no serious attempts were made to recover the missing crowbar, be- cause it would interfere with the highway But the spot was visited by most of the vil- lage savans, and a variety of opinions were veutured upon, touching the subterranean pas sage, and it's probable uses and belongings At length, however, the circumstance was for gotten or only occasionally alluded to by the wonder loving story-te'lers of the town Yesterday afternoon, however, while two boys were at play, about ten rods west of the road, and near the margin of the creek they discovered hole in the ground nearly large enough to admit the body of a man. It ex- cited their curiosity to such degree, that they thrust long poles into it, but could not touch the bottom. They immediately made thesc circumstances known to three aborers at work near the lower mill. Some light ropes were soon procured /; the hole was enlarged, when two of the men and one of the boys were let down into the cavity.
 They descended about thirty feet before they struck the bottom, when they found them selves in a subterranean passage, running near ly east and west, and about twenty-five feet wide. It was built of coarse unhewn stone, but of different quality from any known to exist in this vicinity The stones were laid in a very dark and tenacious cement and the whole work was very handsomely donc. The floor was nicely hewn limestone, like Eastman's quarry, and the stones were probably brought from it. The day was so far advanced that little was done towards an exploration of this singular work but the discoveries that were made were very important, aud may lead to a solution of the mystery. The explorers, on go- ie eastward about thirty rods, came upon d large square or court, which was estimated by them to be about fifty feet in diameter. ln this conrt they found the following articles, which will doubtless lead to further important discoveries
 Several bundles of arrows and many hun lro ,cfl ,,,f l. al flexible, that neither of the men could bend them.
 Sixty-two stand of firearms, of that de- scription commonly known in u.ilitary par lance as blunderbusses," such as were in general use in the reign of Louis XIV, of Frauce Their locks showed them to be of French manufacture, as they bore the impress of the French coat of arulS Their stocks were very much decaycd, and fell to pieces on the slightest touch Their barrels were oE brcss and covered with a thick coat of min- glcd mould and verdigris.
 Eleven rusty and much battered swords were found, without scabbard or mountings of any kind Their hiIts were of elaboratcIy carved bone but they do not exhibit nice workmanship, and they are totally void of n- scriptons of any kind. An iron bar, supposed to be the one lost by Walker more than thirty years ago It was broken about three inches from the tip. It is five feet one inch in length and weighs twenty-three pounds.
 Nineteen iron sauccpans, eight copper boil CTS, and one hundred aud ten iron goblrts were found distributed abou: the room in entire dis order, leading one to conclude that some feast or festival had been broken up without pre- vious nCtice" In the northeast corner of the court were found two skins containing parched coru very dry and hard, but wholly untouched by mould Under this immense heap of pro- visions was found helmet of brass and iron, the front-picce of which bore the following letters, in Roman characters D. L. o. s.
 WaterrWe, (Onctda Co., Times.