Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1858-12-24

traveller must use great caution in ut.
tempting TO cross such streams, for the
sod may grow out over the water-ii
has been seen growing out rs far as
three or four:feet-rathor dangerous
place for u horse to get into. Prairie
and sloughs arc always inseperable, for
where you find ono you will inyaribly
find the other, they are generally the
outlets OF the surplus water, but have
cen them, or an equivalent on high
points of the prairie; in some cases the
stream cuts the sod and forms for itscll
channel; hence those small creeks
spoken Of, but where tbs 10 not the cuse
|tboy almost mpasaa 5 Q "a il,e sprinr
81 the sar-lf IND a & IS q ~ ken
there is no tolling whore ths boston, is
the soil In oneof those very bpd slongks,
resembles lamp.bIaok and 'oil 'whjif
about half mixed capable Of feneine
the very best Of crops, when dfnined,
which Gun very easily be done b,> ditch
ing, and llen there will be m 'abun<
dance Of water for stock theyeur teund. !.
The very best Of vater can Be OBJ.
taincd on tho zbighcat points, By dig
ging from 20 10 feel There i a
we'll Of ~ q hof <6xof 1(lI) xa hIla IN -.
my houss, out s ]iIch yl12j drzs s,jE-
ter with an old 1pll'i l'iIes1 6d| s ana
this well Is dag wishin loo 1T }6l tic
top Of tue highest. pofQt & 6rslrIo. In
several miles arolnd Geh<5Illlr >I'1pk :. {
Ing 70 obtain m upfaiHne >l||;r(y 81
water, astratum ef blue tIay rs a bc]
dug through, and the uator conol in !
the yell'ffom all direetioue, zer,, zeIdb,6
in a running stream, or vein Il 81 q
often called. II & ; !
There . somgfl'Ing very sIzdy| 81
that has been leeovercd .witAI5 So
last leer sasored'a piceo >ypQd
'en1lt lQok y >ltz,Tn6 not ii Iifc Ikaf
was'ta Ct q 6l tbs eeet = { q |cl + III
pf 80 feet II seemed q ! 6]<| been 4
limb ora trcc IL f.sn spIl1>s ]'Io xeli]
and hadlo beeut 6lr Al BON sI,,os 11
'helweIl before the yorlS,nellfonld 6Fo|
reed with their work. Another n,eec
'vae taken outath Il dfTIs> ~ 2 -
'hef f(jpt "a tIle o1fq59 ~
vas faI''r :
,ad d eat od 16|
.housl 1tccd0a ~ VlUledCl||
rom mt63 main body; how those limbs,
'r bod3slof trees came there, and how
ong they have been there, are ques.
ions, which cannot be answered to the
satisfaction ofall, or perhaps any per.
,oH. The wood ~ MS in n pretty good
state of preservation. The original
color was changed OH tho outside and
was somewhat decayed, but the centre
was perfectly solid and looked very
nearly like pine, and have no doubt
was pine. But how came they there I?
Has this country been one vast forest
and have they all disappeared and soil
been accumulating for agos past, Until,
instead of vast forests, we have almost
plains Can any ono an
swcr the question: We sometimes think
that mans knowledge and power has
no bounds, but when we examine cl ose.
ly, those attributes, they scom as moth
ing and such will be tho case until we
get released from those clogs of clay,
and the immortal part is permitted to
exchange this for a'highcr state Of be.
ing; then, and not till then will we be
able TO tell all about those things OF
which we are so ignoranto OF ut epres.
ent time.
Did you ever acc prairie on iirc-it
IL grand beyond description, especially
ifthere Is high wind at tho time
There 10 what IN technically called,
head fires and 'side.ilros. IL Is the
head. fires that make the grand show 1t
will seemingly stop TO gathernow force,
and for the purpose of bringing up the
rear, and off will start the flames, reach.
ing forward from six to ten fcet-ow.
ing to the height Of tho making
a moro grand illumination than nj!
the torch light professions combined,
tho whole heavens in ono dense cloud OF
black smoke, while oil around Is con
stant kissing and roaring, enough to
make the stoutcst heart tremble.