The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-03-22

he has never returned 10 the earth, the nat
ural supposiiion is that The force OF the ex-
pIosion threw him nearer TO the moon than
he was to the earth when by the laws OF
gravitaton be was carried 10 the former
planet. This accident may or may not
have proved fatal 10 our worthy SuPerin-
lendeni, however it has settled :he long
vexed question that if never before, now,
there is a man in the moon and il has
rendered "Goldan Del'' more romantic
than the celebrated Hazel DELL"
The next experiment was on the cele
braied and historic Rip Van Winkle farm
al Buuermilk Falls on BUuer Run. Here
the surface indications were sufficient 10
induce the managers TO beIieve that there
existed cream or butter deposit from the
fact that a milky substance flowed form the
vicinity, whenever the land was filled with
water from a rain storm, or the melting
away OF the snow. Alter boring feet, II
inches. we strnck deposit of chalk, and
on iuquiring of an old hermit who had oc>
cupied a cave at the foot OF Gold Mountain,
during the last seven hundred years, we as
certained that old Van Wirkle occupied
the spot on which we were boring, during
the whole OF his life time, for rnsiug his
milk cans when he returned from market,
and though the discovery is not an important
one for the company. yet it has established
two important facIs first the use of chalk
for improving the color of milk (and water)
is not modern invention secondly that
each person who tested the quality OF The
chalk, has made his mark. Having failed in
the first two attenip the managers al a
full meeting unanimously resolved TO make
an experiment on the top of Gold Noun
tain, which consisted of about 1873 acres
of table lands. Alter boring Two days and
forty-two seconds, With a big augur, and
when a, The depth oil II leel and II inches,
we struck deposit of Buck wheat Batter
ieet and one inch in thickness with half
inch galvanized cast iron above and below,
and sufficient amount of Lard oil mixed in
il 10 avoid the necessity of greasing The
grddle. The next day at the depih of 2s
ieet and inches we found six foot vein
OF sugar house syrup, this was secured
above and below by peace propositions,
and portion of the syrup may be lost by
absorption. AT the depth of 49 feet, we
struck a 10 foot vein of pure Goshen Butter,
with inches OF pure gold above and be-
low the butter is o. IighIlsh cast but the
gold improves the color as soon as it reaches
the surface the precious metal thus dis
covered will be sufficient 10 pay 10 per
cent. on the entire capital stock, 81 times
per minute, yet this arrangement must be
secondary affair At he depth OF 73 feet
and inches, we passed through Smsrshy
substance about 30 feet, filled with Eels
that are so lively iha: wnen cooked they
are "done brown" before they stop wrig-
Cling. At the depth OF l0s tee:, we passed
through a vein Of Terrapins thirteen feet
thick, and at 1872 feet, 9 foot vein of Sar-
dimes preserved in oil. We next struck at
the depth OF so fee, 80 foot vein of ine
Alchoholic Liquors, which appeared 10 be
a mixture Of Whiskey, Brandy, Rum, Gin
anu Wine six .eet of The bottom OF which,
was composed of Mint JnIeps already
mixed up; passing down of an inch
through a spongy substance, we struch "a
standing on their tails with their mouths
attached to the sponge. 1t may be proper
here TO stale, that the company employed
magician TO adjust the tubing on the same
principle CT The magic bottle, out of which
50 many different kinds OF liquor is pore6
so that our liquors can be pumped out sep
arately, and 10 sufficient quantities 10 sup
ply the whole world anG The Union army
besides. At this point our workmen
"struck," )" not at :he price Of Juleps, as they
were all dead heads; but for higher wages,
having goi high themselves, which delayed
our boring for Two weeks. Alter his dlfti-
Guilty was adjusted we passed through red
Sand stone so feet, when we strVck I9
feet vein of Lager, as this vein was not
more than half full, the managers concluded
there must be leak near the foot OF The
mountain, where the vein would naturally
crop out. A detachment was sent out who
reported, thai one of The Van Winkle FAM
ily. who owned the western slope of The
mountain had a Lager Spring from which
he barreIIed about 90, 900 gallons per day.
This spring is undoubtedly supplied from
the vein struck by this company; if so
there will undoubtedly be scrub race be
tween The Yankees and Dutch the Dutch
two lengths anead at the half mile post.
We theu passed through nearly 100 feet OF
white Sand Stone with ar incre asing flow
Of Gas as We discovered, when our drill
became so fast in the rock that $500
horse power engine had not the power TO
raise il. Daring this delay our vorkmen