Wyoming democrat. [volume] (Tunkhannock, Wyoming Co., Pa.) 1867-1940, 1868-07-15
A Great Curiosity.

The editor Of the Griffin Star, after
paying a visit to U pson County, gives thu
following account of great natural curios
lty of Georgia;
The first grand point of interest was the
famous laundering Springs, located in the
northern part of the county, about twelve
miles from Thompson. We expected to
find quite curiosity, but were completely
amazed TO find so remarkable freak OF
mother nature as this spring. 1t is located
in the wildest part OF the mountains exten-
ding through the country, and there in the
solitude of the wilderness, presents a re-
markAbe phenomenon. The dimensions
Of the spring proper are about five feet in
diameter, and of an unknown depth, ex-
perimenters have repeatedly sounded Its
depth in vain, and Nh bottom can be reach
ed. The water boils up with or cat force;
bubbles of gas constantly rise up through
the water, and explodes at the surface
This gas is highly combustiblc, and is fire.
quently set on fire as it makes its escape.
Such is the force with which the water
rises that human body cannot sink, but
is bloyed up in a standing position. It's
famous bathing place and we took the
first opportunity to pluns Into the bottom
less well. There We could stand upright
for hours, with nothing to support US but
wateu The earth around the spring ls.a
beautiful white sand, of very fine grain,
giving away readily at the touch Of the foot,
but Immediately reforming As before The
temperature is delightful and the waters
are invaluable, sp;cially for diseases of
the skin and blood. The spring constantly
makes low, rumbling noise, from which
it derives its name.
The NEW TAMMANY HALL.-This mag
niicent Hall, built bv the Democracy OF
New York, and which was built for the
Democratic National Convention which as
scmbled in that city, on the Fourth of July,
cost 100000, and has the following pro-
portions: 1t is lis feet front by l22 feet
deep, and three stories high; but the sto-
ries are so high that the building towers far
above its neiglbors, and dwarfs the Acad-
emy of Music almost to insigniticance. IL
contains large club room, which is spleu-
didly furnished; a committee room, 35 by
70 feet; library and readins.room. 80 by
40 feet; concert room, 50 by "A feet; a
large dressing room for ladies, another for
gentlemen. and several smaller rooms, for
various uses. All Of these are below the
third floor, which is the crowning glory of
the building. On this floor is the grand
Hall, lO2 byllO feet, with a ceiling so
feet high, and capacity for seating over
5000 persons. Here the delegates to the
Nstional Convention assembled on the
Fourth of July, and here will be held the
great mass meetings of the Democracy
during the campaign. The Hall is the lar
gest of its kind in the world, and when fin
ished. with its commodious galleries and
grand dome, decorated with appropriate
designs of first-class artists, it will certain
y be one of the most beautiful.
Many years ago Colonel Weatherwax, pro-
pretor of the Eagle hotel i'll, kept an
ass in bis stable, near which stood pump.
A lady lived acr oss the street, having fre
quen,iy heard the animal bray, losing all pa
thence, and mistaking the origin Of the discor-
dant sounds, exclaimed
II do wish Colonel Weatherwax would
grease his pu mp-hardle, it makes such a
dreadful noise"