The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1870-09-10
For the Palladium.
JoNEsBoRo, IND, Sept. 1870.

DEAR BEN -
AS you are of that class of Eds.
who, when they shake ''good bye"
addict Us hear from ou," Per
haps line dropped from distant
point may add interest to the leis
ure moment an editor enjoys under
his own vine and fig tree after
mailing his weekly. This town,
well known to Richmond Drum
mers, is miles South of Marion,
the county seat of Grant, and is
one mile. across the Massissine-
way, from Harrison Station, on the
Pan Handle. ID Division, r. R..
Previous to the building of the r
r. from Marion to Logan, jones'
boro was the grand point for grain
in this region, having its outlet
through Anderson. Its popula
ton is about 600, and it is a busy,
thriving place. with its full allow
ance of Churches, Schools, Hotels,
Stores and all the appurtenances
belonging to a live town Being
here to-day, and having some bus
mess at N. Cum berland, 19 miles
S. E., the subscriber chartered an
open buggy from mine host, Sam.
Moore, propelled by his "gentlest
beast" Bloomer. and taking on
board an intelligent young native
lad, we soon found ourselves gen
tly uotting through dust, heat, and
shade to our destination, which
contained eleven houses, one store
and bridge across the aiore men
toned river. On our return, hav-
ing passed through the village of
Trass, comprising a played ont
blacksmith shop, and a deserted
dwelling. (the P. O. being / of a
mile from the suburbs }, we had &C
compIished half our return, when
our guide told us to turn off ON a
road to the left, which for half a
mile led along narrow buggy
road, through dense taicket Of
under brush, when he stopped. Us,
and after hitching our team, told
us to follow him, and on going
through high weeds and brushes
some ten rods, our eyes met g little
lake of clear blue water. some 40
acres, entirely surrounded by
woods; its shores dense mass of
thicket, high grass, and the edge
one continued border of water
lilies-our entrance appeared the
only one to it, in the whole cir
conference.-the beach for some
twenty feet was one-spongy mass
of decayed grass and earth matted
together-yielding to the weight
like grand ingboard-walk
ing out on plank wharf. as it
were, we stepped into skiff. and
we had a view of q beautiful hid
den lake, its surface gently ruffled
by the wind, it's water clear and
blue, and yet 10 cure mt, no outlet
nor apparent source of supply. A
pole ten feet long was easily push
ed through the beach, and three
feet from the waters edge, the
ground went down suddenly, and
it is said that no bottom has vet
been found to this lake-our friend
told US that he sunk hundred
feet of fishing line, and found no
bottom. Our time would not per
NIT as long stay as we wished.
The lake has no particular name
by which it is known, but is noted
in the county Map Of Grant, Indi
ana, as Lake" Had we the pen
of an enthusiast we might give a
vivid description Of this Lake, but
never having got beyond the sta
ton of an ILLUSTRATION Quill priv
er" we leave it for others 10 de
scribe. Our fervent wish was that
YOU were there with US for an hour,
when we might, for the time, to
gether forget the hot streets of the
Quaker City, and take it coolly.
BY this timeshaving put you into a
sweet sleep by our epistle, we
close. TATAAI.