The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-08-09

| teen Rugs upon ncr HnpFF TrpTcScht-
lug as many thousand dollars; drinl 6
hrs nAy jnlipc at the har, and Que
quart bottln Of champagne at dinner,
solitary aud alone. "No:hi"g ,x'en-
ua' nor set down aught in malice"
| close with summons from the
brass b nj for dinner.
You1s truly,
How d Valuable Sponlihs Spring was
Discovered by the Aid of BaIslOn
Spirits.
The origin of the famous boiling
rprtmg which bears the name Of Ecu-
! jumin franklin is we'll known to our
eaders i ghteep ye,rs ago tho
spirit Of the departed Franklin an
nounccd through spiritual medinm
that vein of mineral water could be
found by boring on the spot where
the spring is now located. Since
that time the spirit Of the bcnefactor
of mankind has turned it's attention
from heavculy pursuits. and occupied
itself ty locating sites for mineral
fountains. Soon after the Franklin
was finished, Beuj jamin announced
that by boring to the depth of CSC
feet on spot little to the North.
east of the first woll another vein Of
water might oc developed. This fact
; was stated to a citizen of the village,
who is not believer in spiritualis.n,
and he marked the figures 1856" on
the wall Of the spriug-housc, where
they still remain, Soon after this
time the work of toring commenced
and proceeded steadily and quietly
with no remarkable incident until
one evening, when the required depth
was nearly reached, the prop 1 tor
went into the derrick and found the
man who was boring, sitting directly
over the we'll, drilling away as though
the spirits had no control Of the in.
ternal fountain, which was 80 soon
to developc itself according to an
nounoement. He advised the man to
be cautious and get away in time, but
the unbeliever scoffed, and the regu,
lar thnd Of the drill still kept time
to the careless whistling Of the faith
less borer. Just at the last fraction
of the tix hundred aud ffty.sixth
foot was drilled away there came q
roar and rush Of mighty waters, carry
ing everything before it stool, man,
whistle, and all went up and came
down with a torrent of water and
gas. The burly. bearded man of the
drill looked like the mythical San,n
Claus as he rame down through the
derrick and Landed on terra firma,
firm believer in spiritual manifesto
tions.
The we'll was tubed, and ever since
it has spoutcd daily. On last Thurs
day afternoon it was announced that
the building would be open to the
public, and hundreds Of people gath
cred to witnes thes,range phenomenon,
At O'Clock the cap was removed
from the tube, and the water com
menced flowing into the tank this
continued but moment, when the
water began to recedc, and its de-
scent could be heard until it was
about aue hundred feet from the sur
face, where it rested, as if conccntra-
ting its powers for the mi shty effort
which was soon to astonish the wait.
ing spectators. Soon the bubbling
aud rushln. of the descending waters
Was heard, aud at five minutes past
three the water ugain flowed over the
top Of the tube, gradually ascending
and receding alternately for about
five minutes. When the LIQUID
column had reached "A height of thirty
feet, the spectacle became beautiful.
The stream Of gas and water spouted
upward 10 a solid column in the cen.
trc of the bull linz, and upon reach.
lug its greatest height gracefully
turned a"d falling, formed circle of
snowywhite spray, which, wherever it
WA touched by the sunlight displayed
all tie colors Of the rainbow. At
quarter past 3 the column shot up the
roof of the derrick, as if propelled by
force which it would be impossible
to attain by artificial means. 1t
seemed as if the mighty mystery
must have exhausted itself, and that
this must be the 6ual tbroo Of the
great veins which were being drained
Of their precious mineral fluid But
the beautiful column, now nearing
sixty feet in height, continued spout.
! ing as if the great heart Of the earth
itself were throbbing out its life blood.
The grand display continued until
half-past 3, when Mr.. Mitchell, with
much difficulty, and after several 10.
effectual attempts, succeeded In re.
oapping the tube.
Since the discovery of this last
spring, tho name of which has not yet
been revealed, Franklin's spirit has
announced the locatio of two more
springs, the first. Of which, white
sulphur spring, will be developed be.