The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1872-10-10
ATENNEssEE A STORY.
ROCK THAT is AS COLD AS ICE AND
NEVER GETS ANY WARMER.

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ROCK THAT is AS COLD AS ICE, AM
NEVER GETS ANY WARMER.
The Tennessee papers, when in wan
4 of a sensation, have generally resortet
to snake stofies,4 in which they ar
equaled by few, and excelled by none
but in the sHbjoined, the Nashville
I Banner makes an attempt in new di
reetion, which we think may fairly b
called promising, even by a veteran il
the business: t.-Ftr
The following curious, perhaps sen
isational, statements concerning the
discovery in a cave in Perry county o.
remarkable phenomenon connected
with rock formations, are made by {
correspondent of the Waynesboro pa
| per, in a letter dated the q ult., from
Linden, in Perry county. One of the
gentlemen cited in the correspondence
as endorsing the statements made
Hon. 7, NJ. Brashear, Is well known in
this city, where he made many, ac-
quaintances duriug the session of the
Legi islature, in which, he served as q
member of the Lower House. The
following is .ss1 rs--..-{ .5rs5..s
E The i1LEETEh
LINDEN, PERRY County, TENN.,l
August n, 1872.
There has been, perhaps. the mosl
remarkable and extraordinary ldlscov.
cry made in our county, that you OF
any one else ever heard of. Il Some ten
DAYS since, T. NJ. Brashear, ESQ., our
late representative from this county,
Major y L.. Webb, our excellent Sher-
i'll. and J. p. Wilson, our efficient Tax
Collector, wereI togethers at Major
IiWebb's, and for brecreafion. took a
walkin and around his farm, when,
coming to the hills on the south side
of Major Webb's lplace, they ap-
preached ..--...--..
THE MOUTH OF CAVE.
in the side of hill. from which, in
wet weather, q stream Of water usu-
ally flowed! 81 Feeling very warm, they
concluded TO enter the cave aud cool
off o. little, and upon enteriHg the
mouth of the. cave were Surprised at
the unusual ,coldBess that pefva6ed the
cavern. Thinking there must be
in the dark recesses Of the
cavern to produce such unusual cold
ness of the atmosphere, they conclu-
ded to penetrate still further into the
caVeaanft see ir they could clear up the
mystery. Procuring lights they en-
tered the cave, and after proceeding
some seventy five feet, upon turning
an angle. they beheld, 70 their aston
ishment, the whole interior or the cave
festooned with the most beautiful
stalagmites the eye OF man ever, be-
held. Holding up their lights, they
gazed upon the beautiful sight with
pleased Oastonishment, ! and upon. D.
nearer approach they found the stall
agniites to resemble the hardest, clear
aStE ice andIdi 70 oaI bHs 9FlIeiAo3
: rf6eeSfr : :, .d3Jib 3fl o3nI nW GGAi J
COLD AS THE TOUCH OF THE ICE, KING
Becoming, bye this time,
chilled through with the GOODNESS: or
the place. each cOfln the gentlemen
broke off s1lump OF this strange won
der, and started to return. n Before
reaching the mouth of the cavern
their hands were SO chilled they could
hold the strange substance,
and upon reaching! the air. they laid it
down upon the ground, thinking it
would soon acquire the temperature
1f{ the atmosphere. After resting if
seelq or twenty minutes, they started
or Mr. Webb's residence each carry
ng, as best he might, his lump of rock |
ce, for / know of no other name by |
which to call Arriving at The house
hey placed the crystals on o table and
waited patiently to see If 1t would
melt, OF even turn warmer. o. After
Waiting some half an, hour, and find
ng that 1t still q retained its former
;oldness, one of the party suggested
hat they, should try it in q pitcher OF
water. This was done, and ito their
infinite astonishment the glass pitcher
n which il, was placed was soon COW
red with moisture similar to that
by ice.i) Not being yet sat
saedS they concluded to drink of the
entents, and the question now was
Vho should give the, first trial sd Mr..
Wilson, at length said he5 was the
toungest and consequently the stout
st; he wonld try it, and be thereupen
rank a hearty dEaught, and declared
equal to the. best ice-Water, AT
inner they tried it i'm milk and 1t
oon made Mrs.. Webb's excellent
uttermilk as cold almost as ice itself.
prodnced the same effect upon butt
pr as ice, and still retained its original
A umber of opersonsihaye
ince visited this wonderful cave, aud
arried off portions Caf this rOck, which
ley are psing for the came purposes
5 ice and it sustaias no diminution
/ bulk or loss in coldness. talu.nuJ {
Strange and improbable as all this {
lay seem, vet il can be certified to by ,
umbers of our best citizens. DIR.
lack is using It in his practice, and I
proves an excellent anasthetic, hav- .
lg the same effect as Ice when mixed /
,ith salt. +, Mr.. Thomas. French and 1
olonel Waggoner, hotel keepers in t
linden, used it in their hotel during Q
burt week, to, the ,astonishmentH of [
leir guests Specimens, will be sent 4
our State Geologist for analyzation. 4 q
any one doubts the above plain 4
atement of simple facts, they are re- Z
rred to Hon T. NJ. Brashear, Hon. d
/. Fl. Nixon, John q Pitts, Esq,,I Ma ! 4
r John L. Webb, Je.. Wilson. ,Thos, / i,
rench, Capt, Easley, Professor Of the /,
and Q number of others of O
e most reliable men in cur county. a
Respectfn1ly,,3d sfl7t no II. A, S. 4 b
p. ST. viii send you box of fhis O O
ok ice by the first conveyance to il
'uf place. ~-9ob Gl9l Il3n3oar 9la- p
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