The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1872-09-27
NUMBER 50.
UONDER CAVE.
Startling Discovery in Wayne County. Tennessee
Reported Discovery of Ice that Never MeitS.

Reported Discovery of Ice that Never Meits.
The following curious. perhaps sensa-
eionrl, statements concerning the discov-
try in cave, in Perry county, of Il remark
able phenomenon connected with rock
foundations, are made 10y the correspondent
Of Waynesboro' paper, in a letter dated
the 21st ult. from Linden, in Perry county
LINDEN, Perry Co, Tenn,
August y, 1872
There has been perhaps the most remark
able and extraordinary discovery made III
our county that you or any one else ever
heard of. Some ten days since l. NJ
BraShrar, oUr late representative from thiS
county Major j. l.. Webb, our excellent
Sheriff and j. i. Wilson, our eihClent Tax
Collector, were together at Major Ncbb
and for recreation took = walk in and around
his farm when coming to the hills on the
south ri Major Wehb's place they approach
ed the mouth OF a cave in the side OF tho
hill, from which, in wet weather, stream
OF water usually flowed. Feeling very
warm they concluded to enter the cave 10
cool OFT little, and upon entering the mouth
Ui the cave were surprised At the unusual
ColdueSs that prTVadCd the cavern. 1hlnk-
ing there must be something in the dark
rrCeSScS OF the cavern TO p.otu'e Such uI-
usual coldueSs in the atmosphere, they con
Guided TO penetrate still further into the cave
TO see ii they could not clear MP the mystery.
Procuring lights they entered the cave and
after proceeding some seventy N-0Nc IeeI, upon
turning an angle they behcid 10 their As
tOnIshment the whole interior OF the caVo
trstoOned with the most beautiful staiag-
mites the eye OF man ever brheld. Holding
up their lights, they gaZsd upon the Deauu-
fui sight with pleased aStouishment and
upon "A nearer approach thcy iouild the
sJalagmiteS to resemble the hardest choicest
ice, and cold aS the touch of the lcc-klug
Becoming by this time chilled through with
the coidncss OF the place, each OF the gentle
men broke ott a lump of this strange wonder
and started To return. Before re''' hing the
! mouth OF the cavern thslr hauuS Mcse -
/ chilled they could scarcely hold the strange
/ substance, and upon reaching the outer air
| they laid it down upon the ground. thinking
/ II would soon acquire the temperature OF In ,
! atmosphere. After resting fifteen or twenty
minutes. they started Tor Mr. Webb'S resi-
7 denCe, each carrying, A. best he might, MS
! lump OF rock ice, IOr L know OF no oIhef
name by which To call il. Arriving at tns
house. they placed the crystals on a table,
! and waited patiently to see Ii II would melt.
| or even tIIrn warmer. After waiting some
/ half hour, and finding that IT still retained
| its former ColdnesS, one of the party suggest
ed that they should Try il III = pitcher OF
water. This was done aud 10 their infinite
! aorouishmeut the glass pitcher in which il
/ Mas placed WAS soon covered on the outside
with moisture similar TO that produced by
! ice. Not being yet satisfied, they concluded
! 10 drink OF It's contents, and the question
! now WAS as To who should give the first trial
/ Nr. Wilson II leugTB SAID a. he WIS the
/ youngest. and Cou>,g gUrutiy the StDuteSt. he
/ woUlu try il, and ne thereupOu drank a
| hearty draUght, and declared 1t equal 10 the
| best zee yyater. The other two gentlemen
( also drank of the water, and Mr.. Bra~hrar
/ assured the writer OF this that il was equal
10 the best Ice water. At dinner they tried
/ II IN milk, and il soon made Mrs. Webb >
cXcellsnt but1-1ulll almost a cold - lee,
/ itself. 1t produced tin same effect on butter
as ice and still retained its original frigiditv
! \ nuIuoer OF persons have since visited thus
| wonderful cave and carried OFT portions o.
/ this rock, which they are using for all the,
! purposes OF ice, and it sustans no dimiuu-
ton in bulk or loss of CoidueSs. Strange
and improbable us all this may seem, yet IL
can be certified to by numbers of our b.sj
CltiZeHS. bC Black II using il in his prsi,.fice-
! and IL proves an excellent ausEsthetic, having
the same effect a ice when mixed with salt
Mr.. Thomas French and Col WagEoner.
! hotel keepers in Linden, uSed it in their
hotels during court week, to the astouish-
ment OF their guests. Specimens VIII be
sent 10 our State geOlogist for analyzation.
/ any one doubts the above plain statement
of simple facts they are referred to T. Nj.
Brashear, G.. IL. Nixon, John \. Pitts.
Major John l.. Webb, Jos. Wilson, Thomas
French, Captain Easly, Professor IN tho
Academy, and Il number of others OF the
most reliable men i'll our county
Respectfully, r. a :
u. 81 viii send YOU box of this rock
ice by the first conveyance to your place.