Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-04-02

private interview at Justiss' Tavern. The
people had heard of the contemplated inter-
view, and gathered from far and wide about
, the hotel. 1t WAS impossible to keep them
out Of the room.
The Professor said 81 have examined
carefully into the nature of these noises, and
my questions have been made with regard to
the leading facts stated by the people, as con-
nected with the broad theory Of volcanic
movements. The noises that have been heard
on. the mountains are common to both earth
quakes and volcanic movements AS far as
I have heard, the explosive noises that have
begun these rumblings are characteristic of
volcanic movements. The limited area of
the noise and shocks seems also to favor VOL
canic movements This does not embrace
more than ten or twelve miles. All shocks
have been between two large rivers, the Broad
and Catawba, both of which head from the
mountains. Ifthis was an earthquake wave
it would not be so limited in its area, and, as
a volcanic movement extending at so great a
distance from the sea, the question remains
to be decided May not this be an earth
quake waye limited in its area by the two
large rivers bounding it?' Brother Logan
here asked the Professor if he thought there
was any danger, to which there was mega.
tive reply.
A correspondent of the Charleston Ne,os
and Courier, writing from spartanburg on
the 23rd, says:
For more than month past, we have had
rumors in circulation respecting some unusual
disturbances n the mountains of North Caro-
lima, about fifty or sixty miles from this place.
Last week, Prof Dupre, of Woford College,
accompanied by the senior class, who are stu
dying geology, and the Rev. Mr.. Oliver, went
up to make inquiry and observation on the
subject. They returned this evening, and |
have Just received from the professor an &C.
count of his trip. The weather, unfortunate
ly, was not favorable, being generally cloudy
and rainy. The reports from that region
have been greatly exaggerated. Many Of the
people residing on the mountain and in the
immediate vicinity have been much alarmed,
but only one family has removed. There is
some foundation, however, for the sensational
reports which have had 80 wide circulation.
The party referred to had personal and salts
factory proof, as we'll as the testimony of nu.
merous credible witnesses, to the sounds and
"shakes," as the mountain people term them.
The sounds resemble the report made by bias
ting in deep quarry or we'll at first e1plo.
sive and then reverberating like the sound OF
thunder as it dies away in the distance.
The shocks are most sensibly felt at the top
of the mountain, though, in a certain line,
they are also felt lower down, and sometimes
even at the base. The shocks are not violent,
and produce sensation, described by noun.
taineer as a "quaver." The seat Of distur.
bance is short chain of mountains about a
mile long, the principal peaks of which are
known as Stone mountain, Bald mountain
and Round mountain. This little chain lies
between the Hickory Nut and the Swananoah
rivers. The agitations are chiefly at the
Stone mountain. Prof Dupre does not think
that these disturbances indicate volcanic erup-
tions, nor does he feel able to account for
them satisfactorily. Iti probablehe will give
to the public the result of his observations and
speculations. l will not anticipate him. He
was impressed, however, with the uniform
agreement Of testimony among all the noun
tain residents with whom he conversed. They
all agreed that the first explosions and vibra-
tions were heard and felt on Tuesday, the 10th
of February. These we're repeated on the fol-
lowing Sunday. There are sometimes two or
three on one day, while other days there will
be none. The facts in the case are such as to
command the attention of scientific men, and
it is to be hoped some satisfactory theory will
be suggested to account for them.
The latest intelligence from Bald mountain
is contained in the Raleigh Ne,os Of Monday.
That paper has special correspondent at the
mountain, who under date Of the 28th, re-
ports that the last violent shock occurred on
the Tuesday evening previous, and was the
most severe of any that have yet been felt.
The correspondent says the people are still
much alarmed, and are really more uneasy
than ever Several scientific men are at the
mountain, and all concur in the opinion that
there are no outward signs of an eruption.