Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-06-15
WYALUSING.
A Batch Of Notes from Wyalusing-Dead BODY
Found-s0methis Curious II not Crookca-
spirifualfsstc and MineraiIstic.

Found-somethisg Curious II not Crooked
spirifualfssic and Mineraistic.
EDITOR HERALD Our usual quiet
ness was recently thrown into quite
an excitement by the finding of the
body of dead man upon little
island opposite in the river, who had
been drowned by an accident from
raft, some days previous. The body
was brought to shore, our newly
elected coroner aud constable were
called upon to show their qualities IN
their official capacities, eoroner's
jury's COT whom your correspondent
was ono) decision passed upon it, and
thon consigned TO a temporary en-
tom bment, TO await the recognition
of friends, which was done few
days since in the person of his broth
er-inIaw. By what slender thread
ia mas tenure of life held. One
moment he IL here, clothed with all
the sureties of life, health and activi-
ty; moment more, and he is gone.
The breath of life is fed. In the
flush of manhood, when life's hopes
were bouyant, and prosperous days
seemed to await him, the brittle
thread of life is snapped asunder and
eternity's unknown dawns upon the
departing spirit, while It's material
tenement is left to the changing ele-
ments of nature, robbing it OF its
comeliness, exposed to the gaze and
comments of the beholder. What q
desire does it not create within US to
pray that our last hours may be with
kindred aud friends whose kind hands
may soften our dying pillow and lay
US gently in the quiet grave.
We have curiosity here in the
way of spring, the waters of which
petrifes moss, forming it into sort
of crystalized rock. Tho spring is
on the river bank, on the farm of Mr..
Dan. W. Derby, who keeps little
grocery and notion store in town.
The water flows over moss which
grows in the bed of the stream, COM
pletely petrifying it, peices OF which
are carried away by visitors at the
spring. 1t is q curiosity in its way,
and elicits considerable attention.
The form and texture of the moss is
plainly preceptible, is quite brittle,
and of light grey color.
Another curiosity which | think
worthy of notice, but which must
first be prefaced by curious FACT,
the existence of which you may or
may not be aware of. At all events
it is necessary to what follows
Some time last fall, Messrs. Seaman,
of Brodtville, and Eggleston, of Wya.
lusing, were induced to believe on
the statement of clairvoyant me.
dunn, that lead ore existed in large
quantities near the confluence of the
Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers, and
SO strong has been their faith in the
prediction that they have persevered
in the pursuit of the precious metal
from that time, having expended, as
we understand, about one thousand
dollars, and with the prospect of ex-
pending as much more, and hammer
and drill, powder and toll have
thrown to the surface pieces of rock
which have developed-not lead ore
yet, but the curiosity to which was
alluded above. These pieces of rock
show on either side of them whore
ever they are broken open, figures,
seemingly imbedded in the rock, re-
sembling miniature trees CT shrubs.
To the naked eye they appear in
some instances, more like fern or
brake; but the magnifying process
developes them into large shrubs or
trees, perfect in form and we'll de-
fined. They are fine specimens for
geological Investigation, and are
worth a visit to look at. In color
they are nearly black, or very
dark grey.
The crops about this section are
looking remarkably well. and the
prospect for fruit is very fattering.
Worry truly yours.
FLAvIUs FERTILE.
WyalusiEg, June 9, 1876.