The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1879-06-13
miscellaneous.
by MARS.

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| its numerous dccps, one of the most no
ted beng Jobs Hole" This remarkable
curiosity commences mt the foot of Grey Rocl
| Falls, II short distance above the Conowing,
Bridge, ending at the sluicc rocks below th,
bridge, where the stream mcrgcs into Amos,
Falls and goes madly pitching over the rock,
| towards the head of McDowcll's Island, This
strange submerged chaSm is situated on th,
Hartford side of the river. The deeps hug th,
shore on the west side, and on the east sid,
they run parallel with the shore. The Holt
IS about mile long, and ranges from rs tt
100 yards in width. When the river is hirl
the water dashcs through this channel Will
Wild fury, and the "swirls," to use river
phrase, draw large logs under the water &c
reappcar below. But when the water is low
the dccps may he viewed in all their disma
gloom. The water looks black hundreds Of
small whirlpools are always in motion ovel
the entire dccps, and the water is in a constant
state of ebullition, the black surface is dotted
with tlccks of white foam, and the place looks
like vast boiling cauldron
The depth of this remarkable submerged
chasm Is very great, and many parts of il have
never been sounded. Not long ago n gentle.
man succeeded in finding bottom at one point
lie had heavy sounding-lcad which touched
bottom at depth of six hundred feet. Other
parts of the Hole arc deeper. The walls OF
the cauldron appear to be perpendicular rock
the surface of which seems to be smooth. The
walls on both the east and west sides are prob
ably of similar structure. At the head of the
deepS there is Il cove, called "Bcttys Cove
The Delaware Indians were terribly afraid OF
TINS place and would not approach it. They
called the place the Wigwam of Evil Spirits
when the river is low the greater part of the
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Jobs Hole is certainly natural curiosity OF
no mean prctcntions.
THE LEGEND OF JOBS HOLE.
About one hundred and fiftv yrars npo u
man named Job Jenkins, who hailed from
Massachusetts, lived in Il cabin ut jobs Hole
Jenkins was IL large, powerful man, and was
desperately wicked. He had Il woman to
keep house for him whose name was Betty
Mulligan. Betty was of the higher class, as
she measured six feet in height She was
Jobs counterpart for wicRedness, and was
well fitted to be his companion in guilt. job
had committed Il fearful crime in his native
State and had to flee to save his worthless
life. lie made his way to the hcadwaters OF
the Susquchanna, where he bought Il canoe
with some stores, and being an excellent wa.
lerman he descended the river to Jobs Hole
without accident. When he arrived at the
himself cabin. In Il short time after he met
with Betty, and they agreed to stay together
and help each other to do what might come
in their way. job said he liked the place, as
the deeps were handy to hide things in. lie
had plenty OF money, the fruits of his crime
Game and fishwcrc plentiful, and he was an OK
pert in capturing both His cabin soon be-
came known, and the wild reckless fellows OF
the neighborhood made it their HEADQUARTERS
job opened groggery. lie obtained hi,
whisky from u distilery ON the east side o
the river, and called his tavern the college,
giving the name of the Evil One us teacher
The place was Il bad one, the reckless fellows
that visited there would often spend who'll,
nights in their drunken rcvcls.
A luckless pcdlcr was seen 10 enter tho
College one night, but he was never seen af
forwards. Job and Betty hid him in the dceps
Job in his wild blasphemy would curse God
| although he neither believed i'm God nor tn,
devil One night in June there was wl(
| irolic in the College. job and his drunken
companions were cursing, swearing and sing
ing immoral songs, the pale moon SHINING
brightly on the wicked scene. At midnight
n hidcous being, which none of the drunken
| jewellers could describe, entered the College
| and with n terrific yell seized job and car
rying him to the bank of the river, threw him
half across the dccps, rs if he had been play
ball. Then with Il wild laugh he shouted
Jobs Hole" and Jobs Hole" was echoed
| back from the deeps by thousand unearthl,
voices, Bright lambcnt flames flashed ovcl
| the hole for II few moments and then all wa,
still. Job was gone, but the Hole" received
| n name that will last for ages Betty being
| frightened out of her senses and crazed witt
whisky, ran to the cove and springing into
| the hole went away with Job to place where
| they will never want for fire. Neither Jol
nor Betty were ever found, but the cove i,
known to this day by the name of "Betty's
| Cove"
A few words more and am done AT The
commencement of the tragic scene Jim Foarl
one of the jewellers, crawlcd into the river hill
and watched the proceedings. He said thai
after Job and Betty had been disposed of The
terrible being again approached the College
and entering brought tcn-gallon key OF
whisky into the yard. He gave wild, de
moniac yell, and raising the keg to his heat
he drank the whole ten gallons. Then fling
ing the empty key away, he raised his wanC
and struck the cabin, when instantly it wa
in sheet of flame. Then he appeared TO fl,
away through the air, uttering peals of UNI
earthly laughter.