The Goldsboro star. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1881-18??, 1881-07-23

Wonder is the column VI rfpA"oA !. MI
lowering above the swamp, 70 ada con,
v;nc;nc force to his story. i have talked
Min I'm many Of the oldest and best-m-
farnod citizens Of the county, and all Of
them aoree that the smoke column mas
been visible, with but slight lntermls ?,
sions. for atleast forty-five years. a.
tha old tars on the gulf coast line q
steamers plying between Pensacola ana
Ceder Keys are
FAMILIAR WITH THIs SMOKE PILLAR,
u II Il yery plainly visible from great
distance 81 the water. 1t is certainly o
very remarkable and mysterious thing.
Seen from the hills south OF Iallanas-
sae AZ 4 distance of some twenty-seven
niles the smoke appears Of about the
volume thrown from the smoke-pipe OF
an ocean steamer. When there IS no
breeze, the column rises TO 9 great
height, faring at the top. II the WIND
Il strong it trails across the wild swamp
lila ~ low-hanging thunder-cloud.
Judge White says he can form no DEM
ito opinion as to the nature OF the hre
which causes the smoke. Il 1t ISL VOL,
cano. II must be o very small one, and
mike any other in the world, Inc
crater could not be over half q mile in
extent. and the smoke vent not more
thon 4 few feet in diameter. with trees
and swamp growth springing up close
around it's rim. To an energetic, enter
nr;s;ng man. not fully acquainted with
what constitutes q Florida swamp Jun,
ole the approach to this volcano would
scam SEQ, viewed from o distance, quite prac-
ticable but moments reflection upon
facts as they exist will dispel the delu-
s;on The swamp in question Is neal
tho oulf coast. is about fifteen miles II
diameter. is flooded with water grown
! fill Of everything, from gnarled cypress
/ knees to green-briar brambles, whlci
can serve TO impede the explorer. Ade
to this mosquitoes, gnats, foul air, ant
venemous serpents, and you will begii
- see the difficulties. No boat can en-
ter because, even where the trees ant
bushes are cut and removed, the stump
will be in the way. OF course, inyestl
cation and Az
SOLUTION OF THIS MYSTERY
are not impossible; but as yeti on
having both means and Willingness
prosecute the matter has been found.
do not for a moment believe q volcan
, Is there but that something exls'
which for many years has batiied the 81
, r;o,,s cannot be doubted. 1t seems tn
, no one having any scientific knowlede
! has ever directed Nhis attention to u
] subject Of this phenomenon. The ID,
3 Of a volcano in d swamp is treated as 2.
4 surd. and the column Of smoke IS q
+ moe mere s@ 2 "; a''a no 1s'a
a. longer to rest without thorough mves
B. cation. It may be mirage, it may
ID burning peat-moss, it may be g
Is spout on FIRE; but whatever it is Dug
a. to be known. This is q region OF my
,e teries Lake Jackson has no visit
= ron, 4.
y it. There are deep natural wells IN 3
g earth, across the bottoms of which II
k rapid currents of water. Others a
y fathomless. The Wakulla spring Civ
le forth river navigable for large boat
is and the pool is so clear that the botto
d may be seen at depth, it is said, Of o
lie hundred and eighty feet. Lost riy
RS pours into q. cavern and disappears, b
Is gushes out again several miles ava
a. Some wells twenty miles distant fro
lie the gulf have brackish water and ri
% and fall with the tides. In places Il
ID subterranean water currents may
j. tracked by the tree growth on Il
10 ground above them. Rambling nois
Of are often heard at night, in the q
8. woods Of Wakulla county, coming fro
g. beneath the earth's surface. All the
0, things, connected with the ia
8, that the smoke column frequent
a looks white like steam, may SD
g port the theory that Wakul
1t volcano is geyser or water volcan