The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-12-21
4 Wonderful Discovery.
New York sun.

During the latter part of October
our readers, who watch the European
news, will remember that for several
days there was a scarcity of kilograms
from over the water. This was Occa-
stoned by the parting of one of the
main cables of the Anglo-American
company. AS soon as the accident oc-
CURED the repair steamer of the COM
pany, with Mr.. Stapleton, the cele-
brated diver, on board, was dispatched
to hunt up the ends and repair them
Having proceeded to a point near
which the break was supposed to have
occurred, the diver entered the i'm.
mense bell and was lowered into the
ocean to commence his search for the
broken cable. AS it is known, his
efforts were crowned with success. 1t
is not of this we wish to speak, how
ever, but of the wonderful discoveries
Mr.. Stapleton claims to have made.
Flooding along the ocean bed, how
far he could not compute, but it must
have been many miles, Mr.. StapletOn
finally came upon plain of great eX-
tent, on which was scattered the de-
bris of what he declares must
have been far back in the for
gotten ages of the world, a city
of immense proportions. Huge piles
of stone, cut and carved with art
iStic skill, masses of iron and vari-
Gus metals, and other evidences of
past and gone buildings met his gaze
on every hand. Passing through
these, Mr.. Stapleton at last came upon
an editice which was yet in a fine state
of preservation. ASmay be supposed
the construction of this place, for such
it evidently was. which had withstood
the floods for centuries, was of the
most massive and substantial kind he
had ever beheld.
The front of this great structure
was nearly a thousand yards in width
and story after story, each one of i'm
mense height rose above, and from the
roof at regular intervals, there arose
fifty towers of glittering gold. Amazed
symmetry and its grandeur, Mr.. Sta
pleton could not, for some time, mus
ter the courage to mount the steps OF
FURNISHED brass which led to the centre
or main entrance.
Having passed the portals which
were guarded on either side by two
life size bronze elephants, he found
himself in hall, the ceiling of which
was two hundred feet high, richly
and curiously ornate. The floor was
of alabaSter, maid with tiles of cryso-
lite. jasper and sardonyX, in the most
exquisite designs. The walls were
succeed and ornamented with ara
beSqueS, the rich colors and the
delicate filigree and tracery being
as well preserved as if they
had been completed but yeSter-
day. Awed by the prodigious
and labyrinthine appearance of the
interior of the pOlan, Mr.. StapletOn
dared not pursue his discovery, lest he
should be unable to retrace his steps,
but he proposed, with the consent OF
the company, to return, and make a
complete survey of the place.
In the centre of this great hall, on
an immense smaragd. which served
as a pedestal, stood the chryselephan-
tine figure of a man in the prime OF
life, at his feet lay a tablet of
gold, the inscription on which was
copied by Mr.. StapletOn, and has been
rendered by the savants of New York
into the English "Deva-N ahaser, King
of the Carnival"
A full account of his adventures
has been prepared by Mr.. StapletOn,
and forwarded to their graces the
Dukes Massasoit, WamphassOck and
Charter Oak, in order that they may
bring the matter before his majesty's
government at an early meeting of the
ROYAL Host.