National Republican., 1884-11-28
rAPP1NG A VOLCANO.
The Marvellous Results That Followed
n Wei Digging.

Cisco Correspondence Dallas Herald.
The citizens of our quiet little city arc
all thrown into great state Of wonder
ment, and the question in overy ones
mouth is, "What isit2" Togige q proper
description to tho readers of tho Herald
your correspondent is not able, and as for
technical terms more scientific pen
than mino will havo TO take up the work
60 crafty q scientific world and give the
causes which lead to this wonderful vomit
from mother earth. 1t will have to
suffice for me, therefore, to give an ac-
count of that which has led to the dis
covery Of this wonderful furnace that is
now throwing out from the bowels OF the
earth far into tho heavens red balls of
fire.
About two months ago our enterprisng
townsman, A. q. Epplin, undertook to
bore for water in tho rear of his place OF
business. He bored down four-inch hole
somo sixty feet, and, finding good indica-
tions of water, he concluded he would
sink we'll Of regulation size. He accord
ingly engaged mon and set them al work,
and told them to prosecute the work
downward until they found plenty OF
water, even should they havo TO invade
| the kingdom of China. Accordingly, each
! day found the men at work without any
| interruption until last Thursday, when
the late rains nterfered with them. This
morning the work was again resumed. As
the work progressed nothing OF very pc
| culiar nature was observed in tho ditlor-
ont strata of clay, sand, and rock that
were passed through. At depth Of about
! g.. l,., IL uNrnpl n N
limestone which, by blasting, they got
through in thirty.six feet. At this
depth forty foet) thoy struck rather
curious formation, which partakes of the
nature of concrete, or rather conglom-
Grafton of pebbles, shells, and clay CO.
mented together by some internal fur-
mace This was got through after blast
ing some twenty feet. The next forma-
tion reached. and the one in which the
men wore working at the time Of tho
bursting of tho crater, is kind Of soap
stone of a beautiful pink color The stone
is soft and easily cut, but as soon as ex-
posed to tho air aud sun, it becomes quite
hard and partakes Of about the substance
of marble, and is capable of fine glossy
polish. A ledge of FIVE feet of this forma-
ton was gone through when the last
blast was made. Your correspondent
thinks if il did not bring the well borers
to China, 1t brought them close in the
neighborhood of Limbus.
After the last blast was touched off,
which was about $50 o'clock this evening,
loud roaring noise followed the echo OF
tho blast which was heard for miles. Sc
great, indeed, was this that vibration
after vibration followed; that houses III
the vicinity of the we'll shook and every
thing seemed to shake earthquake like
chickens that had gone to roost on ad
joining trees left their roosts; housewives
who were preparing tho evening meal ran
to tho doors; men in their workshops
took to tho street; stores were deserted
dogs barked horses dilated their nostrilI
and seemed restless; everything endowed
! with reason seemed terrified and awe
stricken. The roaring sound abates not
in the cast. People are afraid to &c
within block of the place. And now
oh, horrors from the mouth of thi'
woll great rcd balls of some sort o.
substance arc thrown far NJ
into tho heavens until lost sigh
of. What becomes of them nj
ono can tell, as none have yet beer
found, or seen to fall. These balls nj
J regular intervals of ten minutes illumin
ato the heavens for miles around. Th'
from the we'll only stops as tho balls arr
| tlulttcu. lnc Dhlis Whch paSsihb bhioub
the air look like skyrookets, only tina
: they do not burst but pass right on ou
of sight. 1t is hard to estimate thei
, size, but should Judge that they are a
: large as twenty pound cannon balls.
What scientific men wo have hero ar
= at loss to account for this wonderful
u furnace, which is located near Cisco. Drs
7 Stout, Vance, Mancile, Fisher, and Prof
Mcconnell concur in the belief that {
: crater has been tapped. If such is th'
case volcanic eruption has beon avoided
Q perhaps, and we have been saved dread
I full calamity by the boring Of q well.