Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-09
A TEXAS BOULDER.
Inhabitants Of Sugar.Loai valley In
Tyler Startled by the Fan
Of HINGE Rock.
The Immense Mass Comes Crashing Down
The Mountain.sides, Bursing Every.
thing in It's wake.
Corro spondenee oI lhe Gnletle.

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Correspondence OF The Gazette.
WAnRrN, TEX, Nov. G.--About day.
light this morning the citizens Of Sugar
Loaf Valley were aroused from their
slumbers hya irightful, whi1zlng noise.
emanatlug from the direction Of Sugar
Loaf mountain, situated about six miles
from here on the wire road to Gainesville.
This land Is situated IN one OF the most
fertile valleys OF Corycll county.
The valley is densely populated with a
thrifty and energetic class OF people, who
are known far and near for their rcner.
Gus hospitality. Among the most noted
OF the residents we could mention The
Hon. j. II. Smith, formerly county Judge
oil Coryell county, and Col. Amos Lee. tile
gallant colonel Of the Forty-scc0nd Geor.
gla regiment that won such glorious fame
in the battles Of Murircesboro, Chick
amauga and Franklin.
Those gentlemen have retired from pub
lie lie ana have settled down In this quiet
retreat TO spend the remainder Of their
days in agricultural pursuits and the rails
ing Of fine stock
Sugar Loaf mountain by some strange
freak ot nature was placed in The exact
center OF this valley, and the land Tor a
| distance OF two miles Is gradually uudula-
| ting. The mountain is in the shape OF q
sugar loaf, from which IL derived it,
name, and is supposed TO be about three
/ hundred feet higher than the surrounding
country. Through this beautiful valley
| Cow creek mcandcrs, furnishing album
dunt stock water and supplying the CHI.
| zcns with fish at all seasons OF the year
| The extreme summit Of the mountain Is
about hity feet IN diameter, and is huge
stone, c0ne-shaped like the mountain
/ iteoli, with the exception that the cone Is
/ turned doWnWards and cannot be more
than twenty feet in diameter.
/ This mountain has been famous re,
sort Ter young people from the surround
| ing neighbOrhood, aud scarcely a Sunday
| passes that its sides and summit are moi
covered with people The Cap rock II,
| 1t IL ialniliarly called by the citizens o
| the community, was struck ny lightning
about four years ago. cracking 1t from
confer to circumference, dividing the roci
! into -four equal portions. The citizens Of
the immediate vicinity say that this ifs
sure has been growing larger each year
until they began TO consider 1t dangerous
and for YcarOrmore they have forbidden
| their children to visit the rock.
Early this moruing the entire ..vigu5or
| hood assembled mt the school
house, near the base OF Ia,
mountain, to ascertain, il possible, The
cause OF the nocturnal disturbances. Il
appears that one portion OF tlis IMMENSE
I boulder had torn loose, aud with fright
ful velocity rushed d0Wn the mountain
side, carrying death and destruction il
| Its wake. The stone itself was found il
tine center Of Col. Lees farm, about {
mile from the base of the mountain. II
! It's descent it had passed through Ia,
yard OF Col. Lee, destroying his sarnrr
containing about l0) bushels OF wheat
I 10 ucNt passed through the COW pen
MASKING into au unuCognila0lo mass
iut Durham bull belonging 30 Mr., JOIN
Harbour A bulc OF cotton lying ia the
yard was buried IN she soft Garth. TIN
next object ia the course Of the destruc
tive boulder was u suihy pillow, am
/ 10 was buried SO deep that ont
the tongue has been found, which Wa
hurled distance OF g hundred yards. !
/ is said that The breaking aspuder Of hi
immense boulder has loosenrd the othe
portion, aud as IL is not known whic
wHy they win fall. there Is considerable
cXcitumont over the matter Its leanc
That The citizens to-day decided 10 dis
lodge the remaining stones with dynamite
and runner is sent to Brock Haven q
obtain the powder, Tomorrow tn
members OF the community vii meet an
Try the power OF dynamite
LATER Since the above was write
a runner has arrived from the scene an
reports that the three other portions o
the rock have fallen, creating the wildes
excitement in the neighborhoQd. One o
the immense stones passed within NIT
feet OF the fine residence OF Ihoma
Jones, and ecrched itself naconc-shape'
mound Immediately in front OF the house
Another portion OF the cap rolled dis
lance Of 1000 feet and stopped in the bee
OF the creek. The other piece In its dcs
cent passed over the carriage house Of Mr.
ID. A. Webb, completely destroying Tn
family carriage. There is no turtle
danger now as all the rocks have fallen
land in future the citizens of this fanou
retreat can sleep without fear OF beinl
crushed while asleep.