Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-05-28

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about three miles of LuIay, cave,
but little inferior to Neycrs cave,
was some years ago discovered, a
graphic description Of which WAS
written by w. \. Harris, Esq, and
published in the Woodstock Sen
tinel of the Valley, and copied pret.
ty generally throughout the Union.
EBBING AND FLOWING SPRINGS.
Pretty high up Cedar Greek
there is a beautiful spring of clear
mountain water, issuing from the
western side Of the Little North
mountain, in a glen, which ebbs
and flows twice in every twenty
four hours. 1t rises at ten o'clock
in the morning, and ebbs at four
in the evening. 1t is in perfect
state of nature, has considerable
fall immediately from its mouth, so
that it cannot conveniently be
ascertaned precisely what is its
greatest rise and fall. When the
author saw it it was down, and he
could not conveniently spare the
time to wait to see it rise. But
the authors informant (Mr. j.
Bond) went with him to the spring,
and assured him that he has re.
peatedly seen it rise. The author
is also Informed that there is a salt
sulphur spring, on the land late
the property of Mr.. John Lee, but
short distance from where the
Stanton stage road crosses Cedar
Creek, which has a dairy erected
over it. The respectable widow Of
Mr. Lee informed the author that
this spring GIBBS and flows twice IN
every twenty-four hours, and that
if care is not particularly taken at
every flow, its current is so strong
as to oyerset the vessels Of milk
placed in the water.
FALLING RUN.
Some thirteen or fourteen miles
southwest OF Winchester, and with
in about two miles of the residence
of Moses Russell, Esq, IN the
county of Frederick, is to be seen
what is called the Falling Run.
Between what the neighbOrlng
people call Falling ridge (the CON-
mencement of Paddy's mountain)
and the Great North mountain,
pretty near the summit, on the
east side of the mountain, fine
large spring rises, forming a beautl-
full lively stream Of sufficient force
to work a grist mill. This stream
pursues its serpentlne course thro'
a glen several hundred yards IN
width, of gradual descent, between
the mountain and Falling ridge.
Pursuing its course in a northerly
direction from Its fountain, for
about one and a half miles, it
makes a pretty sudden turn to the
east, and shoots over a solid gran
ite rock probably not less than one
hundred feet high. The first
eighteen or twenty feet Of the rock
over which the water passes is a
little sloping, over which the water
spreads and covers a surface OF
fifteen or sixteen feet, from whence
the fall is entirely perpendicular,
and strikes on mass OF solid
rock it then forms an angle OF
about forty.6ve degrees, rushing
aud foaming over an undulatlng
surface of about ninety or one
hundred feet; from thence is
third fall of about the same length
and then pitches into hole of con
siderable depth; from thence il
escapes down a more gradual
descent, and suddenly becomes
gentle, smooth, placid current, al
if 1t is pleased to rest from the
violent agitations and turmoll'
through which it had just passed
At the first tase reached by the
: water, a perpetual mist arises
which, viewed on a clear sunshiny
day, presents to the eye a mos
interesting and beautiful sight
: The whole fall is little if any lesi
than three hundred feet.
A short distance to the south o
r this place, at the junction of th'
Falling ridge with the NOrtl
5 mountain, is to be seen what tn
3 neighboring people call "the Pin
. nacle.r The apex of this pinnacl
4 is a fat, broad table, supported oil
| q pivot, and can be set in motiol
:. by the hands of man, and vii
! | continue to vibrate for seyera
:. minutes. There are several smal
caverns in this rock, and it
known to be the abode of tn
a turkey buzzards in the winter
I where they remain IN a state G
torpituds. Mr.. Russell informe,
= tho author that he once took out
torpid buzzard in the winter, lal'
+ it on the sunny side OF the rock
}. and it very soon regained life an
l motion.
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