The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-27
CoNNECTICUI's ROCKING STONES.
YaIs Studeats Discover Six OF These
WsIghty WabbIer., Hitherto Unrepertrd.

Yais studeats Discover Six OF These
wsighty wsbbier., Hitherto Unreportrd.
MYsrIc. Conn. Feb. pa party OF student:
from Yale College have been prospecting In
the rocking stone country OF Quiamba near
Stonington. this week. and have obtained data
concerning these erratic boulders. showing
that there are at least six more than has com
monty been supposed. and quite sprinklinC
OF them near here.
Hitherto but three others have been reported
In print. one each at Monticello. " Y, at
southneld. Masa. and at Noank. Conn.
The search has been made TO aid in estab-
fishing beyond dispute the theory that these
great tipping rocks and curiously balanced
stones which In many eases are as large 5
small houses were carried on floating ice
bergs during the mysterious era OF the glacial
period. and were deposited by the melting or
breaking Of the Ice. so as to leave them nicely
poised on the natural bed rock OF the country
where they are found.
One important new rocker was found II is
BY far the largest OF any hitherto described
Weighing seventy-fve tons and Is so evenly
balanced that II swings through an are at the
TOP Of the stone Ct eight INCHES.
wilco2 il Il on the apan ~ ad 40 nnnas Il,
high. A slight touch OF the hand rocked it.
with both hands 1, rocked hack and forth sew
enteen times SO easily did it rock. In f9ct.
were afraid It would roll over. Not even the
owner OF the land knew there was such q
Proceeding 10 Quiambaug Ave smaller rock
sIs: which are good specimens. and which
have 55eeen 1 gene tG int notice were IN.
on the farm OF James Lord. another on the
farm OF Ellas Davis, and two on the farm OF
ton stone on the lands of Miss Nancy ]. More.
dock; II Il nve feet long. three feet wide, aud
four ieet high IL osetllAtss distance Of ave
inches and can be rocked by a pressure Of two
s.." ,i, It sets on sionIng ledge and Looks
oI nc could Ie eaSiiy ,nm6lsd down the hill
could not move u out OF its place
II The NoARk rocker is on the farm Of Caleb
twenty-five tons has a rocking seops OF ak
inches. aud can Dc easily moved By the hand.
tons and is about twenty-five feet in diameter
Il S1sSds In 4 nat held on the tarp Of ). y,
tho level surface Of micacsons sandstone 10
der, which Is proof that 1t was transported
there By some titanic force. A child can move
II, and ~ swings about four inches
Southheld's rock has for years hssn treas
hIe ioT gsol2gists IL stands on the crest OF a
hsi hal I mils south Of that place Il 10 ten
resembles huge English walnut. Ii Is bal
sneed on two protesting rocks. upon a level
poised that 1t may be rocked with oEs finger
Old settlers used to say that storms used to
move IL aud that even the lighting OF crow
upon Il was sufficient To set il in motion. Now.
however Us bearings have become worn
biologists account for the considerable
number OF eTrAttc bOuldsrs found in this part
OF COnnsctleut by theorizinR that once upon a
time a large glacier had ITS Terminal moraine
10 Long Island Sound about its IL outh. This
glacier deposited vast quantity OF rocks In
the sound and on the Connecticut shore. The
Great Eastern, in rounding MOntauk and en-
teItng the sound, struck on one OF these sT-
ralies hitherto I'M known rock. which lay on
sand twenty-five feet under water