The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25

lage. The main street Is wide and a
wagon road hopelessly attempts to twist
It's tortuous way up the slope to find n
smooth path over the rough limestones.
The village of orahgeville was IaI ous
into flfty-eight lots in June. -1s4e Some
thing or the spirit Of it's founders may
be learned from the stipulation which
they placed upon the records at the time
that the proprietors OF the town OF
Orangeville do mutually covenant and
agree that we and our ancestors I'm title
forever VIII not sell, make or dispose OF.
or permit others to SELL make or dispose
Of spirituous liquors, except for medicinal
or mechanical purposes in or contiguous
to the town of OrangeviIIe.
This stipulation has through all these
years been kept inviolable. and today not
a drop of intoxicating liquor can be pur-
chased In Orangeville except for the pur-
pose stated by the founders.
Every visitor that comes to OranEevilIe
has pointed out to him one of the chief
points of interest in Orange county-the
last rise Of Lost river, the place where
the stream makes its reappearance after
a long jurney under the earth From
this point on to the White Lost river
flows on like an ordinary well-behaved
stream. On the rocks above this natural
wonder is picturesquely perched the little
village of Orangeville. At this point Lost
river boils up from the bowels OF the
earth like mammoth spring. and flows
away a stream thirty or forty Yards i'm
width. The river entirely fins the cave
from which il bursts forth. even in the
driest seasons. Here the river forms an
immense pool, the depth OF which Is IN
known. Boats have been rowed over the
boiling surface of the water and lines
with lead weights attached have been let
out for over 500 feet. but no bottom was
touched. The stream has the appearance
OF huge spring as the waters boil and
swirl up in three great bubbles from un-
known depths below.
The water in the river at its last rise
is excellent for drinking. 1t is clear and
cold having passed underground for
miles through natural filters OF sand and
gravel During the summer the water IA
as cold as that drawn from a deep we'll
while in the winter 1t Is warmer, as the
pool was never known to freeze over.
Some sixty years ago. according to the
story told by the old residents. a team
hitched to heavy wagon became fright
ened and plunged over the cliff and not A
sign of either horses or wagon were ever
seeh since.
Half a mile north Of orangeville is a
spot known as the gulf. 1t Is great,
deep funnel-shaped valley. In the bottom
OF which the waters OF Lost river again
rise and flow above the surface in q SER
pentine course for about fifty yards. Then
the river PUSHES into assure I'm the
rocks and hides underground again. For
many years Il was thought these were
the same waters that appear at Orange
Vile. but sawdust and oats cast IN the
waters at the gulf have always failed
to appear at the rise far below
Another peculiar feature connected
with the gulf IS the two streams that
burst from a ledge OF rock at one side.
After a rain one stream. will always run
muddy water. while the other will remain
perfectly clear. This has never been ac-
counted for. being put down as one Of the
mysteries and freaks OF Lost river.