The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1906-01-17

The Indians drew back from the brink
afrighted. All but the erazed
| chieftajs. He alone etood his ground
and snautsd with laughter at the awe.
stricken terror Of the others. !. s. VS. (.
| "See how 7 will serve the buhblesi
he cried. Then he struck hia ressive
pony, and with ors villa leap It sprR5g
out into the center Of the boiling
spring. As the wster Was atE..oak, j.
ceased to boil upward, but instead,
went downward With a rush and roar
as Of whirlpool, carrying with it the
chieftain and his pony. In few mo
ments Gil that remained to mark the
spot where had been the sacred spring,
WaP the dry hole that may be seen to.
day. A short time afterwards the
spring reappeared at the foot OF the
hill, where it now is, bus no trace Of
/ the ohieftain Or his pony WAS ever
found. His terror stricken tribe left
the fatal spot, and never dared return.
And this is the legend Of Thunderipg
spring. 5, :$ i. .:.>...
Let us now turn from . legend to o
knoRn and modem fact. Ia previous
papers We have seen instances where
nature voluntarily drained great lakes
through open sink holes, and left dry
or marsh lands, where before had been
large bodies Of sparkling water. We
have also seen how, when science and
capital united to supplement- this
drainage, and inorease and render il
permanent, the said sinks seemed 10
be endowed with life, and 60 t. 'ske in
resentment, refusing TO go fuA her In
their volunteer drainage, or. even to
retain suoh lands as they had already
reclaimed. # ..:s 81 :I:Es I. :.:t:
But sometimes the sinks reverse
their plan Of action. The eastern
suburb Of. the pretty little town Of
Orlando, in Orange County, F lords,
has been having suoh sn experience
|pI late that is somewhat unique, and
more s. than somewhat :unpleasant..
From time immemorial thete has bieeh:
Fin that locality, adeep sink hole with.
la subterranean outlet. II was o. in
l;estimable value to all that sec,ion, as
IL could be relied on TO carry on aii
1.-The oYerao low water Of more than q
dozen lakes 10 that vicinity, and has
probably served . this beneficial !pars
6 thousand :Years OF more. Is $ 81:
The Hatsr ran into the sink In 4
large stream The north L fside of The
sink 10 s;lop.sidsd opening at the base
of a.5hillock A stranger, taking .;
walk sud following up the banks ofF d D
lgood-sixs stream 81 would Gnd i hiag
rambles sby ita bank brought audd denly
Ito ehS end By tha sighs SSof the stream ,r
gliding ont oe sight into big hols iii
sronnd This Il on an ii approach
from ones direct ion. Conf ing np from
lianotherh ha #oui sbe stastled by seeing:
Iths stream lssiinkings into q tie ground al
Ibis very feet. Feet with ffall and rush
that gave warm ~ from
anot other atsp fosHas
Rus thes sstrang gsrSI5f 81 bf late would haya
aeen some thiaE 8 afarsnt 1 rom shis.
Only fsw mon lhss s go. tie, food gates:
below were aWA dsnIIs 4 soaed sor tllp.s,E lpsE
First time With memory ,t 81 man,
and sno Sdou sss Tar l,, sll,s; ond The down
spshs ters ceased Soon they
filled tda Biz sin nks sto SpVsrfiii oming, ana
began spread oyer the $40 iaoent
oY, &c &, unfsy, 55!z like nany M 4
Ispasss of tks sstate5 56f5 loSia IS, hpd
would hsvs sbsan nsFsiy
I.and not nose. nt, I'D M happily,
chanesd at III ii 81 negro sets
tfamantiI hat D, lst as ID tllsrs
t ns spat aof Inc
|EfIori more ignosans of si,i'
!shsse. saperst titions L Sas s. ost lsgross
are, and .sver tke ysatahs fEors sthe
sofs sshe aulllpa lbsssn,s
ltsrFibly adot ( ssS ts,sy
llisuns that t,ss ssiI hsl aipgI faat
ths atsfs thas q &C { % penripa inte siss
They 8 srigthsen shsn
d I ID llsI pleading away