The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1907-04-04
THE LOST LAKE AND COPPER
COMET.
Written expressly for the Manchester Journal.
BY 81 CLONE.
CONTINUED

About the first of July they made a
survey of the island, finding ii to be,
as | have said, about lOx l5 miles.
One of the party found up on the rocky
peak at the north end of the island, in
sort Of cave or hole in the rocks, the
skeletons OF man and bear locked
in each others embrace. A hunting
knife stuck between the ribs of the
bear and must have hit his heart, while
the ribs of the man and his back were
crushed and broken. There the bare
bones lay, few ounce bullets and the
remains Of a powder flask and flask
with glass stopper part full Of bran
dy, an old fint-lock gun, the barrel
bent, showing the results Of fight, lay
by. The overhanging rocks facing the
north had protected them for hun
dred years or more. These bones were
left where they found them for they
had been safe there too long to be dis
turbed now. In secluded spot, sur
rounded by giant pine trees and ever
green, with a growth of spruce trees
a foot in diameter, were found some
gravestones made of slate stone of
which there was plenty on the island.
These stones lay fiat upon the graves,
as was the custom years ago, and each
stone covered grave. They were
lettered roughly with a round-nose
tool cutting a mark one-fourth of an
inch wide and deep. Each stone had
a cross at the top and the inscription
was in French. The leaves from the
overhanging trees had buried the stones
under two feet or more OF rotten leaves.
This graveyard was about one hun
dred feet square and at each corner
there was a pine tree that had been
hewn on the side facing the graves and
cross cut deep into the timber. This
first give the hunters a clew to the
graves, and the fact that spruce in
stead Of pine covered the square, they
suspected something unusual was bur-
ie there. They soon found the graves,
noted the dates, which were one hun
dred and fifty years old. then they re-
turned the mould they had dug up and
left the old warriors in peace.
CHATTER III.
On the east side of the island, about
two miles from the south end, was 4
reef Of rocks running TO the main land
three niles east. This ridge Of rocks
seemed TO be Of recent upheaval and
was nearly vertical on the south side,
and the water Was deep and clear and
cold; while on the north side it sloped
of gradually and many crevices in the
rocks emitted steam and several hot
springs -bubbled out and ran into the
shallow water at the north. These
springs were Of different mineral
strength. but contained most Of the
minerals found in mineral springs the
world over, and the water in the shall
low lake was about summer heat the
year round. This part Of the lake was
about two feet higher than The south
.ide and held that high by another low
reef at the north eud of the island.
The volume OF hot water pouring into
this salt mineral lake was very large,
much Of it coming from the Fast BY n
considerable river which was also
warm mineral water A trip up this
salt river was made for five days jour
ney, and it seemed TO be practically
Issei, oo1ing through level, swanpy
country, IN which all the trees growing
in Florida grew aud tbriyed. AT the
upper end we're two active volcanoes
sIloklns and this salt river ran oGt
fruDi their base; the water was ar salt
a. the ocean aud in some places moe
~. This lake Of salt waier had eti.
IDENTITY been formed BY The uphsassl
o. laDd IA The earthquake Ioldof by the
Indians many years ago. Fish Of q
decided ocean type and oysters and
sea clans we're found III these ssisrs.
OF course this sal, lake never froze.
and IN after years became the resort