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The Rhode Island Republican
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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In Owasco Lake, NY, a noise resembling an earthquake caused the water to turn greenish, killing thousands of fish that floated to shore or into Seneca River, creating a putrid stench that sickened people nearby. The lake soon purified; likely due to a bursting copper mine.
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A strange phenomenon took place in the Owasco Lake, which lies about forty miles west of this, in the town of Aurelius. A noise was heard at the head of the Lake something similar to an earthquake. The people repaired thither to discover the cause. The water began to turn greenish, and dead fish began to rise on the top of the water. The whole Lake, which is about ten miles in length, turned putrid, and thousands of fish floated toward the shore, and thousands went down the outlet into the Seneca River. The stench was so great as to cause a violent sickness at the stomach in people who stood on the shores. But in a few days the water was cleansed and became pure as usual. It is supposed the cause was the bursting of a Copper Mine.
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Owasco Lake, Town Of Aurelius, Cayuga, N. Y.
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A noise like an earthquake was heard at the head of Owasco Lake, causing the water to turn greenish with dead fish rising to the surface. The entire ten-mile lake became putrid, leading thousands of fish to float to shore or down the outlet to Seneca River. The stench caused violent sickness in people on the shores, but the water soon cleansed and became pure again. The cause was supposed to be the bursting of a copper mine.