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October 11, 1865
The Ashland Union
Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio
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Visitors from Jacksonville describe the Great Sunken Lake in the Cascade Mountains as a profound natural curiosity: 2,000 feet deep with perpendicular walls, 12x10 miles, unruffled waters, central island, and inaccessible. Rifle shots confirm great depth. (Oregon Sentinel)
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A Great National Curiosity.
Several of our citizens returned last week from a visit to the Great Sunken Lake, situated in the Cascade mountains about 75 miles north east from Jacksonville. This lake rivals the famous valley of Sinbad the sailor. It is thought to average 2,000 feet down to the water all around. The walls are almost perpendicular, running down into the water and leaving no beach. The depth of water is unknown, and its surface is smooth and unruffled, as it lies so far below the surface of the mountain that the air currents do not affect it. Its length is estimated at 12 miles, and its width at 10. There is an island in its centre, having trees upon it. No living man has, or probably ever will, be able to reach the water's edge. It lies silent, still and mysterious in the bosom of the everlasting hills, like a huge well scooped out by the hand of the giant genii of the mountains, in the unknown ages gone by, and around it the primoval forests watch and ward are keeping.
The visiting party fired a rifle several times into the water, at an angle of 45 degrees, and we were able to note several seconds of time from the report of the gun until the ball struck the water. Such seems the incredible, but it is vouched for by some of our most reliable citizens. The lake is certainly a most remarkable curiosity—Oregon Sentinel.
Several of our citizens returned last week from a visit to the Great Sunken Lake, situated in the Cascade mountains about 75 miles north east from Jacksonville. This lake rivals the famous valley of Sinbad the sailor. It is thought to average 2,000 feet down to the water all around. The walls are almost perpendicular, running down into the water and leaving no beach. The depth of water is unknown, and its surface is smooth and unruffled, as it lies so far below the surface of the mountain that the air currents do not affect it. Its length is estimated at 12 miles, and its width at 10. There is an island in its centre, having trees upon it. No living man has, or probably ever will, be able to reach the water's edge. It lies silent, still and mysterious in the bosom of the everlasting hills, like a huge well scooped out by the hand of the giant genii of the mountains, in the unknown ages gone by, and around it the primoval forests watch and ward are keeping.
The visiting party fired a rifle several times into the water, at an angle of 45 degrees, and we were able to note several seconds of time from the report of the gun until the ball struck the water. Such seems the incredible, but it is vouched for by some of our most reliable citizens. The lake is certainly a most remarkable curiosity—Oregon Sentinel.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Exploration
What keywords are associated?
Sunken Lake
Cascade Mountains
Natural Curiosity
Inaccessible Water
Rifle Experiment
What entities or persons were involved?
Visiting Party
Where did it happen?
Great Sunken Lake, Cascade Mountains, 75 Miles Northeast From Jacksonville
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Key Persons
Visiting Party
Location
Great Sunken Lake, Cascade Mountains, 75 Miles Northeast From Jacksonville
Event Date
Last Week
Story Details
Citizens visit the Great Sunken Lake, a deep, inaccessible body of water in the Cascade mountains, described as a mysterious natural wonder with perpendicular walls, an island, and unruffled surface. They fire a rifle into it to gauge depth.