A STRANGE LAKE IN OREGON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1055, 22 April 1882, Page 1 (Supplement)

A STRANGE LAKE IN OREON. G

! ..Great Sunken Lake ; situated in the Cas. cade Mountains, about' seventy-five mte nQfth-eaafc; from-;, Jacksonville,;:; rivals the famous valley, of- Sinbad the' Sailor, It is thoughttoaverage2ooft.downtothewaterall around,. The depthof the water is.unknown, and its.&urfaceis smooth awl unruffled, asiit is.so far; below.the. surf ace of the mountains lhat air currents'do not afieot.it, Itslength is estimated at.twelve or fifteen miles, and' its width ten or twelve, There is a mountain'in the centre; having trees upon it, 'lt lies still, silent, and mysterious in the bosom of; the everlasting hills, like a huge well scooped out by'the hands of the giant genii of the mountains in the unknown ages gone by, and around it the primeval forests watoli and ward'are keeping. A visiting party' fired a rifle into the water several times at an angle of 45deg., and were ablo to note several scoonds of .time from the report of tho gun until tho ball struok the water. Such seems incre'diblo,: but. is .vouched for, by our.most reliable citizens. The lake is certainly a most-remarkable: cntioaity.-ZJtf/wi!' Free Press; /■ .;■ ~ \ ~ :• ■'