Utah Journal | 1882-08-25 | Page 1 | Mysterious Fire

A volume of smoke rises constantly from the midst of a densely wooded morass in Wakulla County, Florida, and has for at least fifty years been a mystery to the people of that region. The spot is five miles from the nearest point to which any person has ever penetrated. The negroes believe it is an entrance to hell, and regard it with awe. Some of the whites accept the theory of a volcano. Judge White, of Tallahassee, lately organized an expedition to explore the swamp, but failed to make a way into the tangle of rank growth.