Coalville Times | 1897-03-05 | Page 3 | An Ice Ledge

I lie I I I The people of Beott raunly Vlrtilnli are thinking of making u popular at Tuition out of a wonderful ledie of Ire which ha barn round there Why It II doe not melt under the wnrm VIr I RlnU climate la I u mystery Thli nut urnl IrehoiiH Is situated on the north side of Stone mountain anti about alx nillo from Iho mouth of a small dream known as Stony creek Tile jnancl II said to have ccn known to nt leoit ono of the earlyaUtler n Mr DnnrlJge who It In allered dlicoereil It while deer hlinllnK nnny hack In 1R10 Owing Ow-ing to thn fact tlml thin land on which It waN situated could not bu bought Mr DintliUe poiltlvely refuted to tell of the wherrabouls of the Ice ledge lie only vIsIted the place 1 when It wai absolutely necesiary to obtain a supply sup-ply of Ira to be uied In case of ilck neii The old man died many jcnrs ado and from that limo time location of nunrlJuHXIca I VwiiJmkuoKti f f II ifvra the alit I Rentleman hatIng netitir Tern taken huts own family Into the secret Itercntly however a pony ot herb diners I din-ers vlilled the unfrequented region contingent to Shine mountain and re dlwovertd the lost Ice mine During two or three month In tho middle of I iimiiiCT the lee I Ii only protected from the mm ray by n thick growth of mos Thr formation of lb lent 1 layer I Is similar to that of a coal vein beIng I I I ihln In MIIIU < plmeii and Ihlilier In I uilurx ih nuMiK thlckiiFM being nlKui I u I four I teat l < r oni of mini eelS Mill iilialumi n who hove lolled ih II u for Ihr purpoM of undying i Ih t I uuuvuuuu lie mi tlml It him thn lInn lIn-n n I host ug liran I there since the lime of the ci > sue i