{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p2", "byline": ""}
The following curious fact in natural his
tory, which We extract from the Boston
Patriot, is worthy Of being recorded;


"Whie was enjoying bath in the
chrystal waters of Lake George, after the
fatigues of the day. saw the flash ola can
non and heard the report, which was at
tended with the most wonderful echo ever
heard or read of. The discharge was re-
peated several times, which gave us a fair
opportunity to notice more particularly the
phenomcnon. A three poander was loaded
with pound cartridge. placed near the ho-
tel, aud pointed to a break in the opposite
mountains. The noise at the discharge was
first that of common discharge of such a
piece Of ordinance. The sound then enter
ed into the dehlc Of the mountains like the
rushing Of strong wind; then seeming to
turn almost at right angles, took north
eastern direction, along the base of the
range Of mountains, and passed through
three distinct changes of sound, each loud
er than the proceeding, and at length went
off in distant but distinct rcvebcrations.
The whole continuance OF the echo was
laore than minute from the discharge of
the gun-some who took note said nearly
two minutes, but it was certainly moro than
one. After the hrst report, there was
nothing in the sound like the discharge Of a
cannon, but it was very much like a terrific
thunder burst in the Allcghany Mountains.
The largest park Of artillery ever on Boston
common, discharged at once, would make
but Il faint noise compared with this echo
from the report OF ii single three FOUNDER.
4 large number of gentlemen and ladies
from our city witnessed the phenomenon
al the same time with myself


1t isprobablc that sound thus passing
from wide expansc mtoa narrow and
compressed dcfic occasioned by the obstruc-
tons afforded by the mountains, and then
into a more enlarged theatre again, would
alternately give rise to louder and fainter
repercussians or echoes, as long as the state
Of the surrounding country presented such
inequalities Of surface for the eXpansica and
compression Of the atmosphere.