{"newspaper_name": "The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware register.", "edition": "01", "page": "p4", "byline": ""}
ular stalcctiles are uniformly hollow, the
outside soft decomposition, the inside ir-
regular, sparrish chrystals of yclowish
hue In the ncighborhood of the cave, Col.
Stone attempted in three several places to
dig wells, but in each instance came upon
hollow spaces, which prevented success,
and the well digger frightened with the
danger of entombing himself in some
cavern dcssted. The soil of the neighbor-
hood is among the richest of the Chpola
lants--thc face Of the country is formed of
wide valleys in dishng form, with narrow
ridges, through which the limestone often
projects, crowned with dog wood, grape
vines and hydronsia shrubs; the caves
which have been examined are under these
ridges"