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ellsworth american (ellsworth, me.) 1855-current — sulphur smell

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1898-04-27
Location: ellsworth, maine, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: ellsworth american (ellsworth, me.) 1855-current · 1898-04-27 · page 3
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1898-04-27 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “sulphur smell”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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... was very depressing, and the sulphuric smell was not very agreeable, but we tried to endure it because the guide said it was very healthful. In the meantime he dropped a lighted match down a hole in the side of a tub, and immediately smoke began to rise not only from the one but from all the others in the next room. These small volcanoes con nect with Vesuvius. In one small room the stone walls are white, dotted here and there with yellow and red. We broke off some of the white alum and also some of the sulphur, which, with tlie red arsenic, make nice souvenirs of our visit to that place. We ...

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