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Happy belated, Spung-Man. I'm lucky to be able to call you my friend.

Those pieces of wood were part of the bridge.

Jason, what criteria would you look to for keeping a road open?

That be by wind. More natural symmetry!

The thing is, Jason, that the MAP debate is multi-faceted. On the one hand, most of us here are in agreement with you and others in opposing ORV abuse and the mentality so tragically exhibited by Mr. McGinnis et al. On the other hand, we disagree on both the extent of the closures proposed by...

Here ya go: “That said Henry Drinker and John Drinker about 5 years ago, when the said saw mill and dam commonly called and known by the name of Estells mill on the said Atsion River had decayed and fallen down, about the space of 2 years ago did not rebuild the same mill, but afterwards...

Don, the legal documents concerning Jesse Richards vs. Atsion Co. detail that the lock was rebuilt by the Atsion Co.

Thank you, good sir.

Don and all, Here is my musical rendition of The Lady on the Dam: https://gabrielcoia.bandcamp.com/track/the-lady-on-the-dam Don, thanks for telling this story that may have very well been forgotten if you hadn't.

SmokeJumper, There were buildings at Estelle's Mill, so it is certainly possible that these stones were taken from the foundations and used as fill for the new raceway (or channel). Rest assured that ironstone with straight lines/ridges/grooves are abundant in hilly areas.

You might be surprised at the natural patterns and symmetry that characterize geologic features. Think of ripple marks and dunes, for instance. A similar process results in the features that look to you to be man-made.

Don, The ironstone in this particular location was used to build up the walls of the raceway. Where is the bank run gravel pit?

That is indeed fluted ironstone. The grooves and ridges were formed during past ice ages when the rock was sandblasted by heavy winds. Er, I think I got that right. Help me out here, Spung-Man. In any case, these features are commonly found in upland ironstone .

I believe this is what is called "fluted ironstone". Spung-Man can offer a more detailed explanation.

Ironstone is formed naturally. Are these straight parallel lines grooved into the stone, or are you talking about dark layers in the rock?

Don, do you have any details about the State's construction of the bridge at the lock? I wonder what the place looked like and if there are any pictures of it hidden in someone's attic.

Smoke jumper wrote: "There seems to be a lot of slag exposed there and I'm assuming it was used as fill." It is actually ironstone, and I agree it was used for fill. Tracker Jim and I poked around there a few weeks ago and we both think this was a likely spot for Estelle's Mill.

Don, the piling I speak of is certainly much older than the bridge built by the State. I said it was part of the Atsion Co. lock because I would hazard a guess that Estelle's original lock may have been replaced.

So is the lock open to vehicles again?

Did you notice the piling where the "spring" is? That is part of the lock built by the Atsion Co. Pretty cool stuff.