Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1867-05-16
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o,tement--Jsm. Dsvis--Tbe Crops.
Mr.. EpiToR--I still write you from
this place--it Is called o town, IL would |
be larger IL there were more houses
The "oldest inlabitant" lives here, he's |
the man who tells about the floods,
storms and weather.
"a distinguished foreigner" once re-
marked that the only Union he could
discover about the place was at ''dinner
time.u Heartless wretch!! He should
have the fever here--then what with
the presents of luscious fruit and amber
grapes, and cooling draughts-also the
kind words of sympathy and cheer--he
would have discovered that although
our town has its petty quarrels and lis
slandering tongues (what town has notU
still there IL some union OF friendly
hands and Christian hearts. And per-
adventure he had died they would bury
| him deep and pack the earth firmly up
on his breast. Or he should visit us In
Hog killing" time, then he could wit
ness the choicest acts Of neighboring af-
| fection and esteem. A townsman kills
| hog, he divides 1t into 150 parts, then
gives each friend part, saving only one
! small 'spare rib" for himself, (Which he
cannot spare,) next week the favor is re-
turned and after joining the pieces he
has four hogs and about a shoat over
Truly thereis nothing lost by giving.-r
NOunion indeed! ..,s ...Lfu.,,
jeff. Davis. passed through on Monday
last. :, He was loaded with lumber, and
is driving team for Mr.. R---r- who lives
near Flushing (This is not Andy john
sons pet but another colored man. y
When asked who is his "Moses" he
does not look toward Washington, or to
the West-but uncovers his head and
points with his finger to the sky. Some
say he means the North star-perhaps
he does He works the rOads-pays tax
es, and prays for his enemies and perse-
: cutors. He believes a nigger's prayers
are not bleached before they enter Heav'
EMS 7ehancery-and that tits better to
have black skin and white heart
than to be possessor of a fair brow and
| a heart colored by blood and crime. And
, although this man bears upon his fore
head the emblem of the oppressed, YET
his language and behavior is remarkably
; clean and white. ''' H' '
Mr.. Samuel Patterson has discovered
, a metallic substance very closely re
: semblirig gold. 1t is sinterspersed invein'
. through dark colOred sulphurous, ap
pearing rock, which is capable of cutting
the hardest glass. The rock is not crys
: talized. The chunk Mr.. p carried away
e is as large as q good sized block, and h'
9 saws there can be gathered in corn bas
: kets in chunks ranging from fifty to on
thousand dollars (more or less) in value
= This is the second time that 'indica
e tons" have been discovered near ou
;, town. A beautiful block of white orys
talized quartz covered with scale gol,
: and numerous golden star-shaped cryst
ais havebeen taken Out, ,neitherspecimen
v were assayed. The, owner of the farm
= where Mr.. P.'s discovery was made ha
divided it into fields and is engaged il
buying and selling ''stock." Mr.. p Wi
have his specimen assayed. 1t appears t
contain about 33 OF of metal. Some pei
il sons assert that our town is situated uI
e on solid bed of gold-but the publ
y should not be ready to believe ever
thing they hear-this may be sligh
e exapgeration. Excitement runs high
e prices of "bread stuifs" are higher-som
IL are searching for gold-others are worl
If ing for it. Two "pikes" have been bui
" ION paper from this town to the Natiol
- al Road, and in order to be permanel
Sc another is now being built. Land hole
g. ers have 'high hopes" and are busily Ell
# gagged in quarrying limestone, Ito bur
lime.)
Fruit here not injured by frost. Tree
almost smOthered in bloom, Whea
III splendid-other crops promise fair-litt
'ingins" 5 cts per quart.
h. Yours in hope, H
7 u vi Nav IL sN.li-