Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-03-19
Correspondence Of the Herald.l
lettings about Georgetown.

| EDITOR HERALD Owing to the
recent snow torn, together will
the cool determination of old Kun.
Winter TO sit On his throne and have
things entirely his own way at least
a fortnight or two longer, the farm
ers down here have not yet begun
their outdoor labors. Last years
drou!h cut the feed short, and unless
Spring soon begins her wooing work
stock will suffer more or less.
Several changes have recently TAX.
en- place in Georgetown. DR. For
bush has sold his fine hotel stand to
Mr.. Robert Wilson, one of our mer-
chants. That Boo. has that natural
something in his constitution with
out which landlord is most certain
ly depressing failure, every body
believes, and that his kitchen and
dining.room folks know how TO pro-
vide good generous meal, nobody
doubts. James Wood has sold bis
interest in the broom factory to his
partner, Mr.. Gilmore, who intends
carrying on the business on much
larger scale Mr Il. Dingman is fore
man of the works. Mr.. Samuel Horn
has removed TO new locality, with
the purpose drumming a saw-mill.-
Mr.. Marshall Hale means to operate
his stump machine during the COM
ing season as usual, and those having
stumps in their fields, but are not
sufficiently fond Of the picturesque to
retain them, will find Marshall sue
cessful practitioner in the particular
branch OF agricultural dentistry re-
lating TO their extraction.
Mining is more extensively carried
on this Winter than for several years
past, and some good prospects have
been opened. Isaac Richards aud
Sons are cleaning out cave. which
tradition kindly informs US contains
vast amount of mineral that was
cunningly covered up some forty
years ago. The story is that the In
dams discovered the cave and kept
the valuable secret among themselves
until two insinuating Frenchmeu
coutrived 70 worry the whole thing
out of an unsuspecting savage, who
led them into the cavern. Seeing
the richness that surrounded them
in the cave, the two enterprlsing
Gauls made way with their smoky
guide by gently "busting" his dirty
crust and then hiding the remains
among the great chunks of mineral
lying around. This civilizing job
performed to their entire and COM
pIete satisfaction, the facetious fell
lows sought the light of day once
more and journeyed to another cline.
We next hear of them in st. Louis,
where sudden attack of sickness
started one of them on the road to
the everlasting bonfire. The other
came to Dubuque shortly after, and
died making the most significant sort
Of sign, that is, he made as much
OF confession as he thought neees-
sary to keep him out of the sulphur
Gus flames Of u tropical hereafter,
and wrote an elaborate account OF
the Identical cave which Mr.. Rich
ards is now exploring. A stone pipe
with cross on it has been found by
the workmen, and this say the wiser
ones must have belonged to one of
the Frenchmen. Spacious rooms
have also been opened, but as yet
nothing startling in the way of min
eral has been found. The expiring
Frenchman, who in his lifetime was
cup 10 small deceits and other sinful
games" probably told rousing one,
just on speculation. Time and the
industry Of Mr. Richards will tell
The prospect of James Hale and
VIM Clark is more fattering than
ever 1t win no doubt yield vast
quantities of ore, and as the finders
are both capital fellows everybody
says good.
Some excitement prevailed in this
locality on account Of several eases
Of small pox and spotted fever in the
ocighborhood of Dickeyville But
by the prompt precautions of DR.. II
w, Smith, Of our village, the couta-
gions were abated like charm.
The Good TempIars here are max
ing preparations for dramatic en-.
tertianment to place in about two
weeks. The Rev. James Hightshoe
and Mr.. J. Ii. Cabanis have it in
charge. EULENsPIEGEL.