The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-01

| A Tough story, but Believed BY Bste-
tourt Pe0pfe--AlIeged Discovery of
q Great silver Mine.
! from the Flncaste Heratdl
| The people in the southern portion OF
Botctourt have been during the last two
weeks considerably excited by apparently
well-authenticated reports OF the discovery
| by certain parties Of silver mine In Tinker
Mountain, said TO be
| THE RICHEST IN AMERICA.
| We give the rcportsa as we have heard them,
| some Of which we know to be true:
Some months ago IN old man, travelling
on the road leading Ivy Tinker Mountain,
was the recipient of many attentions from n
boy, in return for which the traveller told
the boy that there was the richest silver
mine In the mountain Chen in view that
| was ever known.
| lie said that over fifty years ago he and
| two other men found the mine, made "cords y
of money,
| KILLED ONE OF THEIR NUMBER IN FIGHT,
pledged secrecy rs to the mine, buried the
| murdered man and his money. and sepa-
rated.
1 uS ivy lClclfCu uHtCllOUS tS 10 no" lit
should find the exact spot, and the old man
went Oh his way. After the lapse of some
| time the boy got several Of his relatives in.
| terested in the story, and they proceeded to
| the place, and after searching found the sur
roundlngS just as the old man described
| them--a stable, tools used in digging, and
kcS OF silver. The parties, satisfied that
THE OLD MANS STORY WAS CORRECT,
hnH
| ana applied 10 the State for title-the land
| being portion of unrcclaimcd mountain
| territory.
The county surveyor surveyed the land,
ana received III payment some of the silver
found.
The name of the young man whose kind
| ness and generosity led to the discovery is
- Black; the names Of the other parties
| we heard, but have forgotten.
A story has always been current in the
ncighborhood that there was silver mine in
this mountain, and several years ago n gen.
tleman came from the West to find it, but
was unsuccessful.
The same paper has the following state
ment in detail from correspondent, who
writes from Mill Creek, and signs himself
"A Believer"
Some time ago III old man was travelling
through the CaryinS Cove Valley afoot, car
rying quito heavy c;rpct-sack. He came
| up with asmall boy, who, seeing him TO be
very old aud feeble man, preferred to carry
| his bundle; which the old man accepted
thankfully. So they travelled until they
came to the boys home. lie invited tie old
| gentleman to
STOP AND GET SOME DINNER.
| which the old man accepted. and stayed with
| The family several days. When about to
| leave the old gentleman prollcred to pay the
| bill, which WAS percmptorily declined; at
which, for few moments, the old gentle
NAN seemed to be absorbed in deep thought;
after which hc turned to the boy (tlc one
| who carried his clrpct-sack) and the follow
| ING dialogue cnSucd:
Old Man: My kind Ind I have secret
which had thought would never dyulgc
to any one, and have kept it sacrcdly up to
the present time; but you have been so kind
| to me, and decline all compensation therefor,
and at my age shall never receive any fur
ther benefit from my secret 50 am inclined
| to give it to YOU Uoiutiny to the m0untain).
That is Tinker Mountain, is it nOt:"
| boy: Eyes, Sir"
| Old Man: 500 you see that Gilt of rocks
on the point of that ridgc?"
Boy :" Yes. SIR
| Old Man: "Wcll. sir, more tilan half Il CEN
fury ago myself and two other young rlcn
| FOUND SILVER NINE THERE,
and under that rock we melted and moulded
our silver into coin. We got large amount
| Of it-as much for each is we could carry.
One Of our party got mad at something, and
for revenge threatened to divuigc our secret.
| We killed lin, and buried him with his sad
!lc-l,ags full of coined silver in the same
grave. We also buried two bags of coined
silver belonging to him not far from that
rock. We had as much Of our own is we
could carry. You will also find siCdGc and
crowEar close about that rock also, we had
| Il stable not far away. After We killed our
| conradc one day thundcr-cloud passed
over US, and
POWERFUL TuUNDEEEoLT
struck In our rock-holsr, sbiyeriDg it,
and filling up our mining cavity so much
| that if would cost q good deal of labor to
clear it out. Also. thinking that this thun-
| dcrbolt the vengeance Of God upon Our evil
deed, we left the place i'll hurry, and left
| things in the precise condition that | have
described to you. You can easily find the
place with the signs I have given you. Go
| and get it, aud may the Lord prosper you
| with it. Farewell, my kind little lad.
Now, Mr.. Editor, this looks a good deal
| like romance. but hear the sequel This
| kind little lad associated with himself two
| other older heads. They went, fOuud the
| ridge, found the rock, found the sledge and
crowbar although eaten up with rust. Bet
ter than all, found one of the bags of coined
moncy-a fact am told outside parties have
| SEEN AND HANDLED THE COINED MONEY.
| This thing is in Botctourt county, three or
| four miles south from Amsterdam, south
side of Tinker Mountain, Oh land tlmt has
never been taken up. But am told the
| three discoveries nave laid warrant on five
acres, and had it surveyed by the county
surveyor, who, ara told, received part Of
| his pay in the actual-fuund coin itself There.
| Sir. Editor are the untarushcd facts as reki-
ted to Inc, and give item to you just us
received them.
| BlsHors PAINE AND EARLY.-Thc NASH
Vile Adrocate contlius the folloWin, para
clupil relative to the health of bishop Paine,
| who presided over the Virginia Conference
of the Methodist Episcopal Church South
| last fall
awe are very sorry to hear that Bishop
Paine is suffering greatly with rheumatism.
| He has been almost helpless for some time.
lie fears that he will not be able to attend
the session of the Baltimore Conference,
which meets March 9Th. Bishops Pierce and
| Doggctt, it is hoped, will be i'll attendance.
| Bishop Paine took severe cold in attending
a funeral in the country. We feryently pray
| ho her