The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-18
THE HERMIT OF WEWACUS.
rI,Hri- TITO WINS ON. AND SILL
HtHlfERTsG n ms ROCKS.
Iofnnnr. Of - Connecticut ifiu Two Dream
cr. Gnid Hunting An tn-~tarrcd MINING
Company EN-rnstor nnd Rogue 4 visit 90
thr hermitage -Quecr Local Traditions.

the - ,rmitage -Quecr Local Traditions.
NlnViOif. Jan. 81. About half way mp the
c-, ING ..ol' oi Cd grds-y hillside. in the little
rit. hipof lIulfah. ia eastern Connect
cut tu o., L. uanc Rocking circular hoie that
,,t abs iii Gown into tue Garth. Two cor three
rods further Town tho hills similurexcavat
uft. following lc d puf The lnarlcd and twisted
emf rs ihr earth NJ an anglo ~ about
f. .Hstd. l,r s. tlc horizon. Stll further
cow il % rou .hiy- hu.t small stone house.
who. our. window. lu-. hNrimmcd aud shat
tered AMI lllupidati door look 90 tue south
upon % brook % pHih tilai winds into Tia" d"lan
d.. ilo woods Bcyunl tlis path is tangled
tHlrhrt of NAPLES. udrl- ami uulurnru-h that
t>,s paeo. on it- southern side "a little furihcr
ol. toro .l pastures AMI pa 'hcs OF woo Hand.
4 lunny. dc~viatr scene it ia. far from human
l'angn and eiit w melancholy dark
Many y.ars n.,0 mia lonely hillside oehoel
tn ringing stroke of namm'rand cir ~: cafor.
- "uiati,r mon tuil, up to -lupr sut 'd tnc!r
Ltts forum, throu .l "a 'ir iiu-'re yn rlir,d:
ph ilo~opl cal look ng stranc go with '.H; nos t
knowing MANN r. Gold. saul tine WIS., q,cn,
WNI an iueu- SCI IT.. 'tiN'i. u- Co., iupN ulrf
h.g, -. .o ~ ine h.,. ggd eoi upon their iccI
Ons sunny day, at the tune when Tie Califur-
nil Eold cAcitineh' ~lrvhd over Inc country. a
Dl'h l'hcr'~ ham and whispered mv-t"riouslv.
d" ID shall d.. knuwnu M In. M,wn.u. nm Gold
S..ti. AMI Ni'hri Mining COMPANY. AMI any
B.. Us wet wants ter take aip IN ia r concern
shall o. accommodated" MuWacus is tho old
H.. 900 name "i tir luiL
AFTER NiH formal 'u nl tine company tho ham
m h,S i,nl+ lot t,h rNt upon Nrwa-
N- II Il glowing v' runis - The nov Conn ''-
. I'D NINE eit 'a.'t IN 'hc newspapers.
NNI iir sio l. WAS glurin- temptation To-
'i' i' store. TIT" i'' p ri-'I Tor many years (;
iHu u SN WthN anu Vu'i Nru oW, anu
co. otly in ai 'niv's that are lri OF IL are few
NJ IA ID. II
D. NNi the ltl. house in tH valley aud Tho
lr...1 VI hermit WHO inhahts a.
lu' history "i ,nr mia" is nri"ny idd In
i-Hu Young u.ln @ .or-n l. !. IT., wH- work.
in- ~ ilaihic yard 800 aNili.tg' az w miles
sn4 he cssiy Earned * 5i wages VIII, he i,o-i
n steadily. follow hi- tlldc. lily WIS. dreamy
nni sp "nlfiNr: "" 20 ni tnu Il Of D. t'mc
WANDERING about t"r % Il- ANA Wu' g.. rri !. H..
a.. 90 STONES ana huht.u-s uN + -pD.I'lel- and
Our,o-iti -. La uu uu'u .ky day he Wandered.
Top - thai ris, Gradually In abrupt t'rrq,o :
from the Thames riVtrta thrir swelling summit
"a Wcwarus lliu. several miles irom Norw.rh
iuv site ui the gold iulEc ho iouud a prevailing
r,ck that sec .'i To- he rii. in ore and scattered
l",se specimens containing plumbagu. traces II
sulphur. and line, shining PARTICLES like gold.
n,ns Of rumharo, went home. lie Kent his
lScuyctr- to himself ut first. almost entirely
s'r7ndrnrd his Tad amt sE'n' mis- time prs prs,
U.u crazy as he hammered away az his rocks
tlt when, AT length, hc hag gan 10 dix INTO the
earth. their inrcdulily WAS shaken, nni they
began To- dis 'uss the probability OF a hidden
llumhago mine.
un.r,a d,sirirg rhc ,i1 ~ n oor,,ario,
.,r,iniat,.I hi bon,,s To- fri,nd ana ieIl, ~
dr.Ynar Knuhan SnI,ri MIR Stf,rd vino
NHs "A mil op.rative in SchcnnlIis wnoil"n
% % III w. " n,'', "i h a r,M
limo for many v.nrs tramr,nA over his native
hHis. with hammer chis'i and carpet 9hag
sanrrhinr for mineral wealth and Ms mind
nfr1aiv irri win eii,ering Visions II hidie1
Psi saw in the t,,e Of Koh~ris the realization
If NS hnpes He ioincd eutuu-instie emily in Ia,
,,.'s.rih' NJ ,ns,'r 49, arI ,r.'ntI nft.r
month the two men hammered and drilled awuy
nj tiS nln,y Iedg"s. Eob"ris drcanlca ., plum
haro Snffor,i Of GOLD Al Length their money
eve Nit and nt the critical moment SAT
iords Lopes seemed 70 be crowned 10y the di-
royarv Nj "A stunning yellow vein that appare MI,
extended lar into the heart OF the mountain. i
became nee ssary to admit others into thcli
uniertakinc anil they took measures that re-
snltai In tho orvanizntion Of the Wewa,.u- II IN
Gold. Silver. and Nickel Mining Company
Gold WIS now, the chief object Of seir'l
Sisted Of four officiM men Mr.. safford Mr.
Roberts Joe j joining. u small stove dealer OF
Bean Hill. and Jesse Fillmore. clergyman
who had recently withdrawn from the church
that he might more completely turn lis alton
Iilmnre,' was The Prrsidsnt. '''0S' '''0"'
An Arrangement WIS made with Mr. Naples.
the owner OF the land, ty which the company 49,
cured leasc for ninety nine years OF tty-srN d
nrres 10 ho used only for mining purposes. Mr.
Naples received pay IN the cOmpanys stock
Aftt.r this the company went actively to work u
Dispose Il their surplus stock and the tenn np
~. misses of lnree dividends In the near future
iaat they held cut 10 their neighbors and 49,
uIaiutAnres hal the desired effect ia nearly
tv.ry ..lsn. With III . inflow " additional capt.
~. miners increased their facilities fOr
y rIn. the ore steam superseded n a great
q -r.u manual labor. and a small crushing ma
cl 'no supplied the place Of tho hammer In
hraas A.; ~ the 70 X. Two little wooden store
90 iw ling wis but up for the w6rkmen.
The fYururiginal members of the company 49,
0uir"i liiir fprtnn,s by the sale Of shares Mr..
.Hr. A.ing specially succ, -siul in his stock
.a Iu- the brethren t. whom he had for
r.ry boon IA pastor. He showed them large
nn-- 3 rich Ia gold and other precious metals,
hiIH lever Jailed To in prm them that n hhd
tn"A 20 from tho Mewacus NINE WIN iis
t"4 .i 49, He sent specimens 70 l@tilhI
ii NV York. and g. Prpi. ; llimnn. u
, N lI'N IN. ami Those gcnti"ucn alter ar al
'i Ir.hOnnr ed them g. be exceedingly
ia ana -lli'r Tho Nrril-t ~ the
PHI '- fi- lEnnri DO d." puhii' priu's. ana
lY.ii.i DISTANT itiN- 90 ihl- country ana
ntI- u'n'Ni .mll, 'rl ia T. Id digging
i-ufr the now ~ - RADIO Ihty snll
t'HNl no" NINE. lnok"i ~ the chol est spec %
.Ni ~lu.l "'l sadly, sut lng; lNus. talhr :
A down tHr On them holrs. lh'y
ANXIOUS, npW'Wr. 10 lui my IA my
'N~ Dr. 'Wlil7t.hdlN- iA- iaN vIaNle r.
,,ri,i-l7.
Nl H'. .''''l' '.t' i'n i. a.. ~ 7
D. n- nntli-'5 ui M ore - hut al t'h-l,i
d. 81 we sol l"n np.hl.hs INV IAl ~,