The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-09
MINING IN MASSACHUSETTS.
ryuoyrI.D SIGHTS IND SOUNDS nv THE
NIUBIRrPORT HfLLS.
Farmer idnn>s Lucky W""dchuck Hunt -
silver aud Lead. with spr'nLi'ns 81 ""id
..,,uu Dawn Into the Mrrrimuck shaft.

,..,.u Down into the Mcrrimack shaft.
NrWurEYrORr. Mass. sept. 81 picked
,,v way this morn NJ across great Il 'ld 81
lenders three niles from here. looking for ~"
sHv,r and gold mines OF whurypor. Hest
,awasoping shed on the Hill side, above which
lowered % lo'ty chimney. with " 1873 painted
in white lett r. near the top That marked the
dat. of the erection 10y ou" stevens of costly
.m.it.nr works two mics from here. which he
intsn ted To run in connect on with the newly
discovered SILVER uin"s ! found on getting
closer that there WIS NO smoke coming from
the chimu ~; that tc doors had been torn away
from their HINGES: that the win low glass had
been broken: ami that tf"r' wasn't a workWa
in sight. There WAS plenty ofcofly mn'hiu 'ry.
some Of it yet bright and new; there was long
sloping furnace. AMI ail thcurrurt"n1u ws; hat
it was all in ruins Fifteen thousand dollars
had been spent and lost in that one spot. AMI
the works stand ~ n monument t. wrecked
capital. The protector had arranged Tor ll"iu'
that would br constant through seventy "l
furnace. had undertaken io cmhta" several
dissimilAr proc sscs OF smelling ia Vhe "Vih'
and had failed.
Acurl.ntoloun " smoke above n shcl on the
crest ola ridge Of loull rs l'l me- on further
and found the M'rrna Silver " lines. ui' iit-i
dis covered i'm THIS vicinity. Three years ago
Albert Adams u farmer mar 10y. ran wool
chuck iutpa den mai' OF % cluster ~ granite
r,ek- lyin. against zach 9th r. In di-rue out
thenninlal Doc OBJ, rturnod sparkling r.o'c Of
mineral. which hn carried e. his homo.
L WAS unlike amy STONE with which he was
familiar. nn hc BEGAN 20 study geology 10 sat-
i-fy himself rs E, what il wis H. visited tie
epot frequently and rlk"d ont several bushels
az ore whici, hr sent ~ Boston for analysis.
The gratify.n- report canc back titut It w.s %
good quality II lead ani silver. carryingu small
percentage Of gold. Heat on,c determined 90
lur.ha-c the land. Not BON. ON good terms
with the owner. he enlisted the s'rvis - of q
friend o. hay il .or him ON the prot nee that he
desired It fora sacep pasture lie got twenty
five acres Tor 500. H. alt.rwurd sol the prop
criy for $4,000 O. Chapman. K '.ly & Co.. who N
turnsold 10 To- the 'rrinmr Sly. Mimi, Conf
rany. AN association OF New Yori, capitalists.
Iii- said ia Nawburyport that they raid II o0o-
co., Dat thr truth OF tins report is qu, STONED
BY ouis dtrs
An imprinted building. forty feet wide 10y
cieiy-iour feet long W I'll an alo nins ore AMI
shnh house. forty hy slNty feet. covers the min".
Thema.u building has 20 hosting engine of -.
horse loN'r.h puurin- engine ni "N gallons
UMluaff 'Ilu 'itV. uui au ulr .Npr' r'r. / I"
shat b. use "ov e. me dump washing hni 'a-
softhr l"f~.Nhd rVitth-H rus rf,Ne prop
~ s'r'tus. on' cyNii ltr rul.. mi Az tue ar-
iartus of a"'ii ia pped ntn" m 1hit,
NaiW Aas n'.n suns tWo iuAlrai and g,
fit. firlu.. almost s1li ru A. PES Nv .Nt teet ~
four, ma contains tAr'' compartments. ia one
f NlI.l .slI.r tolu',ii rul4pto 10 rtu' mln
tp.t-f. ltt'r Us q o. IIttH" 'ar- lr'. fln
rlnnh been lrs ',upei .uHr .uu.It-a .rHt ufi-
der tIr LrOuul. and if- N.sii i.- Doe. 90 .-riy
ripier 1rr VIII 10 i- fnuui iu .nNlu an e. ur-s.u-
thru.- ma ore. AMI uurlcin. dl,tr;t. The
ErtN T. Do COZ" nn- been u-~ N'II .Nr ~tN. r am
1nt..t IN ~ty.r. sf5'}b3 ,oirst,n 21'!
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is N"nat fi iaai ,n' noun o. hvr n-sps y /,