Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-14

port that they caught ge0 trout j, on,
day, but ~ 1 am not acquainted wiz
their veraclty charity will lot u stand ~
"Gsh story" Miss H., Of Weston, re-
marked that she knew nothing Of thei
yeraeity, but had seen their rorariie al
the dinner table, found quite u plea
sant party here from Weston, MeEarH
\. aud H., two Miss 6'p. and u MIR. u
Judge h., Judge b, holding court. judge
H., Of LewIsburg, who has bought pro
party here, aud others from distance
Messrs. H. and r., from Pennsylvania
Mr. i. Ii quite an artist and sketcbed
many incidents Miss b., Of Weston
waA entrusted with few, Not one In
hundred would suspect Judge r. o'
being q minister after hearing him talk
two minutes, but His daughter Il M
angel Cleo. T., the County Clerk III
Webster, although middle aged person,
has killed more bear and deer than any
youth of his age ever knew ltu hear
| him tell III, but he IN nevertheless n
goo,l, Jolly fellow. Old man Cogar, ol
| The hotel has Ind u good deal of hunt
Ing experience, but Is quite moderate In
telling his exploits, and m did not stop
with him he Inclined 70 be retirent
The water, pure air and the delight.
ful company soon had delightful effect
IN mo. Ny shattered health rapidly
improved, and the great depression ol
spirits soon gave way and ] iclt myself
n new man. There was another charm,
a new panaren, which ] was forced iu
acknowledge. Although u bachelor ol
~ years, had long since ccaEed to he.
lieye myself capable Of M attack OF
"heart disease" hut the water, or he
nymphs ! 81 frequently met at the
fountain gave mo u palpit ating tl'fill
that shall not describe, hut II X ~
queer" and yet 40 pleasant,
| was quite anxious Ia v" trout lisli
ing, and found tho best place was NJ ut
"Bprpno, u small stream l2milrs above
Addison, and Ia "lIorgoO' | went ]
will aay that 'ljcrgoo" IL not " l'org""'
without Trigger" hen u Ito In u part
and parcel "f the county and Ives ut the
mouil, III this stream. The prefix
"rrggor' WA M doubt given him Tor
his uuckncss IN Htcp and manner aud
hia known accuracy when hc pulls the
trigger oil game for he In u certain shot.
"1riuprr Hen" and ROon had nice lot
nf trout. rhny can be- caught here just
about M fast ~ you can throw In the
hook anil draw out. begin Ia credit
Mr.. R's and Mr.. ia story about catch.
Ing three hundred in one day, and beg
pardon Tor any inHinuaiiona, Trigger
lIon" IN u great bear hunter nnd haa
traps Hci NIL over Terror Pinnacle, and
next morning ho and ! went Ia them.
lIr IL marvellous walker, and after o.
,linp mo down hr told mo H. rest while
hp stepped over H. hiH other trap, four
milra distant, which hc did and ~
turned IN IN hour, bout no game was
caught that day.
TrHuuH rINNNrIF
Nv noted lur being the mountain where
the Errnu III u story waa laid u year ~
two agu. 10 mention ihig story Ia Hen
IL Ia make him mad. AMI ho swcara he
ran "ilaS' the man that wrote H. tie
firmly believes the story lIaS had the oi
feet III soaring the bear from the muun
tain and hH traps
Tho story goes that u certain For
Hythu aud hiH friend Barton calno FROM
New Surk Ia explore this mountain,
and rnmpel on its top On the l3th NJ
November to soc the display al motourE
which, they had understood could lc
Hoon from iiH top, which " ~ high that
they thought II cut into the meiroric
belt annually nn the l,Itl 81 Nnycmhor.
w the night The mrtcurH came and
struck Barton aud killed hin. fuIHythr
wag arrested lur his murder, und the
STORY WA written from the jail III Web
Hipr county. asking u suspension al pub
liz opinion ntilnll the facts were known,
Many believed tho story, and Judge IT,,
II Martnghurg, W, Va, whom met NJ
Duor Park md who told ne the story,
pnih the Attorney General ri Maryland
and Senator III The United States had
made all their arrangements I" come AMI
defend luraytlIc, when hc told them
the hons Astronomers tell M 1000
OOO motcors fall every night, and u II
strange none do sirikel ben and
bcran,r insi friends, and under hiH
direction, AMI often with him, ! t"uh
hong trips looking alter signs AMI devcl
uI,mcnis lien assured ne that there
wna certainly II lead mine IN Webster,
M some cnptiyra who were with the In
linns hal holped net lead NJ thu nincH.
lie told ne ~ Mr. Carpenter, who h
alill living. who waH bonn uulrra shelly.
ing rock when his mother was hiding
from the Indians ~ lead and silver
are often found together, this CAV" me
much hope. travelled all oyor the
rugged hills, "n Little kanawha, My
Spring aud Whiiakpr'H Rock u noted
trout hole, wandered over into l'uca.
hontas county; called ON Mr.. M0iirt,
Mt Clover Lick, u hruihur-in-lnw III Cot
y. III T., Who mentioned his name tome,
who had lately been writing up III"
burning ol Simon iiirty, ~ Indian rene.
padn fame. lleknow little II my legend,
llc IL M accomplished gentleman, and !
mn unl ho II honurod by Insecurity with
n srni IN the Legislature. Tho grazing
lands III Pocahuniaa are unsurpassed ~
any country, aud ARE u constant source
II wealth that IL better than the gold al
California, 4 Mt lIrryoner II cattle
king IN this county. ] passed lay sugar
Creek, which ~ noted Tor ilg timber
Cherry trees are hnre found over l5O feet
high, with scarcely u limb lor ~ i"ri,
Sugar trcoH gov all over the county,
VIA told ~ one place where NJ least
,NO III these trees could bo tapped,
and the sap conducted lay tubes into one
leading trough IA u furnace, where u
could he converted into sugar What
~ immense natural factory This would
bn. This land and trees, learn, iH
owned by Mr.. Harrison, near Weston,
The contemplated narrow gauge rail.