The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-11-10
a MINER,s LuoK.
Returning Wealthy After a Long
Absence He Finds His Wife An-
other Mans Widow.


non, Ohio: A story coinciding with
the romantic incidents narrated in
the story Of Enoch Arden has been
brought to light in this county. Al
though the parties most interested
tried to keep the matter quiet, yet
your correspondent has CLEANED the
facts Of the case, which are asfollows:
In the month Of February, 1854,
Madison Robson married Miss Het.
tel. White, Of Howard township,
this county, and lived happily with
her for five years. The fruits of the
marriage we're three boys During
the gold-mining excitement of 1859
Robson got the "fever" and left for
The West to seek his fortune, his OBJ.
jective point being Pixies Peak. AT
first he wrote at regular intervals
long and interesting letters, giving
glowing descriptions Of The country,
and his prospects; then his letters
came less frequently and finally
ceased to come at all. Years rolled
by and nothing was heard of the der.
elicit husband or his whereabouts.
His family concluded that he was
dead and had either met with some
mining accident or had fallen a vic
tim TO the vengeance of the red man.
Then a Phillip Ray put in an ap.
pearace and sought Mrs Robeson's
hand in marriage. She finally con-
sented, and after lapse of fourteen
years from the time her husband left
was married to Philander NARROW,
and left with her new huoband and
her children for Iowa, where they
purchased a small farm near DEBORAH,
and took up their residence there.
Her second husband died two years
after their removal to Iowa. Her
sons have grown to manhood; one Of
them is married and with his moth.
er is still living on their little farm
near DEBORAH. A few days ago q
stranger arrived in this place, who
proved, Enoch Arden like, to be the
long-lost Robson. From his brother.
in-law, Mr.. ]. H. Milless, a business
man here, he learned the where.
abouts of his wife and of her second
marriage. Robson tells romantic
story of his wanderings and adven,
lures, and of his luck and ill luck
He says that after leaving this coun.
ty he went direct TO the Pixies Peak
country anGengaged in mining there
but after short stay left for Califor.
mia, There he was not successful
and left for British Columbia, but in
ashort time returned to California.
From there he went to New Zealand
with mining chum, but meeting
with bad luck again returned to Cal.
ifornia. When he arrived in San
Francisco he found a letter there fol
him from former mining compan
ion who had gone to Australia. He
acceded to the requests of his ole
chum and left for Australia, where
he resided for several years, was sue
cessful, and accumulated seyera
thousand dollars. He then deter
mined to return to this country anc
to his family. Arriving in Califor
MIA he was led into unfortunate spoc
ulations and lost all the money h,
had savad in Australia. He then re
turned to mining and worked TO
seven years in the mines in Nevada
Idaho and Wyoming, Two year
ago, when the Leadville mining ex
citement broke out, he left for tina
place and located and worked wha
proved to be rich claims. He nov
owns twenty residences in that cit,
and runs large hotel and liver,
stable, and is worth 100000. Fl,
claims that he wrote several letter
home, but received no answers, ant
concluding that his family wascithe
dead or had left the country, h
ceased writing. He left yesterda,
for Iowa to see his family, max
atonement for his conduct, and hay,
them rejoin him and enjoy the luxu
ries attendant upon hislarge fortune
"My DEAR" said a sentimental
maiden tn hnr lovor uof ,vLoI l.