The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1882-07-21
PICTURESQUE Hartford.
A Cool, seQuestered and Romantic SpO
near Bel Afr-Archer a. HOward's M m
Successful Result of Energy.

near Bel Afr-Archer a HOward's Mill
-successful Result of Energy.
Very lew persons know that within ten or If
teen minutes drive of Bel Air lies one of the most
rugged, romantic and attractive spots to be found
In Hartford county. Your correspondent left
Bel Air one bright morning this week. in buggy,
with an experienced and agreeable guide. After
reaching the bold hills that overlook Winters
Run. we diverged to the right, for afew minutes,
for the purpose of enjoying the delightful pano-
rama spread out on both sides of the stream
Luxuriant fields of corn, rich meadows, yellow
stubble fields, and COOL inviting groves made up
cheerful rattle of the moving machine, as it cut
broad swathes through tho tall timothy, lent ad-
ditional variety to the scene.
From the barrack in Messrs. Archer & How
ards field, near the toll-gate, at least 5000
acres of farming land can be seen, comprising the
farms of Garrett Amoss, Mrs. Oliver Amos VIM.
NJ. Edelin,, II. T. Bovine, Il. c. Lee, VIM. Mckee,
Ross Scott, VIM. l.. Fendal VIM. II. Waters,
Geo. L.. yanBibber, Alex. NJ Fulford Mrs; Head,
James Farnandis, Mrs. Fannie Boarman, f. j b.
Whitaker, e. l.. Sawyer and the Almshouse farm,
while the spires of Bel Air crown hill in the OPP
posito direction.
ARCHER HowARDs MILL.
Returning 10 the turnpike and crossing the
northern side. is Archer s. Howards grist and
saw mill, which is run by Mr.. Josiah NJ. Herman.
THE NEW SAW MILL.
Passing over a road cut out of the steep and
rocky hillside, we came TO point, short dis
lance below, the turnpike, where small island,
parts the stream. At the lower end of this island
MIR. Patrick Howard has built substantial dam,
the water from which flows for half mile
through race TO large stone saw-mill he is
erecting. The latter is reached by good road
on the northern bank of the stream. The walls of
the mill are from three to six feet thick resting
on solid stone. The building will be completed
in short time, the timbers being ready to be
THE FOREST PR1MEvAL.
Here one might easily imagine himself in the
forest primeval:" Huge rocks gray aud hoary
while tail poplars, beeches and oaks rear their
heads to reach the sunlight far above. Mnrmur-
Ing rills spring from the hill-sides and Winters
Kun noWs mcrrily over Its rocky bed.
ST. JosEPHs ROCK AND SPRING.
There are many special objects Of interest in
Rock, which consists of large fiat stones piled on
each other, and levelled up as by the hand of
stone-mason.
cool waters never fail, during the most protracted
drought, is place where the lover of nature
would fain linger.
The Cascade. is formed by stream of water
which rushes down the entire length of broad
stone twelve or fifteen feet long. in furrow it
has worn for itself by continual attrition during
In a spot near by there are evidences of an In
dian camp consisting Of circular burrows, where
| the tents stood, and bitches to turn the water
| away. There is a legend that in one of the In
| dian raids upon the white settlements at Joppa
| prisoner was captured and brought back to camp.
He was bound to tree and after all the fortunes
| that Indian ingenuity could devise. his brains
| were dashed out with tomahawk. The story may
/ or may not be true; but one of Mr.. Howard 8
wood-choppers, in cutting down u tree at the
spot, came upon some red colored substance be-
| meath the bark His superstitious fears were so
| great that he refused to strike another blow at
the tree, believing that the red stains were those
| of the captve's blood.
The amount of work done by Mr. Howard on
| this property during the past nine months is
| worthy of note. The road. the DAM the race and
the mill have all been built in that time and the
| difficulties encountered were many. In places a
| roadway was made through solid rock, and to OBJ
tain the proper fall for the race. (Which is esti-
mated at sixteen feet huge rocks had to be blast
ed and removed. He also cut 800 cords of fire
| wood.
In addition to this immense work. which re-
| CURED engineering skill as well as great energy,
| Mr. Howard has managed the operation of a large
| farm.
| THE FARM.
| The tract OF land contains four hundred acres,
| belonging jointly to Messrs. Stevenson Archer
and Patrick Howard. Three hundred acres are
| farmed. the remainder being woodland Mr..
| Howard has under cultivation 40 acres of corn
which would do credit to member of the Deer
| Creek Farmers Club some of it being seven feet
| In height, and we'll worked He has 40 acres in
tomatoes and cut 90 i aGres of grass which 1t il
| sisted of 20 acres, and yielded handsomely. To
work this large farm Mr.. Howard employs only
four horses and five men.
He has begun building a new barn, to take the
place of one destroyed by fire last year, and after
| harvest will begin the construction of a very
| large fish-pond in the meadow above the bridge
He now has, near his house, a flsh-pond about
| sixty feet in diameter. which contains carp from
| Is to 20inches long. The farm buildings are sub
| stantial and convenient, and the barn yards and
| house are abundantly supplied with running
| water by natural flow from springs a mile dis
| tant.
When the new mill is completed and the beau.
ties of the spot are better known it will no doubt
! become favOrite place of resort, particularly
for those who admire nature in her widest and
| most picturesque gaIb. w.