Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1883-03-31
FROsTBURG Md SATURDAY MORNING. MARCH 81. 1888
Selett Sturp.
A Wealthy District.

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Wa cant carry on Baptist Church
with any hind of success"
why not ?" demanded the New
Utrecht farmer, who wss particularly
interested in that denomination.
"W-ll We tried hard for a long
time" replied the D .kots man, .ising
up his victim. 1--WE started in with
gbod congregation, money in bank,
bell. organ, a choir way up in G, and
everything to gladden. the Baptist's
heart, but we couldn't make it win
nsrs any way We could fix it."
"I dent see why tot," said the
New Utrecht man. Down our way
we only have pr, acher aud mort.
gage, tut We are karhering souls tight
straight along.
"The troahls lay in our tanks"
continued the D kotian. I'VE would
dig u tank. fiji her up with water,
'tTr' in to wash y convert, but they
never same 10 the surface again.
@ uldn't understand il fer a long
time, Down they'd 60 one after an.
otter. but vs couldn't h,ul en- up
again. Ths FIRST Sunday We worked
the 6rsl ta'k We lost twspty-sight
head o sonl T.
"WnAt was the msttsr2" asked the
New Utrecht man.
We didn't fad out till the next
day whsp we CT mmenced ski.misbing
for the bodies, Then we found that
in digging the tank We had struck 4
rich pocket that the water had
brought out strong. and every fellow
that went down saw the CLINT. and
vent for it. Couldn't make 'en let
go They were sll after it, and they
stayed right thsrsl"
Curious T. muttsrsd the New
Utrecht man.
THE second was worse than the
6rSt. We dug new tank and had it
sssayed. There weren't hut f2C0 to
tho bushel Of ore, and We didn't sup
pose any one would 60 for that, hut
the day We opaDed up We sunk l27
citizens. Yes, cir And they were
dead loss to the church. We never
got hoof of 'em back alive"
what was the matter that time p
demanded the astonished farmer.
why it turned cut that We hit the
tail of a blind lead, and a. fast we
dipped the converts they began to
stake cut. We couldn't do much for
EN- that day because it was Sunday,
but the next day we 6shed 'em out
dead every mothers msH of EN- |"
Strikes me there muat be lots OF
gold iu tn t country" mLsed the
Utrecht man.
There's where the trouble is con.
ce'ed tho other watching HIM care
fully. "But We didn't give it up.
That week we dug another tank, and
VT jus Gem entsd it all around, 40 as
10 make s. re Of getting the uniegen-
Grated back BIT we didn't fetch 1t
Lpck se,mei ali sssinst us.
What wAa he IN tttr this tims
"Ne seri i WI f,uetsan foI flyer
ard NOT man Of on, came b.ck tc
explain vhst kept him Monday We
vent at that tank again, aud We found
| tha, the mud We had used for cement
was worth 5000 TO the ounce. 1t vas
| th- Iichsat dirt in the territory.
IT,, N n U'r.cht man tri. 4 to con.
c-al be watering Of his mouth, and
thv D.kc's man pretended not to zee
il.
w, tried it in evsry way We conid
think of, but ths7 caught W. every
time" continued he gentleman from
D,kots. "Oi course, tha church nads
). great deal nf money out ot 1t. b1'
csuse the fslae OF our tank. got out
ard we used ic charge iroin $500 to
ST. 900 a head fer baptism, but ii
didn't swell the congregation any
We was winners in material wealth
but We didn't have enough people to
divide it among. At last we got tc
baptiaing orch other until there was
no one left but me, and rented out
the fourteen tanks We had at million
a piece for year and I'm travelling tc
shake of my grief over our LOST
church"
"And you still hold the plant2" de-
manded the New Utrecht man, Gag
srly.