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The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
A LOST GOLD MINE.
Something which the Napa valley People
Fondly Hope May be True.
[Napa (CaI.) Register.l

[Napa (Cal.) Register.l
Juan Romero, an Indian upward Of sixty
years of age, now living In the upper part
Of this valley, is q member of one Of the
many tribes Of abcrigines that In his boy
hood days called this valley their home. AT
that date many of the Indians were in the
service Of and were well cared for by the
Spanish padres. Romero, then young
boy, with the elder members Of his tribe,
according to his story, which he to-day
stoutly asserts to be true, says gold mine
bad been found and opened under the direc-
tion Of the priests in the range of hills bor-
dering this valley ON the east, and situated
as near as he can recollect, about eight or
ten miles north and east Of the site Of Napa
City. He is Of the opinion that II Is not far
from Soda Springs canon, or between that
point and the tall peak to the north. A
tunnel had been run into the mountain side
for some distance and good ore found In
reasonable quantity. The mine was
worked In crude way, the managers
having few Of the conveniences used by the
miner Of the present day, yet they prohted
by their observations in old Spain, where
now exist the mines that were old when
the Spaniards built the first mission In this
State. It was about tire year 1920 that the
Mexican authorities, becoming aware that
the missions in California had acquired
vast amount Of property, decided TO tax
each and all Of them. No levies had been
made upon them up to that time. Not satis-
fed with this slow process Of acquiring
the wealth they so much coveted, they af-
terward conhscated the mission property
by the wholesale. This procedure, verified
by history, accounts in great part for the
rapid deterioration Of the California mis-
sions after 1S20-25. While the Indians
were toiling In the gold mines In our east
tern hillsides news came that the Mexicans
were on their way to the valley to make
reprisals. Romeo was then five or six
years of age, chore boy at tho mines. He
says that upon receipt Of the news
work was Immediately stopped, the
mouth Of the drift blocked up,and every In
dlcation Of the existence Of mine left de-
stroyed, in order that the Mexicans should
never find the source of the coveted treas
ure. The secret Of the exact location Of the
mines has been well kept. The Ildian
miners, frightened away by the Mexicans,
left for other localities. They have long
since passed away to their happy hunting
grounds. Romero has lived in this valley
all the intervening years, much of his life
having been spent in the service of the
whites, who long ago came into the posses
sion of the lands and homes Of his fore
fathers. In our eastern hillsides undiscov-
cred mineral wealth awaits the fortunate
prospector. Coal has been found in several
places, silver here and there, and traces Of
gold in the beds of brooks that head in the
mountains. What the Indian affirms may
yet prove to be fact. Then additional
glory will attach to the far-spread fame
of Napa Valley.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05

Every copper coin that could be founo
was thrown overheard, particularly un.
current ones from Japan and China, but 4
the divers make no distinction. Some
times they refuse to dive for copper
money, under the pretense that they
can not see it In the water; they will
touch nothing but silver, and travellers
may tempt them in vain with the baser
currency. After the steamer has gone,
they proceed to gather up all the copper
that has been thrown out, and by this
shrewd device their gains are largely
increased.
All the divers were young, the oldest
being not moro than twenty-five years
old, while many were not far from ton
or twelve. One of the best divers was
girl, perhaps fifteen years old, and
the passengers tried to throw the coins
SO that she would have better chance
for them than any of her rivals, She
certainly made larger harvest Of six
pences than anybody else, and we were
all sorry when told that she would be
compelled to divide with the rest Of the
party. One Of the passengers threw out
small brass ring as far as he could
project it from the side Of the ship, and
offered shilling to the one that found
it. A dozen of the divers went in pur-
suit and it was brought in by the girl.
who received the promised shilling and
two or three others with It,
These divers were all OF the Malay
race, and it is said the ma, ,ority Of the
inhabitants Of the Malay Peninsula, or
rather of those dwelling along the
coast, are able to SWIM the first time
they are placed in the water. Whether
this is true am not prepared to say, but
Ihave seen children, not more than two
or three years old, swimming as easily
as they could walk and with the same
confidence. One day saw party OF
children amusing themselves in little
nook where the water was shallow, and
the little fellows chased each other
abont and dived and swan as though
they had been SO many seals or offers.
When | came in sight and walked close
TO the edge Of the water. they began to
beg for money. threw out few coins
and they dived with nearly as much
success as those that frequent the har-
Dor and amuse the passengers Of the
steamers.
The pearl divers OF Ceylon are
famous race OF men. They 60 down
with the aid of large stone fastened
to rope, and as soon as they loose their
hold the stone is drawn to the surface
and made ready for use again. Each
diver carries bag to hold the oysters
and a knife with which he detaches
them from the rocks; if sharks happen
to be around the knife is used to defend
its owner, and it generally succeeds. A
skillful diver will go down fifty times
day where the water is forty eet deep,
end he remains from n minute TO min
ute and half below the surface each
time. Occasionally a diver will stay
down more than two minutes, but such
cases arc rare. The work of the pearl
diver is very exhausting and he rarely
lives to an old age; but, in spite Of this,
there is always an abundance of men
ready TO engage in the business. -IhOs.
w. hE01, IN CORgregati0adtiSt
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
A GREAT INVENTION.
Tho New Machine which Turns Out Ten
Thousand Postal Notes Day.
m W. World1

IN. W. World.l
One Of the last official acts of the late
Secretary Folger was the signing of an
order adopting new system by which the
steel-engraved securities Of the Govern
ment are executed on steam rotary press.
Results have been attained by this press
which 1t was thought impossible to ac-
complish, namely, the printing from q steel
plate, curved on a cylinder, which is mixed,
wiped and polished automatically. Until
this invention was perfected, after sixty
years Of experimenting, printing from
steel-engrnved plates was done on hand
presses. 1t was not possible to turn of
more than 500 sheets on press daily, and
the plate had to be wiped, polished and
linked after each impression, and two peo-
pie were required to do the work. On the
new press one man can work Off 1000 to
1900 per hour, or 10000 a day, the number
being limited only by the skill of the
feeder. 1t has just been adopted for the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing Of
the Treasury Department, after three
years trial, although foreign Gov
system for several years. The press Is now
In use In the Government printing offices in
Berlin, st. Petersburg and Stockholm. II
has been necessary for protection TO carry
on experimenting and construction private
ly, and the first exhibition was given On
yesterday to members Of the press at the
Homer Lee Bank Note Company's Works,
where 1t is now printing United States
postal notes. The steel plate remains fixed
In the press and forms q segmment upon
the surface Of the cylinder, to which II
clings and curves. The plate receives the
ink from series Of rollers which it passes
In It's continuous revolution. Opposite this
mixing apparatus Is the impression cylin-
der, extending over this Is the blank sheet
Of paper, firmly held by the grippers
Every third recover the plate arrives op.
posite 1t and the pressure applied takes
from the engraved lines of the steel-plate
the ink which has been deposited and left
there after the surface has been polished
by four ingeniously -contrived pads that do
the work as well as can be done by the
hands Of a skilled workman. Although
the press weighs nearly ten tons it is so
well-balanced that II can be run by half.
inch belt, or one-half the width Of an or.
dinary sewing machine belt, and at a cost
of only two and one-half cents per day.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
WHlTTLING CRANKS.
The Destructive Mania Which seizes Some
Phlladelphlans.
philadelphia Tlmes.l

philadelphia Times.l
A nervous Individual, opening and shut.
ting the blade Of pocket-knife in an ex-
citable manner, attracted a ticket-collec.
tors attention at the Market-stree Ferry
house last night.
"Do you see that manp asked the collec.
tor. "Well, he is getting impatient, and u
II the boat don't arrive in two seconds he
will be hunting around for something to
cut. They wodld hack the ferry house to
pieces in months time, ,"he continued, "ii
we didn't watch them. No sooner does
man possess knife than he commences 10
whittle, and the frenzy that seizes him is
equal to the desire that comes over per-
son TO leap from high elevation to death
below.
"There are oil kinds Of persons who have
amania for this sort Of vandalism, from the
swell armed with his pearl handled knife
down to the tramp with his bone-encased,
tobacco smelling Billy Barlow
"Then there is the romantic monomaniac,
who, as soon as he sees a nice, smooth sur
face, thinks that the name of his best girl'
should be engraved there. One Of the latter
kind drew his knife on the old ferry house
enc night. The company had taken stops
to stop the destruction and encased the
rails with iron. The lower, however, found
q bare spot, and, taking a knife from his
pocket, began to scratch the name Of
Maud He worked on the name with
great sobernsss, and when he was about TO
finish 1t you should have seen the smile
which lighted up his face. He seemed
oblivious to the existence of anything ex-
cept Maud Just then Captain Thompson
caught sight Of him. He quickly seized a
big hickory stick, and, rushing over to the
hopeful lover, dispelled his sweet dream
with one remark: Here, whittle Oh that
The present hard pine construction Of the
ferry houses makes IL more difficult for
cutters said the collector. Nearly all Of
our troubles used 10 come from people who
buy knives from street fakirs.' This tim-
ber,' referring to the girders on the ship,
will turn those twenty five cent blades
every time. The dudes, therefore, find Il
more profitable 10 whittle toothpicks than
II Is to cut ferry houses.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
ORIENTAL DIVERS.

There are doubtless many of my
young readers who consider themselves
expert swimmers and divers, but won
der II any Of them can equal the men
and women that surround the steamers
in many Oriental ports, in the hope of
earning little money by the display Of
their skill and activity.
NV first experience with these divers
was In the harbor Of Singapore. They
we're all about the steamer to the num-
ber Of q hundred or more. some in little
bosts hewn from logs and just large
enough to hold one person, while 9th
srs were in boats containing all the way
from two to q dozen. The smallest OF
the boats was not more than foot wide,
and the occupant was crouched on the
bottom OF II IN very uncomfortable po-
yition; the slightest leaning to one side
or the other was sure TO upset him, and
he took advantage of this fact when It
came his turn to dive. II coin were
thrown no that II fell near him, he in
stantly doubled and leaned over the
side; the boat turned and dropped him
out, and away he went into the water
and out OF sight. The divers from the
larger boats sprang over the side and
went down with the rapidity Of fishes;
some of tie aid not return to their
boats after their first dive, but remained
swimming or floating about until ready
TO 60 under again.
The water was about thirty feet deep,
and so transparent that the bottom
could be seen with ease. Nine times
out Of ten the coins were caught before
they had gone dozen feet below the
surface; tho only way we could manage
10 have the divers go deeply was 10 pre-
tend TO throw tho money In ono direc-
ton and then toss IL the other way,
thus giving 1t good start, Even then
they would generally se.ze the prize
while it was on its way, and, having
done 30, would come to the surface al
most as rapidly as they went down.
Most of them had assistants 10 whom
they deliveyed the money, but those
who were working entirely by them
selves carried the money in their mouths
until they could A.ng them into the
boats.
One Of the officers OF the steamship
said that the rivalry of the divers was
all pretensc to make the most they
could out OF the strangers, as they were
really associated in a guild or company
and whatever the result Of the days
work might be II would be equally
divided at the end. They were GER
tainly well paid, according to the ORR
entail notions, as most OF the passengers
emptied their pockets OF small coins In
order to encourage the sport. Six
pences and smaller silver coins were In
great demand, and some of the passcn-
wers threw out an occasional shilling.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
plME.NovEL LIFE IN HARTFORD.
Four Lads Build n Hut in Q Lumber Yard
mt Dutch Point, and Live Therefor
aging, After the Manner OF Outlaws
Discovery OF the Nest.

aging, After the Manner OF Outlaws
Discovery of the Nest.
Hartford Times.1
For several weeks there has been In this
city sort OF a wigwam wherein four boys
have lived, after tho style Of the heroes in
the yellow.covered literature. In the
police court this morning history of the
enterprise was given by Thomas Scollins,
boy fourteen years old.
Let Thomas story wait, however, until
the reader sees what Officer McClunlo and
Captain Bill havo TO say. The OIL ,er said
u hut had been built at Dutch Point in the
lumber yard. When the ofIicsrs went
there yesterday two boys were discovered
10 he sound asleep. Thomas was arrested,
but the other one escaped. The lads had
made their house after the fashion Of a
log cabin, using therefor bundles OF lath.
and building 1t amid large piles Of Lumbar
where 10 could not easily be discovered,
For a floor they used hay and blankets.
The lumber company, however, found
cause for suspecting the mysterious move.
ments Of the boys from time To time, and
they made complaint. The officers were
detailed. and brought to light the Wild
life OF the precious four. Down in the
hay, under the blankets, was found a
large cen Of kerosene oil, and many jars
OF canned fruit seemed relieved at the
sight Of the police. A nice pair OF roller
tions. Captain Bill stated to the Court
that people in the south part Of tho city
have for some time been losing, by theft,
canned fruit and miscellaneous household
articles. He has now a warrant for
Thomas brother, who was one Of the COM
pany. The boys father and mother dc
not live together on account Of the dissi'
patton Of the former.
Thomas then told Judge Henney tina. he
lived at Windsor Locks. His father lives
in this city, at Daley's, on Potter street.
"He wont let mo live with him, aud he
takes all the money earn TO spend for
drink. The other boy was my brother,
who is sixteen years old. Patrick Riilly
built the hut; he's about tho age OF my
brother. work around Main street,
shining, boots, and pve been in Hart.
ford about month. Ny brother works at
the Park. Pve been sleeping down there
two weeks, but all had 10 cut l Dougi
on Ellery street. My bro.her was In Jail
and when he got out fvo weeks ago he
cnine down there. Il Idle N iran /, ths
fourth boy, aud he lives on Ellerv rec.
The other boys got all The things that were
brought down there-I didn't get any Of
them. Ny mosher lives in Windsor
Locks, and works In the rag room OF o
paper mill. left home because coulln'l
get any work. and she knew | wa com.
ing. ! send money home TO her each
week"
Thomas wept frequently, but whether
he was sorry for doing wrong, or cha
grinod a. teIn.; caught, is yet unde.er'
minel. The Gus Wos carried ovcr until
tomorrow morning, a. which time ZAP.
tain Bill will have tho boys father p es
snt, according to the codr's lns,rLc .Jiis.
Many thefts may bo accounted for, per
haps, by the existence Of this shut"
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05

1t Is stated in French agricultural
journals that French cheesemakers are
not satisfied unless they get from $3.50
to S200 per annum from each COW.
This is owing to their expertness and
thoroughness In the manufacture Of
cheese, and each particular agricultural
district OF France has attained q celeb
rity for the making Of some particular
variety Of cheese, developing into q
special and important industry.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05

Montana cattle have to be protected
from mountain lions. I
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
A Rattlespnke's Suicide.
FLORIDA Tlmes.UnIon.l

At Palatka DIR. RlI Krssing's rot rat.
tlesnake committed suicide Monda, night
In rather curious manner. A little tin
box was filed with water and put In the
snakes glass-covered cage Monday after.
aoon. and Tuesday morning the snake was
found stiff in death, with It's head under
water and It's body coiled up on Top Of IL
The snake evidently suicided, and showed
considerable reasoning power BY putting
the weight Of its body on its head 10 keep
under water.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05

Read what the people
say concerning the
ability Of DIR. Thomas
Eclectric Oil TO cure
asthma, catarrh, Group,
colds etc. Mrs. Dora
Koch of Buffalo, says:
"For Group II is decid-
edly efhcacious." Mrs. Jacob Mellisor OF Marion
Ohio, says the same thing. S. S. Graves, Akron,
N. Y, writes: " Had asthma OF the worst kind,
took one dose Of Thomas Eclecirc Oil ard WIS
relieved In 4 few minutes. Would walk five rilet
for this medicine and pay $S bottle for it, Drug
gst c. r. Hall, GTaySille, ,Il.says: "Cured an ll-
cerated throat for me In twenty-four hours" "Sat
up in bed and coughed Til the clothing was wet
with perspiralion. My
wife insisted that use
Thomas Eelectric Oil.
The first teaspoonful
RKLIEvEDme." Ell.
Perkins. Creek Centre,
NY, Tlomas' Eclcc-
tric Oil is also n 1lr-
Tor external arpliCa-
tion for rheumatism.
cuts. .scalds, burns, bites,
hruiscs.ctc. When visi-
ting the druggist, ask,
him what he knows0f
DIR. Thomas Eclecirc
Oil; If he has been
long IN the drug
trade, be sure he will
speak highly Of II.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
Failing Dead In school.
lCleyeIand special.l

On Friday afternoon last Francis La
frienier, aged ten, and pupil at 81. Ste
phen's Catholic school, on Courtland street,
died suddenly at school, and the death cer-
tihcate was returned as paralysis of the
heart. II has since been ascertained that
the teacher had punished him by striking
him on the head, and that almost instantly
after she dealt him the blow he sank
down dead. A new teacher has been
placed In charge, and Il Is said that the
one who punished the boy has been sent TO
convent. Father Ludwig, associate pas
tor OF St. Stephens, says that the boy was
always delicate, and once Lefore tainted
away In school; that previous to coming to
school on the fatal day he had dispute
with his mother because she was unable TO
give HIN ,rcaey; that he was nervous
when he entered the school-room, and that
o few minutes before he died, when the
teacher chided him for distracting the at-
tention Of the rest Of the pupils, he few In
10 passion and denied IL; that the teach
er drew from her pocket piece Of knotted
carpet lining and lightly struck him with
IL, when the boy reeled backward and fell
dead. Father Ludwig insists that the
child's death was due to hcart trouble.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
sar Worth $40 a Bottle. -ea

z. Murray, Jackson. Mich, writes: "Have
cured me. Consderit worth $40 bottle.'
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05
A BABE IN THE WOODS.
The Adventures of Little ToAller In n
Rough and Rocky Countryside.
Hartford Tlmesl

Hartford Times
The quiet hamlet Of Blandford was the
scene on Sunday Of an exciting episode.
Herbert Cross lives on the road between
Blandford Center and North Blandford.
His wife is visiting out OF town, and the
care Of the farm house, with charge of the
two-and-a-half year old boy, devolyes on
his mother. The little fellow was in the
yard at play on Saturday morning, while
his grandmother was busy inside. Having
occasion to go TO the door, the woman
missed the child and. hunted for him,
thinking he right be in mischief. Fail
ing 10 find him, she feared he had wan
dvred down the road. Being unfit TO fol-
low him, she blew the tin horn, summon
ing the father from the field. Mr.. CrosJ
searched the buildings on the premises
without finding him. He hurriediy called
his neighbors and the rumor Of a child lost
spread till party Of nearly one hundred
assembled during the afternoon to join
the search. Many Of them took Ian
terms and torches and followed their
quest till midnight The only trace Of
the child was plaything or two in a rye
stubble field near the house. When
midnight came and the child had not been
found the father gave up hope Of seeing
him again alive. The boy had an attack Of
Group the night before and II seemed rea-
sonable to conclude that he could not sur
vive day and night Of exposure. When
the neighbors abandoned the search soon
after midnight they took teams and spread
the news through Becke and Chester.
When the sun rose Sunday the volun-
teers, $50 sturdy hillsmen set out TO scour
the woods and fields and brooks. They
formed themselves In line, the men but
ten feet apart, and thus advanced, careful
ly noting every rock and log behind which
the little wanderer might have lain him
down to die. All the long forenoon, with
It's frequent showers, the colu,un worked
It's way farther from the homestead. Soon
after noon, as they were think
ing 10 redouble their energies in
view Of the approaching night,
that part of the line which was about ono
mile from the starting point suddenly
came upon the boy, not dead, as they ex-
pected 10 find him, but toddling along the
wooded mountain side, with an apple In
one hand and bunch Of pretty autumn
flowers In the other. He was all right, and
there was rejoicing throughout Blandford.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1884-11-05

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