Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-11-07
PIT HOLE.
New York Times.l


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terr,p 9. .lr .iu.iu,, of 1a65 This CITY has
Ion .rlau dim in the memories of
W.. ..r and i, SLOWLY hut ,,uelv
slim .t tie rll,o. of comr,lrrciol his
+ory iu. ,p.l. I,yirw of tba nvruts nr
MIR i.,r...S ufr has hrpupIu Inrl its
st,ino. .arr.r win mora IN. n usual force
md di..,u.tic.,.
ttv.-. ....r p;tt Hobo md fine voodod
lu. .I ,....... .,u i.,u.lvnfi, I.II il
iu,xs pur.f.,,t,n. ,.,n.i, limit o,,I,. thr most
,,ri,,iti,.. .r ,.,iliy.tj,u,. ,.o.,, .,,iuoI
foofl,r,l tl,.r. n, I'm. s,uir,, If loni tl,a
.ito az pn l,ia was ar olnTet unl,rnl,en
,yildn,l..-. tlir,p months latnr III 600 non,,lo
x,e,o ,.,.,.l ~, .to hin idc md L,flr,
chris. ...- ,i.r cit, rol - ro,n,latinn If rullv
10000 T.-.n,. only. tive ruins of u hotel md
bolr ar..lj I,.,' b,,l,n ere rnuud within - ro-
dius of ,,,ly u,i'ns TIA thn urnuln of north
1ye,tnru pan,S,,v,uia if i Remembered rs
the ,,,,1 ro,unrkabIa town ever know in fine
err,ti. .,,l ayrit,I,ln history of th, n,t,,-
leur, ministry The history of this strorga
Mace and Mr. Tnnpn', connection with il
arn Io.t t,,Il raria,,. in fin, l,u,u,,a ,f an
old Iyru .trn, man whose ,cstIn,. r.,,,ro
mou,. var, moo, IaI him tn ba,omn a nil,,rim
to that Npcrn which. in 1850. attracted the
intention Of ,uerilntiyo paisnns in all norts
of tine world.
YIn ,.r,.i,,, lo,. IF Irn, 1874, l.ail tho ola
,.,,l..,,.., .,,,in.- Ip,l. in Ii. oo.,, loo+Lo,.
.h..r and ,..,i,,,r ,.;,I,. b,lf,.I,..,l ,,.- ,.,
+h, ,Iir,li,',,' ,,,fa,.s IF thn h,,a married. I'm,
beriu,,il,, NJ tbo most violent commercial
ovc,t,.,,,,,,t tIo+ .Ii. ,o,,r,.y ,,totLot finn,
boI l.,.,yy, Eorl,. in J,nn,,, tbo Initial
:. +. p.t,.,I.n,, cor,,,,,,, which VS.
o,..,i,,I in ,i., s,.i,,,r nf ,lGi d,iIlni an III
w. rn tha Tl,,r,as IinI,r.n f,rn in Cn,r,.
nlnntr. township Vnronoo r,Intv penn.vl.
rori, 4 H,v. nr oil o,-,n,,Ii,,., on I,,.,,l -
doy.v,. fn,,uI ,nd mi. suI.r,rontly in
crr.,.I tn moro than $40 barrels This
cniscd or, n, surprise as several imrorfect
t4.-., fn,.r,,i,. n L,I lrnu ,nodn sor,n tir,n
L.r -ir vofr.u and NJ. l,r,,i.r in
yl.... pnrni. tl, f.,.r wed y,u, r,m.i vera
cop.iJ.,t -i,.t ,,iI in ro,irr nI,,ti;i.s c,,,ld
Inc fund il, 3. f,,irtl, ,,,,I vhirI ~, t,thnt
ti,un. WA. thouoht did NOT cxi.t
Ie,s.. of Iard vr,. nur. ha.nJ ,uon fine
Tb.,.,o. 1I.u,lr, tho Ny,Ito, Ijn1,rann
vino R,,,i.,,.r tb, TutL.r Woods tIo No
kiprp, ,Ln Huynrth fine Van \Vv.k tha
T\rraii and fine UarLort farm. Win tha
execution If , fe,v claorod f,ld. tho torri-
tors. yas almost ,u,lroken forest pit Holo
cr.,t. r,rl,v rr.ci,,itou. st,o,,,,. ron
tbror,,b tbo co,,ter If tho nurcbo.e Nov,
vol. ,,.,o ot onro sto,t.d aInn,r tha,.alro,. If
fine rrcol, and mon tLa fiat rnrtion If tba
TL,m. . Unl,ndnn farm
Fnrly in lime word wont ont to oil Citv
T.us,.illn and fine surrounding country nat
IL I'm. vyaIIs tb.n aunrn,ching c,n,,iatinn
nr,,,,,.d oil tho ,ybio If tbe corrIl,,,to,
tov.n.l, IN vould nrova navino tar.itorv IN
tb. ri da, az 1,,,a +bo Tj,,,,, t,oJ ,,Il NJ
1 which was drilled nm tho uor.o .to,d farm,
nv ,a.tnrn ca,i,oIi.ts lo,,o,, T., ,,,i,co ,il il,
Iarra crartitios Snoculoto,. yyoitcd in oI-
mo-, I,,,.tIlo .,,,i,o., ,r,,., ,,.,l., I.,,,
on tlo r'l,,,o. UnImdon form, ,you NJ
confirmed Nh. Ton,,on.. nrnIi,.,i,u. md ha-
oo,, 6,,,,i,,r NJ - trer,o,,.I o,,. rnta on tha
fg,b Of Iuna tbra.. DAYS -; ar ,,,,l yyelI No
y thrn,. oil n,.ar the toI, Of a ;arr;.k
Tn.,, tho ,,,.h haro,, rho ,,a,of tbo va
h.uinr WINS over and +hnusond. Of mon
eogcr for oycitamcut and with nl.ntv nf
,,,',,,,.,. ,h,,,-,l ,l,,,,-,, ,,,,o,, 49,, it pit
hi. Galley, ,,i,b re.ii+Io., f,,on mo
.,,,r 81, t,,,,.,,. l.rt tboi, o,,1 ,a,,
T.. TLa nI,ro ven. - ,,iIIo,ro... l,,,,h,,.
tb,r. ,,o.. i,,na orJ ,,,,no,, co,,,d rat i,,,.
sLe,ta, onvyrorn G,',. tIroe h,iIIin,,s j.,
the ,,riritv-tbo WiInw T.vo,,. loo c,Iir -
small frame buldiur ocrmniad Inv tLa
Th,r,o. Hnh,lo,, f,n,ii1, and an r,,,r,t,,,,1
tious structure oI, tho W-olta, UnI,Ic, fam,
R,,+ mon who hod .la,.+ an b,,,1 fn,,,,bt Ln+
fla fj,Ils car,,oI n,,t ,,,,d,r tb., It'll ,,i,
inc, nina trea. and y.ore c,nto,t ~ 81,
tbsir r,,Io ,,,ools o,,e,, - IJs.o If ,,ira lnofs
never tho,,oI+ If bord.hin Tboi, ,,,aatast
and uorbans only tro,lIa ,yoe tha .carcit,, ~
nr,Ier Win which tn luiId oil dorr;,.l,s and
tho diHicultv of bo,,lin,, .tson, boilar, an.
,yinas ord nor,Iar,,Is drIIs over the noun
foin roads from 1Ytu.viIIa and tho Mill,
forr,
Inc 1.t do, of .JuI,. saw n lono rorro,
stroo, l,id ont ~, tho Tbom,s HnI,nJa,, Fam,
and 81 fayv scottorad ,,Iln,, nina LriIJi,,'r,
sn,ane, mn alone, both SIDES of tha wav re
first Of these luiIlin,-s Lorc tba word .SoIoo,i
,hnve jts rn,,1b ,,nnairtoI dno,.. tta ,1,,,+
was ,dyerti..yi NV - rIofh Sion MS.ia,,, a1J
Reston,ont and tho tIird ,,,t lir,r IN ',n.
I'D 80 r.