The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-21
NORTH STATE GLEANlNGS.
A Veteran Deer slaysr-A Faithful Ply
sician's Death.


sician's Death.
The Concord Times says; sour mining
people have been thrown into some excite
ment over the very rich find ON Esquire
Alli,On's place. mentioned last week. 10 is
undoubtedly one of the richest ever dis
covered ln fhc county. The VEIN divides
the town. We went down into the shaft
last Monday and got the following facts.
The vein is three and a-haii feet wide on an
average. and runs northeast and southwest.
Much of the ore taken ont j. worth so a
bushel. and none that has been taken out is
worth less than seNenty-hfe cents. The ore
coffee ground. with heavy sulphurets,
bound with blue slate. A mill will prODa-
bis beerected here soon. Another rich ind is
on Judge M0ntg0mcry's place, near the cor
pOratiOn line. The vein Is twelve feet wide.
The ore is worth from 50 10 $50 ton. There
are large quantities lying around that can
be seen and tested. The vein has been
traced 1000 feet, and there Is now $4,000
worth Of ore in sight. Another mine on the
Joe Howell place, TWO miles from the Rocky
river mine, promises large quantity Of
paving ore. Another very rich mine, men,
toned last week has been i'- soYered about
ten miles from Concord, known as the Nc
Eachern mine. II is a very rich ind. Five
different veins have been opened up, and an
prove % be exceedingly rich. one OF the
veins showed sixteen ponnyVeights Of gold
from a small pan full Of ore. We were
shown a lot Of ore from this mine which il
very rich.
The Wilmington Morning Star says: Mr..
John G.. Wagner. Of Mas0nbOrO, was in the
city Yesterday. lie brought In three deer
skins which he had tanned for Mr.. samuel
Bear. sr., and his skill in this work was
Is skilled IN another way. He Is Nertg-
bic ..deerslaycr.n and many an "antlercd
monarch" and timid doe "with soft black
eyev have fallen before his deadly gun. lie
and the late Richard Beasley once killed
n ne deer in a days hunt; but this WAS
many wears ago, and the veteran hunter
sighs when be tells you that hunting now
isn't what it used 90 be- But 10 has not
been uncommon for our ''deeFslayer' 10 Kill
two deer In one "driye" during the past
few years. and all within a few miles Of his
present home on MasOuborO sound. Ola
'.ROeer." his fayOrite dog, IS dead, but be
has two Of his offspring "with ears that
sweep away the morning dew and whose
tongues are matched Ike bells each under
each.'
There was sensation in Moore county
sunday. 4 Young man named Thompson
elOped with and married a daughter Of
krider Hargroye. The young lady's mother
had an the time bitterly opposed the match,
and told Thompson that II hceyer did marry
her daughter she would give him good
thrashing. sunday the young man sue.
ceeded in 0utwtting the old people and
stole away the girl. They were married IN
another county. When he returned 70 his
home I'm the evening his new m0thei-in-law
called on him, and when he approached
she drew a buggy whip from under hel
wrapper, and began % lash him hard and
fast. Thompson ran. but the indignant old
lady followed. and got ia several good
lashes. TIE affair created a big STIR.
Or. William George Thomas, who died al
Wilmington Tuesday, was born In Louis
burg, in ISIS. During the yellow fever epi
demic OF 1862 he remained at his post ant
was uniiring in his efforts 90 relieve thos'
Athlete with that terrible disease, unti
,iricken down himselk when be MAS com