The Newtown bee., 1892-02-19
BRIDGEPORT.

BRIDGEPORT.
 THE BRIDGEPORT MINING AND MILLING
 COMPANY.
 Some 17 years ago, E. F. Wheeler, brother of the firm of Wheeler X Co.,, grain dealers on Middle street, Bridge port, started for the West in search of health. He at first located in southern California, but gradually moved north along the Pacific coast, until, in 1886, he had reached the new State of Washing ton just as large part of it's territory, which was an Indian reservation, had been thrown open by Congress for settle ment. Learning that there had been dis covered rich veins of gold and silver in this new country, he, with friend ham, ed c. Beckemyer, started for the locality and located three mines on Mineral Hill, now in the county of Okanogan, Washington. These three mines they have held until last Summer, when At torney F. l.. Rodgers visited them and, being convinced of their value, he, with Mir Wheeler's brothers and the owners, organized a company to develop and work them. This company is called The Bridgeport Mining and Milling Co.and is located in Bridgeport. The company have title by deed to 65 acres of valuable mineral land and have just obtained con- trol of a fourth mine called the Colum- bia, which will give them S5 acres on the veins and make success doubly sure. The ores from these veins are fine mill ing and very high grade and now aver age about $l00 per ton. In order to de- velop the property and put it on a per manent paying basis, the company have put upon the market 150, 900 shares of non-assessable treasury stock at the par value of $l per share. This stock is sold for limited time at 20 cents per share and, from the way it has been taken (about 900 shares the first day) the price will soon be raised. There are now about 50 producing mines in this To- cality and no mine has failed that has been developed to any depth. Among the largest in the district and on the same lode as those of this company are the Arlington, valued at $2, GOO, ,0O0; the Fourth of July, which produced $200,000 in silver, last year; the Lone Star, bonded to an English syndicate for half million and, directly north of the company's mines, the Lauena, which has been shipping ore that has averaged 5000 per ton. The ores in the shafts of this company are far above the average and the owners believe, when depth of 300 feet is reached, they will pay dividend. They intend to sink their main working shaft down 325 feet, the coming Summer and, as the veins widen with depth, they will take out a large body of ore for shipment.
 The interior of the pleasant home of MT and Mrs Samuel B. Sterling on North Main street is now in the hands of George Cummings & Son, decorators and paint CTS. This firm does nothing but first class work.
 T. J. Hayes is now employed at the large packing house of Plumb & Winton, Middle street.
 The Y. M. c. A. is preparing for grand celebration of the Festival of the Lanterns during the week beginning with the 22d.
 R. E. Parsons & Go. are at work on one of the largest contracts for structur- al iron work they have ever undertaken. It is for the new Sheffield Scientific school building in New Haven, Long, staff & Hurd, contractors. They have al- so made for A. W. .Burritt S Co. the cast ings for the new Yale preparatory school at Lakeville.- Record.
 George F. French is to build a $45OO four-family house on Hallett street for Mrs Patrick Quinn from plans of A. H. Beers.
 Jones & Hoffman are to build a $3OOO two-family house at 1923 Main street for Mrs L. J. Marshall and L. o. Taylor. They will also remodel the house James Spargo has bought at the corner of Will Hams, Maple and Harriet streets.
 Misses Hawley of Chapel street have entertained Miss Myra Hawley of Ames- bury, Mass.
 Miss Eva, daughter of Dr W. W.B. Beebe, is to be married at the Washington Park M. E. church, 24th, 5 p m, to John H. Wesler.
 Miss Elizapeth M., daughter of Mana ger Greening of the Atlantic < Pacific Tea Co.,, was married ,last week, at Christ church, to Bernard Conger Hendrickson. On their return from Montreal, they will live at 309 Park avenue.
 The Mechanics and Farmers savings bank, Hon D. N. Morgan president, Hon l.. s. Catlin treasurer, Col J. w. Knowl- ton and Postmaster A. B. Curtis of Step- ney Depot among it's directors, had 33O3 depositors, October l, 1891, of whom 2935 had less than $1000to their account.
 do not know of a single large family in Kentucky where all the men were ar ranged on one side in the war of Rebel lion and only in the mountain counties