The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-25
sOUTHINGTON.

pleases abody is to come across cave while scouting about among the wild mountainous hills to the east or west of this borough. If men had not learn cd to build 1t would not be difficult to find places for few of us In the caves of our rocky hills and mountains. Some of these caves are quite interesting, as 1t is claimed that fugitives from justice have lived In them for days at time. until the excitement about their escape had died out. This may or may not be true, but caves large enough for man to live In may be found along the east slope of the west mountain and so snug are these caves that un- less the winter was severe and pro- longed one could live In them through the cold weather Fancy a man living through the winter In such a lonely place kept warm in the night time by the dry wood picked up in the day. While dwelling in his lonely cave he would be secure from all intrusion and when he thawed out in the spring could give us an interesting story of his observations through the cold weather and could give us lesson in wood craft. First must be presumed that he would busy himself in making things out of wood so plentiful all about i'm tho thrnA miles from the center of the borough a person, if in Flanders district, may come across what at first looks like cave but on investigation reveals it. self as a mine. That it is not natural cave is shown to stranger in min- ute or two by the timbers which keep it's side in place. It is planked so that man may go In and search 1t a dis tance of fifty or sixty feet or more, but the water at the bottom of the mine forbids this as the blanks are not firm and one Is afraid of being pitched off at every step. This is the Flanders copper mine, and though 1t is not profit able to work, it has rock bearing ore and some money was spent ih trying to find out if it would pay to separate the traces of gold found there. The place is now of no interest to miners, but it is worth visit to anyone who would like to pick up a specimen of cop per ore and would like to see how far along the miners got who worked it dozen years ago.
 Wood sawyers do not find much to do in that line as they used to in days gone by. This is owing largely to the work done by the portable saw mill. Good timber lots may be found here at the present time, but not so many as twelve or fifteen years ago, before the woods were bought up to be made into railroad ties or into bridge timber if it was large enough. It was about that time that the saw mill which could be moved from one place to another was put up in the wood lots hereabout and the work of cutting down the trees went on, and the wood sawyer with his single hand saw and saw-horse made up his mind that the old way of saving wood was about played out. Although the steam saw mill is in use more and more still the hand saw with the old fashioned saw-horse comes in handy, and men go about making a livelihood following up that healthful occupation.
 Electric light poles were put up on Water street Monday and on Tuesday they were being put up on Liberty street, on High street, Academy hill and also on Center street extension and elsewhere.
 The assessors were at work Tuesday receiving tax lists.
 This is the time of year when the useful boy about the house is gathering in the leaves.
 On Sunday last three freight trains passed over the Canal railroad which would show extra traffic.
 The changes made in ard about the shops of the Peck, Stowe & Wilcox con- pany in the past twenty years have been considerable. The latest improve ment is that being made in the foundry. This is being put in good shape for the men to work in and with good business throughout the country this company has facilities to do it's share.
 It is worth walk of a mile any day to see the we'll kept farm of John J. Barnes, situated about three-fourths Of a mile east of the postoffice on Der lin avenue. This farm of many acres is as level as a table and contains an apple orchard, peach orchard and a good number of grape vines.
 Autumn, with all the beauty which that season brings with 1t, is with US and before we know it will pass away and let winter have full sway. Already has the display of leaves in the woods with their different tints been enjoyed by lovers of out doors, while the more practical everyday husbandman can see that most of the leaves have fallen and that it is time to prepare for winter.
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