The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1894-11-15
AGAIN UNDER WAY.
Intere sting Glimpses ut Sinking Spring,
Fcrt Hill, Barrett's Mills and
Other Points.

Some weeks ago we abandoned until
after the election, an account of a tour
through the southeastern part OF this
county and adjacent parts OF other coun-
ties, as guest of Hon. G. H. Collins
and his son Frank.
Our last letter closed at the doors OF
the Hotel Johnson kept by James John
son, a veteran Of the 11th Ohio Cavalry
who won distinction as an Indian fight.
er under the gallant Col. Collins, of this
city.
1t was worth long drive to get to
stay with such a man, and put up at
such house. The fare was elegant
and the accommodations tiptop in every
respect.
Mr.. johnson, judging from his mill.
tary service, must be some where near
the half.century mark, but his years sit
80 lightly on his shoulders, that no one
would guess him more than five and
thirty.
He spoke with sincere fervor of his
deep admiration for Col. Collins, his late
Commander, and his devotion to the
welfare of his men.
After supper we sauntered over to the
store OF John Gall, relative of our
Prof. Fenton Gall. The relationship
may not be near, but it's immense. John
could put Fenton in his vest pocket and
never think of him again until the
Teachers Institute came around with
search warrant.
Gall has made business success of
life in Sinking Spring. He had just as
many people in his store as could find
standing room. And those who were
shut off from the radiance of his broad |
smile by the intervening crowd, were
yelling, "Down, in front''
He had just sold, that day, something
like a ton of ginseng at $500 a pound.
The price had taken sudden skyward
shoot. 1t seems tina! what comfort the
Chinese lose in battle has to be made
up in ginseng. And Gall is always
anxious to relieve distress
Here we talked awhile with James
McClelland, who is one of the best
posted men on the scenic and historic
attractions of that vicinity, and was in.
valuable to the Columbus Camera Club
in its never.to -be-forgotten visit.
Then we visited the home OF Frank
stultz, who used to have charge of the
Serpent Mound Park. Frank has very
bright and interesting family. The boys
range from married manhood down
through the various ages and sizes of
juvenility, to about SO high. The one
girl is the image of her good looking
mother, and Frank is proud of them all.
Mr.. Stultz has in his possession col.
lection of interesting relics and photo.
graphs illustrative of the Serpent Mound
such as cannot be duplicated elsewhere
in the world. He was on terms Of close
confidence and intimate friendship with
Prof. Putnam, and thus secured all the
advantages of that gentleman's thorough
researches. We had the rare pleasure
Of examining this collection at our leis.
ure, and shall always be grateful to Mr..
Stultz Tor his Kindness.
We met many very clever and inter.
esting gentlemen in the now incorporat.
ed village, of whom we would like to
speak, and whose acquaintance we hope
to renew during some future visit.
Next morning, brother Collins, with
the buoyancy of a school boy, led us out
before breakfast and showed us the cell
ebrated Sinking Spring. Ranging along
the hillside, some hundred feet or more
apart, were two deep, funnelshaped
depressions, at some little distance from
the spring proper. These were COW OBJ
structed with the leaves and vegetable !