The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-05-29
WHOLE NO. 22S7.

things Out the WINDOWS, kHochinN
sash, glass ami ali into smithereens.
lie broke everything that would yield
to hil strength and flied the air with
his imprccations. When Felix had
finished his inspection Of the ruins he
had made above, he came down and
saw "AXien iii "a corner OF the forge
utterly exhausted. IL required several
days before Axle recuperated suiii-
cicntly TO resume his labors The
charm of his '.kemmerly" was broken
and 50 was much expensive chemical
apparatus.
This rather proliX sketch Of AXE
may be pardoned when it is known
that he Is the chief Of "The Arso-
nauis."
Quite number of the Somerset
County pioneers came from the palat
mate along the Rhine With them
they not only brought ''Die Niebellun-
gen Fables. which furnished material
for Wagoner's best operas, but innu-
Hlrluhit EIp0t 7tDiit1f Wit'4i ot'iiN7f
and budget Of superstition which
was - firmly engrafted on posteTity
that even all the training Of the public
schools has not entirely eradicated it.
At that time physicians were a scarce
article and fortunately there was little
sickness. The medicine for adults
were whiskey, mixture OF whislley
and garlic, and general blood-lettins.
When child TOO young 70 describe IL
symptoms cried with earaehe il was
do-ed with a mixture of onions, garlic,
hoEslard and molasses. II these failed
u care in "a few days, the grannies held
q Caucus and pronounced the child be-
witchcd. \ hec doctor was at once
sent for and the incantations began.
Mothers kept scissors and horse shoes
ia tine cradles 10 keep cf the witches.
The divining rod was in common Use.
However, an Instrument that was
much spoken of and greatly coveted,
an "ei-,i sylciJ'e,' was not seen up 20
the tinc OF certain dame, yeclept
"AiCH Del.' This instrument was
supposed to give the person who pos
se.,cd it the power to see through the
variaus strata If the earth and to dis
cover hidden treasure and gold, 8 well
a. the baser metals. "Moll Del, "a
shrevd, designing "Ann ODelia Des-
dei,ar. per-oa-elaimed she had such
an instrument, and most people be-
lieved her. Among them was AK
ie1 Hoder. Whether true or false, We
know nos, but il was the creed Of the
early settlers and some Of their &c
seeudauts, that when General Brad
dock cut his way through the forests,
on his march to ri. Duquesne, he had
Z with him large chests OF gold and sill
yer coin. Most Of tine time the men
and horses had ali they could DO To
carry provisions aud the munitions
( Of war and ne fouEd he would have To
ahaudoa the treasure. Places along
f the rnlte were selected and it was bur
I icd with the expectation that they
wouid cxnume il when they returned.
/ The fate OF the brave, inp-tu9Is aEt
fooihardy British q G-nerI i too we'll
known 10 recapitulate here. Some Of
the soldiers it i said returned years AZ
terwarI and tried 20 find il. The land
mark, mad been changed and none oi
/ them ever succeeded. y number o.:
other person. cane from different Sec
tiou- of the country in quest o. the
treasure with no bctter results The
most promising locality was always
thought 20 be near the old Braddock
Road. aIon. Pine Ran, in Elk Lick,
and Garrett county, Md, about three
miles southeast OF Salisbury. Those
who can recall the Pine RIn locality
twenty year. ago will remember it Is
bowling wilderness; is approaches
were. through "a dense forest, at places
80 chick with laurel that man had 10
pick his way foot by foot. The banks
Of the run are almost perpendicular at
those places and forty feet high, form
ing a regular canyon. Fishermen who
ventured there the trout fishing was
no where better had to wade in the
middle Of the stream.
'sAxic'' had made some money At
his trade and was beqIeathcd large
nugget by his father. He had fo
, wears made the search for the treasure
his DAY dream. Now lie was in posi-
tion and ne determined 70 lose no tim'
in carrying out his plans. Mol
I Dell1 had filled the country Will
.-what she had seem in her ''erd spei
gel. and was thought more valuabi
: 70 ".Axie'' than was ever Alalinche e
:. Cortez and his band of brave Span
iards. Heat once engaged her an
she became the oracle OF the ARG
ua.ts from that time. Considcrabl
-. digging would have to be done an
"Axic" employed ''Sassafras,' soil
=, Ram-parger, Red Jake L;chty, ma
: whose soIbriIdc; was - )cNamocN,
:, auI several othcr firm believers 10 Z,
.ist in the wc-k. Everything being !
readiness the Oracle "tcoG Ob-ervi
t;oas" and said the treasure was lOeI
cd on the banks of Pine RIM, aboi
=. thrse miles southeast OF Salisbury
that It was in an iron box abOlt tTel
ty-fve feet under ground. She ga'
:, specific directions how il shoul be al
proached and said it was guarded by
dozen "crd gsisfc" or gnomes- III
Areanauts found it hard matter
yet provisions and whisScy enoGg
there To last them the required tim
With much difficulty they, howeve
a. length managed it and work vi
h.run. The oracle stated that when
; certain amount of ground hal bes
il eNcavated she must be notified al
m more bearings must be taken ~
e. was paid her fee and departed. Aft
l. nearly "A fortnight had been spe
ik blasting through the hard rocks,
es was thought they had reached the pr
~ scriled depths aud "Moll' was se
4. for. She came and took observation
a. What must have been the surprise
lis tine Argonauts when she Announce
" that they hGd gone two feet deep
ne tban she had told them In cons
al cuenee the charm was broken and {
ce '.erd .ciste' had carried the treasure
he quarter Of mile further up the ru
k Nothing dauntcd "AXie' packed I