The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1897-10-15
Hunting For Gold In Peru.

day to be remembered by the younger
members of onr party, Which party
consisted of seven ladies, seven gentle
men and three boys, seventeen in all, ac-
companied by the faithful dog. The
horses Were put up at Mr.. Waits.
Our company standing IN Mr., b. Waits
yard proceeded to arrange level and
bringing it to bear on Maple Farm 1t
struck about the centre of the hill 'front.' |
ing the premises, thence meeting the
spires of Mount Lake Castles. Bringing
to bear on Cobble it struck a, long way
down the mountain, and we saluting the
lone oak growing on the summit, as we
thought of our townsman, ID. f. Davis,
residing beneath the shadow of this
mountain, and as luck would have it with
his lady were of the party. AT nine
O'Clock our party moved on some forty
rods to brook OF considerable size, com
ing from high up the mountain, ripping
at the bottom of an extensive chasm, and
a continent of others forming Flood river
entering West river a little below the
iron bridge at Londonderry.
The purpose of this gathering was
journey to Peru Gold Mine. To the low
er opening of this mine is three-fourths
of mile from where we stood where the
quartz deposits have been exposed high
| er on the mountain are cropings of SIM
| ilor HannsitS ithaca itc
were thought valuable. Now the anx-
ieties of the journey were in consequence
of previous ravages of lumbermen, and
springing up of almost impossible under
growth. So our men were arranged as
| freighters and pioneer scouts, the ladies
falling to the rear; the word given to
move on and the tramp went up, up, with
frequent pauses TO recover breath. The
bells and whistles of the valley denoted
noon, so we called halt and sent up a
shout for the two pioneer scouts, one
only little way off and had located the
open mine, from the other came faint
response from far away on the mountain.
1t was soon settled to dine where we
were. Packs were laid aside, Frank came
rushing in with an ugly looking jacknife
and laid the bushes and weeds right and
left, so the ladies could lay down the
cloth. Now the catering of this picnic
is unsurpassed in the annals of the sum
; mer of 1897. The near scout coming in
bringing good reports, all sat down tc
dinner except those that stood up Con
tinuing the shouts from time to time with
faint response, but our man arrived after
the others had eaten bearing some fine
mineral specimens and reporting som,
new outputs of quartz. From dinner al
retired to the diggins about twenty rod
, due north, so spent the time in going of
on the mountain, and coming in, som,
hunting specimens others searching fol
the tracks of deer.
AT half past three the call was down
the mountain, all moved north near tn,
comb of the mountain toward pastur,
and somewhat circling through this in
closure and reached the brook where W,
stood in the morning, all save two willfu
prospectors left on the mountain. As W,
descended, the scenery was most grand
the farm that laid at our feet, formerl,
owned by James Linto,n, now said to b,
owned by Edmund Batchelder beautiful,
attractive not billy but gently rolling ev
cry rock had bee removed, no headland.
of brambles or weeds, clear crops press
ed every wall or division fence Thi.
farm lays along side Mr.. BIS patrimonia
' estate which we understand he also owns
These fine conditions adorning home
stead are oftimes accredited to brainy
helpmate within the home. This ange
of the home holds the Nations in hel
deity embrace. God bless her.
This morning as we turned around the
hotel at Peru and passed north the seen
cry was fine and general neatness about
the farm was noticed The general tidi
ness and scenes about Mr.. Robert Batch
elders has to be seen to be appreciated
As Mr.. Davis people wished to &C
home through GAINESVILLE and go at one,
we concluded to go with them, the re
naming teams could not start until the
prospectors came down from the mount
ain. The advance division reaching home
about five o'clock, the prospecting party
some after dark and all gamers in exper
fence; as to the yellow stuff all admitted
it to be very shy. Fine roads from Pert
village to Utley Flats. We wish to re
member the Kindness of Mr. Waits folks
to us in caring for our teams and direc
lions and assistance on the mountain.
A. w. P.