Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1897-08-12
An Evening Drive.

AL
The REGISTER man took drive the
other evening down to Bakerton by
way of Moler's Cross Roads, and he
has thought that what he noticed
might not be uninteresting in print.
The first impression is that the road
from the Charlestown pike to Mr.. Geo.
NJ. Knots. four or FIVE miles, is far
superior to the average country road.
Mr.. James NJ. Hendricks has been the
supervisor for a number Of years, and
he has it in splendid order. Nearly
all of it has been macadamized, and
as the work is still being pushed 1t
will not be long until every foot of it
is piked. If all the road supervisors
were like Mr.. Hendricks Jefferson
county would soon get its name up
At Moler's Cross Roads it was very
quiet. The regulars were either at
work or at supper-we reckon most
of them at the latter-though they
had begun to gather to practice at
pitching horse-shoes, in preparation
for the great contest to take place be-
tween them and the Bakerton cham
pions,
Our next stop was at Mr.. Jacob 5.
Moler's, near Bakerton. That neigh
borhood is getting to be a sort of
Klondike region. Extensive repairs
are being made to the old Virginia ore
bank property, which has recently
been bought by Mr. Edward Mealey,
of Hagerstown, and the mine will be
worked at its fullest capacity. The
new iron ore bank Just being opened
by Messrs. Moler and Trail is almost
ready for business. The necessary
machinery is in place, and in few
days active operations will be COM
menced on what we hope will be an
important and profitable venture.
During the past week or two several
shafts have been sunk on the land Of
Mr.. ]. S. Moler and the fact again es-
tabhshed that he has iron ore of ex-
cellent quality almost as plentiful as
clay. Mr.. Moler showed US very rich
deposits in the old workings, just wait
ing to be dug out and shipped away.
Mr.. ]. G. Hurst, Of Harper's Ferry, is
interested in opening up Mr.. Moler's
mine. The iron is not quite up to the
Klondike gold in value, but it is Just
as certain to pay good money and
great deal easier to get at.
A gathering storm prevented us
from stopping at bustling little Baker
ton, but we learned that business is
Just as brisk as ever at that place. A
stone crusher has recently been set up
there, giving employment to an addi-
tional number of men. The stone that
is not suitable for lime is made into
ballast for the B. & o. Railroad. Mr..
John Baker, the manager Of the works,
did a generous thing the other day.
When asked for a donation towards
the new Lutheran Church at Uvilla
he told the building committee to send
down and get all the lime they needed,
free of charge. 1t was very liberal
donation, and one greatly appreciated.
Before we left Mr.. Moler ssDgave
us for our museum fine specimen Of
an Indian grain pestle, which showed
that it had been used long and often
to pound the grain for their bread
Mr.. Moler found it on his farm, which
was evidently at one time an Indian
camping-ground. Many interesting
reminders of the red man have been
found. The vicinity Of his spring was
evidently the home of an aboriginal
arrow-maker, for innumerable chips
of flint and arrows of various sorts
may still be found. A few yards from
his house is a mound in which are
number of Indian graves, over which
have grown oak trees Of peculiar
sort. Several Of the graves have been
opened, and the crumbling bones of
the savages that have lain there for
perhaps hundreds of years exposed to
the gaze of the curious. No relics
were found in any of them, however.
We prize our pestle very highly, and
it makes another important addition
to our growing collection.
Confederate Entertainment in Town Hall.
An entertainment for the benefit Of
the Daughters of the COnfederacy will
be held in the town hall on Saturday