The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
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pioyea IN GettinR Out neoE.
Tho mon who are blasting rock at various
points along the Palisades come upon relics of
the early days of New Jersey and New York
and Of the hot times Of the Revolution every
now and then. Not that these evidences of the
old time are Embedded In the rock or hidden in
assures Of It, but most Of the rock Of tho kind
wanted by those who are cutting into the pic.
turesque cliffs is covered on the river side with
several feet Of earth. which in turn Ia over
grown in largo part by vegetation. To get at
the rock, the everything soil has TO DO cleared
away, and in this part Of the work the laborors
unearth imboddcd shot, acc~outrcments, and
arms OF the colonial wars and Indian combats.
Most Of these relics 60 to whomsoevor is firSt at
q and asks for them, for the finders are mon
who. as q rule, care little for them.
Almost any earnest searcher after Revolu'
tionaty relics could DO reasonably sure Of got
ting sbmethlng by o short stint Of digging at
likely points on tho Jersey side Of the river,
but most Of the amateurs who 60 over there
think that all they have to do 10 to scratch
the earth like tropical tillers Of tho soil and find
valuable or interesting relics ready to their
hands. 1t Il, Of course. necessary to penetrate,
anything worth preservation.
One Of the points where. q number oil. re-
R %.pS't BEEN Sn t foan Ss' !. q between TWEEN CUT GastenSu nSu and
%SodSlins In r New S Jersey Val about Tb OPPOSITE D Q se ~.
Immediate .neighborhood. but the residents
pefns in on early 3 SiS Says sna gwen ~ as 4 sSe G nSme %h ioS
clung to Il until Guttenburg, Woodclih,, and
sandssldS sa Ssse "a. 70 4. in Sns Sslit sP1n T. and tho
Most Of. the land. about the point belongs
e the Family Of which Lawyer Joseph
father bonRht tract after tract there. That
part. which 10 available 10 being cut up into
5 5as1ns u oS and s0la 4S how m;s spS ssss is s, Sns' Il
Resser. who has been engaged in the work there
rGn fG%e work. u%o along aSa nj tse sP Palis %Sss for 70 n miles ta' up ip
and down the river. He and his men have
1 nna Sits 81 Of y metsi Of s% PERSONAL snSi S Sse W %h%s they S%S have az
been at work getting the surface earth out OF
the way preparatory 70 sinking q blasting charge
things away. Some Of them, II they have not
been lost, arc scattered in houses, blacksmith
fhSpi Sn1 or jersey City. One or W are sup
posed to be In business offices.
It is said that most Of the genuine .hd s relic hui hunt !;
o personal or historical interest in the subject
got there too late. MIR. Ressler would willingly
shhsS a don't hn Ssu "a sns Ss ssse ossse 1p for SS!i so@e little SIs
lime, and Mr.. Re5sler has boon too busy making
TsDSiyk o tS fes the al TScs fa sS g sd to s The tESSsls Of of Of
He has found several hintlocks, but hasn't
ono Of them now. An we're given away to the
and balls from ION eai1 nI mn aGs S Sr sGI%stsain ar like
the peiRhbors. Mr.. Ressler carries o miniature
cruoiax. which appears to be OF lead. that he
found as tho earth tumblod away from Its
rockbed ono day. Most Of the shot are found
more wore found in q bunch at one spot; Mr..
Ressler says he thinks that fifty Of tho larger
shells have been found In all. Not long ago he
found o buckle, which appears to have come
from o soldiers belt. A tomahawk was dug
up not far away. Tho buckle he has; the toma-
Mr.. Ressier has also an old coin which he
found while digging and carries as a pocket
| testify 10 not gold. 1t Is very thin, and consid-
erably worn. especially about the edges, al
though the medallion on tho face and the coat
Some Of tho lettering Is stin decipherable, but
the rest of 1t is obliterated. The diverse bears
the laurel-crowned head, probably of the mon.
| arch, and around 1t that part Of tho inscrip-
ton which 10 decipherable is: "Georgius Ill,
Del Cratic" On tho reverse are the British
E. fI1 q. R se .1Es Z. 8! ssf.' BIT 8. T.. q Il. y :. e. i r. o. l@a and
the date. Tho date seems at q glance to be
It 10 tho major part, 10 clearly marked. It is
probable. though, that the date 10 1871, and that
the lower part Of the g" 4 1o worn away, as as
Of about the dlameter Of q b-cent piece. and is
not perfectly round.
Mr.. Ressler 10 not at present removing any
earth. having reached 0 point whore tho solid
rock can be attacked. In Q couple Of months
he expecte to have got out oil the rock available
and begin tho work OF destruction o little fur.
thar I'M tho river.