The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1901-03-21
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CHRONOLOGY.

Many species of birds remain here
during the winter, and they deserve
more than a passing notice. Of them
the crow is the most ubiquitous. 1t
has powerful wing, thinks nothing
of going fifty miles for meal, and
fears no weather. Crows remain here
every year, but the season of 1901
will be black letter winter in the
history of Jackson county, for the
crows of the entire Scioto Valley seem
to have wintered here. The roosts
are located in the Red Brush on the
furnace lands in the eastern part of
county. The birds spend the day
fora ging in different parts of the
State, but they return here in clouds
every evening. Their favorite haunts
are in the Scioto Valley, and they
have been seen as far north as Waver-
ly, where according to the Courier
During the high wind Sunday, March
3, an immense flock of crows, number
ing several hundred, were observed
scurrying before the wind at rapid
rate, going in an easterly direction.
These fiocks come from all the points
of the compass, and fully ten thous-
and must assemble at the roosts, when
the weather is favorable. In the
morning they go forth in battalions,
which break up later into companies
under their own leaders. Those who
have observed the larger flocks while
feeding on the ground, claim that
they seem to be too thick to make
room for one more. Many wonder
what they found on the ground during
the cold weather in February. Mr..
Samuel Horton believes that they fed
on the worms which have been killing
the grass in Jackson county pastures
during the past two years. If his
theory is correct, the presence of the
crows here is accounted for, and their
coming must be regarded as bless
ing, for the jackson county farmers
are almost discouraged over the fail
ure of so many pastures during the
last year or two.-Jackson Standard
Journal.
RICH STRUCK 1T RICH.
A few days ago March Rich, far
mer living in the vicinity of Well
man, this county, while trying to get
rid of a troublesome boulder which
had lain in the field and been plOwed
around since time immemorial, met
with a valuable find. While digging
pit at the side of the boulder, for
the purpose of rolling it in and bury
ing it, he stuck about three feet be-
meath the suface an old, decayed box,
which, upon investigation, was found
filled with silver coins of all denomina-
tions-old French and American coins.
There is a story extant that will be
remembered by many, to the effect
that many years ago, during the In
dian wars, paymaster's wagon and
escort were hard pressed by the In
dians and were compelled to bury the
chest containing the money, and that
afterward they were attacked and all
killed but one, and he escaped so bad
ly wounded that. he finally died, with
out, it seems, being able to describe
accurately the place where the money
had been buried. About thirty years
ago several pieces of old French
money were found on the old McKin-
sey farm. and tne srUry Of the buried
chest was revived, and many persons
searched for the money. Ex-Gover-
nor McBu ney and party went out
from Lebanon and looked the place
over, but their search was futile.
This find is supposed to be that iden-
tical paymaster's chest. = Lebanon
(Ind) Record.