The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1902-05-09

ten years old, and for the first time
learned that Methuen was not the CEN
ter of the earth and that Priest Kim
ball was not the only big man in ex-
istence. The journey of IS miles to
Fall River was made with horses and
an open wagon, no railroads then.
In the Litchfeld County Biograph:
icaI Review he gives these facts con.
corning his mine in Merryall, which he
leased to New York parties owing
to infirm health:
In 1884, while on short visit to New
Milford with friend from Western
New York, l visited for the first time
feldspar mine, which had been work
ed in a small way 20 years, located less
than mile from my residence. From
what saw on the surface at once de-
cided that ought to own the property,
and the next day with my friend had
secured it.. Later work convinced me
that had secured the most valuable
mine that had ever had anything to
do with, right in sight of home, what
L had travelled thousands of miles to
find, and to which l had devoted the
best part of my long life. Most of the
work SO far at the mine has been done
to prove what firmly believed, that
l had true assure vein, reaching
down to a very great depth in the
earth, the bottom of which no one
could ever expect to find and in the
history of mining no one ever has
found. have uncovered the foot wall
of the vein for near 300 feet in length
and to depth of so feet. In drift
across the vein have found the hang
ing wall, in perfect order, near SO feet
from the foot wall. They are both
dipping at the SAME angle, and each
one has a clayey coat from about a
half an inch thick (sliekensides).
These develOpments,-td cost me
much money, ARE proof to experienced
mining men that we have an everlast-
ing vein. (See Dana's "Manual of
Mineralogy and Lithology," p. Alb. }
In doing this work we took out gems,
mica, and feldspar that have been sold
on the market for more money than I
ever knew to be taken from any mine
in America for the same amount of
surface work done. This was hard
work, without machinery. In this
statement / include the great Com
stock vein of Virginia City, with
which 1 am familiar. In two years
after we commenced work on the mine
I made a trade with an English SYM
dictate for a controlling interest in the
mine. After more than two years.
waiting for the money and much
trouble, l kicked the trade over; and l
then bought out my partners interest
in the property. Other parties agreed
to buy the property Tor controlling
interest in it). These contracts rather
INSTRUCTED further developments, and
most of the time for several years it
had been closed down; but there are
more valuables in sight now than ever
before
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.
Five young misses from the Junior
Endeavor society united with the Con-
gregational church, last Sunday. APP.
propriate remarks were made by the
pastor, which are likely to be1remem-
bered, making the service an inspiring
and impressive one. Dea Ives was I'M
able to be present and was much miss.
ed, as he has failed to be present but
three times before in the % years
since he was chosen deacon of this
church. On account of i'll health, it
is understood that he will tender his
resignation at the annual meeting
which is to be held on the 23d day O.
this month.
On Thursday night Good hephert
lodge, I. 0. o. F., worked the initia
tory degree on two candidates.
Mrs George Fl. Lines, Mrs M.
Giddings and Miss Lyle Bostwick ar
in New Haven, this week, attending
the May musical festival.
James D. Brown passed Sunday il
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