Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1904-08-12
AN OLD LANDMARK GONE.
Cave Spring NeWs-The Campers Return.
No Lives Lost.

The tearing out of the old dam and
pntting in a new one at Trinity POii
Mill, near Cave Spring, is matter of
much interest in that neigh borhood,
and the opening OF the flood gates,
with the expected haul of fish last Fri
day. drew a large crowd.
The mill was built in 1915 by DIR.
Reynolds and was, till 1870, in success
full operation. That year the great
flood, which did 80 much damage al
through this valley. swept the dam
away. Mr.. D. V. Masincup rebuilt the
dam for the then owners, Turner &
Harrison. The property, afterwards
passed into the hands of A. d. Trib-
bett, from whom it was later purchas-'
ed By Col. James q. Cochran. and at
his death became the property of the
present owner, Mr.. Jos. S. Cochran,
his son. 1t is a remarkable coincidence
that Mr.. Masincup, still an active con-
tractor, should, after the lapse of "a
yC"s NC again tuC DuiioCi vi Vic udll
and now has force of workmen en-
gagged in tearing down the old struc.
ture and erecting brand new one.
The tlmbers have been all sawed by
a portable mill OH the ground, and will
be as rapidly as possible put in place,
making substantial structure of q
inch oak plank, So feet long, and the
mill, an excellent roller process one,
in complete repair, be soon in operation.
The great body of water, backing up
the river more than half mile, was
four or five hours running out. Then
several companies of men and boys
from the neighb0rh0od waded in with
nets and seins and gathered the fish
and cells in large numbers, making
some glorious hauls, tossing the nice
fluttering, laundering fellows ashore
with shouts of glee. The largest cap
ture l saw was big carp, caught by
the Baptist crowd from West View,
who seemed to take to the water nat
urally, and wasn't afraid of the deep
holes, the boss said it would weigh Is |
lbs and he ought to be good authority.
The Y. M. G. A. boys located a mile
down the river, studying the writings
Of the fishermen of the Bible, failed to
bring their nets with them and missed
hat part of their lesson, so were not
in it " for fish, but on going down the
liver the SPECTATOR man found them
strictly in it'' for pretty, cosy camp
et up in military order, under COM
nand of Commodore W. ID. Hoge, who
armed his naval title by the skill with
which he managed his boats ON the
liver near by, and the floods which
7ere poured down on him every other
ay with his battalion of naval re-
erves who spent more time in the
'ater than they did out of it. 1.-THE
howers of blessings" that they had
cen singing about 30 long, came in the
lape of much rain, with All abun.
ance of fresh milk, vegetables, eggs,
&C.. and fun without stint,
Id such appetites Folks living in
'wn, with their clothes all buttoned
tight, don t know the capacity of a
Imper in loose dress. l saw boys go
ack to the Commodore with empty
ate to be filled so often that l had to
op and count, four, five, six times,
1t when Powell StrattOn who claim
the championship, got up to eight
ates of Malta Vita and other things
proportion, the Commodore and 1
opped counting and voted him the
ue ribbon.
The two weeks closed Saturday and
eaven sent the naval expedition a
eavenly day for changing base and
on Staunton. The cruisers.
rpedo boats, water proof tents, ma
mes, with what was left of company
ores, packed up in three wagons ard
lied for home. 1t had taken five
get them out. What became of the
st? Ask the papas to weigh the I
Dys and perhaps the answer to the \
lestiOn will be found StauntOn was -
lptured about sun down and not a
ian lost. The next news from Port
rthur will tell different tale. 7