The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1904-01-06
FOUND IN AN OAK LOG.
SAW STRUCK AGAINST TOMA-
HAWK IN HEART OF LOG.
Supposed to Have Bsen Left in the
Tree by One of General Stark's
Revolutionary Soldiers
Arc Light Distnrbs
Lecturer by Talking.

Chester, VT, Dec. 30.-Charles
North, who lives near the Summit,
was saving up an oak log in the
woods near his place a few days a.
go when the steel teeth came in
cantact with metal. The log had
been felled the winter before. North
abandoned the saw and resorted to
the axe.
7 After ten minutes of labor he
disclosed the butt of what appeared
to be hatches firmly imbedded in
the trunk of the tree ten inches in
from the bark. A little more cut
ting and the Ratchet fell out, and
proved to be an Indian tomahawk
covered by rust, but still in a fair
state Of preservation. North could
see traces Of an inscription on the
blade, and carefully washing off the
rust he was able to make out sever
al words.
The name "Peter Snow" was Wis
ible where the blade had joined the
handle, and little in front Of this
was General Stark's Army, 1777.'
There we're two other words that
could not be II ade out aud then
the words white squaw." A
rough fire drawing of red fox was
scratched on the reverse side of the
blade, aud below thai two eagles
In 1777 General John S.ark and
his Newhampshire militia marched
from Concord, N. H to Bsnning.
ton. VT, and camped tor two
, months near Lowell Lake, a short
!, distance from where the tomaSawl
E was found. He later took part ir
the battle of Bennington. Many
curiosities have been found nea
J. the camp, which is now marked b,
: an old burying ground. Ssvera
years ago resident of this plac
> discovered under two feet of soil
cannon ball and a tomahswk simi
lar to that found by North, but i
had no inseripti. n.
1t is believed that one of Stark
!. soldiers left the weapon in the tree
;. and that the wood grew around
. until it covered it. The oak wa
old and stunted, but in full vigo
when fslled.
: South McAllister, I. T., Dec. 81
:. "A bold bank robbery, attende
~ by a desperate battle between cit
r Gems. and robbers, occurred fromKie
y wa, a small! town 16 miles of thi
- - city, easly today, the robbers secul
= ing or destroying about $28. 900.
!. Tne men gained entrance throug
. q rear window. The first charge {
: nitroglycerine made no impressio
on the safe, but the noise arouse
: :. residents of the town and soon fit
- men were congregated in the stoc
yards at the rear of the bank.
. A volley of shots was fred at th
building and it was at once return
!, ed by the sentinels of the robbei
= secreted outside. An almost il
II cessant fire was kept up for half q
- hour, during which time the rot
5. bers continued their efforts to ope
= the safe.
1t required three discharges t
J. force the door. The third explosio
s, was terrific, and almost completed
d demolished the safe as we'll as th
p the interior of the bank. Pape
b money was blown into shreds, lars
Is quantities Of mutilated bills bein
left by the bandits.
J. After looting the safe the robbel
left the building from the front an
se backed off in the darkness, keepin
8. mp fire on the posse.
So The men were followed quite
distance. It is said that one of II
D.. robbers was injured.
I The bank officials placed the
d monetary loss at $2S,ooo 1t is b
lieved that the bandits made ava
IN with only small part of this sur
'g the paper money being almost alt
IS gether destroyed by the explosio
at A posse of United States ma
is shsls is in pursuit of tha robbers.
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