Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04

rows. Pinex Grove Big Crossings, Negro
Mountain, Keyser's Ridge, Woodcock HILL
Laurel HILL The Turkeys Nest, Eggnog
Hill. Coon Island and Wheeling Hill. In
1885 the state of Pennsylvania took charge
of the road within it's limits. In Fayette
enty-four miles. The adjustment of the
tollgate at Uniontown marks the retirement
of William j. Gosnell, toll gate keeper,
who was probably the oldest pike man still
in the service, having served sixty years.
His days at the gate have been from twelve
to fifteen hours long, and he was found
regularly in the little house, twelve by
fourteen feet. called the Uniontown toll
gate. He Is now seventy-seyen years old.
Two of the iron toll gate posts used on
the "Old Pike" have been erected on Pc
destals of stone in the rear of the Allegany
court house, at Cumberland. to be main
way. Some time ago the Allegany county
commissioners erected a stone in the front
yard of the residence of c. James Orrfck,
on part of the site of Fort Cumberland, TO
mark the. point where. the ',Old Plke pc
gins. This is near Riverside park and
within $50 yards of the Potomac river. On
April the last of the staging inns Of the
old National pike, the Barton House at
Hancock, was discontinued as a hotel
Jacob Helsel the oldest man of Somerset
county Is over one hundred years old and
is living with the family of Giily Seese at
Scalp Level. His mind is very clear, and
until three years ago he was able TO 90
light work. He can now get along without
spectacles his eyesight being most remark
able He delights to tell of the early days
when game was plentiful and settlers We're
few He has lived in the administration OF
every President except Washington.
Thomas Ringler, of near Meyersdale,
while plowins;on his farm yesterday, struck
a piece of wood which he thought was
part of stump. He got his pick and went
to work to remove 1t, but, after investiga-
ton, it proved to be a wooden box which
contained about $50 pounds of old-fashioned
Inusket balls 1t is supposed they were
buried there by Braddocks soldiers on their
way to Fort Duquesne about $50 years ago.
Prof. M. c. Marsh, chemist for the united
States fish commissioner, who made an IN
veStga ton of the recent mortality among
the fish in the Potomac river In TINS Vlcln-
ity has made a report in which he says 1t
is fairly evident that the mine drainage IS
q potential danger, and 1t occasionally over
whelms the other pollutions which tend TO
neutralize it and for brief space of time
has fatal effects. That the recent very
moderate mortality was due to this cause
may be accepted with good degree of con-
fdence." He says that each of the TWO
waste products in the Potomac--acld from
Georges creek and alkali fro milne paper
pulp mills highly injurious to fishes, out
combined they neutraliZe each other and
become comparatively harmless. He says
in order to reach a positive conclusion II
is necessary to obtain sample while the
river contains the chemical agent winch IS
causing the trouble. Nearly one thousand
fish, some of good size, We're found dying
along the banks of Wills creek. Some mat
ter was thrown into the stream that caused
the fish to leap high into the air and rush
for the shore.