The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1905-06-15

ne curttfIands IAc+e are ouls faof
hiii-. Eat w. shail festh The height. T.,
ans ~. aper ssms asdeoas c,i,abins m.
rod iesdsrossa BY soss ffon The RIVER
80 as 20 ssegea a .'ssals- a.aonr sLs,.
icct-hius
There. yoo see that iili,o frame hosse
hsif adde's by small CEDAR. below ths
road, just ia frcat Il rs. taatis the resi
dsnee ~ cd man Fssean. who Years re,.
Nhee lard conid l.e hsd -, sons. bon-h ,
a. thousands Of acres. saving .osn .i,,,
'saFia stock" that is G., sas si,,nr /,
'sorse Or q yoke Of vosk oacn .or hsu.
drcd acres, or 50. ia a body. Nov ,he..
same lands In i5c coal aud timber mar
kcif viii bring from tea 20 i~eni, d,.l,.r.
per acre. Here The road j. roekr. hst
feel ihe reiavsaatiag eject of ,ho morn
ing AFR 'ri woodland ircshness aud can
Get Over taese rocks sinay enough. So.
that up-to-dete mountain ccit.re stand.
'ns nesr ttc road 90 tue Knoll ,ons..
That Is where old man Laican's son. ] d.
G.. n. r james CASTOR Gordon uv,,o.
Rolaud) lives lie Is an entl,.i,.,,.
sportsman, but his chicf claims 10 di.,loc.
ton are tho length Of his name and tho
tact that De Is The largest man in hi. dis
'rici' tipping ihc beam at a iitu. les.
iHAn j'H'- lie WAS eucc talked ras.r..
''''e candidate for Che sbeuH.liy or h,.
r'an'. picAeusorl. bu, hi- eand,dae, s,,
n'i f'tie-iaiiz,' though ii. pe,ln.. ..,
'o9 late ios che honor ,f official di.B,.
'ion io e"ihsust" npon him Dc may A..
as'ai' s'nator, 90 al- ponicfoa- .s.i,i, 4
pos '"'s rma.h iac enhefuator,,i chat, I
but a" Ho' soins t. east an, horo-
-''f'' i7r i11 DONG lrc 1arciH NJ m.
i'fo-e'id of ~nioaonsan Csant, b. Ismt, D.. /
'ud must harry oa.
Two u'iics fnrihcl rp the ,sount-i, ,,.s 4
"e come 10 tho hide pos,-.a., 80 a. /
Dorm r G'p--or siil Uncle sam silo. am.
~ hi' post-oiiccs 90 hc denomi,,,,l
.'''lo 900 conirndistinctlon Co otber.g H..
mat 's % may. under The cir-u.n.t,,-o
' 't''hinl Friihc. feel .'in drt, hor,s~
10 "'' 'hc term. This Che oldest so.,.
''''' 100 thc county. htrine been ,st,h.
i'h'f on i-'0. ani bas tho further d..
'neiion oi having remained contins,,,.,,
'' ine sfnr family Go che present dss. 4
We hcfc leave the foot hiil. of OLD r,..
'ctian'. 'ni begun che sr-cni of no l.
n'nn'i'n proper o. win hc siccr climb.
hF. h'i WON hnoa rr at, io De .,o.,...
.na ia.iof .iic and ,ifacus. DO rou b.-.
Dee Afootiet -'r-uiias o'er ns .ion,
here eoes o. -44isrci acfoss ths road br,
.e H''e no suu. and 30 IS psrhar. ucii fsr q
i, rodoni-hip chat nc have MOT. u..vai
Don bary himself in tho dense fsr,.t.fl
rccn. aud sealing some old tree with A..
ole in iis trunk. m plich bc can bis, +,
"s'.i 900 case of emergonc,"-uiu
ark 40 us deftuiiy
We atc Nos 90 the to1 OF tho ,o.Yn,,i,
N''' 'c fcst here in this noted motel. NJ !
'ni r'soroa. casit 80 chmsir.f vt.
called o-hora's Can, and D. flr ,i.-, ,
.o" "hieh ihe post-on.cc down below
''" iis name. fhe gap VAS named b,
'"'' oi old nan Osborne. os,e ia.i.. Of
-e ''""if, Kentucky, hut long Sine. D
'ne io That "bauiue from which no,.,-
-,f ever returns Sec that ~Hunk. G
''n "'i 'h,re' Ti.'i..sh,,c inc Esul. a
iaHs trians. stayed uaiieitsr we're msk. r
e.A staf,s here Id
We !. GO oat ODE moautain nov. L,,t 90
$500 ihe north side nam il.. point uo. iU
sep 90 is- That creek yoa see uin5ino G,
way through ibe saile, Gar below al. i. n
"-orn' D." kentucky which hos been the u
enc oi many "a lerc, battle between ,f.. 4.
'liss OF "lhc Oar. aud Blood,
.l"t' bet this eaaecrns u.s. NOT. so,.
Do r'f'ae oar oeasse along iAc top Of
is c'oudiand height
] here. just coming into sight. &. Bonsr y
''n Dap' hroe, zoe mouuiaireer. lives
% 'ei'" tae gap, on tdc Kcu,uck, sis.
a' "e So doun aud see What he il a.. H.
Tie is the man who knows an ,bou, ~
mo~u'ain' aud catches raitless for -
Is. Lets 60 down Good morni,- ~
ice- Here's Mr. Re,dcs. who IL rus,i. -,
.'"s- "hasis-kaung What's tb.,lv ~.
hti be- BIAS c.me io see if you have anu, ~
s--'a'iisrs, SOFA know" ~Yaa.. one 70.
W. Ni''ea two yestila,. fcs beesse tb., d.
OUT an- hit my daug" n
'r'ee brings the RATHER forth from the u.
'a eA'eo % hes bees confined. uiil a al
'"s lied around Cos nees aud tsa stick H.
''ai De can hola &c ~oa'an himself
leo IS ga'te talsa,isc, ana ask. Tor nsu. o..
n 'Ae 9aF and Sc tlo president has ever i,,
''rS WITH tAo meat and hides OF the est
U.s. '' KILLED 10 'he Philippines: But
must go
y make our way doaa the mountain. d
% over a diaereut routo from that which
o'me--a rough mountain path. We
al bakers Cave, an Immense sub,er-
can room, whcso once an old ma,
ESQ name the cave bears, spent much a
DC ii@e during The last Years ofhis moo
D. tlis mind bad been turned BIS too -,
'h fads'og about au inasinary silver Of
r. located near the csvs off.t