Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-11-17
To
REVIVE MANY
MEMORIES
OF National Character in It's
Tr-Centonnlal Next
Year.

Norfolk. Va. Nov ii-ln June
aso7 tbe American Fgigatn Chosh.
n'aks had iust toen fitted ont a. the
Norfolk navy yard. and was passing
uul 81 Hampton Roads, with q now
taa u1iFied crew and only a few OF
nor Euua on board C0mmud0ro
lamca Barron, Whufe broad peunaut
ioafe0 from tho mainmnst. was. now
ever. round of his ehsp. as she vas
new uHd WAS considered one of the
finest models in existence. and was
named Tor the Elcat waterway near
his llrih place. at hampton Never.
fhclesf. Sire tllstarred Cheasanealgp
was MAT day desiinod to begin
carUsr of misfortune which was 20
end only vith the death at Lawrence
and her capture by che Frisatc shan
non
Aa iho Chesapeake passed soweils
Point. on Hampton Roads wuore the
jamosy8ua Ter Centennial Exposition
is 60 bh held In i901-iust one hundred
years later-~Hhe was sighted by the
lookout OF th0 British Frigalo Leo.
pard, lying IN Lynnhavcn bay near
~. The Leopard, uccOmpr 1lcd hy
another British war vessel. nut on
all sail and ran out 10 sea ahead OF
The Chesapeake. The Chesapeake fol.
lowed th0m 20 sea- her men busily
engaged Ia slowing the mass OF rir.
gtnR that Uttered her decks.
Beyond tho capcs the British "a.
gate gig1alied thai her captain had a
mesraRc for Commodore narron. The
mcseann wnH a letter from Vice Ad.
mifai Berkeley. commander OF the
hfillah feet IN American waters dt.
reciinE all British cruisers 10 atop
and search the United States ship
thpaapcakc WhCroYtr Hhn De ~.
couniered. and 90 tako from her, ID
iound. -four doaortcrs from the British
navy A. this time tho people OF ...e
Nnitfd sltiteas were much excited oe-
er The imrrtsamon3 of American sea-
men ~ the British. To serve "a their
ships ~ paf
Commodore Barron refused 10 allow
lae search. aad made sail 20 proceed
the British stlps, thoroupon, hauled
uu and gave the Chesapeake broad.
SIDE hilina and WOnndinr twenty.
s1Yon mon On board The Chesanoako
every effort was made 90 retura the
hW. hut iaW of tho puus could bo
brought lu bear on tho enemy. and
no iuaea and little ammunition we're
available
lieutenant oa board. maddened
at The Thought Of hls ships surrend-
eiing wlihnut firing q shot, ran to the
cook aioFe ln the galley, and picking
up a sife coal IN his bare head. ro.
turned ~ ibU sun. and succeeded in
dischargiea 90, using the coat ~ flcl
fuse THE Chesapeake was Obliged
fu haul hrf cOlors down.
TIE British took from the ship four
men. nto they claimed were british
enbi0cls This incident was largely
responsible for tho outbreak of the
war VI isie.
Although me jamestown TerCen-
ipruial u 1ailunal in SCOPE and i'm I
ottance. YET on account OF its lOca- /
Jon. near fhe cities ~ NOriOlk. Ports
mouth aud newport News, Va. hu un
eqlnliud opportunity Is Afforded 10 OK (
mplt the mineral resources Of thu /
sontn. 70 this end arrangements have /
been completed and an elaborate and /
comprehensive display az the minerals I
and ores will be- made. which will IA.
viie "a attention Of capital 10 the 4
enormous and uuduyelopod deposits /
lound ftfolphom sections 0f the
aoarh.
Al the nresqnt iinla there are mln.
erais lunnd n greater quaniiiioa 4
aud Nined more extensively an the
southern states than in any other
nart nf ahis country For Instance
Worth Car0iiua produces nearly al /
1l ihn miea ln the United alalaa. ana
Wlih her sister state. South Carolina.
furnishes aii az iho monRzlio that is
produced and The lntiog ia tho 0aly 4
ai8ie thai supplies iln. Both of these
states tfe producing thc hnCft gradoa
lf koalin FOR which there is dies
nand HeYona ihe an9ply hy the pot
.efies Virginia produces hy far the
largest amuuni % manEanose ana py
'lie taaf found Ia TIE e0untry, while
ienrgia Alabama and Arkansas nur-
llsbea aH pf the bauNito that Is usef
a she foauniaciufo of metal aiumi
lun AVID artincial corundum Vir.
nnin tUl Georgia also produce the
lnik ~ iae asbestos, while pennussoc.
South Carolina and Florida practical.
81 supply all the phosphate rock obs {
aimed ia thia country Z
Pusiib'y the two most promising !
'nd profitable 0penl2ea in connection
tiih tAa Development OF che IMMORAL Z
paoufons az tho snHth are those re- ]
tting fo b1ildng stones ana clay 3
'fodnca A lqfge heid is onercd ln
MS linN Whlch promised subatan.
ial returns on che amount of invest
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