Connecticut western news., 1908-10-01
38 8 IA 27 II 1 SHARON
Score by Innings

Lakev1lle B 2 o o. $
 Stolen bases-Stuart, Whalen, Knight 9, Eggleston, G. Deming. Sacrifice hits l -Barnum. Hit by pitcher-Wilson. 1 Two base hit-Eggleston. Three base hits-Stuart, Knight. Base on balls | Off Traver 4. Struck out-By Traver g, by Deming 6. Left on bases-Lakeville 10, Sharon 10. Time of game 1 hr. 35 mins. Umpire MT. Coyne.
 It is prevalent idea here in the East that the western and southern parts of our country are the only places where mining for the so called precious metals, is, or can be, carried on with any hope of financial success. In measure this may be true. Yet it is claimed that nearly every known mineral may be found in our own state and to the writer's knowledge there is at least one gold mine in Connecticut which has been worked for great many years, in very primitive way, but supposedly at profit. since the owner does nothing else. Here in our own town there are traditions, more or less authentic, re- garding the mineral wealth to be found ill the surrounding hills. In that long ago time when this Hemisphere was looked upon as are ElDorado, many ad venturers of>al nations roamed the At lantic seaboard, and even penetrated some distance inland, in a feverish search for gold, and stalwart Spaniard, black bearded and with remarkable light grey eyes, spent some time at the located in what is now known asWhites Hollow, and made daily journeys to the surrounding hills. He spoke English perfectly, and, like most of his class, proved a very agreeable companion. Af- ter stay of about three weeks he re- turned to the cabin one evening, evi- dently somewhat elated, and told Gibbs that he proposed to start for home the next morning. Without other explana- tion, this he did but noting the genuine regret in the hunters farewell, he an nounced that he would surely pay him a visit the following year. Gibbs went
 
 years. During his absence, his Connec- ticut cabin was occupied by his nephew, also named Gibbs, the first year of whose stay was marked by the advent of score or more swarthy Spaniards, with many rude carts drawn by bullocks, and whose leader was a stalwart man, with black whiskers and remarkable light gray eyes, who spoke English per fectly, and made earnest inquiry for his old comrade. The younger Gibbs learned that the Spaniards came from a ship of goodly size, anchored ill what is now known as New London harbor, with four men in charge to await the return of the adventurers. These Spaniards went to the top of what is now known as Mine Mountain, named in their honor, and after some preliminary work, proceeded to load their rude carts with the earth, or ore, which was then trans ported, as quickly as possible, by Bull locks to their ship at New London About sixteen weeks they roiled, when one morning the gray eyed man and his  followers stopped at Gibbs cabin to bid him good bye, and promising to return the following year, started, with their bullocks, carts, and utensils, on what proved to be their last trip through the wilderness to New London. Gibbsilived the remainder of his life in this region, but neither the gray eyed Spaniard nor any of his men ever returned. And the holes which they dug in the mountain became gradually filled with debris, etc. and so remain to this day, and no man knows the gray eyed Spaniard's secret or the nature of the ore he came so far to seek. A local dabbler in tradition, to whom Gibbs, when an old man, related the story of the treasure hunters, dis covered, after some research, that the ship was never heard from after sailing from New London, and there seems no reasonable doubt that she foundered, or that the gray eyed Spaniard and his doughty band sleep in sailor graves.
 [Since writing the above, have been informed that the Spaniards ore was supposedly silver
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