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strode to the plate with his trusty striped war club. He barely grazed the sphc-e, the ball sailing into right. Gibbs hit hard through Howeders pins, Kochera going to third. When Hall singled to center, the fans were on their pins cheering like mad, while Kocher raced in from third, and Gibbs went to the bag just vacated by Kocher. Joe Connor went over to Hardy, gave him a few tips as to what to give Eley. The tip was a good one, as high ball, hit Eley on the neck, just below the bean. Three men on, one down, one run needed to tie the score, and Joe Kus- tus, the new man at the bat. Three men waited patiently on the bases while Kustus placed his bat where the ball ain't. The three still remained, needed to tie. But lo! Look at him who approaches to the bat. The one and only "Biff'' Bailey, the leading swatter of the Mechanics. Say, what held those bleachers up? "Biff" reached for a high one and missed on like pitch he pushed his bat into the next ball. The sphere dug into the ground near the pitchers box, bounding high and to the side near Needhan. That player just got his init under the round, but not enough. Bailey was safe at first, Gibbs came flashing across the plate, while Need ham, gathering the ball again, at tempted to beat Eley to second. The Mechanics captain was too fleet of foot, dusting into the bag by clever slide, while Hall ran in with the sec ond run on the hit. Needham in his wiIdness called Ump Walsh '' piece of swizter, etc. Exit Needham and enter Friel. The damage was com pleted when Ladd flied out to right field.
 A walk to Waterman sandwiched in between two strike outs, and Water mans killing in trying to make sec ond on a steal told New Brit's work in the eighth The Mechanics kept up their batting in this inning. Stowe led off with a neat poke to left field. When Miller hit to Hardy, Stowe was caught at second and Cy was doubled at first Kocher followed with a neat two bagger to right center, While Gibbs breeZed.
 A game is never over till the last man is out. Cabrera threw a scare in to the faithfuls when he beat out a hit to Hall. Connor's out at first, Gibbs, to Bailey, placed Cabrera at second, while on Brennan's out Stowe to Bailey, Cabrera went to third. A hit would have tied the score Or per haps an error. Howedel had found Gibbs for two previous hits, and look ed dangerous. Gibbs was working like a demon, forcing Eowedel to strike at two over the corner Of the plate. With two strikes and one ball on him, Gibbs threw a high one to the out side of the plate. Cabrera suspecting this move, attempted to steal home. The fans thought Kocher had the blind staggers, for he apparently did not see Cabrera coming home, or else Howedel hid the runner from view. When Kocher did wake up it was just in time to save the game from being "a tie. The score:
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erman, Rufiange, Stolen bases Stowe, Miller. Double plays, Cabrera, Need ham and Connor; Ladd and Kocher; Hardy, Cabrera and Connor. Left on bases, Bridgeport 5, New Britain 8. First base on balls off Gibbs, 5, off Hardy 2. Hit by pitcher, Bailey, Struck out by Gibbs 8; by Hardy 5. Passed balls Kocher. Time 200, Um- pire Walsh Attendance 300.
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American League.

New York 5. Detroit 3. Philadelphia f, Cleveland 0. St. Louis ?, Boston l. Chicago at Washington, Rain.
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BIG POLISH WRESTLER
 PICKED IN COMING
 MATCH WITH GOTCH

Especial from United Press.)
 Newark, N J.. May 13.-Many who last night saw Zbyscko, the big Polish wrestler, throw Hadi-Hadi, a Giant Turk, in two straight falls at the Weever Coliseum, are preparing to back the Pole in his coming match
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-13
BEACH WILL TRY FLIGHT
 WITH BIG NEW ENGINE

Stanley Y. Beach, of the Scientific Americans editorial staff, will try flight with his monoplane at Iaordship Park this afternoon. He has installed a new 50 h. D. engine which he ex- poets will send the device soaring.
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with Frank Gotch, the champion
 Zbyscko showed great skill and strength and it is believed he will make a formidable opponent for the American. He threw Hadi-Hadi the first time in Il minutes and 30 sec- onds. The second& fall was gained in minutes.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1910-05-13
REDFERN-sCHoFIELD

The marriage of Alice Schoneld, niece of MT. and Mrs. Irvine Schofie1d. :. of III Summerfield avenue, to Mrs Schofield home with Rev. F. l.. Ham Iaond officiating. Eva SchofieId and Jeannette Leech were flower bearers and Arnold Schofield the ring bearer.
 The bride wore a gown of white bat iste
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WATCH FOB FOR LIFE SAVER

At the meeting of Bridgeport Branch of the Volunteer Life Saving Corps. held last evening, Boatswain w. H. McPhee was presented by his asso- sciates withsa silver. watch fob. A committee of five was appointed t6. visit the Park Commissioners to$gug- gest the building of a station near the public baths
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Children Cry
 FOR FLETchER'S GA ST o oRIA BOWLING.
STATE (DUCK) LEAGUE.

Had Bridgeport just gotten one more pin in the first string last evening they would have made clean sweep of it with Meriden The two other strings were easy for the local repre- sentatiyes. Tommy Tiernan was high man with a total of 311. The scores ::
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BASEBALL SUMMARY
YESTERDAYS RESULTS.
Connecticut League.

Bridgeport 4. New Britain 8. At Hartford-Hartford ', North mpton 2.
 At Holyoke-New Haven 10, Hol- roke (.
 At waterbury-Waterbury 8, Spring. field O.
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National League.
twelve

New York g, Chicago 1. Brooklyn Il, Pittsburg g, (twelve hnings)
 Cincinnati s, Philadelphia 1. St. Louis ,, Boston 3.
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American League.

Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Philadelphia. St. Louis at Boston. Chicago at Washington.
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Toronto F, Baltimore 5.
WHERE THEY PLAY TODAY.
 Connecticut League.

Bridgeport at Waterbury. Hartford at New Haven. Holyoke at New Britain. Springfield at Northampton.
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Eastern League,

Rochester 3. Newark 0. Buffalo f. Providence 8. Jersey City Montreal 2, Cen inn ngsl
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National League.

New York at St. Louis. Brooklyn at Cincinnati. Philadelphia at Pittsburg. Boston at Chicago.
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Middletown. .......44O 459 454 1453 Wallingford, ......425 450 422 1297
 NEW HAVEN 3. WATERBURY 1.
 New Haven. ......4s9 475 451 1415 Waterbury. ......-4s1 457 469 1407
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as well as our highest pricef S27.O tailoring has rfcatly improved through the p<st sea x son-an admission of prosre<s X plore value for our custorn< CTS of this sgasen. See souys te our $13 woG.ess in our +yIu& dow. Come in for samples d Style Folder to take home fos comparison. &
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men should return. Then, too. the
hunters may have simply mistaken one
canyon for another. or, TO speak collo-
quially, they got turned around. Ed
ward Stewart White, who knows noun
tains and hills better, perhaps, than
any one else in California, states that
every man who lives much in the hills
at some time or other is unable to find
his bearings; it is only tenderfoot
who has the presumption to assert that
never has he become confused when
out in the open. The case of the two
hunters being unable to find again this
particular canyon may be an instance
bearing out the proof OF Mr. Whites
statement
The superstitions relating to the
mine are very numerous. as one would
naturally expect. The old, old men and
women of the town, regarding you with
dim and somber eyes as you question
them, say that when the padres were
driven from the land which was theirs
and which they so loved and labored
for, the opening of the mine was closed
by miracle from heaven. and never
more will it be found by man. If you
express skepticism at this statement
they will ask why it is, then, that the
silver has never been discovered, and
they will go on to tell you of another
thing which happened long ago TO
prove to you the power of matters we
can not understand. 1t seems that
very long ago an aged priest had rowed
across this bay from a neighboring
settlement. probably Santa Cruz. to
Monterey and was about to land when
he was met at the beach by some rem
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hold the place of mystery. The Tassa-
jara country and the Corral de Terra
formerly abounded in game of all de-
scriptions, deer and bear being espe-
ciaIly plentiful. 1t was a paradise for
lovers of hunting and much fre-
quented by sportsmen. Two hunters
were one day wandering through the
hills, when they came to tree in a
canyon which was blazed in peculiar
manner; they attached no Significance
to this until they found another
blaze, similar to the first, on tree
farther up the canyon. Then they be-
gan to look closely at their path and
their surroundings and they discovered
that they were on an Indian trail.
with here some stones piled together
with apparent carelessness. there
walls a bIazed tree They now began to
have an idea of what they had really
come upon, and being experienced
mountaineers, they had little trouble
in following the way, which was so
plain to those who could read and so
cleverly concealed from those un-
versed in woodcraft. The trail turned
off into a cross canyon and continued
for several miles, leading at last to a
hole In the hillside, over which brush
had been drawn. The brush was
pulled aside, and, 10, the lost mine was
found! The ore was close to the sur
face of the earth, in great quantities,
and obtainable without any difficulty,
which explained the ease with which
the Indians obtained 1t. The hunters
each eagerly seized nugget to bear
out the truth~of their story and then
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returned with all speed to Monterey.
where they confded to a few chosen
friends their wonderful find.
A, mining outfit was hastily got to-
gether and the party set out to find
discovered 1T. They reached what they
thought to be the right canyon. but
failed to find the blazed trees and the
other signs. They decided they had
started at the wrong place and went up
another ravine; here also they could
not succeed in finding the signs along
the way. They searched the country
all that day and for many days there
after. but never again could the hunt
ers find the path which was so plain
that first morning when they stumbled
upon 1T unexpectedly. At length they
had to give up their quest, filled with
disappointment, like their many pre-
decessors. The two men kept their
nuggets for many years, ofttines
gazing mournfully at the silver and be-
rating the haste with which they had
left the mine instead of stopping to
carry away a considerable quantity or
metal. Now and again they would go
out together or separately to 1ook Tor
1t, always hoping that this time luck
would smile upon them and never re-
.alizing their hope. That all this really
happened there is mo- doubt. Yet 1t
seems strange that two persons well
accustomed to this region could not
retrace their path anywhere they might
wish to go. However, the Indians may
have discovered that their secret had
been discovered and obliterated en-
tirely their signs before the white
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thousands of searchers have gone over
those hills, until 1t would appear that
every square foot Of them has been
examined, yet not one person has ever
succeeded in solving the riddle. Never
since the passing of the day of the
padres has an ounce of ore been
brought away from this mine of mys-
terry.
Although the traditions concerning
the subject are centered for the most
part at Monterey. 1t was the Carmel
mission, five miles distant, which in
reality controlled the entire output of
silver. From the time of it's earliest
beginnings the mission has been asso-
ciated in legend with the mine. 1t was
discovered very soon after the Jesuits
founded their settlement at Carmel. It
is impossible to say whether knowledge
of it was gained first by priests or by
Indians; some accounts have it that the
priests came to California, but this is
doubted. Another account, one which
seems more feasible. is that the mine
was stumbled upon accidentally when
the builders of the mission and sur
rounding structures were seeking for
rock suitable for purposes of construc-
ton; none was to be found anywhere
in the immediate neighborhood. and, al
though made mostly of adobe, some
rock was absolutely essential to carry
on the building At all events the
fathers of that district were fortunate
beyond their brethren of the other par
ishes scattered up and down the length
of the state, since they possessed this
treasure trove of the hills in addition
to one of the most fertile valleys i'm
vided up into ranches which are al
most priceless, two and three heavy
crops being raised upon them in a sea-
son. Small wonder then that this was
one Of the most prosperous and popu-
lar of all the Jesuit properties.
The priests themselves did not go
into the mountains for the silver, only
the Indians went out and brought back
out at night, SO as not to be followed;
they chose the time which was the dark
of the moon, to make doubly sure of no
detection They also returned at night.
that no man might see whence they
came; they were gone always three
days. It has frequently been surmised
that the place was not really so far
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Bv Lucia Shepardson

YER since the riches OF the earth
have been known to man,
length of time beginning with
history itself, tales of lost mines
have been known as well. Traditions
having to do with the alluring topic OF
vanished treasure are found in every
part Of the earth and are as the sands
Of the sea in number. Whenever and
81 whomsoever met with, they form
subject Of unceasing interest. for moth
ing in all the world is so fascinating as
an unsolved mystery. The locations OF
these places are usually FAR away from
civilization, In desolate wildernesses to
enter which IS almost certain death
The deserts are favorite spots for lost
mines. and the victims who have per-
ished in the burning sands, searching
vainly for hidden wealth, can be
counted by tho thousands. Costly ex-
petitions the destination Of which may
be half across the world, are frequently
fitted out by mining men, and some
times they are successful, sometimes
not Yet still the search goes on
Occasionally one hears of a hiding
place Of gold or Of silver which is COM
paratively near at hand, with no long
death roll Of seekers who died for its
sake. requiring no expense or hazard
whatever in looking for It and which
stilI eludes the vigilant eyes of count
less persons who have tried to find 1T.
OF such is the lost mine Of Monterey.
Among the stories handed down to US
Of the mission days of this state there
- none more interesting than this.
somewhere In the hills beyond the
sleepy little town there lies silver
mine the ore Of which is exceedingly
rich, but its location has never been
known save by the padres OF the Car
mel mission az the head OF the Carmel
valley and the Indian converts of the
mission. One has only to travel
through the mountains Of the Tassa-
tara or Corral de Terra country (these
comprise the hilIy regions south and
east Of Monterrey on a journey of
about a day and a half, with no costly
ouit to be purchased and no dangers
to be encountered, and search the can
yons and the hills for the vanished
opening into the earth. It sounds SIM
pie enough, and easy of successful end
ing, this little journey, but ii is not
so simple as II sounds. Thousands upon
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away as to consume day and half to
reach it and the same length of time to
return. but that the Indians were willy
enough to stay away longer than neces-
sity required IN order to deceive as to
the distance any one who might wish
to go out on the search. It Is highly
probable that the place was not more
than a very few miles away.
The metal was always brought back
in a pulverized state, having been
ground up at the place where 1t was
secured. The equipment must neces-
sarily have been of very crude de-
scription, but this was not a serious
drawback, since the mineral was of
such richness. and the nature of the
ground was such that 1t was evidently
not difficult to extract. There are old
settlers at Monterey who saw many
samples of the ore, and they all unite
in declaring 1t to have been very rich.
1t was mixed with lead. An English
man who was journeying about the
world on sailing vessel once happened
in at the port Of the historic town,
which was busy place in those days,
and he chanced to see some of the
silver from the mine OF the padres. He
was on his way to Mexico and Central
America, and he took some nuggets
with him to Mazatlan, to the Office of
an assayer. When they had been an
alyzed he was told that he would do
well m return at once and seek ont the
source from which they came, since it
must be unusually valuable, and worth
any amount of searching. He did as he
was advised, retracing his steps with
all haste back to Monterey, and organ
izing a party of a dozen men to aid
him. he went to considerable expense
and trouble; the expedition spent sew
eral weeks in exploring the surround
ing country, searching in all directions
with great thoroughness, but not q
trace of the mine could they find, and
at last they were obliged to give up
the quest in disgust, as so many before
them had done.
The Indians were questioned repeat
edly. approached with bribes and all
manner of inducements. to reveal the
places, but they steadfastly refused to
yield to any temptation held out by the
Spanish and early Americans OF that
day. An Indian boy of the Carmel mis-
sion was very skillful in fashioning the
Mexican brides. then so universally
used. and he ornamented them with
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silver, which he himself brought out
of the hills and melted up. but no per-
son was ever successful in persuading
him to tell where he got the precious
mineral, although 1t was plain that he
had free access to it's source. judging
from his lavish use of It, A Mexican
woman, part Indian, who lived at Mon
terey, but had formerly resided at the
mission of Carmel, made trips to the
mountains and brought away ore when
ever she was In need Of money; like
all the others. she would never tell
where she got 1t, and she always went
forth and returned in the night time.
that there might be no possibility Of
her being followed. However, she did
more than any of the other Indians
would ever consent to do, for she
vouchsafed some information as to the
general direction in which the treas
ure lay. She said that one time she
had been i'll, and the doctor told her to
go to the hot water" where she
was assured she would be cured: this
she did and on the way thither, the
"hot water" being Tassajara hot
springs, she had found the mine. This
was all she would tell, remaining stub
bornly silent when pressed for further
details and refusing to allow anyone
to accompany her or to follow her 1t
is more likely that she had been shown
1t by some of her relatives or friends,
for she was by no means the first to
know of 1t. After some time she de-
cided to go to Lower California to make
her home, and when II was known that
she was leaving the country for good,
many people went to her. and begged
her to tell them before she went away
the secret which she possessed One
man, a person of considerable wealth,
even followed her as far south as San
Luis, offering to make her comfortable
for life in return for directions to the
mine, but he did not succeed in obtain
Ing any information. However, the
meager directions which she had given
before were remembered, and the dis
trict lying between Monterey and the
.'hot water" was searched with greater
thoroughness than ever
Only once did white men ever be-
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1910-07-13
LOVING KINDNESS CAMP IGN
ALL ARE DECLARING THAT THEY
ARE GOING TO BE GOOD.
CASTOR and AIphOnse to BE Outdone.
Even the Atlanta Journal Puts
on the Soft Pedal.

ATLANTA, Ga.-At any rate Geor-
gia is not to be deluged with politi-
cal oratory this year-and that is
quite deal when you come to think
of what the dear people" have suf-
fered in the past few years. Govern
or Brown, following the policy of his
first race, will not make a speech,
and it is doubtful if he issues many
statements through the press. The
governor said before Hoke Smith an
nounced that he would make no
speeches, and thus far in his admin
lstration he has kept his word
And Mr.. Smith isn't going to rage
up and down the state as he did
twice before, firing volleys of speech
es at every cross roads point. If any
body asks you, the Big Man is very
much chastened by that awful wal
Looping he got some moons ago He
will not attack Brown or anybody
else, but make a few clean-cut to the
point declarations of his platform in
important centers.
But the best news of all is that
The Atlanta Journal is going to put
oA Iue SOU peudl. mere is not
going to be page upon page of stuff
to the exclusion of real news. There
is going to be no slam-bang because
of everybody and everything oppos-
ing Mr.. Smith, as there was before.
What guns The Journal will fire will
be through its editorial columns. and
they will not muss up things as be-
fore. 1t is understood that Smith
would not enter the contest before
he had an understanding to this eff
feet, for he realizes as much as any
one else that The Journals methods
before had much to do with his de-
feat.
1t is to be short but unheated
campaign. For that the people OF
the state should be profoundly CRATE
full. In less than two months it will
be over, and folk can go back to work
without worry.
Who will win? Will there be re-
versal and revulsion of sentiment
again, and swing once more to the
Smith standard? Or will the people
show that they are fully satisfied
with Governor Brown?
1t won't be long until we know,
anyway.
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RESIDENT MINISTER FOR BAKER
Something Unknown in the County
for Past Twenty-Five Years.

Baker county has good prospects
of securing the services of a resident
white preacher, something unknown
in that county for twenty-five years
or more, with the exception of
short period recently when a minister
lived at Milford, but got into trouble
over a shooting scrape and left.
Baker county, situated as it is
without a single railroad traversing
its rich fields, is rather isolated from
the world, and correspondence thin
ly settled. For this reason it has
been found difficult to secure resident
ministers, and the churches of the
county have been supplied with itin-
Grant preachers.
The name of the minister whom it
is hoped to secure has not been learn
ed, but Mr.. S. ]. W. Livingston of
this city, who is closely connected
with the affairs of Baker county, is
authority for the statement that one
will soon be making his home in the
county.-Albany Herald.
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1858, 900 ACRES IN CORN.
Increase Is Nearly Five Per Cent.
Condition Is S5.4.

SOhNINIOn IL OOsfs
The July crop report of the de-
partment of agriculture, issued Fri
day afternoon, shows the following
estimates and condition on July /:
Corn area planted is 114,OS3.OO0
acres, an increase of $4,000 acres,
or 40 per cent compared with last
years final estimate. The average
condition of corn is S5.4 as compared
with S5.1, the ten year average.
The amount of wheat remaining on
the farms is estimated at about S.
$4,000 bushels, compared with S.
7OS,OO0 bushels, the ten year aver
age. The average condition of win
ter wheat is 81.5, compared with
S1.3, the ten year average. The av-
erage condition of spring wheat is
61.6, compared with S7.1, the ten
year average, the condition of spring
and winter wheat combined being
1875 compared with $40, the ten
year average. The average condition
of the oat crop is 1922 compared
with S6.6, the ten year average.