The Big Sandy news., 1913-09-19

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than half dozen wives? / no not
know, but this man greatly Impress
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Just before reaching the top of
Bloody Pound Gap, we halted In
front of MHrderers Rovk. Above the
place is the old chimney, sole rem
nant of the home of Doc Taylor, the
yard doctor and Swenenborgian
preacher, DetIer Rho#n as the He'd
Fox. Where we stood this cunning,
Janus-like figure of the mountains,
with single henchman, shot down
the five members of the Mullins
family, waylaying them behind the
huge rock-forification. Old Mullins
was left until the last, as he was
helplessly paralyzed, and could not
offer resistance nor make his es-
cape. The whole story is told with
remarkable fidelity by the novelist,
concluding with the trial and hang
ing of the Red Fox at Wise, before
which event no men had been hang
ed in that county ince the passing
through of Daniel Boone, or the
coming to our shores of Christoph-
er Columbus. With striking realism
Mr.. Fox describes the trial and the
sermon that the Red Fox delivered
on the scaffold. Today in that re-
gion many man believes that this
same Red Fox viii arise from the
grave as he promised to do, and had
children are quieted in the night
time by the fear of visit from
the spirit of the "yarb" doctor and
Swenenborgian preacher. who was
hanged in May, 1892.
On top of the Gap we found a
number of men and boys on horse
back, afoot, standing hard by
rough shanty containing real
blind tiger" On the Virginia side
only few PAGES distant were al
number of rough men sitting in the
shade. alternately drinking red
whisky, and thguallaing Eabaaju ofeai
of the men connected with the Joint
called a member of our party aside
and asked what he could do for us.
-ffe GARD Erat ne rad red WHISKY. :
beer and wine, but no moonshine
w @yshfliisky-that M.as On. es#rapa. .apd.s
would be there later.
A bushel of corn. am told. will
make three gallons and a quart OF
moonshine, while sells for ten dol
"fafTts" iaffge pro Profit attached he'd e ifs'
the business and the ready demand
constitutes temptation difficult
10 resist. was reliably informed
tnal some men, now gray. and de-. =
)! giept e nag 'l Nlde made 1poonshjne AL th alr.
IlVet and had never been caught.
others have not been SO fortunate
Leaving the land of John For
~ we came down the mountain to
ne city of Jenkins, the Industrial
center of that region, Here the
senius OF that wizard of industry.
co'. John 9. G. Mayo, is every
Where evident. To him more than
o all Others, is the opening up of
MIS- the richest mineral field in
america, to be credited. John c. g.
haya Is prophet of the major Or
ler, ana while he has acquired
arge fortune, he has made all Eas-
erh Kentucky rich, and in all INV
ravels in that section, | have vet
single man to find who has anv-
hing but words of highest land
'Hoa for him. The miners operat-
ng The mines of his companies are
a.islied and exceedingly layal.
and churches have been
nade. possible by his personal gen
rosity, and the striking contrast of
MS section to that of Virginia
earby Is largely the result of his
and.
speaking to Mr.. Mayo about the
smand for his services as Cover
o. ne said to me that he was too
usy developing Eastern Kentucky,
nd making II the country It II
mould be, to accept the office.
mould 1t be rendered.