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The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
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ROMA, 3. i giornali mel pub
blicare lie gravi notizie dalla Tripoli-
tania circa la presenza nellie file del
ribelli di ufficiali tedeschi, rilevano il
tradimento dell 'alleata,,
L''Idea Nazionale,, scrive: - Ed
ora proseguano pure 'pourparlers,,
fra Pon. Giolitti ambassadors te-
desco. La pubblica opinione non 81
lasciera oltre abbagliare. fatti sono
fatti. | tedeschi ci insidiauo in Italia,
e ci combattono nellie Colonie Che
piu'? =
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
III fortunate

e Grant Snyder di Clean Campbell,
che come ognuno sa 81 trovo al limite
della Contea; moi ci domandiamo Chi
potrebbe essere quel bevitore impe-
nitente che 81 recherche sino oil CON
fine per bere un bicchiere di birra?
La decisione del giudice Telford
sui rifuto dele licenze e dovuta al
fatto che gil applicant, secondo il
giudice, 81 sono mostrati incapaci a
condurre loro AFFAIR." in rappOrto allie
regole della legge.
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II Burnett Bill,
dOpO il veto
In dtteSd del nuOvO vOtO

WASHINGTON'D. c., =. - Teri
ii rappresentante Burnett, autore del
famigerato progetto di legge sull'im
migrazione recentemente respinto dial
presidente Wilson, fece una inchiesta
lella Camera del rappresentanti per
tastare il terreno circa lie probabilita'
o memo di un voto contrario al veto
presidenziale.
Mr.. Burnett dice di avere guada-
gnatO ancora sci voti oltre q uuelli
che gia' ebbe il suo progetto; ma il
rappresentante Sabbath, che e con-
trario al progetto, afferma che la Ca
mera appoggera' il veto presidenziale
Intanto prosegue il lavorio di pro-
paganda del fautori degli opposi-
tori del progetto per il voto che 81
avra' giovedi'.
ST crede generalmente pero' che
sara impossible ottenere due terri
del voti per annullare il
veto del presidente, e che quelle di
Burnett non sono che speranze. E.
vero che la maggioranza sara per la
secorda approvazione del progetto,
ma ST ritiene che non 81 avra' il nu-
nero necessario. Sc il progetto non
sara riapprovato dalla Camera, esso
non andra' al Senate. II presidente
ha dichiarato che, mentre non ap-
prova il progetto, non 81 lamentera'
punto Sc il Congresso credera' di
non Ostante il veto.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
AnCOTQ il teTTenOtO in AVeZZODO

ROMA, 2. = Piccole scosse di
terremoto continuano ad essere aver
tite ad Avezzano.
Uno del piu' Important risultati di
queste mosse e. state limprovviso alb
bassamento del livello del lago Pa
terno per circa sedici piedi, dopo un
grande vortice apparso mel mezzo del
lago.
Questo fatto indica forse che 81 e.
avuta una eruzione sotterranea che,
al momento dell 'assettamento della
deve avere fatto assorbire
ALA terra un immense volume di
acqua.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
LicenZe rlflutate

LIE licenze rifutate sono lie seguenti:
Indiana Brewing Co., Indiana.
Wr j. Daugherty, Rossiter; w. +.
Nelly, Clymer; B. A. Murray, Web
rum; Clawson Hotel, Indiana House
Moore Hotel; Farmers Hotel; q. G
Lonsberry di Cherrytree F. Nollen
berge. di Heilwood.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
I'm maggiOFe tedeSCO al CO.
mdndO di un dCCdmpdmentO
di ribelli

ROMA, 3. - ii capitano Herco-
lani, comandante il presidio di Sirte
situata sui golfo della Gran Sirte, al
confne fra la Tripolitania la Cire-
naica) informa il commando di Tripoli
che a venti chilometri nelllnterno,
sull' Uadl Harana, 81 trova un accam-
pamento di ribelli al commando di un
Maggiore dell ll'esercito tedesco, che ha
allie sue dependence altri ufficiali te-
deschi.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
La COntea d'Indiana
alI ''aSCiuttO,,
E Stata cOncessa solo una licenza!
La IlcenZa per Ia fabhrIca dI bIrra
In Indiana rifiutata L'appeIIo
ALA Corte Superiore,

1ncominciando dial Is corrente, Ia
citta' d'Indiana sara ''dry,, per Ia
prima volta dopo 20 ami, con essa
quasi tutta la Contea cio' dial risul-
tato dele decisioni che il Gludice S.
j. Telford diede venerdi' scorso a
tarda ora.
Degli IL applicant 10 furono ri
fiutati ed uno solo accettato.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
ErOe del dOVere

ROMA, 20. = Mentre attendeva
con sublime spirito di abnegazione al
Popera di soccorso, il soldato CHA
radia Vito, native di Rosseto Gala
brese, veniva travolto soto lie rovine
di un muro improvvisamente crollato.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
I'm aPfeStO ad Homer City

Ieri, venerdi', e. state arrestato
iltprof. Formica di Homer City, sotto
paccusa di complicita' nell'attentato,
per mezzo di bombe di dinamite, fatte
esplodere con intenzione di far sol
tare in aria la casa di Filippo Casa
santa.
L'arresto ha prodotto molts impress
stone essendo il prof. Formica como
sciutissimo ad Homer dlntorni.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
I'm pOnte mel Canada
dinamitatO da I'm tedeScO?

NANCEBORO, Maine, 2. - II
pOnte d'acciaio sui fume st. Cro;x.
che unisce Vanceboro a McAdam
junction n. B. e che e. un ponte i'm
portantissimo della Canadian Pacific
Railroad che trasporta gran parte
dele provviste di viveri a st. John.
n. B., e. state fatto saltare con la
dinamite nella notte scorsa, da te-
deschi da simpatizzanti col tedeschi,
quanto affermanoi funzionarii della
compagnia.
Un tale Horn, che disse essere uf-
ficiale tedesco, fu arrestato perche'
sospettato autore dell llattentato, ed e.
state rinchiuso nellie carceri ameli-
cane, 81 dice che ha virtualmente
confessato la sua colpa.
j ponte, costruito mel 1910, era
lungo 1900 piedi, ed era sostenuto
da tre pilastri di granite, uno del
quail, quello orientale e ora compile
tamente distrutto.
LONDRA, 2. = 81 ritiene qui che
fautore dell attentato contro un treno
militare inglese ad Avon Mouth sia
una spia tedesca.
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
CrOCiere mel MeditcrfaneO

NAPOLI, 3. = e arrivato, pro
veniente ola Bombay, il piroscafo Mon
tebeilo, il cui equipaggio riferisce di
avere avvertito mel Mediterraneo una
insolita vigilanza da parte di incro-
ciatori anglo-francesi
The patriot. [volume] (Indiana, Pa.) 1914-1955, 1915-02-06
Per | danneggiati del terremOto

Come annunciammo mel numero
scorso, fra Soci della SOcieta' Ca
neva di Creekside e Assunta di Ernest
81 formo'. il "a gennaio U.S., un CO.
mitato incaricato di raccogliere 70
bolo per danneggiati del terremoto.
Con lOdevOle sollecitudine il Co
mitato, composite del signori Saliva
tore Gualti, John Bianchi, Ottavio
Carbone, Carlo Bassetti, NJ. Macro,
Settimio Sanford, Arturo Acciai, G.
Fornale'. John Giorgi, Sam DE Tullio,
Joe Moraca, Angelo 'Bonaci, Cerra
Domenico, Pasquale Siriani, Florindo
Dematteis, Emilio BartolOni, "-ony
Bevacqua, Andrea Pagano, Eugenio
Cecconi, Francesca Biamonte, Pucci
Policarpo, Camerata Angelo, 81 pose
subito al lavoro, ed ha gia' raccolto
una discreta somma.
Riceviamo pubblichiamo nomi
di tutti gil oblatori:
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PRIMA LISTA

PRlMA LlSTA
Somma raccolta dai signori Pa
squale Sirianni Florindo De
matteis, Kent, Pa:
Paolo Pizzuti so so
Pietro Nardis O.5N
Enrico Ruggieri LOO
Ad Aultman, Pa:
Pietro Dimorgile 100
Biagio Parisi O,25
Gesidio Gentle OPS
Frank Gallo O.5O
Giuseppe MontresoIo O.5O
Raffaele Ottaviano O.5O
Antonio Vendrera O.5O
Giovanni Corona OPS
paolo Staffa O.25
Carese Giuseppe O.Z0
Giuseppe Lorise O.25
Santo Cecace O.25
DomenicO AnsuriO 0.25
Giuseppe Luciano Ops
Berardino Iannota O.25
Giuseppe GraglianO O.1O
Ioniello Puciloco OPS
Ioni Alletta OPS
Frank Merfino OPS
Deluca Nicola 0.50
Salvario Vincenzo 0.50
Andrea Bolliglione 0.50
Dieiacomo Angilioni 0.5O
Biondi Stello OPS
Ernesto Zamboni LOO
Ait Erviny O.5O
Lois Pirlo O.25
Vito Pachetti O.25
Leonardo Michelotti OPS
Antonio Carbeucci OPS
Liberato Diponsio Ops
Vetos Lorena 0.10
Firvolo Adone 012
Giuseppe Cutrggi 0.10
Emma Michelina 0.15
FilOmena Salvatore @. so
Quinti Eliano Giospietro 0.50
Gesn Previte OPS
Nunzio Leorome 015
Ernesta Castellotti 0.25
Battista Pachetti 0.05
Schipi Santonino OPS
Antonino Ricupero O.5O
Ne H1riano Corgognone O25
Cesaro Mennotto OPS
Barone Domenico 0.5O
Barone Pietro 0.5O
Agostino Donofrio 200
Joe Prato 100
Joe Menuno 0.25
Angelo Dipansio O.25
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Somma raccolta dai signori Pa
squale Sirianni e FlOrindo De-
mattais q Kent Pa.
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Appena tutti component il comi-
tato avranno esplicata ropera loro,
pubblicheremo :. lie iste degli altri
oblatori: attendiamo percio' di rice
we're al piu' presto lie liste di Ernest e
Creekside.
La fiesta ola ballo a benefcio del
dannsggiati del terremoto che doveva
tenersi oggi sabato, e. stata riman-
data al 15 febbraio.
vi auguriamo che lutte le attire So
cieta' seguiranno resempio dele con-
sorelle di Ernest e Creekside.
r. dovere di ogni itaiano venire in
auto del nostri fratelli colpiti dial fla
CELLO del terremoto,
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Antonio Sirianni 100
Santo Sirianni / 90
francesca Corelli loo
Totale 1868
SECONDA LISTA
Dal Sig. Pucci Policarpio rice
viamo lie seguenti oferte rae
colte Fultonrun dai signori
| John Biondi, Salvatore Gual-
teri, Antonio Bevacqua:
Pucci Policarpio LOO
! Salvatore Gualtieri 200
Antonio Bevacqua 100
John Biondi 200
Celestino Lassafare O.5O
Allessanpro Liferode 100
"i's'l'0 D'll0i i'i0 0''o
Alexandra Cento O.5O.
Bino Serpetti OPS
Gregorio Aracra O.5O'
W ''i0iii O0iii0o V'A'
! Eon,oDioo Froo+oco n SO
A''in ei'i0o loil'ei" V'oo
INV - ''''i ''0'' va
i"'0pP0 'U" 0N'
t10i eU'i 1'''AA"ie e1io o'A'
~ i0nei''iis0i0 Doiiu'oi 40
Geo T,assafarn q 5O|
% =.
hugehlo Cecconl l.Oo
giuseppe bellucci ".4o
le'io 'lUo V'oo
Olndo Corsl o.Zo
Guglielmo Noce O.5OI
Duilio Bacchini OPS
Pietro Dalfra OPS
Salvatore Virelli O.5OI
Raffaele Mazzofi O.5OI
Ercole Seferotti O.5OI
Marziale Giuseppe O.5OI
Tranouillo Pucci OPS
John Taceli O.15I
Sn
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La pree foah mor nauguaone della lnea tefoni
George MAneny prdente Bethel
teefono Purroy Mitchell
Mitchell Mr.
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Base Ball.
Results of Games Played Sat-
urday in the Wise Coun-
ty High School
League.

The Big Stone Gap high
school team was scheduled To
play mt Coeburn Saturday, but
owing to the cold weather. the
game was postponed. However
the other teams were no: to be
hampered by the chilly wealth
er and TOUCHED it out.
Norton played East Stone
Gap at this place and defeated
East Stone. II to !. Each team
scored twice in the first inning
but later in the game Norton
secured a lead which they held
for the remainder of the game.
piling up six scores in the fifth
frame. Eurd, the East Stone
Gap pitcher, was yanked at
this stage, and Witt replaced
him, who served up such a
puzzling ball that ten Of the
Nortonites were strikeout vic.
Tins. He also cut in with IA
homer in the ninth with one
man on base. Norton has a
good fielding team and support.
ed their pitcher IN fine style,
pulling down some very Diff.
cult flies.
Innings 2345G1 Ri
Norton 2OAOGu GLIB
Fast Stone Gap = O0O2uOla fl2
Batteries Meadows and
IoupS. East ~f,,,. Co... tT,,-l NN..,. f
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Fatal Shooting
10 Year Old Negro Boy Uses
Shot Gun to Settle
Quarrel.

a fatal shooting occurred
here early Saturday morning
when Emmett Simms, colored.
was shot and fatally wounded
by another colored boy, Ras.
comb Ferguson, 10 years old
who doesn't look hardly large
enough to handle a shot gun
The shooting took place at the
home of Oliver Furguson Diet
ter known as Booty, the faith.
er of the boy who committed
the crime. The trouble came
up during n quarrel between
the TWO boys and it in stated
they exchanged few fist
blows and the Ferguson boy
getting the worst of it grabbed
a single barrel shot gun and
shot Simms before he could
interfere. They were only "A
few feet apart when the gun
was fired and the entire charge
entered the left eye Of Simms
and crushed his skull.
lie was taken to the Office of
DR.. w. q. Painter, where the
wound was dressed, aud he was
removed to the home of j. w.
Williams, a colored man living
across the dummy bridge, and
where he died at o'clock Sat.
urday afternoon.
Simms was Il years old and
had been here since last fall
working for the Nick is
Grocery Company us delivery
boy, and had made his home
with Ferguson Booty. His
father, WIN. Simns. who lives
at lntermont, came and took
charge of the body.
The Ferguson lad was arrest
ed and lodged in Jail pending u
hearing. He claims he did the
act IN self defence, and had
warned Simms repeatedly not
to abuse him.
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BARACA CLASS
ENTERTAINS

Saturday night from eight
thirty to eleven O'Clock the Ba-
raca Glass OF the Methodist
Church gave their second de.
lightfuI and enjoyable social in
the hnilding recently vacated
by w. w. Taylor.
Fables were placed around
the room on which the ever in
teresting game OF Rock was
played, followed by the guess
lng of advertisements, in which
Miss Mary Brown, of Appa-
lachia, won the prize for the
ladies, a box of Nunnally's can
dy, and Willie Baker won the
boys prize, 4 tie, for guessing
correctly the greatest number
of advertisements.
The boys served delicious ice
cream and cake and were going
to serve punch but unfortunate-
ly after the punch was already
made they discovered that gas
oiine had been in the tub in
which the punch had bee
made.
This was one of the most en-
loyabie parties that has bean
given in the Gap because of the
congeniality of every one pres
ent, There are forty nine mem.
bers of the Baraca Glass of
which h. 2. Barron is teacher.
There were over seventy five
present at this affair.
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Death of Mrs. A. ]. Stitt.

Mrs. A. j. Stitt died on last
Wednesday morning at II
O'Clock at her home above the
V. " $. w depot after years
illness OF tuberculosis. She was
about 30 years old and is sur.
vived by her husband and two
boys, Lester, 10, and Robert, s.
She was a faithful Christian,
having been IA member of the
Baptist Church for Is years.
Not only was she faithful to
her church but just as faithful
in believing that it was her
duty as a Christian to do the
will of her master at all times.
Funeral services were con-
Quoted at the residence by Rev.
VIM. Robinette and interment
took place in Glencoe Cemetery
at 4 O'Clock Thursday after
noon.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
F Farmers
Institute.

We have arranged to have
two day Of Farmers Institute
meetings in Wise County, July
Goth and 2lst, and we would
like for our farmers to begin to
think of Just where they want
these meetings to be held. We
will have speakers on live
stock, soil fertility, horticul-
ture and hog cholera. w e
would like to have these meet
ings at two places in the coun-
ty where most interest is being
shown and where the largest
crowd can attend. 1t rests with
the farmers to tell MS where
they want these meetings to be
held. The meetings are for
you so let's hear from You.
j. c. STILES.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
Sir John French Lands Lee
and jackson.

Field Marshal Sir John
French; commander of tn @
British forces in the field, in an
interview with Frederick Pal
mer. Associated Press CORES.
pendent, paid the following
tributes to General Robert r..
Lee and General Stonewall
Jackson:
TO me General Jackson was
more like Cromwell than any
other leader of history, "a he
roic, martial figure whose won
derfnl career came to the hap
ny close g soldier desires in the
hour of victory. | have follow.
ed all his marches and battles
with nnilagging admiration.
He had the religious exaltation
of Cromwell, his dash and de
termination, and his ready
strategy and the genius of in.
spring his troops with his own
indomitable spirit of energy.
But of all your commanders,
Robert Il Lee, in his patience,
his resource, his poise, his
sonndness of judgment and his
possession of the qualities of
high command in all emergen-
cies, is foremost, in my opinion.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
Big Coal Combination
Formed at Ashland.

Ashland. Ky, April AT "A
meeting held today in the oil
ces of Hager & Stewart, law
yers, steps were taken looking
to the formation of a So, 800, 900
coal combination to include the
Letcher Coal * Coke Company
the Slemp Coal Company, the
Haly Coal Company, the Henry
Coal and Coke Company and
the Kentucky River Consol-
dated Coal Company. Those
present at the meeting were:
johnson n Camden, Congress
man c. b. Slemp, ID. a. Lang
horn, Mrs. John G.. G. Mayo
and w. S. Dudley.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
Farmers Club
Organized.

On The night Of March 3lst
at s p. m. at Flat Gap school
house Farmers Club was or
ganized with Morgan Boiling,
president; Henderson Boiling,
wee president, and j n. Hill
man, secretary and treasurer.
The school house was full and
The audience was enthusiastic
as Farm Demonstration Agent
stiles made IA plain talk on the
advantages of farmers getting
together and studying to i'm
prove their methods of farming
and maintain the fertility of
their soils. Another meeting
vas called for the night of
april 10Th, after which the
clu0 will have regular meetings
once each month or more often
II u is deemed necessary.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
Reward.

Fifty dollars will bc.paid for in:orma-
tion leading to the arrest aud conviction
Of Lev Collier, who left Zig Stone Gap,
Va, in October, 1914. with Cora Fields
Last seen at Bristol, Tenn Collier is
Sly feet and one inch high, slim, about 30
years old, dark complexion, black hair,
mole ON point of chin, the third finger on
lett hand is still Cora Fields, about 1G
years old, low heavy set. fair Skin. five
feet high, has tusb tooth on left side of
month. IRNRY FIELDS,
adv. Cadet Va
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
Democrats Have Full
Ticket in Dickinson.

Freezing. Va, April 2.-The
Democrats have a full ticket in
the field for county offices ut
the ensuing election as the re-
suit of the recent meeting of
the party leaders at Sand Lick
The nominations were as fol-
lows: For sheriff, Elkanah
Stanley, for commemorative
attorney, Judge a. A. Skeen;
for county treasurer, James q /.
McFall; for commissioners of
the revenue, Eastern District
Claude Owens, Western Dis
trict-A. j Edwards.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
Carnes Makes Good
in Virginia League.

The following is what one of
the daily papers in Norfolk.
Va, has TO say about Allen
Carnes, a local boy. who is try
ing for a berth on the base tail
team at that place. 1t seems
certain that Cnrnes has made
good which we predicted he
would a few weeks ago;
with almost three weeks left
before the opening of the Vir-
gina League season, Manager
Red Mcmahon, the hustling
leader of the Tars, has about
cut his large list of players
down to the regular number.
thirteen, and it has begun to
look like rabbit" Carnes, the
fleet young outfielder from the
Appalachian League, has won
a regular place with the crew.
Since AlcXander's shipment to
Portsmouth for Foiles, the Tar
leader has had his eye on the
yonngster
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
A Jonquil Tea.

Circle No. of the Woman's
Missionary Society gave a Jon.
quill Tea at the home of Mrs. j.
II. Mathews Friday afternoon
from three o'clock to six for
the benefit of missions.
The pariors and hall were
beautifully decorated W it h
vases and bowls filled with vel
low jonquils and streamers of
yellow and white crepe paper.
The following program was
rendered, which was heartily
enjoyed by those present: 4
recitation by Miss Miriam Tav.
lor; a vocal solo by Mrs. Isaac
Taylor; an instrumental solo
by Miss Memo Vineyard; a duet
by Misses Dorothy Owens and
Bruce Skecn, and duet by
Misses Memo Vineyard and
Mary Baker
The guests were invited into
the dining room, " here the color
scheme OF yellow and white
was tastefully carried out in
the decorations. Delicious re-
freshments of sandwiches and
tea, followed by ice cream and
cake, We're then served. AS
the guests were leaving The
dining room, Mrs. Mathews
pinned beautiful yellow ion
gull on each one in memento
of the occasion.
Among those, who were pres
ent during the afternoon, were
Mesdames Owens, Cox. A. j.
Wolfe, Lowry. Skeep. Il. f..
Goodloe, h. 7. Irvine, Mouser,
Bostwick, Carter, Flanary
Benedict, II. +. Young, w. 4.
Baker, Mahalrey, Carnes, NJ. X.
McCorkle, Daughterty, II y.
Alexander, Irby Nickels, En-.
met Nickcls, j. IL iIagy, @. c.
Long, Boaguard, Marvin Kelly,
! c. Taylor and Alpha Mars.
Misses Mary Ramsey, Mary
Conner, Georgia Bostwick. En-.
ma Duncan, Rosa Cole, lrma
Orr, Ruby Kemper, Mary and
Margaret Bum, Rachel Craft,
Memo Vineyard, Rosa Bruce,
Madge Muncy, Janet Bailey
Miriam Taylor, NJ larry and
Thelma Baker, Matte Brown,
Margaret Carnes. Mary Blair
and Lucille Martin, Dorothy
Owens, Bertha Mahafrey, Bruce
Skeen and Rev. j b. Craft and
j. W. Rush
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1915-04-07
Summit Hill
Mine Fires.
conflaeration of OF Years,
Many Times Checked,
Breaks Out With
Renewed Vigor.

Summit Hill, Carbon County:
Although it was believed that
the Burning Mine fire here had
been conquered, il has broken
out anew in the vicinity of
McCready's old mines with in
creased activity. The flames
plainly can be seen Mt night is.
suing from the earth, and are
drawing many people here to
SEQ the sight.
The mines here have been on
lire for the last 50 years. and
during that time millions of
dollars worth OF coal has been
reduced to ashes, while many
millions more have been spent
10y the Lehigh Coal and Nawi-
CATION Company, the owner of
the land on which the mines
are situated, in fighting t II o
fire. For many years water
was pumped at a tremendous
cost over the entire burning
mine area from down in the
valley, hut without avail.
Next the company sank an
immense concrete wall in front
of the fire, deep into the earth.
with the hope OF checking il.
This alone cost the Lehigh Coal
and Navigation Company more
than 900, 900. Not long ago
the old workings aud caves on
close proximity TO the fire were
filled in in order to prevent the
fire from getting draughts, but
the task Of cXtinguishing it
seems hopeless.
Everything possible is being
done TO prevent the fire from
getting into the large rich veins
Of anthracite running through
the Panther Creek Valley. be-
low the burning mines, as it
would then follow through the
entire valley and consume
millions of dollars more of coal.
Mr.. McCready until several
years ago was running small
colliery near the burning mines,
but was compelled to abandon
operations because of the fire
breaking into his mine. The
tire is in close proximity to this
borough, but il is said there is
no coal underneath the town.
AT intervals there was very
little evidence of any fire, and
1t appeared as il it had been
conquered, On account of the
subterranean heat, snow and
ice are not to be seen on the
area covered by tho mines on
fire, and at some places wild
lowers and vegetation may be
seen even during the coolest
weathar.
The burning mines are locat-
ed only very short distance
from the place where anthracite
coal was originally discovered
by Philip Gmter, in 1901, and
where monument to his mem
Dry is 30 he erected shortly
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