The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1925-04-23

eastern portions Of Garrett county,
Western Maryland, running over a
considerable distance into Pennsylva-
MIA, extended from the base of the
western slope Of Little Savage Noun
tain on the last to the base and in
some places to the summit of Meadow
Mountain on the west. Those lofty,
primitive evergreen trees that grew
in such splendor came as a heritage
from past centuries.
Nowhere in all America is there
more interesting or more historical
region than this. The signing of the
ancient pines of the mountains as the
wind rushed through their branches
must have impressed the youthful
message bearer, George Washington,
as he passed through this primeval
forest for the first time in the autumn
of 1853, just before the French and
Indian War. When only 21 years of
age, he was intrusted with an impor-
tant communication given to him by
Robert Dinwiddie, Governor of the
Dominion Of Virginia, to carry about
4OO miles through the soltudes Of
this highland wilderness to the French
commander at Fort Du Quesne, the
site of which is now covered by down
town Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Not over thirty years ago there
were suII many thousands Of large
barkless pine stumps to be seen IN the
helds ana meadows OF tins high, wide
valley 70 the rIght ana lett OF the old
National Road as relics and silent
reminder to travellers OF the noble
tfeeS thaJ once stood here IN a dense
oark forest Especially was the land
scape heavily dotted with them at the
Johnson Iafm' near the loot OF Little
savage Mouhtalh' known IN stage
coath lays as the 'Fouf Nile House.
Ihey We're also IN great numbers
along the hfst and second Long
oIfelch ana at the shades OF
DeaIh' later known as the Frost
place ana at FIhey Grove My father
remembers the TIME "heh, as q smaA
po|' ne Sd" IAe s1"-lpS Oh forest trees
"IoiiSSioe lhe Nal3oHn ROAD on what
Is no" nam street, Of"hISFIIIe' Nd
E9pseI''Il| my" ones STOOD 90 years
ago III d HeIu since transformed INTO
tNC present JOlN LtnRGH residence
ana oLo""iu'
E'tl| hO'oi.s, OF To-Day gong over
'"e -'"'.o iI"I highway eastward or
"eS'""I" across II'I' region IS IhfIH-
7" a. "o io0A9 IlolI sumo rounded
h''oi1 oI' 'i1e Ioau " 'Ho'lIer beyond
'"e9e Io"s IoIiia"'Ic SVleIeHeS; ana Is
plooaOly S'lllui"'e0 ana tempted TO
SPeeG. ne IS seeing at cloSe range
.ii0 eis1'! ana variety u seeNeI!
loi WHICH Inns p"IC Oh CHe Allesahy
['''S 10 ii0'e"' ana 10 "i9o 'L"NeiIHs
s'0o"C iu""S 0e'"ee" '''e OuIlloer-
I"iiu .Isiio"S ana INC summit oI Ne
5i0 ouii'''iI'' 'ile HIsle'U eleN@IIoAl
oti '"e 1I"CioiIa! via trans hoau east
u 'iie i'ocNS ntouitaliis'
me Nlaue fortunes.
Inns eAcelleHV Clihoer was the hrst
eu' III NarIe'' county ana many en-
1efprlSlhg people made fortunes from
the SAFE Oh the "hlte pine; among
thelh Ihe JohhsonS' descendants OF the
nrSt Governor OF the State OF Mary
Iahu' the beallS \hlchard and Nell
SOM the Nfahams, OF Frostourg,
Mu'' the Lockhaf1S' members OF the
standard vi Company, now OF Pitts
ourgh' whose cutting III the New Ger
many NO. ana savage RIVER coun-
Try Is well remembered as the LocheI
Company the DofSeyS OF Grantsvllle;
the "lIllsohs OF FfoStburg, Nd, and
the hines ana Landrehr families OF
cumberland, Nd, as well as the Hal
Germans, OF HagerStoWn, Nd.
All Uhese ana PROBABLY more re
celVed thelr start on fortunes road
from the manufacture OF white pine
lumber IN TINS region. Others who