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SCHUYLE CHRONICLE % 1 % % % % % 71V tr JOHN co=Ra1E'«I\T EDITOR. WATKINS. N. vI,.;$‘E9T:M.BEH 5. 1912.. VOLUME V, NUMBER 245 muumr isxnnmox nouunznr. SEA’ TREASURES. THE COLORADO RIVER. REOESSIONAL FOR SUMMER. The Shaft of Commemoration Ile- dedicated Almost 29, 1912. Summer is ended; the daffodil dies; A Pinata Hoard of the Coast of The Amufican Nil‘: in Its Lower One-Thlrd Portion. The rose is tu rued to du9t'and mold. Hark ! How the solemn trumpet cries. He raIding«wi~nter's time and cold! Dreams of the summer lingering yet Bring deep regret, bring deep regret. The inhabitants ‘of Paradelha, a tiny_ village on the Portuguese Coast. some distance south of Lisbon,[ha§ve. been growing rich‘ of late on what seems to have been the hidden plunder of some long forgotten pirate hand. some of ‘them ha_.ve gathered in as much as $1,000 Worth of treasure. The Monument: to the Milina-ry Ex- pedition.of1779, which overlooks the Battle of Newtown, was formally xsededicabed on Thursday, August. 29, 1912. It. stands on the site of the shaft; that was dedicated August 29, 1879, For some 2,000 miles the great Colo- rado River sweeps diagonally across the country ‘from the high mountain plateau of Wyoming and Colorado to the farthest southwest corner of the United States. The basin draineq by the_Co1orado and its tributaries is about 300,000 square miles in area, and much of it is'of'high industrial and scenic interest. The thrush has to fairer skies. The wrinkled hills are gray and old. The poppv. with her ! dyes. Has resigned and rust her royal hold. Dreams of the summer lingering yet Bring deep regret. bring deep regret. and which fell to ruins during the morning hours of August 29, 1911. The event was witnessed by a. throng <_>f'ten thousand people. Senator Murtaugh presided, and Governor Dix delivered the principal address. General Mills representing the United States Govern- ment, spoke on the subject of military znatters. Lynde Sullivan of Boston, a direct descendant of Gen. John Sullivan, Afar the bloom hung Maytime lies. And June’s sweet story has been told, The visions of the summer rise On moor, on fen and somber wold. Dreams of the summer lmgering yet Bring deep regret. bring deep regret. That: part; of the Coast of Pornugal is, suffering from the encroachmennsé of -the ocean. Many houses have been undermined in the _1asb fe_wT.ye'ars and have had to be abandoned- Sometimes big slices of dry land slip o into the Ab1aritic‘oh a stLoriny‘ni,<.>,4ht and the peoplFTvik?'1Wt‘o,\ .i o is H : ~ changed. ‘ ' THE BATTLE OF NEWTOWN. The Colorado basin comprises two distinct portions. The lowerthird is but little above the level of the sea, though here and therein it ranges of mountains rise to elevations of 2,000 to The violet has closed her eyes. In brown the are darkly stoled The pensive wind in sadness sighs As wide the gates of fall unfold, Dreams of the summerliugering yet Bring deep regret. bring deep regret. The Field of Warfare of. the Military Expedition of . A 1779. .‘?Part‘ 11. ~ — The Battl-e—of~Ne4;vtow£1—was4:-he~de£is'+ve eon- Expedition ‘under General John Sullivan, to the Country of the, Senecas in4I779. 0ne- century later, in 1879, historical collections were made ,of the events of that campaign within the wilds of Central New York, and included was the following description of the battle by Gen. Johgt S. Clark. \ i gave a S etc 0 te Ieo lsnote p.ncestor._ An historical poem was read [by J. I. C. Clarke of New York City. A prayer was made by the Rev. A. Cameron Mackenzie, Pr.esident'of El- *m,ira_. College, and the benediction was _pr.on‘ouuced by Rev. Father J. F. Win- ters of Horseheads. I; The Monument‘ was unveiled at the ponclusion of the ‘Governor-,’s lagdress. “the Twenty-,Ninth Regiment Band iplaying “America.” as the flags fell‘. The unveiling was in charge of the ‘Regents of the various Chapters of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Four Counties were represented as ‘follows’: Mrs. Ernest L. Wyckoff, Re- gent of Chernung Chapter; Mrs. George W. Perry, Regent of Cayuga. Chapter, Ithaca; Mrs. J. W. Bishop. Regent of i\AJ.‘ioga‘ Chapter; Miss‘ Ella Kingsbury of Watkins. The bronze tablet disclosed to view bears the following '-‘I’i\\\-' par o te va. ey 15 bounded on the north by a line of cliffs which present a bold and in many places vertical step of hundreds or thousands of feet to the tableland above. The upper two-thirds of the basin stands from 4,000 to 8,000 feet above. sea level and is bordered on the east, west, and north by ranges of snow-clad mountains, which attain altitudes ranging from 8,000 to 14,000 feet. Through this plateau the Colorado and its tributaries have cut narrow gorges or canyons in which they flow at almost inaccessible depths. At points where lateral streams enter, the canyons are broken by narrow trans- verse valleys. The whole upper basin of the Colorado is traversed 'by a labyrinth of these canyons, many of which are dry during the greater por- tion of the year and carry water only during the melting of the snow and the brief periods of the autumnal and spring rains. \'3 er guise, ' Her passing bell is faintly tolled In hidden dell: by butter And autumn reigns In cloth and gold. Dreams of the summer lingering vet Bring deep regret, bripg deep regret. —-Chicago Chronicle. This is what happened a couple o§ weeks ago in a furious gale. The waves washed far in over the upland and carried away vast masses of the upper’ soil. leaving the shelving beach a coupleof hundred feet’ wider than it had ever been before. A ! walking along the edge of the strand saw something glistening in the slope and rooting it out_ of the ground found it was an ancient silver‘ cup. He dug some more and found quantities of scattered gold and silver coins. When the news got around the vil- lage the whole population turned out to dig. They found still more money, all ‘dating’ back to the end of the seventeenth and beginning of the’ eighteenth centuries. There were rings and brooches, cruci and jeweled chalices, jeweled sword handles and table plate. Nobody knows just how much treasure amounted to, sicce the tishertolk hid it asfast as they secured it, and when ‘of inquiries were made every one denied his own share. ’ Win S. Ellison. Win .Scott Ellison, a. highly, respected resident. of; Painted Post, died of paralysis of the heart, Thurs- day, August. 29, 1912, at the age of sixty years. The funeral was held Sunday at 1 p. m.. at the family home. Rev. Ellsworth A. Snyder, Pastor of the Baptist Church, ol The burial was at Cooper’s Plains, the Odd Fellows having charge of the services. Mr. Ellison was born in Reading, Schuyler County, August 27, 1852, and was the son of the late Andrew Ellison} He was married September 20. 1877, to Miss Belle M. Hubbard of Campbell, who survives him, and also a. daughter, Mrs. Bert Morse of Painted Posti He also leaves two brothers, Richard D. Ellison of Corning, and Frank W. Elli- son of Northwestern Reading. ‘ The Artillery was posted on a rising ground, three hundred yards from the enemy, in position to en the main line, of their works, and'__ sweep the ground in the rear. General Hand was to support the artillery, the left division to threaten the enerny’s right, and General Maxwell’s brigade to be held in reserve. General Poor’s brigade of four regiments, the right division,’ and the three companies of ri ! were to -make a circuit of about two miles and turn the enemy’s left and attack in and rear, to be supported by General Cliriton’s brigade of four regiments following as a second line. One hour was allowed for this move.- ment, at the expiration of which the artillery was to open; to be followed by a general assault of the two divisions. ‘ INSCRIPTION. General Poor almost immediately after commencing his march, found himself involved in a thicket of underbrush almost impene- trable, but after great di reached the foot of the hill on which the enemy’ was. posted, just at the moment \the artillery com- ~m\enced-. Forming h'1s_1ine o'f battle with Lieut. Col. Reid’s 2d N. H. .on. the extreme left, next to him Lieut. Col. Dearborn’s 2d N. then Alden-is 6th Mass., and col. Ci1_1ey_\s -xst N. gm. .t_h_é~ extreme right. To the right of the brigade, was the -right division of two hundred and men under Col. Dubois, the whole preceded by three companiesof ri ! under Maj, Parr. General C1inton’s brigade formed‘ line of battle vvith Col. Gansevoort’s 3rd» N.. Y., on the left next Dubois 5th N. 31., then Livingston’s 4th N. Y., with Van Courtlandt’s 2d N. Y. on the extreme right, following in the rear of the first line. Near this site Sunday, August 29, 1779, Was fought. The Battle of Newhown, ‘ ' Between In the lower portion the river strongly resembles the Nile, having annual which distribute silt over the adjoining lands and render them as fertile as those in the historic valley of North Africa. The Colorado and its -tributaries are not only of value 19;- irrigation, but, descending in steep channels, they present abundant oppor- tunities for the development of water power. Power has been developed at a few points, but the resources of the Colorado basin are in this respect yet practically untouched. In a basin so liberally provided with natural resources it is a fundamental necessity, in planning for the utilization of the river, to ascertain the amount of water available in the main stream and its principal tributaries, so that future developments, as well as those now under construction, can be suitably designed in type and capacity. For a long period of years the United States Geological Survey has been making observations and measurements at many important points in the Colorado basin, and the latest published infor- mation on the subject is contained in Water Supply Paper 289.—.Geologica1 Bulletin. Win S. Ellison had resided in Painted Post for the past twenty-fopr years. He was a charter member of Lodge No. 713, I. O. O. F., and also a member of the Carpenter and J uniors! Union. For a term of sixteen years he was employed by the Fall Brook Raft]- way, and later was with the New York Central. He was a. man of integrity, and obliging and always willing to ex- tend aid to the unfortunate, he made many friends, who will long hold him in remembrance. Continent-al Troops commanded by Major_Gene;-al John Sullgvan And a combined force of Tories ind Indians under .—» Colonel John_ Bussler ’ And “ Joseph Br-a'nb, V Averaging‘ the massacres of Wyoming and Cherry Valley They_a.re shill digging, however, and an occasional is‘ made. The sea. seems to have broken up the cache and digbnibqned its eonnenpeewer many acres. of -.b’each. Objec ! picked up as Jar as low water mark, and some are doubtless washed back from time to time from deep water. ' It is believed that the treasure represents plunder from Spanish coast. towns. In is said that long ago there were numerous bands of Portuguese Destroying the Iroquois Confederacy Ending attacks on our settlements And thereby opening Westward the Pathway of Civilization. Burnett Stevens. pirates which cornmitted depredations on a considerable scale both a and ashore and when Portugali was at peace with Spain they were obliged to be very careful and hide their plunder. From time to time other hoards of the same sort have been discovered. When this collection was buried, no doubt, the spot was far enough from the water’s edge to be regarded’ as safe for all time.——New York Sun. The Dedication exercises were for- mally inaugurated during the forenoon of the day, when a parade through the streets of Elmira was witnessed by thousands. The spectacle was one of the finest ever seen in the city, the procession including United States troops, National Guard men, Civic and Fraternal Societies, and being about a milefrand a. half long. A replica of Sullivan’s Army appeared at the end of the parade, together with Indians, surveyors. and the pioneers who fol- lowed to inaugurate civilization along the Cheznung. After the parade, the throngs began to wend their way down to the Monument. They went by train and trolley, by stage and automobile. and climbed to the summit of Sullivan Hill up the new highway or directly up the slope. The sight of the moving‘ masses, a living stream up the hillside,‘ was one long to be remem- bered. At the Monument, the military demonstrations included the Governor's salute of nineteen guns, by the Syracuse Battery of the National Guard, and the of a similar salute at the close, after the playing of the “Star Spangled Banner.” General Poor when about halfway up the hill encountered the enemy, but not in sui force to materially check the advance of the division, or the regiments on i115 right; on reaciing the\ summit, these rapidly’ pushed forward to seize the de near the river, a short distance above Newtown, which was the only avenue of escape for the enemy. Almost at the commencement of the cannonade, the main force of the enemy adroitly abandoned‘ their works without being discovered, and precipitated themselves on Col. Reid’s regiment in greatly superior numbers. They swarmed about him in a semi-circle, and for a few moments made the forest ring with their exultant shouts, but for a few moments only; for CO1. Dearborn having reached the summit of the hill, and missing Col; Reid on his left, on his own responsibility, faced his regiment to the rear and moved to his assistance. Colonel Dearborn’s troops gained vantage ground, and at the same moment the two regiments on the left of C1inton’s brigade by a left oblique movement, came up from the rear to Reid’s supports and the enemy soon found themselves dangerously threatened.‘ The con was short, sharp. and decisive, and the war whoop soon gave. place to the: retreat halloo. General Poor with the remainder of his brigade, followed by the two regiments on the right of Clinton, had‘ pushed rapidly for the de In the meantime General Hand had advanced in front, and the left. .di.visionr under Col. Ogden had worked its way along the river on the enemy’s ‘ when the enemy ad.mirabl.y.-.comrnande.d.and. wiselyzsdiscreet, sounded the signal for retreat just in time to_escape, “Colonel Proctor with the artillery kept up a brisk upon the enemy’s works, -during the advance of the troops, and the havoc wrought struck such terror to the _hearts- of the Senecas as to hasten their , - . A British account of the Battle of Newtown says: “In this acti_on_C‘ol-. Butler and all his people were surrounded, and very near. being taken prisoners: On the same day a few miles from this he attern_‘pted.ag“a‘in‘ to._s‘,top them, but ‘in, ‘vain. The Colonel lost four rangers l<‘i‘Ile‘d, two‘ taken priso_n‘ers and seven vVoun‘ded.”- Twelve Indians 'were 'fo“un”d dead. on the f the lnumbejrl of wounded unknow.n.‘ The, ejnemfy were‘\'p‘ur's'i1ed‘\i.for‘t§)iio\or‘Tthree‘iiliilésa Newtovvn by the light troops, where Salmon says‘ they made. another ~\stat1d‘;*;vV11ii>h= ia;ppears.'to ‘beTc,o’ri ! by the account above qiuotejd\ but no details are given, and the .matteri_s not alluded to in -General Sul?l,ivian’s rof report.‘ The loss in 1,<i1iledaccording‘to»theIndian o Iac,co‘unt,, found‘ ‘four days after «near Cath;ar,ine’s Town, is‘ as followszi F\Sept;. 3d.-‘-1-',I‘his day fo‘und; a tree mar1<;ed',:77:9,_ ’_l‘h,any-_- d'ag'afna, the English‘ of which is Brant, twelve, men miar1:edf'oi-1 it with arrows pierced ‘through. them, 'sign[ifying'lthe[. number they had. lost in the action of the 29th of Auigzust. A small tree was twisted ro‘und«like-a rope and bent down; which signi that if we drove .a‘nd dis-tressed .tl1'€_;m,‘ye.t« we would not conquer them.” The loss,,of_ our armyisf ‘variously given. in different 'a'cc‘oun,ts of7 the actitin. Major‘ L_i-vierrnore says that but four or were killed, and three officers and. about -thirty‘ others were wounded. Liegt. Barton “that two or ‘three of ours 1wereVki1l_ecl and thirty-four or‘ woiu1d'ed,.‘” General_Su1li~van’ifn. a. dispatch ‘writteii’ next djapyl ' after the ._ma‘1ie.s the entire loss three killed and thirty.-nine’ wounded, .- g Burnett. Stevens who died at. his home in Beaver Dams, August’. 20, 1912, was sixty-six years of age, and his entire life was virtually passed in that. locality. He was one of the best known and most. highly regarded citi- zens of that section, and will long be remembered for his neighborly kind- ness and uprightness of character. Burnett Stevens was born on the home farm near Beaver Dams June 10, 1846, and there resided until mov- ing to the village. He was the son of Edwin Stevens and Eliza. Chapman Stevens, who were among the old and well known residents of Southern Schuyler. April 5, 1873, Mr. Stevens married Katherine, daughter of Nich—- 013.3 and Mary Pangborn of Reading. who survives him, together with their one son, Ross N. Stevens. who resides in the family home. First Eat: In Europe. CharlesNVII. on his triumphant en- try into Rouen in the year 1449, we are told, astonished the whole city by appearing in a, hat lined with red silk and sur-nionnted by a plume of feathers. It was the time the citizens had ever seen a hat. From this entry of Charles into Rouen the beginning of the custom of‘ wearing hats in Europe is dated. It was all very well for the rich citizen to follow the example of royal- ty, but when the clergy began to sigh for similar splendor it was‘ regarded as a falling away from grape. Priests or religious persons were at last for- bidden to appear abroad in anything except fichapeitons, ‘made of black cloth with decent coron‘ets..” Storm: of September 1st. Storms that have seldom been sur- passed in violence swept over the country at the Head of Seneca Lake, at both the morning‘ and evening hours of Sunday, September 1st. The shower at morning began at 7 'o’clock, and until 8 o’c1ock it was too dark for needing. The shower at evening occurred at about 6 o’c1ock. and about an inch and a half of water fell on each occasion. During the storms a. number of‘ buildings were struck and not burned, including the barn of R. B. Sproul in Orange, the barn of Jonathan Sturde- ‘vantnear 'NI'ore1‘a‘na, and‘ the barn of H. G. Conger on the Lake Road in Reading. At the Glen Salt Works, No. 3 derrick was struck; the cottage, and the house occupied by J. J. Den- mark. while a hole was torn in the roof and timbers splintered in the eastside storehouse. ' Mr. Stevens was a man of the strictest integrity, and his life was one of helpfulness to the community. In the home circle he was a. devoted husband and father, and its members have the sympathy of all in their great loss. The passing away of such a. man, removes one oi the upholders of the right in that tend to the betterment of mankind. Public Oi _ A still more striking development T \ITF Ehé \‘s'i‘x\tT<§.$i1”t'1i\’ ‘éé By the statute of 13 Elizabeth every person. above the age of 7 years, and under a certain degree, was obliged on Sundays and holidays to “wear a woolen, cap—-made in‘ England—and by some of theyfrate-rnity cap- pers,” under the penalty of three shillings iourpence for every day’s “neglect. They ~u‘n.d’er.stood how to \support native industries in those days. -éiaondon Chroniclle. Pending the enactment of legislation f6'r““p’rt$i5er”l\y diesp’osin‘g uf oil‘ and‘ gas debositfs on the public domain, and because it seems desirable to retain certain of these depqsits for use as fuel by the American Navy, all public lands \known or thought to contain valuable deposits of oil or gas are withdrawnlfrorrr all forms of disposal. During the year 1910-1911, on the recommendation of the United States 1Ge_o1og_ieal Survey, 6.40,.604 acres of possible oil land in California and Wyoming .were withdrawn from ‘entry, and 1,232,719‘ acres in the same States, shown by‘ field examination to be non- oil lands, were restored. All oil lands in, Alaska, ‘comprising ‘an unknown area, were withdrawn during the year. Hrs. Nancy Newport. Mrs. Nancy Newport died Sunday evening, Sepcemben 1, 1912, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Den- ning of Watkins, an the age of seventy- two years. The funeral was conducted Tuesday, at 3 p. m,, Rev. J. E. Rdssell officiating, and the remains were taken to Sodus,Point.for burial. The deceased leaves daughters and three sons: Mrs. Jesse Denning, Mrs. Richard Reed and Mrs..David Grit of Wat‘- kins, Mrs. Whinbeck of New Jersey, Mrs. McKinney of Lyons, and Richard, Elliott, and Jasper Newport of Sodas Point. The lightning of the morning storm caused the burning of a barn and shed on «the Nelson M. Stamp farm in ‘Cen- tral Dix. The barn was 32 by‘ 44, and the shed 24 by 60. About forty tons\ of hay were destroyed, but some of the machinery was saved, and“little grain was gathered. The loss is esti- mated at about $1,000, above an insur. ance of $650 in the Farmers’ Reliance. Mr. Stamp conducts the farm for his mother, Mr's.~ Frances A. Stamp. During the evening storm both the house and barn of C. E, Jennings near Burdett were s't!r.uc_k, and’ the latter Burned at aTlos's' of $500, with but 8100 insurance. The barn. of William Lat-tin The Primary Elections. O _'_1‘he _1?z-imggy E1'ect_ions[ will be held on Tuesday. .Septem.bev 17th, when the polls will be lopened from‘ 3 o’c1o_ck in the afgernoon'unni1 9 ‘o\clock in the evening. No elector can \vote an these Primaries ‘unless. he i‘s~'enr'o’1led; ~'the voters who neglected tliis deu being barred out. The Election Commission- Aerse wi-11 furnish the: ballots. at the expense of the county. . The. County Com“_mitt.ees. of both the old political partgiesl hav'é designated candidates for county offices, bublbhe {nominations are made at lphe Primaries. Other designabiozis have -been made by petition‘, as‘ the right, to thus select candidates is inherent in the provisions of the measure. It is just astregular to do this‘, as‘ it is,t,o‘dfes‘i‘g_z1a,.t:o by committee. Indeed, this is one of the redeeming feat.ures'.of n Election Law. Watliins ‘School. The new year in \Vatkins High School opened yesterday with a. good attend- ance. There are 137 pupils in the high school, 93 girls ‘ancl 44 boys; ‘Of these Banknote 500 Years Old. A Chinese-banknote, printed 500’years ago, was placed on exhibition ,re,cent._1.y in the ‘sub-trea.sury.. The note ‘was printed from 9.'WQOd'b1Q_0’k and ,hhe,pa.per used in making‘ the none came from the bark; o mulberry tree. Although the note‘ waé inVci\rcu1a ce_nf.u‘r_y before the discovery of.America, it. is shill in good condition. The note» Was’ printed in the ‘reign ofV'I‘an Tau, who was Em-‘ poeror of China from 1366 to 1396. The only ch'a'n'ge ‘since the day it was print- ed is_ the ’coIors~ used by the printer’ have ‘slightly faded. —‘-Philadelphia Record. 53‘ are non-residents. \The new teachers are Miss Anna. Beach, a. graduate of Syracuse University, mecthema and; French; Mrs. Kathefing Rbberizs, third and ‘fourth. English and history; Miss Marguerite N. 'S‘cobe‘y, 'w1_1,oA ‘iiuught at ‘Dundee last year, first and second Engé .li'sh and Latin; Clarence. A. Gonfwsiy, 9, graduate of Cpiiesus College! of Bu \°ri'ce-p1fincipa_.I; Miss‘ “Frankie Séybol of_ Duniiee”, fourth, and. sixth grade; in the north primary building. neari Moreland was sr ind burned during‘ the ev”enVing “storm, and the sea‘son’s hay and grain produce was lost, ‘with but Iibtle insurance. In is also reportedwhat; the barbs of John Hammoh of Veteran Hill, of Allison Woédford of Eastern Hectzor, and of a. Mr. Hubbe11‘o'f' En Center, were struck ind burned during the storms of thei day. \
