14 Jan 1860
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Newspaper
Whitewater Register
Location
Whitewater, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1860
Page
1
Poem fragment reflects on fearlessness amid decay and winter. It describes gray mornings, burdened spirits, long nights, and the sense of tenants in a decayed house. Early snows arrive like dreams as frost works on beauty and wonder remains unresolved.
The wife of Sir Christopher Wren describes removing the walls eighty feet high and five feet thick and the tower two hundred feet tall. Gunpowder was used to loosen and lift the structure, saving labor but causing fear of further damage and a near riot after a misfire. A light anecdote about clergymen and horn soap adds a moral wrap to the tale alongside the Sailor tale from the Yacht Wanderer arriving in Boston harbor after a slave voyage plan was revealed to the crew.
In 1819 near Montgomery Wales a bailiff John Newton aided by two men was accused of highway robbery and hanged. Newton proclaimed innocence, asking that the grave remain unhidden. He was buried in Montgomery churchyard where, after two centuries, the grave remains unmarked and bare despite efforts to seed or cover it. The tale links Parker Pearce and Morris family intrigue to the haunting.
A narrator recounts a perilous night on a prairie trail after seeking shelter at a log cabin. A wary Native man and his host family plot to steal his watch, while two inebriated youths threaten violence. The narrator arms himself, prays for rescue as danger looms, and narrowly avoids a deadly outcome with aid arriving at the last moment.
A first hand account recalls a brutal encounter on a road where two travelers disrupted by danger escaped a threatening woman and her sons. The narrator describes tying captives, using a cabin, and sending skins to an Indian warrior before continuing toward settlements. He notes rare dangers to travelers in the United States and speculates on the attackers' origins.
Hydraulic mining using flumes and high pressure water revolutionized placer mining in California driving vast, profitable operations. Water supplies from elevated reservoirs enable hundreds of sluice streams, leveling hills and washing earth to recover gold, with costs and profits varying by project. The method, extended to Australia and the Chestatee region, boosted output and national currency contributions while reshaping labor needs.
An Irish stone-cutter named James Power, employed in Columbia, S C, was seized by a Vigilance Committee after expressing anti slavery views. He endured 39 lashes and tar and feathering, was paraded naked, and carried by train to Charleston amid threats. He survived, reached New York, and seeks work while recounting the cruelty and political implications for Irish laborers and Democrats.
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