history of addison's flat goldfield

8/11/2019 History of Addison's Flat Goldfield

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ADDISON S fLAT

GOLD

flfLOS.

Compiled froni .iiltorll 1lltionre.

ceived from t h ~ Old Identities of

the Diggings, :t :i gether ~ w i t a

Survey of the

Ill l ,Y

inoidents

o f

note whi Jh

h v ~

jIappened np ro

the Present

Day.;t

By DAN J\fOLONEY,

Westport.

PIice

Threepence.

~ r i D t e d a t .file Westporf, iN"C WB0 Office, IWestport

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THE HISTORY

Of

The

Hanison s

Iat

GoIGfieIas

(By

Dan lV[oloney,

Westport).

J T ~ n k Whn,t sound

is

t l l ~ \ t

I hefil',

Rin,g'ing

"':0

plainly on

lHlC

ear1

1"I',j.'; the

mmw,h;

tiN

tho

IlIHHC.h of

NlC

hold pion('('l',

]11 ~ ( l a r ' e h of thnt

Caldrn L,'llld. 'J

It' i \ ~ t R on

May

18th, lSG7,

thit,

the

wonl \W1B ~ r l l t HnS'hil1tg through tllc

J'[{'\\, Z ~ " : l l a J l d telcgmph w"ires, that

vi,ph find of golu \W1S (li


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On the .top Ole that it

must be borne

in milld

,

t.ha.t

a.

Im'ge numlbc:r

of stores

woro o} Jnod

(Lnc1 in

cv.cry store n

bottle

of

grog

i\\,a.R

nlfw. .l,Ys ikcpt 'bcll-ind

tho conn tel', n.lul the price

'Of

0. ddn],

iu uhoso ckl.Ys ' \ \ ~ : - H ,

1/

,n. ~ l , i i P . n ;>,vas

notlling to

seo

1.ho \ V ~ l 1 \ d o n

and

n

'oowp1e OIf lw\vyeTS pulling up iIlwi1'

horseYs

illl

.front F()f n. store,

Igoing 11l,

und ha.ving

-a

nohhlor -of

c:t:-;e

' } l i h ~ i t s or

a

glm:s

oJ porter.

'I'HiE FIRS'I' lBo,R.N.

T.he Ji,rst gi.rl ,child born in AcBisOll'S

1\(,1. in

thof;['

[ h ; . - ~ ' S

were

unnbllc

to

say'O wh{]t

rc;mainec1 on tho plush, 'l',hcl'{) 'Wero

fl," ( , - ~ l t ( } l ( . l S {,1'l',c/:{'c1 in somo

o f

the

(Teeks

hy

mine'l's to savo nn}'ithing

lhat 1Crft i:1lC , ( ~ l u i m ' ; ,

tlml a

f,a.il' {tl11ount

wns ('{lught in

this wny,

Abnul'

tt'H

dill'ment p.artic:4

i i ' o r h ~ ( l

the

dpcp d,cpositC'd gold l-Ca_ds on tho

} ' l ~ l t . So,me mill'C'l'(,; nlso

worked

the

,f,:{,,"ld ck-posi.ts

in tollC

sides 0'

the

hil ls

rLy the

tumwllill'g

JH'()COSR, (111(1-- ~ o m c

W'01"O IUCJ1W onough

to

mn.ko

good

llll ' IH'),

n t tho game. l ~ , l t l r

OUllC(,S

')f

gold

were

go:t to en'ch

Sf"t

of t.illllbol';

thn.t would mC'nn

lo

10 OV01'y .fOUl'

fl'( t o,f c ~ u t h clu'g

oul

of t11(' hill,

altd

good l lH' ll maclo .15 .For t'-neh c 1 ~ l Y t.hey

toiled,

T'hc

rig systom oJ' l'l\lllovi

I1g

th-o

"tOllt'f;, nl'ouldol1s nnd

~ ' m v o l

fro.m tho

f ~ w c of tho patldoc.klS WUB

opel'abed in

(,B,eh e.Juim.

o T ( ) ~ o l e 's party , I { t f ; t.he fir.'4t to

cx

pcri-lll{"llIt

wit.h

.this sysj'Olll Hnd tll'O J i r ~ t

m(Ln

ftO

put

i t ~ ' i n wOl'ki:ll,g order

w . a ~

ft

-mtln Iby

the

name

o:r .Tohn

M , ( ~ r I \ a g g : l ' l ' t _

Ho first tIlied

it

with what is k.nowll

as tho w,ater

:lxtlance, 1Jlat

it';,

a lal1,g'c

1111(.](

t-:tllk lI''as

loaded with

wn.tel'

~ t t

. -the Lop 01' Llw

rig,

:tJld

as the

tank

got i'.ull, it would

pull

u-p n t ruck of

M,OIltVl that \Y


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is plenty of

goll

~ t m in tho l ' \ ~ H m i t d : . l '

of

this

rca ccmcnt, b:1t {1 cheaper

method of

wo.l'1uug

it l l IUt i t be

put

1 1 1 ~ O

opEration.

In 18D6, Addisoll's was again in

bloum. I was in tfiat )'rora

that the

glORt Gcnl1:1l1 Bxploruti(m

Domp:u,y

stn.,ltoc1

their

clnim at

AddisOllS,

l ~ \ ' m r

tho

IkJc1 Hill' and

nfl,lv,}d

t.he

plnce

I I

'1'he BendIgo." "Then

Uli",

gre[l,L

foreign

(.}()l11:pany was

buying (,ut

cl:i.imR

at Chal'lc:;toll, Addisoll R,

~ u h i

1 h:inlowll, :1llc1 giving the

p l ' i c ~

nsl,, ll

1\..111 by the 5011

party w0ro down nt the

el,Lim

stmigtn

' I lling

thing" up fOJ.' thc

wc:l"olllc

v i , ~ j t

or (t.t 10 a.m,

'rhe),

waited at Ow

b1n,(kf.;mith':;

shop ulltil (limw.r hOllr.

'l'iwy were t.oo

CXc'itel1

to

cat dinner

. nd they waited on ~ f , l l t j J :3

p.m.}

but no

fri('ntl

arrived,

50

V h ~ y 'sent Put McEn.

'::"oe down -to

the

p , ~ ' b to }lCO 'vhn twas

'll 'Ong. P[ .t

rChnncrl

11(.(1;: about 'L.l0

nud tDhl thij

J'ost

of

h;s m:ltcs how

thoy had

bC{lll

had

by

dome spnlpllCon,

'1'hc.i;r hua.rts

d l ' O p p ~ d to

zero.

The

pOor ,old fellow swore

n,ll .f'orts

of

thing'S

on Ili'S lifo and

Dan

1frN:'LlllUl',

the princip:d

.'1POkClJlll'lln,

said that

if

j,o evtv crOl;f]cd his

path,

then

lW

wIl1'.d mu)w n

hole

ill hi.s

trouscm with

;1

e.hot gUll that larg-o

that lPergUS\J1l

tH-c t : ~ i l o a , would l l c ~ e r

be

able to

pQotrk it.

DRllDGING.

an

IS-gallon

kc.g

of f'ood 'Oll,hiS ibwcJk

ir,olll \ ~ 0 s t p o r t

.to

lV[y],es

j\cPac1c1:cn's

ll.ot;.el :a

t

Atldieons on a holt SUJffimc.r '8

dno', .und ,an Jle l'e'0eiV'lC:d':in

ipaytIl1Je'llt

,va.s

his

,v::.l.Hdng time, I

Gall

jm.fo11I11chl

by

SOJIl1;C of

P:Il:ddy's

old fl'icmc1's othwt;

when

this swa,gger'lu;bored

u.lollJg

.unde.r

the

' \ 1 ( ~ i g h t ,af th'e IS

fguJ.101llS,

/W,hCln

nw

came

to C'V(.0"'01'_

mg .tho' IblaiCtk &and, 11/; I\v:iU not J J ~ t V to

work

,t,11C

gold. "

Ac1(l;isons w.aa 'P01)nln

t t

{;o

the ex

'rIlt fl'f

S G()YCrnmC111\;,

W , l l ~ c h Wilt.

i.n

thosc

( l { t y ~ 1)}lovincila1 GOY'Crllme-n.t, lJcgan

to

maIm

t.he

rOfHl::; 11.n:d

lmi.dge

th-c,

l'iV'cn'

hohwecn 'VestJpo.rt o.,nd

C1J.a,rlest'on.

In

lS()S

A,dd.i.':;ons

WIUS gOi ' l lg

in full swing.

L.argC' wo.orl 0.11

IJJuilc1ings

,for hotels,

stoOlQ.."J, ,ote., WOl'C bei.ng el1e,ctcd. 'rho.

l'Oima:in.:-; of

one

0

:\,11'0

old bu;iJdings

foro,

t a 1 C 1 ' { ~ t o - ' d ~ l . y , and

thnt 1G t,lw IShu,1l11'orJc

Hote1.

P-1Jil

1I'fC.E.llI'OC

n.v:a:s tho

se'oond

Oiw:n'or

o,r thnt 11otel,

Phil JJ;a:vi,ng

I{)lf; ;

ha.kor'lS

.9'hO'p

at

. c h a T l c 5 ' b o ~ n

to

Ita,be

on

ilIot0lkcClpi.'n-g

a.t

tAdc1i'SOllS, [10

a.lso

c.nl'rying, but{)hering, blJ.'l C1u,mi,WlillO'

and Ib{lJdng .in ,c.o1ljunc'tion iVi'ith

t } ~ ~

llO.tcL

'l'Ite

1I'IcE.11l'Qe

fllouily 101ft Ad

diiSon.s some 20 years

,a.g.o,

to t U l 1 ~ e over

~ J l C

B l ' i ~ u l ' l l i , a }Jjo.tel at WeIHn,@t'On, and

tt ' W : a ~ < ; III

,t;he

Oa,pit.'l.l iOity th.at Phn

li)w .'Qidc IS0d:don und ot,her l l J o t a b l ~

mc.ll, was laid to rCJst

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THE c ~ ~ O E

HOUSES.

tAd.(lisonlS, Hlt(l otho'r mining t'orw:n5

5.n the

lC.al'Ly, days, l",an

,,,,hat

a t ~ e

known

M

the

d ~ l 1 , c , c Jmuses. Sl)me

of

.t'he

iPuiblioons would eI'iCict a lar.ge oancing

l"OIom

a t thcil ' hotdlS Ift:ll'd lW.ould

cmpl{)y

f110m

four to

10

girls

as

.do..llOO

girls,

and

tC.very nilg.ht in the 1\

>Cek

a dnrnfcc

wouM

he

held.

Crowds oJ

mincl:s

I\\'ouk .: gatJl'J)r

e Y ' C l ~

oV''C-ning

,at the

d.ance.

l'O'OIIl1S,

a.s

t l 1 ~ L ' t

rw'aS

the

only

00 '

j,oymcnt they ha.d, 'rho price of au'

miss.i.on

Wlas 1I '] l ix,- 'but

nfter

eMery

oo.noo

'that

a main 1m:d'

with

a

'(l,a,ruoo

girl; ,he

would ha.Y'c .1Jo

take

hell' ,to

the

-hoteJ

:tJnr and" I shout" for her, '1VlLieh

meant

2:3

every

Hnw.

One Oif tc-St

U@Il.,ilL,,>t

t l w

}j,u,l\,gmg

of ldlO J\.oIawclt-cst.e.T :1\l"oC d a n ~ 0 d

0n 010

ev:cnin'g

of ,that

grnIlld bail.

Dan(ly iP:rut put hilS heel tll1'ough a floor

i.ng

'hoard

t11at.

~ i g h t in .t.ho ftni&hing-np

sberp (If

a Oon:na.ugh,t ,ng.

As year n rolle-d on n Sm.t e 8'0.11001

"YUS

hunt,

then tho(} Il'ish

JAnd

League

d'u,ncos W( 'l'C held

in

the

sc.ll'O'olroom.

Hug,hic :Mom,n (w:ould

GlCt

as

:M.C..

and

was

assi:;tcd by

Bob

FI)run. of

CIlD,rlc,,

ton. .MI"I; B.a,deeir, of 'WesDp:ort, M'1Ould

p l ~ i d o

.n.t ,th.e

pi.a,no,

"IdtJl .:Mr

I ~ Q l S C : 1 1 -

~ ) ( w g . of' Clw.,rleston, c(}rue , a,nji,,;:," T,om

l \ . l ' C i 1 ~ . e i , g h t and .Tim iMcQlli.un

\

a . ~ t,}lC

fiddle,.;. '

'r,ll'

Me_Enrol'

'll ,built n p:uhHc lw,ll

in tJI(> JK,al't ().' tJlC

tOWll:Uli'p

n:11d all

Fooc'iaJ.: nnc1

d n . n 0 e ~ wer{' r.:rl'l'ic{l

Ollt in

.t,he

IlC"\'

ktlL

Pa.ddy

Gfl.lYin

}YQu:d

he

tllC

M.e, a.nd i \ [ - i < : . . ~ T-G:tHe,

i \ I f ' J ~ n ) ' o : '

would rpl oC.s.lde

n,t tho(>

.pinllo. T l l \ l " t

ni&') 1l\'(':ntioll 1,ha,t

on.

(\

{inC'

SHu-day

~ Y { ' n i n g i l l the : l . t . t > C . I

) 0U,\'

of ArldLwn

to Dirty l\fH.ry'R

Cl'l'd,;: Ibridge.

l\In:nuku -broollllS would

tc got

to

work to sweep the dC'Jckillg

of

Lhe bridg-c. 'Dhen Charlie OaLos

w,(}ulcl pull

and

push the

v.e,l'Y

life out

of

nll nBcol'deon.

.Tim

GalvLt1

would

cnll out the

fig,t1l'cs

and a hulf

a

~ o z e n

sets

of the youth a.ncl

beauty of Ad

(lbWllS wOould dance

th.e fil'st s('t

l

Lu;noors, e.tc.,

f T n.

good \hour n.nd :t-

half, and by th.a.t tillvo Dad a.nd Mum

woulu

come

aJong

and the opon-al'l'

btlll

-would ,be Ibrought -to u. close

TH,E WAR.

I t ,,,as

in

18.67 that

rwa..r W1l$

declar.

ed

flit

AoldisoniS b-etw'een

t . l H ~ O r a n ~ e -

IlIlle,n

and the

Il'ilShm{>D.

It.

wu.'S

~ l o t

a

c{l.pitolllis;' .wa.r,

but

l

l'eligilons war pure

fI.lld simple, ;u.nd. t'he s-tOiry of this gllCRIt

ta.t-no hofu

young ,gcJlt'rntiotl Iby

th('h'

'p.'ll'cnts

""dlO lh',ed in l\?,disons alt tlbn.t tim-e,

hllt a l'C\'icw of the hu.ttle

will

no

doubt 1)(. of intoClrest.

On St. Pflih'ic'k's'

Day

of t , l U \ _ ~ ',)'{'1-1'

rhe

li'ishnwn hoOld a 11l(ll 'ch pa. e v { ~ l ' y -

1hing

went

g,:dling

Il1r'ITUy along'

lllltit

It \.:1.ru,v hy the flin.me ,nf B('lln )I,e'woton,

who \ \ ~ l , < ;

mounl,cd

Oll :\, g ' l " l ' ~ ' horse,

('{\n:w alo.ng'

in the

Plo('{'ssioll,

and

n - ~ 1 . 1 l by

tll-{,

nnl1le f

}.ri.wilt W ~ m ]

could

,..;.talld

it lJ O

lO'l1.gCl"

He w(mt forth

and

pulled Bella dOiwn ,hom th.e hOl'se,

nd this

a.nge:r0d

the

men donn{}i1

in

th-e stl,fic-rn

soohet


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with chem's and the singiug of II God

Salve 1 1 " ( l ~ ' M 1 a . "

A licuteIJ.'n:n-t jn tillC AdMsons arllly,

,,,,110

sul1e,l'c,d from

hC{l.rt

Cli\SOOS0,

went

int'o

Paddy

Byrne

IS

store to

get

u

drink

OlE

WIIJter, loud t'hell sc:odte.d

out

1ho ,bacik .do,or

and

11id i'n

u. hole

,

U5 ho

.(';Iaime-d to

'1>.0

a

consci'cntious

objector,

'. 'l'ho A ~ l d i s o n s

urmy

we-re :lIl'mml 'wit]l

{\. heavy stono tied

in

the

toe

olf

thoir

wiNcs' stockings, pick handles, pitc.h

fOl'iks

and - C I r ovc.nuuat,cd.

'., A tCl1t

to

.the tm.'rrtccs,

t l L U ~ cmo,lng onc of'tlle grc'll.test

slangh

t..c'ring lUat"t lhcs tlto:t 'Would CV{ a "dlOOJ. XITIR

D u i l ' ~ '

WHoR

the tcn,rJJ.Cl',

and whell shc 10ft and

woCnt to RN"rtoll, a 'l\f[ss MiUs tooJt

cltal'g,e.

'r,lw

church was

o'l'ectC{l ,y

~ l u h , " c r i " P t i o n , and t'lIC Hev. FHther

\ Y ~ \ . l . > ; h

WhS

tho priog't

in

cllm,gc, and

relllained so until Tccently.

']'he ,(1hurC h

oop

EngJ.a.nd W'US c'r(}ct(,d

u1bout

I{;hc samc time

nt the side of th..:

SId'bc'l'C'cn road,

lnhl out at the

' l ~ h e

ceme

cry Wf{S

side of tho Oatholic

0111ul'eh, '1 nd thcl'O_ Itoday

l'e:'lt

the l ' e ~

.l1lll-iU.; '1'('-;; tI'Oll t,,,. JVJ',;tn y ~ r C H l ' ~

ngo the

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,

,

\

is situu.tC'd tho G i n n t ' ~ DraNC,

(he g g y p i ~ l l l

pyn\.lniu-s,

this

gl' is the

first one

1

hea}'(l {H'.coulltillg" for

the

.g-r:we-lilw

mound: l \ f ~ M 1 Y years

n,g-o, w'h-en n

youth,

I,

with

n llllllllhcr

of otho)'

yO'l1ll'g f.ellows, was

lwing

driv011.to

{1

s.POl't;."

ga'l:h(,Tlllg at: Ohm'1estol) ,by i:lw

l.rute G'conl'i,c

Holnws, in 11lS

>timo

one

of

tho h's t

l m ' ( ~ w n and most popular

m(m 1m Uw

r 1 i s - l T i , , ~ t . He

e0l11r1

nlso

t.ell n.

:s.t.Ol'y

well,

:l,nd

Imowli.ng" thn,t

110lH'

,(Yf 11S lwel

over

h p ' I ~ H -oyer tho r o ~ } o ( l

he',fol'e, ,Yf\.S e m l t h h ~ t I to play

his

;joke

upon m;. ,As 1:ho jovlal ,Jehu bowl-cd

us .nlong

in hi:"> bost fo.Ul"in-hand style,

ho l ' e , g n l ( ~ d 1.h08e of \IS

w'ithial

earshot

w'Lth the st(H'Y

of

the

Y.o.uo'" {111d Greom

dlsi.1Jl1hHlIlCC \yllich your Jl.i"tol'.i.n.n h ~ s

nl,rC:l'dy chron'j'cled, but

aftcl '

Jcconnt

in.g-

the

fads and, as I n:ftcl'w(Ll'rls

l ~ a r n N ] ,

coloring thcm

a

Ibit, IHl

added

a cImp'lrer aU on 11k:: own, As a

Imtt

te. .of' ifm:t, wnd as t1l0

t

N-oW1S" his

tOl'iarn

r e ' c ( H ' d ~ q , no fjght took rphtc'c,

(Iue

to 1110

.f.nct

\HlJrl

strategy

of J\(t1gi$>trat.e

KVllllcrs oy

(not

l{iillllCrly).

The

1:(1C

ti:lJJ:"

{),f

NNll'SC, denwbiliJSe,d he rOTe

ltl'l'c,fin,g, hut

G(;ol1'dio's

v'cl"sioll ignol'cd

this rat,hoT important.

f:wt.

tnd hr re

('o:,lJl/:('.ii

how thoy

In:),1"(>.lw,d

011

aTld

Oll

tl('.t'OSS

[ho Pa.hikLs lmtil HlCY

]Hot

at

n

spot: S{}Jn0\\'hcrc furthCol' 0.11

~ h ~ f n

.th:c

t ( ~ w n s h i l ) ' poillt:ill'g' the

wlnp

l.ll

tho ell

)"t)t'tioJl

oj'

t l u ~ a l 1 . e ' g t ~ d

bn-ttJ.efid(l.

And didl I:ho

H l ( ~ t h e l ' ' ' ' ~ o n of

th('im

i",{W 1 ~ ~ 1 ' t

ali',.c; t11 'Y'l'e (111)ur'let'l '111 OIlC

gnl,\'{', I ' l l

s'hnw

ii' to you f'uI'j' hel"

on."

1,Vp

,told lilm t h : ~ t

we

thought

l:{'

\\'i\;." I"f'l:ttivr

ot'

An-a.ll:ktO>,

~ L l l ( l ,

Hl l y '

Jww,

,I \\,hat

f 1w

11--1 wa.:-; 1;he {li"tl1l'h

nll(," { ,ll-Oll '?" "DnmlH'll

ir

I know,"

:-laid

Ot'onlie, Ilbut I suppose they

'thO l" '

they

:;hould

hal'\ '

a crack at

(,110

7wot-hcr' on

prillt'ipl.C'."

A.rriYing

r.tt

J \ r r ' E n r o ( ~ ';:; pull, we

pullL"tl lip

rot'

f : i ~ I l t ' ll1:brieniiO'lI,

:tIlL

stal' tpd a.t

OlWP

1,0

tt'll

Ph.il t.lwt wp t.hOll': ;ht. ( lNll 'd '\ ( '

wa,;

no

George \Vn&;hingtoll, rbtlt, t.he

'wink lltlvillg lWI'1I pa'';:-'I'll, no (hHlht,

PIli1 ::;npprvrt'{,ll G('ol"' lir' to

t l ~ ( '

l m ~ t

tl P]W 11 or

11

~ l l u k a h\.",11,

Hnd, III

:-;up

p}r '.. }"('f{'lTcd us j (l :t

pninj'.in. r r , I ~ l . ( l : : d there's

thOll;SH,IH1s of

lH('ll

,j,urlol.'d

ll ill1s

(for

w'h.nt

ds r (,oulti it

ho

h11t a lu,gl' gl"lVO) ,Jt;.;.ton J'olltbtl.ller.g

who mot,

;{Ol l l 'S, etc.,

SOL01\rON 1,f,AJ.lAPROP.

Thl'

N('ddoJl Rhi{\,ld

l ) 1 ~ l t ( ' . l H ' S

:\.1'(' 0110

of ill(' gn 11tt "

pIny

o}";; fl'om Addisons in that j,pn,H\ w(','C'

T ' : 1 ~

MI'IL';nroc,

Jim

Haden, .Timmy OJ

Rilev,

and Hughio

1\fO';lll (I'hr pre:"onl:

(nn:tn'\;{'.J' \ f tl.10 "\V(,l'.:y.ort DOlllaill).

Tho pUlhlj.(':tns

'look

11l.1W1l'('d:-; of pOlln(h;

at

tlw

c 1 l ' i n ~ d n g booth",

nJ

1/-

n nob

hl.;,l". III th{'

('\'Plling

n graml ball

\Va." Iwltl

n,t

( ~ l w r l r " L o n

to

filli",h IIp the

\ 1 n ~ ' :-; SpllJ ' t . POl' many Ylf\:l1.> n.ft(''I'

j ' .::l g"J"(':lt { , ' ,ml f'oo.H):ll1 went dead,

hnt

t\:hout Ow

year

HW:-l it {"L1l O to

1 i { ~ ' h

ng:l i l l

,dH\'Jl

iI clllh

W:1,o.;

i'orllH'(l,

nIld among"'t.

tllr

m d ~ playt"l"S w{'l'c

,Tim

Il('phul'll

alltl

Billy

Arlllstrong-,

.Tu"t

{thou nlHt

time

1)t'nni&i"nll ]l1;1.o\

,

Lc.en

winning

:111 the

mat,chos

on tho

CO l,,.:t, but

",he'll

t'lwy

mD.t t.hc Adc1isons

1)0-)':';;

in a m p, mutch

at

1 \ J ~ c j P a t l " l e u '(,l

padllod;:

on Augnst 4, lSfH

I:he

ITigh-

JamIel'.'; Jll{'t OplO

n'n]

g-ooi

'hatlS'l1l'cll

{Uul

bowlofS 1'.'0.1'0.

tu,l'netl

out.

from that.

Cluh.

\yawn the

said Clnb

lwc1

' \ \ ~ { ) n

honors :for them

:--.(,J.ye-s, '[

wrote

sJv{)ral verse,", in the:ir

pmi,c:c, and in IOO];:l'llg thrQ.llg'h

myoId

s ~ r n ; p

'book

I

lind

I h ~ l N o

lUy

,poetry

.still ill

s:d {

lwcping,

and

the vorses

wo.rc wl'itkcl

uHller

HlO

titlo of

" 'l 'he

ArldisOll'S Crilclwt '1':c1vm,"

and ,the first

;lnd 1:tst V(lI"se:; l':m as fo11ows:-

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l;'oil' t;1w'y c onw from oypr yonder, ju:;t

acrOss

thto 13..11]]er

J1Ji VOl',

Tt':; a to:'Wl tlltlt e;(n Eck croatioll, they

arc

min('l'S :from tIle li'lnt.

\V.hcn

ihOlrtC

of t.he

hpst

.TllljRi(d,aJl's

Ow.t.

e,Yt'l'

:>i{mped

,i'll

~ h o e

1e:tl'l1O,1" J)altle-l'

llllls'ie

\\ W;

8.tIppli(',rl

hy '1'0111 i\-[(',Nl'ight

(rid,(ll(')

Stern

Young

and

Tim

~ \ k ( 1 u i n n (,lliUl

j-os:) , P:d:i3'Y 1I. "U1CjlH'f'1) (ri:ll'iollet/f '),

SL:1'lltOll

(CO 'lwt),

.An

01(1 tum)" m'l'n

-lIy thr. mune of Cop-hr:ul(',

1ll>('(1

10 play

j l i { ' hi ' ] l pipes, alH] (;Odll"lllll ' , wl\C'Il ill

};II( :lnnd, \ \ " ~ l S p-1'f':-1f'ld-,(',l 'hy tho bLl;

Q l l ( ' ( ~ n Yile.lol'ia w'it'h p:ipnd

il

did

nM

lIl:\I'\('1'

wlwtlH

r

yn'l1

Wt'llt 10

hill'

w i ~ h :t

hId ,hnl'l"

C\ hroken ll('"k

{ I ] '

a

(',t it

Hngr,, ',

111(,

fir,;

t , h j J l , : ~

hi' ,\'ould

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ylo\J \ (\ 1:.1;:('

\\"'1'>

a

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or

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the Old P.ooplo's Homes in the Domin;. live dow-u

in

Galvin's house on tho

ion,

:few 0.1'0 at prc..'icnt iu Wcstport;k1:#2 riv-or fiat down Mount..'1ill Or-('o1\.,

Bob

nnd

the

0

conol'

Home '100

this

taWIl_ Ned,

,\ 110

is

l'coiding ill

tho

old

house

'1'0 meet them and tn.1k to them,

of

tho of his

parents and

who is:J County

aId golden dnys of the

Coast, their con rou,dma.n, :Ml's KaaIo

and S.

WilHamsoTI,

vorsa.tioll

of tho

oyg-ono

days me must at

Bald HrH.

Tlw gold

mining days

int.cl'csting. 'l'wo

of the oldest

luau-

a.a

fLllishcd and

from

the

top

of

~ t c

tities

(lIE Adclrl..so'll's m'e

in

tho

0 'Conol' Paddon's

Hill on the

N ol,th

until

you

Homo. Pat

Gu.1viu)

abou.t 92

years

of l cuch tihe Totm'a. river

on tho

South

ltgc

n.ncl

Ml'

Bill

Mil1iki \

who

i6

just

tiwl'c i

history of addison's flat goldfield

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