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_2. Kendall, Montana, May P., 1903 ROMANCE OF A TOWN. I New Jersey Burg Reduced to Ruin by Extravagance. industrial Experiment That Came to Naught and Cauaed Ide-Spread Disaster — Flames Finish lit. In the heart of a forest of stunted trees in Burlington county 18 smote' blackened chimneys, standing as head- stones over the ashes of as many once happy homes, tell the story of the ut- ter aesolation of a prosperous village, says the Chicago Chronicle. Batsto, existing now in name only, stood at the head of Little Egg har- bor, on Monica river. It clustered about a lake where once the Indians bathed, calling it Batsto, a bathing place. .The Quakers settled around it and one of their number built in 1766 an iron furnace on the brink of its outlet. His name was Ball and an Iron plate which was fastened in the stone wall recordtd tins building of this second . iron furnate in the new country. The region about Batsto was dotted with piles of wood covered with sand, and many men found einployment burning • charcoal for the furnace. Under the Quakers the work of im- provement went on vigorously. Mr. Ball was in chargd. of this woh. Working for Ball was a young Welsh- man, William Richards. At the Quaker's death Richards succeeded him and added vastly to the wealth of the little village. He paid the passage of immigrants and made them his re- tainers and on a knoll ebove the lake still stand the ruins of the stone man- sion he built, witb two-story wings. Un- der William Richards the foundry prospered. A tpwn was laid out and the streets lined with alianthus anti buttonwood trees. A two-story brick store was buiit near the mansion. An office, warehouse, two •large stone stables and many dwellings were erect- ed. In 1812 William Richards died. He left six sons—Jesse, Samuel, Benjamin, George, William and .;:tigustus. Contentment reigned throughout the place. There were no walking dele- gates, labor unions, combinations of capital and Homestead riots in Beat°. The workmen loved Jesse Richards and no man was ever imposed upon. He looked nen to their comfort and the happiness of their families. . In 1829 the foundry furnace was re- built and the date is inscribed on the old iron phite. By 1840 ten furnaces were busy in New Jersey, hut the dis- covery of iron and coal in other states soon dealt them a heavy blow, and from this date BatEto began to trace ' its downfall. In 1848 the furnaces were so unprofitable that the fires were allowed to die out and they were never again relighted. Jesse • Richards, in 1854, died, 72 years old, with three sons and three daughters to enjoy his enormous fortune. As William had left to his sons a love of thrift and power, Jesse left to his a love of stron drink. Thomas, Samuel and JesEe — Wife estate and the will ordered the remain - Mg factories to be run in their names. The broad acres and thriving village still returned a vast reienue. They made Robert Stewart, who had been their father's secretary,' their manager and they left Batsto for Phil- adelphia to lavish their wealth in every possible pleasure and dissipa- tion. They demanded all the profits of the factories to supply them, and find- ing these inadequate in 1855 sold to Matlack & Allen, of Philadelphia, 30,000 acres of their land. The workingmen were left unpaid. Things went from bad to worse. At lasts they threw down their tools and the fires in the glass furnaces went out. lz,t)( place busy for half a century was idle. Thirty-five years ago the fires went outt for the last time. A profitable 4 zharket far the products of -the entire county was dead. The farmers who left Mount Holly every week with great loads of pork and other neces- saries of life ceased to travel the beaten track to Batsto. No rent col- lector called upon the inhabitants of the dilapidated tenements and as one house became too old and rickety to live in they moved into another. Deso- lation hovered over everything. Not a member of the family remained, there. Of the sons who had so woefully mis- managed the grand estate, Thomas had died, Jesse occasionally visited the old place and Samuel resided in Phila- delphia. Mortgages had grown upon the vil- lage like moss upon the mill wheels and the court in Mount Holly gave Robert Stewart a judgment of $20,000 against the estate and smaller ones to others. Joseph Wharton, of Phlitr- delphia, bought up the mortgages and with the judgments the once pros- perous village of Batsto and 6,000 acres satisfied a demand of about $50,- 000. Mr. Wharton is known to -day as the greatest land proprietor in New Jersey. On the night of February 23, 4874, a spark from . _ the chimney M Robert Stewart's house burned his pwn dwell- ing and then the flames licked up the remaining tenantable houses. Batsto was in ashes. Trfrkeys Eaten on TbankagIving. It is estimated that 6.000,000 tur- keys are required to furnish th2 Thanksgiving dinner tables each year. That means over 50,000,000 pounds of meat, worth $7,500,000. Of this sum the smallest state, Rhode Island, receives the largest share. Alk4 NERAL APPLICATION NO. 84. U. S. Laud Office, Lewistown, Mont., May 4th, 19( 5o 54 tice is hereby given that the Kendall Ring Cyanide Gold Mining and Milling corn pally, a corporation. organized under the laws of the state of Montana, by Closes Solo- mon, its president. whose postoffit•e address is Kendall, Montana, has this day tiled an ap- plication for patent for 1172.59 linear ft. of the Minnie Healy lode or vein. being 200 ft in a south% esterly and 972.59 ft in a north- easterly direction, measured along lbe course of the vein from the centre of the 8, E. end of the discovery cut: And 9'76 71 linear ft. of the Baby Boy No. 1, lode or vein. being 244.7 ft. in a northeast- erly direct if,11 and 732 II ft in a southwest- erly direc , MPHtillred along the course of the vein from the (entre of the S. E, end of the dileovery cut, bearing gold with surface ground 600 ft. in vvidth, situated in North Moccasin (unorganized) Mining District, County of Fergus. State of Montan., desig- nated by the official plat and field notes on file in this office as survey Nos. 6671 tolui 6672 respectively in T. IS N. H. th E of Monta- na Meridian. said survey No. 6671 being de- ,ci'ibed as . to • • Beginning at Cor.No. 1. from which the S. E. Cor. of Sec. 31. 'F. 18 N. It. 185., bears 5, 51 deg. 17 min. 5618.4 ft.; thence 5. 44 deg. 27 min. W.6. 2.07 ft., to Cor. No. 2; thence N. 81 deg. 17 min. E. 1172.59 ft. to Coy. No. 3; thence S. 44 dg. 27 min E. 425.37 ft. to Cor. No. 4: thence S.0 deg 7 min. W. 331.66 ft. to Cur. No. 5. thenee S. 31 deg. 17 mitt. IV. 931.68 ft. to the place of beginning. Said survey No. 6672 being described as fol- lows to wit: iletritositig at the S. E. Cor. No. 1, frdm which the ti Cor. See. 21, T.18 N. R. 18 B, bears N. 89 deg. 51 min. E. 190.48 ft.; thence S. 149 deg. 83 W 315.39 ft. to Cor. No 2; thence N. 0 deg. 7 min. E. 351.78 ft, to Cor. No. 3; thence N 81 deg 17 min. K. 976.71 ft. to Cor. No. 4; thence S. 0 'leg. 7 min. W. C9 ft. to Cor. No. 5; thence S 31 deg. 17 min. W. 366.19 ft. to the place of held, g, einititite log a total area of 23.45 aeres, with mnotietic variation oil all courses 19 deg 30 min. E. The Notice of Location of said Ai inne Healy and Baby Boy No. 1 lodes are recorded in the office of the Recorder of Fergus county, Montana, in Books, and 8 at Pages 122 and 110 respectively. There are no adjoining Mineral Claims. Any anti all persons claiming adversely any portion of the mining ground, vein, lode, or premises so described, surveyed, platted and polled for, are required to file their acivehrtie claims with the Register of the United States Land Office, at Lewistown, in the State of Montatta, during the 60 slays period 02 publi- cation hereof, or they will be forever barred by virtue of the provisions of the statute such case made and provided. EDW AND HHAFIBEY. Register. J. K. WASSON, Attorney for Applicant First publication My 1903. E KIDNEY DISASES . , _ _ 4111. are the most fatal of all db.; eases. FOLEY'S ll'atitEgill,Vg or money refunded. Contains remedies recognized by aid- nent physicians as the best for Kidney and Bladder troubles. PRICE 50c. and $1.00., L C WilRon, Agent. CHOICE BUSINESS AND RESIDENCE LOTS FOR SALE Kendall Investment Co. Kendall, Montana We are now in the new bank building and are prepared to show to the public a splendid once for Investment in both business and resident lots. Special terms will be given parties wishing to secure sites for residen- ces. Quite a number of such lots have been sold in the past few days, and several very neat cottages are now being erected in the residence portion. The town ot Kendall is an assured fact and people on the outside'- are beginning to realize the importance of securing property. The mines are known to the whole mining world and are spoken of in great favor. The town site Is beauti- fully situated. One of the finest hotels in the state is now completed and doing a first-class business. Call at the office and get prices on property. Maps and other informa- tion for the use of the public can be had. Communications from the out= side cheerfully answered John. R. Cook President John Jackson, Jr. Secretary 4
