. Book of the Royal blue . L. P. STAKRY, OF CHARLES TOWN, W. VA. PATRICK HIGGINS. OF HARPERS FERRY, W. VA. hills, with a pick and shovel over hisshoulder, and 1 remember that twice heshowed me some ore—manganese and silver,I believe—which he said he had dug in themountains back yonder. The folks here atthe Ferry were all pleased with CaptainSmiths search and he told us he intendedopening up the mines at once. Pretty soon he rented the Kennedyfarm, over on the Antietam road, about sixmiles from the Ferry, near the MountainSchoolhouse, and manys the time I sportedthe girls to the apple-butter bo
. Book of the Royal blue . L. P. STAKRY, OF CHARLES TOWN, W. VA. PATRICK HIGGINS. OF HARPERS FERRY, W. VA. hills, with a pick and shovel over hisshoulder, and 1 remember that twice heshowed me some ore—manganese and silver,I believe—which he said he had dug in themountains back yonder. The folks here atthe Ferry were all pleased with CaptainSmiths search and he told us he intendedopening up the mines at once. Pretty soon he rented the Kennedyfarm, over on the Antietam road, about sixmiles from the Ferry, near the MountainSchoolhouse, and manys the time I sportedthe girls to the apple-butter boilings overthere, too. Shortly after moving to theKennedy farm he bought a horse andwagon, got himself a quarterly toll ticketover the bridge for $ and used to cometo the Ferry two or three times a week toget boxes from the station, which he saidcontained mining machinery. I know nowthat it wasnt mining machinery, but fromthe length of the mysterious packages Ihave come to believe that they were therifles, pistols,
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