The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . n to thespring for water he found a great gaping hole, from whichsomething had evidently been removed. He then recalled thatthere had been a black sloop (its always a black sloop) in thecove the night before, which had disappeared some time be-fore dawn. Whether this was the sequel of the sailors story is of coursenot known, but the two dovetail nicely and there seems no goodreason why it should not be.
The story of Martha's Vineyard, from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries; . n to thespring for water he found a great gaping hole, from whichsomething had evidently been removed. He then recalled thatthere had been a black sloop (its always a black sloop) in thecove the night before, which had disappeared some time be-fore dawn. Whether this was the sequel of the sailors story is of coursenot known, but the two dovetail nicely and there seems no goodreason why it should not be. Hill was Chris-tiantown when there wereIndians enough here to en-title the place to a one time the populationnumbered sixty, but onlyJoe Mingo and his son withtheir families are left. Ifound Mr. Mingo, who is82 years of age and asstraight as an arrow, atwork in his potato told of the simple littleshingled building down inthe woods which was pass-ed just before the Mingoclearing was reached, which was built about 79 years ago fora schoolhouse, but there are no children now, and it is onlyused as an occasional chapel. This is the site of a good sized. Mr. Joseph Miugo, 82 years of age and asstraight as an airow. 152 MARTHAS VINEYARD. meeting house at which one of the missionary Mayhewspreached, and there still lies in the woods adjoining a greatsquare stone, said to have been placed there by the Indians forthe use of the missionary, and known as the Mayhew horse-block. The Dancing Field is a level bit just under and east ofthe hilltop. Here the Indians are said by Mr. Mingo to haveheld their dances when preparing for war or the chase; on theseoccasions the musicians placed themselves on the slightlyhigher ground where the survey tripod stands. WHERE TREASURE north from Indian Hill, possibly within the limits ofLamberts Cove and some 50 feet back from, the water, standsMoney rock, 8 to 10 feet high; what the legend is I knownot. And on the Mayhew Lu
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