From "Doc Alders, Farmington's Lone Eagle" Reminiscence: Up by Knight Creek, Doc tried his hand at mining. He had to haul the water in fifty gallon drums. A barrel of water provided for two to three rounds of drilling and blasting. Charlie Avery and his wife lived on 160 acres at the time. They raised goats, wool goats. The boys went down to the farm to get water. Doc told the farmer there was a lot of goat turds in the water. The farmer said the danged goats must have been playing in the spring again. He had piped the water out of the spring. So, Doc decided to get their water out of the creek after that.
There were a whole flock of Angora wool goats. Charlie Avery owned the acreage and all around him was BLM land that he ran his goats on. He had a dog that would bring the goats in every evening and corral them to keep the coyotes from getting them. He would turn them loose during the day. Then in the evening, Mr. Avery would go up to the mine and let out a big whoop and a holler and the dog would turn those goats around and bring them back down to the corral for the night.
Mr. Avery was quite a drinking man. He liked his whiskey. He would ride his horse over to Angels Camp which was about twelve miles and get drunk. He would then get thrown in jail and his wife would have to go and bail him out.
Unfortunately, Mr. Avery committed suicide out on the hillside one day by rigging up the exhaust from his Chevy pick-up. Carbon monoxide poisoning. His wife hired an old prospector living over the hill to dig a hole to bury him. She had picked the hardest place on the mountain to dig. After the hole was dug the coroner told her to bury him. But, he had to be buried in a cemetery. Mrs. Avery told the coroner it was none of his business. She stated there is no law that says she can't bury him on her own property. She had a mind of her own and old Charlie was buried on the ranch.
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'SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.' On Friday, December 14, Santa Claus will be stopping by the Farmington Fire Station for a visit. His scheduled arrival time is 7:00 p.m. The Fire Station doors will be open at 6:30 pm.
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Merry Christmas wishes to our Farmington Volunteers Fire Department. Thank you for all that you do for the community of Farmington and for always being there when the calls come in.
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Happy Birthday wishes go to Wanda Perry on Saturday, December 15.
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Please contact me if you have items for the Farmington News column. E-mail me at farmingtonnews@gmail.com or phone 896-6697.
There were a whole flock of Angora wool goats. Charlie Avery owned the acreage and all around him was BLM land that he ran his goats on. He had a dog that would bring the goats in every evening and corral them to keep the coyotes from getting them. He would turn them loose during the day. Then in the evening, Mr. Avery would go up to the mine and let out a big whoop and a holler and the dog would turn those goats around and bring them back down to the corral for the night.
Mr. Avery was quite a drinking man. He liked his whiskey. He would ride his horse over to Angels Camp which was about twelve miles and get drunk. He would then get thrown in jail and his wife would have to go and bail him out.
Unfortunately, Mr. Avery committed suicide out on the hillside one day by rigging up the exhaust from his Chevy pick-up. Carbon monoxide poisoning. His wife hired an old prospector living over the hill to dig a hole to bury him. She had picked the hardest place on the mountain to dig. After the hole was dug the coroner told her to bury him. But, he had to be buried in a cemetery. Mrs. Avery told the coroner it was none of his business. She stated there is no law that says she can't bury him on her own property. She had a mind of her own and old Charlie was buried on the ranch.
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'SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN.' On Friday, December 14, Santa Claus will be stopping by the Farmington Fire Station for a visit. His scheduled arrival time is 7:00 p.m. The Fire Station doors will be open at 6:30 pm.
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Merry Christmas wishes to our Farmington Volunteers Fire Department. Thank you for all that you do for the community of Farmington and for always being there when the calls come in.
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Happy Birthday wishes go to Wanda Perry on Saturday, December 15.
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Please contact me if you have items for the Farmington News column. E-mail me at farmingtonnews@gmail.com or phone 896-6697.
