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Show Clipping ."jervice OWl) 328-8678 LOGAN HERA LD JOU RNAL Cache history Getting fizz out of the past S. John WilkinIHerald Journal Jack Ashinhurst keeps an eye out for artifacts while digging at V1 propane in Logan Friday. Construction workers unearthed old bot- <Sink hole investigation "\ ties and an antique Coca-Cola machine found in a room under the parking lot. . Buried Past leads to discovery of An antique Coca-Cola Imachine along with a few artifacts from the 1950s bottles were found in a lost I basement room during an I investigation of sink holes. By Lance Pitcher "':""1-C) staff writer I i') It wasn 't quite like finding the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. But there wasn ' t an antique Coca-Cola machine lost in the ashes of Mount Vesuvius, which is what Donna Nye, owner of Logan's V-I gas station. has gained for her investigation into some sink hole problems. "I wanted to find more:' Nve said after she was called out of bed by foreman "Jac k Ashinhurst to come down to the station at the intersection of 100 West ana 00 South to' see what they ' d found. "It was exciting:' When Nye arrived at the scene. the crew from Ashinhurst Petroleum Services pointed to the reason for her station 's sink hole dilemma. Through a small opening in the ground. a basement room. held strong by old mortar and rocks. revealed a space forgotten since the 1950s when the Elks Lodge burned to the ground. Adjacent to the 10by II-foot room. four other foundations were i Four other foundations were : also uncovered. • =Basement room not filled in .=Old rooms of Thatcher Mill : =Old Elks Lodge foundation --/ \1 See FIND on Page 10 ) " -- -- 100 South - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - :L-a-nc-e-=pc:;lc..,h-er'C"H:e-ra-: td-: JO - u-rn-at |
