No, the gravel road from Flat Top Ranch road on the slope towards Glen Rose to the road leading from Glass or Crossroads Communities has always been private property with gates and/or cattleguards- . It is a mile or so south of present Hwy 67. near Odom Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery but across from the Cave. At one time, in prohibition days, some of these roads were guarded by gate guards with rifles on both sides of the Brazos- and in Johnson County. . Bars in Dallas were supplied from that general area and from Whiskey Hollow betwen West and Leroy near Tours Church and Hall. This has been documented by West High School Junior Historians. The Giant Red Barn west of Odom Chapel was the Stage depot for Chalk Mountain. M.D. Pruitt, when pastoring at Pony Creek, said when he was a boy one could stand in the Churchyard and look out over Pony Creek, Mitchell Creek, and the Paluxy north of Lone Mountain , and see smoke from 4 or 5 stills at one time and tell you about who ran them. Times have changed- Propane heat leaves no smoke- but is easy to spot from the air by State and Federal Liquor Control officers. Heard of one place in Erath County where several Marijuana plants were found, well cultivated under trees. We found one in Indian Creek inside a Rock fenced grave which I think was Marijuana about 6 feet tall. It was gone last funeral I attended there. One man used his fireplace and a barrell outside for his cooker and condensor. I sat by that fire sometimes, but only recently learned the rest of the Story. A home across from Old Anderson Feed Mill in Stephenville was torn down- and a well was found under the porch with a Still in the well. And we always thought that smell was fermented feed dust on the ground. I never drank the stuff- as Metal Poison and "Jakeleg" Paralysis hit some who drank it cooled in salvaged Zinc or iron car Radiators.Antifreeze residue probably did not help much, Life was exciting enough for me when I was cold sober . One 500 gallon Copper factory made still was found in Bosque County since 1950. Deer loved the creek water downstream and sometimes raced the school bus. Federal officers collected fines but local juries rarely convicted anyone kin who had kids they might have to feed while their dad was serving time. Nuf Sed, Charles A. Wyly

Yes,,I have a story of my grandpa selling moonshine. The sheriff showed up,,,but before he got to the house, grandpa sent daddy back into the woods carrying jugs of moonshine,,,,but he forgot one. When the sheriff came inside the house,,,,,,,grandma saw it and stood in front of it. The sheriff looked at grandma,,,,,,,,,,he knew her and just turned around and left....Not sure why he even bothered to stop. Maybe he wanted grandpa,,,,,,,,,,lol. My daddy is a bit intimidated by folks and he promised he would never get himself in that situation. Which he never did. Drinking that moonshine, to me was dangerous. One time my uncle decided to make homemade beer. That fall he was watching TV when he heard what sounded like gun firing but not quite. After he heard about 5 pops, he went to the garage and all his beer was exploding,,,,,,,,,it was funny. I guess it was a good thing,,,,,,,at least he didnt get caught for making it. lol ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles A. Wyly" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 11:52 AM Subject: Re: [ERATH] bluff where the cave is > No, > the gravel road from Flat Top Ranch road on the slope towards Glen Rose > to the road leading from Glass or Crossroads Communities has always been > private property with gates and/or cattleguards- . It is a mile or so > south of present Hwy 67. near Odom Chapel Methodist Church and Cemetery > but across from the Cave. At one time, in prohibition days, some of these > roads were guarded by gate guards with rifles on both sides of the > Brazos- and in Johnson County. . Bars in Dallas were supplied from that > general area and from Whiskey Hollow betwen West and Leroy near Tours > Church and Hall. This has been documented by West High School Junior > Historians. The Giant Red Barn west of Odom Chapel was the Stage depot > for Chalk Mountain. > > M.D. Pruitt, when pastoring at Pony Creek, said when he was a boy one > could stand in the Churchyard and look out over Pony Creek, Mitchell > Creek, and the Paluxy north of Lone Mountain , and see smoke from 4 or 5 > stills at one time and tell you about > who ran them. Times have changed- Propane heat leaves no smoke- but is > easy to spot from the air by State and Federal Liquor Control officers. > Heard of one place in Erath County where several Marijuana plants were > found, well cultivated under trees. We found one in Indian Creek inside > a Rock fenced grave which I think was Marijuana about 6 feet tall. It > was gone last funeral I attended there. One man used his fireplace and a > barrell outside for his cooker and condensor. I sat by that fire > sometimes, but only recently learned the rest of the Story. A home > across from Old Anderson Feed Mill in Stephenville was torn down- and a > well was found under the porch with a Still in the well. And we always > thought that smell was fermented feed dust on the ground. > > I never drank the stuff- as Metal Poison and "Jakeleg" Paralysis hit > some who drank it cooled in salvaged Zinc or iron car > Radiators.Antifreeze residue probably did not help much, Life was > exciting enough for me when I was cold sober . One 500 gallon Copper > factory made still was found in Bosque County since 1950. Deer loved the > creek water downstream and sometimes raced the school bus. Federal > officers collected fines but local juries rarely convicted anyone kin > who had kids they might have to feed while their dad was serving time. > > Nuf Sed, > > Charles A. Wyly > > > ==== TXERATH Mailing List ==== > --- Author Retains Copyright --- > -- Copyright 2003 Author -- All Rights Reserved > Post to List: [email protected] http://www.selfroots.com > Unsubscribe request To: [email protected] > ARCHIVES: http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >