Weekly Trinity journal., 1866-12-22
"Elias" Explains.

FRIEND GORDON Noticing an article in the
JOURNAL Of week before last entitled, " An Out
side Vote Of Thanks, in which my name figured
rather conspcuously, | have concluded to res
pond thereto, proposing certain alterations and
amendments, which will materially aid the read
ers of your paper in arriving at a correct concu-
sion in reference to the same.
In the first place - drift claim p" is sluic-
ing claim. We are in about fifteen hundred feet
instead Of eleven hundred Our fume is twelve
hundred and fifty feet in length, passing through
tunnel nine hundred feet long, lighted at dis
tances varying from fifty to ninety feet by shafts
sunk for the purpose of hosting the bedrock
and gravel from said tunnel. Through this
fume and tunnel the ladies passed, performing
Journey which would have latigued many of the
sterner sex unaccustomed to that mode of travel
ing. At the head of the fume is ditch two
hundred and fifty feet in length dug for the fur
ther extension of the lume. In this ditch was
the famous ladder which, by the way, was not
FIVE hundred feet long, as it must necessarily
have been to have reached to the point where
was working, at the moment the climb to
daylight was achieved. There were but three
men in the ditch near the ladder, and suffice it
to say, the unfortunate Elias not one of that
number. The gum boots, of which honorable
mention were made, had every appearance of
having been manufactured from the properly
prepared outer covering of some four-legged
beast.
roar friend illustrates the journey cup the
fume aud ladder" in the following by no
means rhymeess etfusion
On on they came with lightning speed,
Nor rocks, nor blocks, nor workmen heed,
As though intent direst deed
Q, murder
thought the day of judgment near
Nv very blood was chilled with fear,
As heard voice say loud and clear
o, murder
on my knees did quickly fall,
And for assistance loud did call,
With might and main fierce did ball
o, murder
I've often read, when boy at school,
OF mis-, but never of Mrs. RE,
But there she stood like fool
o, murder
Turning round with the air of a lord on,
The next | saw Mrs. Con,
Didn't Iwish was on 'tother side Jordon?
o, murder
And then trembled as with the ague-
Another voice said 'we'ye come to plague
you"
And that very same did Mrs Gig do
., murder
They stopped and rested at the shaft,
And for n moment talked and laughed,
But soon declared "what a horrid draught," "
o, murder !
On up the hume again they sped,
Nor paused but when one bumped her head,
And then she sighed and softly SAID,
0, murder !
A,tbe Aume's head they ceased advancing,
And then heard a sound like dancing,
AS CAV and merry as sunbeams glanclng
o, murder
In the ditch was Keyser, Rule and Waters,
Who turning round spied these fair daughters,
And loudly yelled, " ah, boys, tney We
caught us y Y, muroer
The ladies looked round as if satisfied quite
That every thing there was at least all right,
And then they started and "ciimoed to
daylight, Y, muruer
I saw the editor last Monday night
He said to me % how now's your eyesight
The jokes on you-'tis splendid quite !"
o, murder
listened and thought, and then / grew
madder,
Till he explained the affair of the ladder
turned away then more wise but sadder,
D, murder
Now one and all my only aim
Is what's my due to justly claim
I had the blame but not the game
o, murder 1!
EAST WEAVER, December, 1866 Z. ). NJ