Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1879-04-25

- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
All Of cur contemporaries East and
West may hot understand exactly how the
SExrrxEL IL provided against possible con-
t~ingencies. Our arrangements to meet
aud successfully resist both fire and food
are OF the most perfect character, having
been designed and especially modelled for
the exclusive use Of this journal by gen.
tlemen Of wide personal experience in the
things to be accomplished. For fires we
use the finest quality Of Mackiuaw
blankets. We have tried all kinds, and
find them much the best. They are Of
finer texture, closer grained, and in all re-
spects far superior to any other brand in
the market - n~on-conductors. The Mia
sion woolens are . total failure. The
Mackanaws, which we keep for constant use,
are lined with about one inch Of cotton
batting. Each printer is provided with
one Of these blankets. Tanks Of water
are, Of course, kept close at hand. Tie
first move when an alarm Of fire il sounded
Il 10 imnmerse the blankets. Encased in
ono Of there saturated. double geared pro-
t~sctors, = ~iighinias ~ceznpositor. such a.
constitute the SENTINEL force, can set
about one thousand ems before his back
begins TO blister, when Of course it be-
necessary to again soak the blankets.
This estimate is based on . general con-
Migration, when . whole town il roaring
and cracking and crumbling over the head
Of the printer. With only . few blocks
being licked up, he might be able to set
double the amount without going near the
water asecond time.
The lurid Kate Claxton, on receipt OF the
news in New York Of the recent acheiv-
ment Of the SENTINEL amid the flames,
autographed us that our lava-resisting,
Satan-defying blanket process vas the true
racket. She says she kno vs. how it 10 her-
self, and must have one at any cost. She
also gives it &c her unbiased opinion that
Beecher and Talmage. and other lascivious
brethren, will bid high for them when
about to make their final exit from this
wicked world of woes. The rest Of Hates
dispatch is devoted to properly apprecia-
tive congratulations, for which we return
our most sincere thanks.
Our precautionary measures against
floods are very simple. The cloud-burst
season generally comes ON about July 1st,
and continues for two months. During
this period, every one connected with the
publication OF the SENTINEL wears = life
preserver. and when the great rush Of wa
tsrs, mountains high, as frequently hap
pens, reach the Office, the printer merely
seizes the back Of his tease with his
teeth and goes right ON with his work Is
though nothing unusual was transporting
around him. It 10 in this way that the
SENTINEL il always enabled to give the
earliest, fullest aud most vivid descrip-
tions Of the many great c~atastrophss pecu-
culiAr to this latitude. Our reporters fire.
quently ride the crest Of the waves in Or.
dor to get the exact effect Of q cloud-burst
from : scientific standpoint. and to more
I 'uthfaliy aud thrIllingly portray its results
to the outside world. From July to Sep
tember We never employ any man on any
department Of the paper who is not = first
class swimmer. and an enthusiastic ad-
mirer Of Captain Boyton.
Our arrangements against cyclones and
tornadoes are also perfect. but these vista
tions are too insignifcant to deserve
special mention here.