Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1879-11-27
GRANT UNDER GROUND.
His Explore tiOns Of the Great Bon'"'
"a silver Mine.-Subterranean
Experiences.
Virginia City, Special, 2sth, to Chicago Inter

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organizations, which will not try to
member, for, after all, it is the same {
story Of heartfelt, often suppressed, Il
very frequently fearful enthusiasm.
0. The Bananza kings. Fair. Mackey Al
a. Others, have astonished us with the lavi
o. and princely nature of their reception, b
$ more than on this would my pen delig
le to dwell upon the wild burst of enthn
l. asIn with which the miners and Lahore
have greeted our hero wherever he appea
cd. AS we passed by mine this mornn
" the general and party on foot, a big fello,
|" and handsome in spite of his laborer
: clothes, stepped back for Grant, Fair al
Mackey to pass, saying:
''General. | was soldier with you, b,
it is not for me to stop yOu.'
But Grants quick ear had caught IL
words, and turning quickly. he said:
Yes. it is shake hands,"
And judging from the miners face, hi
heart went out to the tips of his fingers q
he grasped the extended hand. Your rel
resentatlve took Turkish bath with Gran
down in the mines this morning. Thi
ought to be considered, l think, the eli
max OF newspaper enterprise, but | mus
add that in the same bath-tnb were Fair
Mackey, Governor Kinkead Mrs. Gran
and Mrs. Fair, U. S. Grant. Jr.. and a rep
resentative of the New York Herald. ant
that the bath-tub was the 210O feet levc
of the Consolidated Virginia and Californi,
shaft.
After breakfast at the Savage mansion
the party was driven over the high bluff
of the town and down to the immense
building covering the 'C' and 'D' shaft
Hence, after being shown, by Mackey and
Fair. the pump which throws eighty gal.
Ions at every stroke. and which alone cost
$500. 900. and the hosting works. with their
gigantic wheels and iron cables. we were
sent to our apartments. the lauies in one
and the gentlemen in another. Here we we're
ordered to remove every shred of our cloth
ing, and then attire ourselves in coarse
stockings. cowhide boots, a pair of blue
flannel pants and jacket And that was
all.
When the General appeared outside in
the miners suit. with his pants tucked in
his stocking tops and with the Oldest
slouched hat in the building on his head.
the party greeted him with ..bravos'' and
a hearty laugh. and Grant, looking with
astonishment at himself. declared
he was ready now for Flannigan's ball.
u
When the ladies appeared in mems suits
the laughter WIS turned upon them. Mrs.
Fair had been down before. and Governor
kinkead declared significantly that we all
knew the reason why. for in her ianty
sailors suit she made pretty picture,
The general saw the point, and stepping
mp, cigar in hand. he said: II want to offer
this young gentleman a cigar" Who has
'aid that Grant is reserved and silent? On
he summit of the Sieras and sailing over
he blue depths of Tahoe. he was always
Ippreciative and asking all sorts of ques-
ions, and to-day. in lis miners suit. and
when sure he had escaped curious crowds.
100 feet under the ground. he was chatty
IS boy. and with dry humor which did
'ot need Grant behind it to make it good.
ie had been very sure that Mrs. Grant
would not go down the mine until finally
iackey offered to bet 81 900 that she
you'd go. in the same joking way the
ct was taken by the General, but he did
OF have the money. 1t would be useless
apply to newspaper man for money,
e said, and no one else would loan it to +,
i'm; so. offering some old Japa lese coins ,
'r security. we started down. But Mrs.
rant did go; and, descending swiftly in +,
ie iron cage, we commiseraleI the General
4 his loss.
SWELL" he said, ga thousand dollars is :.
good deal of money to lose, but guess :
will stop Mrs. Grants shopping awhile,
I'd il is the first bet l ever heard of where ;,
,th sides were winners" :;
Down we glide as smoothly as in one OF
'ur hotel elevators, to the first level. :.
300 feet below. Here we leave our over y
ats. which we had put on for the cold :,
le down the shaft. As the General starts =
he calls back to his son: -
Bud, bring some CIGARS =,
. You cannot smoke here,'' says Mrs.
ant. ?,
We'll, I'll try" answers the General in
emphatic a tone that some one raises i,
gh by adding. ''lf it takes all SUMNER
Through subterranean and devious paths -.
follow MIR. Hugh Lamb, the obliging r,
man. We examine the vast bodies of
), which we encounter, and Gen. Grant -.
ashes through the water, knocks pieces ~ ~.
the ore off with pick, and is tull of -.
iOus questions about the cost Of mining c.
milling. the character of the rock, the -
Id per month. etc.. ctc. We are getting ~ ~
far down now that the natural heat OF ',' "n
earth is becoming unpleasant and Mrs. =.
int. who does not seem TO enjoy it, -,
8:
Oh. why can't we have something else -"
money, and save all this work and
nble." ha
Because then it would have to be paper ch,
ney," answers the General. tai
lrs. Grant wante to go back to the sur res
!. but the general says she must not put col
N to that trouble, and, as all good hin
es should, she yields, and We leave the BILE
es in the cleanest place We can find, csc
go on down. We are soon where the the
marks 90 degrees Fahrenheit, uni
the sweat pours off us. We examine Mr.
immense system of timbering. and firs
n that it has required.over s., ,OO0 600 to ere
this gigantic mine of gold in shape for pro
K We examine the pumps and the steam tine
j with their noisy clatter which are to
'Ied and run SO that the general may ind
how they work. MIR. Mackev, who tair
been through this many times, says it Will
1t warm. but the rest Of Us sweat and sOr1
}. The General is delighted with the arti
81 sweat he IS haying, aud gcttins lett