, 1879-07-06

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..'That's Old Sayycr's work. Oh, hos smart
one.'
Just then OLD SAWYER, the foremost citizen OF
the district, and as innocent an old mine owner
Us the coast ever produced. canle up ana looReo
over the map. ..
ut Amt correct, old boss,'' he satd, address
Ing the New-Yorker. "Too many ore-bod'es
put i'm
"But there's no shaft, no: machinery, no
mine!" roared the man from Wall street s..
SWELL" replied old Sawyer redectlvelY, -
don't see how you can scour; Tile fellows who
bought it are the ones to kick. You get hand
some commission, you know"
"But the samples run up to S1,5o0!"
s.Salted."
''1'u, swtndlcd!"
"Don't you know you said man couldn't be
too tricky in sE1flnf Iuine on Wall street," In
quircd Old Sawyer, and only true Christian,
such US are reared in Pyramid District, can un-
derstAud the feelings of pious elation which
Brother Sawyer experienced as the gentleman
from Wall street, ACCOMPANIED By his experts,
drove furjously OF for Reno, blasting the bios
soming sage-brush along the route with their
fiery language.
A RIDE ON A SAFETY-VALVE.
"Jimmy Carr came to America in 1885, says
the Cincinnati Enquirer, land took up his
abode in this city soon afterward. Liking the
country, he settled here to work at bis business
Of machinist and engineer, aud was always a
good citizen and faithful employe. He was
rather old to begin the profession Of arms when
the War began, but he did the next best thing,
he went into the navy, enlisting Us assistant
engineer on the steamer Queen Of the West, Il
freight boat which had been bought By the Gov
crnmeut and alteredinto ram here In Cincin-
natl. The 7essel, which uas under command of
Capt Elliott, was ordered South, aud it was at
the battle of Memphis that Jimmy Carr met
with this particular adventure. which made him
hero in as peculiar manner as ever hero
gained the title. We give the tale as he tells it.
"'1t was on the 9Th OF june said Jimmy.
that Memphis was TAKEN. I remember it we'll,
for it was a hot day, and Was in q hot place,
too. can tell YOU. The feet was lying five
miles above Memphis, and the Queen was vol
orders to move down towards the Rebel oatter-
les, but had no sooner got within range than the
"Johnnics opened fire on. US. Our Captain
called on Curtis, the first engineer to let loose,
mud he did, aud We were soon steaming down
the river.
"'We weren't long under way until VIC had
$50 pounds OF steam on, and still rising. Curtis
detailed, me to look after the boilers-We had
four which we're on deck-and went off to my
post The first thing I noticed was that the
safety wasn't weighed heavy enough for
the extra pressure, and the steam escaped.
couldn't see ANYTHING lying around to weight
it down with but large lump of coal. lifted
that on the lever, but it was no use, as
it was tu1nbled off in minute or Two. By
this time VIC must have had fully 200 pounds Of
steam on, and on looking out / saw the. Rebel
gunboat, the Gen. Lowell, steaming up aud fir
ing at us. We had no guns aboard and only
eleven shaTpshooters, and the shot was flying
around us pretty lively. knew it was the
Captains intention to try to sink the Lowell,
and saw that it would never do to allow the
steam to escape as it tgas doing. had to think
quick-there was nothing near that / could
weight down the valve with, but was bound
not to be beat, and I just got astrlde OF the
hot, but stuck it out. I looked out and the
Lowell was only couple OF hundred yards off
She stopped to round-to, but the Queen was
too quick for her, and with rush, we
were into her.. just astern Of the wheel,
and almost went clean through her. l
was SO excited that never took my eyes off her
when we we're coming up, and just bore my
hold on to ANYTHING. When We struck, the
shock was SO terrible it just knoclzed me head
and heels over the boilers. Curtis was watch
ing me, and thought I Was killed, aud hallocd
out: t'There goes poor Jimmy!" but Wasn't
gone. was stunned for minute, but jumped
up and climbed over the boilers and straddlcd
the lever again, this time taking good hold.
;.tThe Lowell sank in about five minutes, but
NC had hardly time to get clear OF her before
another Rebel craft. the BeaurcQard, steamed
I'D toward us. We treated her tile same way as
ne treated the Lowell: but this time kept my
scat and chung On Tor dear life, and the shock
didn't knock me off. Soon after the Queen,
having nothing more to do, drew out from the
fight and l got down from my perch. felt
little sore, and had a few burns,- it was hot
place was in-but that was all the worse was
for the adventure"