Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1880-07-17
WHAT WAS THAT?
Two Modern knights Errant Go
Out Man Catching And Come
Home Scratched-AlPs Well
That Ends Well.

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of intense excitement and told con-
fused story of strange sounds having
been heard by him, issuing from the
well at the old Gates Station on AL
kali Flat. His story was that
while passing the we'll he observed a
dog acting very strangely, running
around the edge. and occasionally
looking down, barking furiously all
the time. The traveller approach
ed as near as he thought prudent,
and heard tho noises before mention
ed. He thought it probable that
some one might have fallen n, but
did not care to investigate lest il
should turn out that the we'll was
being used as the entrance of a rob
bers cave, or the concil chamber
of lodge of Russian Nlhilists. The
story was told to Jim-pshal he re-
| quested that his name should be
withheld. His first name is Jim
however. Jim went and aroused
John who also wishes his last name
suppressed. Now both Jim ard
John are prominent citizens and al
ways at the front in any benevolent
undertaking. Both are men of
large heart and great nerve, and
each holds himself ready like a
knight Grant of old to enter at any
time upon an expedition for the pur-
pose of succoring the distressed or
prosecuted, and in SO doing to en-
counter the greatest hardship and
the most appalling adventures. They
determind to start at once to the
rescue if rescue was needed but to
solve the mystery at all events, and
to annihilat, any band of counterfeit
ing cut threats or devastating nihi-
lists which might be using the old
well as a base form which to conduct
their nefarious operations. A team
was hitched to Jim's buggy; rope
ladders, lanterns and guns, provided;
also a bottle Of stimulating medi-
clue, such as is frequently used to
resuscitate persons partially drown
ed. Thus equipped they started for
the old we'll. and arrived there a
bout the the time wnea it is pnpu
larlp supposed that sleepy chnrch-
yards yawn and graves fuI the time
being lose their grip upon the dead.
The scene was dismal, and the dog
was gone, but the well WAS still
there ~ was asccrtained by carefully
feeling around with the butt cud of
the buggy whip, A sound like the
means of u lost spirit could DE heard
and there was no doubt that some
one was in the we'll. Toe lanterns
were lighted, the rope ladder unroll-
ed and everything prepared for a
descent, when the question was
mooted as to. who should go down.
jim being the biggest man, finally
persuaded John to agree to go down
while he held the ladder on top and
steadied its motions as much as pos
sible. John started holding lam
tern in one hand, but be had des-
! cended but short distance on the
uncertain rounds of the ladder when
the lantern dropped and he was in
darkness. He spoke to Jim about
going back for another lantern, Jim
said;
=" No go ahead you wont get
hurt you will be safer in the dark !, -
| don't care tinkers malediction |!
tell you | have nearly broken my
knee cap already, and | wont 90
down without a light"
The other lantern was lowered to
him and he continued the descent
All the time the moaning sound con
tinued. When nearly down,
"John do you see anything"
Yes | see either mans head or a
hornets: nest.
"What are you talking about it
cant be a hornets nest"
81 tell you believe it is horn
cts nests"
il" You would Mt know hornets nest
from 4 lobster's back anyhow if you
did see one"
81 IN going up"
"No go GA and see what it is
John went down few more
rounds when spill splash scratch !
Inhn and tho oaonDI