Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-26
HOW JEHIEL MADE $50.
Also How .the Young vanderbllts
Heat the Record.
From the Philadelphia Press.

Heat the Record.
From the Philadelphia Press.
Upsin the White Mountains, week
or two ago, / heard OF the latest
achievement of the Vanderbilts. A
party of the third generation of this
enterprising family (reckoned from the
commodore) was stopping at the Glen
house. The party included two daugh-
tiers and two son-in.laws of the reign
ing Vanderbilt and cousin or two.
From the Glen house the carriage road
ascends III seven miles to the summit
of Mt. washington. Stages run up in
about three hours schedule time. The
ascent is nowhere steep, but it Is
steady and steep enough to make hard
pulling for the six-horse teams.
One day it occurred to the Wander
bilt party that noblesse obliged them
to go up the mountain in quicker time
than had ever been accomplished be-
fore this advent. They sent for Milf
ken. That affable person appeared,
his tall hat on the back of his head
and heard the Vanderbilt's commands.
II can give you a special convey
ance," said Milliken; "but l don't know
about cutting much under three hours.
It's an awful pull"
"But it must be DONE" said one of
the SONS in-law. The other son-in-law
took Milliken aside and warmly as
sured him that money was no consid-
Grafton.
"Most people," persisted tie elo-
quent proprietor Of the Glen. "find
three hours none too long. The grad
ually unfolding succession of panoram-
ic views, the new vistas that reveal
themselves at every turn, the magnifi-
cent range that opensup as you scale
the outworks and climb the massive
shoulder of Mount Washington itself,
skirting the huge and gloomy Gulf of
Mexico, with Clay on your right, and
beyond its sharp and symmetrical
peak, and finally Madison; in the dis
lance the winding and lovely Andres.
cogen, like a thread of silver, to say
nothing Of"
"No matter about all that" said the
son-in-la eve want your best team
and your best drive, and if the thing
can by any human possibility be done
in two hours and half, we want TO do
it,
THAT would be a very quick ascent"
said Miliken cautiously. "Neverthe-
less, we will see what can be DONE"
Tho result of the protracted negoti-
ations was that Miliken gave the Van
derbilt party his lightest mountain
wagon, seating twelve, his six famous
grays, the best team in the Glen House
stables, and Jehiel Cooper to handle
the feathers. Jehiel has been driving
on the mountain since 1861.
They started in the morning Just be-
fore the regular stage, amid great ex-
element on the Glen House piazzas
Everybody had his watch in hand
when Jehiel cracked the whip over the
ears of the off leader, and almost
everybody was provided with field
glasses or telescope to watch the pro.
gress of the vehicle after it should
have emerged from the wooded belt on
the mountain side. eve shall do i'll"
shouted one of the sons-in-iaw to Mil
liken. Milliken removed hio hat and
merely remarked, 1.-TWO hours and
half is mighty quick time"
"Now," said the sons-in-law to the
driver, as the stage whirled past the
toll house, edo you suppose we shall
do it?"
"Mebee," replied Jehiel, with yank
at the jaw of one of the pole horses,
who showed a disposition TO caper.
"The horses is in good fix and the road
is in good fix"
snake it in two hours and halt"
returned the sons inlaw, "and it will
be the best days work you ever did"
The driver grinned and piled his
lash. At the Hallway House all the
watches were out. Jehiel pulled up to
water the team in just one hour and
thirteen minutes from the Glen. The
/, excitement Of the party increased.
can extra twenty dollar bill if we fetch
it in 2:20?' shouted the son-in-law on
the back seat. "And dollar extra for
every minute under 2:20!" added the
other on-in-law.
The stage spun up the mountain al
tremendous rate, verify whizzlng
round the sharp turns of the zigzag
with velocity that almost projected
the representatives of $40, 900, 900 into
the Gulf of Mexico. The progress of
the party was now plainly visible to
the interested spectators at the Glen
house below. There was also suspense
and excitement among the guests at
the the summit, for Miliken had tele-
graphed up that the Vanderhilts were
engaged in beating the record. The
six gray horses drew up painting and
streaming at the platform on the
summit amid the cheers of the crowd.
The sons -ln-law sprang out and shook
hands with each other and with the
driver. The time piece of one of
them said two hours and four minuets,
while the watch of the other made it
202. 1t was agreed to split the dit
ference and Tx the record at 2:05.
For nearly an hour the operator at
the Summit House was kept busy
sending enthusiastic messages from the
Vanderbilts to their friends in the
world below. The family prestige had
been indicated. Some congratulstory
replies began to pour in over the wire.
The next morning every newspaper
in England contained the names of
tho Wand orbits rpp npSipp the h3rty