Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-10-16

Daring the past few weeks, SAYS a De
troit paper. James Wilson. of Thames
Vile, Ontario. has been endeavoring 70
procure water on his place, and for that
purpose drilled. at several points, holes
foot in diameter and of various depths,
niimg each up before another WAS com
meHced. as soon as it was evident water
would not come. The last one drilled
was sunk fifty feet. Into thi. hole came
some water, and after a time il filled
halfway up with water and mud. the
latter reduced to soft consistency by
the former. Thinking perhaps the de-
sired effect might be reached, he de-
cided to await furt ar Developments
before filllng this up aud trying again.
The family had little two year-old
playing about IN the co-as you please
style common III country 6ooryards, but
suddenly the baby was missed. Calling
for him and hunting for hiin proved flu
tile, until the father thought of the hole,
twelve inches In diameter. As last
resort, without really thinking the child
was there, he peered down the hole but
could see nothing. While doing 50.
however. he thought he heard the
childs voice, and after several mo-
nents of anxious listening. became
satisfied that he was at tine bottom, at
least twenty i've feet below the surface,
IN a space of such small circumference
that the possibility of rescue ~as a
problem. The neighbors were Appealed
TO for suggestions. Among others il
was proposed to dig down to the little
one, bat II would take two or three
days. said one, and the child might die
meantime, while another called atten-
tion to the prospect of smothering or
killing the child by elods of earth fall
iag upon him. Imagine the feelings of
the parents while these and other plans
were discussed! Finally colored man
came up and was informed of tine oatas-
trophe and dilemma. He requested the
use OF u mirror, and, holding it above
the hole, gazed into it aud SAW the re-
Election of the child at the bottom.
From the boys position, he had evil
IDENTIFY stepped into the hole, and with
his clothing had filled IT SO full as to
sink gradually, and the air below offered
resistance enough to prevent any injuri-
ously swift descent. The colored man
next asked for a rope, on the end of
which he made a loop large enough to
go over the chiid's head. Then he pro-
cured wooden strips, which he fastened
strongly together until he had one strip
twenty five feet or NOR in length. He
then dropped the rope down the hole
and lowered the wooden strip. While
another person held the mirror above,
the colored man knelt by the opening.
and, taking his bearings by frequent
observations in the mirror, worked faith
fully to place the loop over the head of
the little one down in the bowels of the
earth. Meantime physician had been
sent for, that he might be at hand in
case OF need. Earnestly did the oolored
man try again and again to accomplish
his purpose, each failure only making
him the more determined to ,ucceed.
until al last he got the loop over the
back of the child's head and around
under his nose. The pressure against
the nose caused the little one to throw
his head back as far as possible, thus
bringing his weight principally on the
back of his head, and III this position
he was pulled to the surface. The. doc
tor examined him and found him little
the worse for his remarkable experience.
and he was then returned to his over
joyed parents and a proper guard placed
about the mouth of the hole.