The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-09-12
IN a VIsGI>IA COAL MINE.
= "TRIP Recept,s Maze by General Grant
and Some Friends.

= "Trip Receptls maos by GsnsraI Grant
and Some Friends.
correspondent of the Pltshurge Telegraph
thus 6escribes q visit TO the Elk Gsrdso
Mines, West Virginia, of General Grant and
a party Of friends:
''Tbe party consistent OF General Grant aud
wife and Miss Bessie Sharp, niece Of the Gen.
eIsl; General Beale aud wife, of Washington
City; Mr.. Irepdecker, German Minister at
Wellington; Ar. William 4. Smith, OF Lis
tie Washington, Pa; Hon. 8. B. Elkins aud
wife; Mr.. Spencer, Vice President of the
Baltimore and OHIO Road, end wife; l.
Harrison Garrett, Of Baltimore; MiSs
MsTuie Harrison. daughter of Senator
BtnjsIniD Harrison, OF Indians; Miss Kate
DAVIS, daughter OF ex Senator Davis of West
Virginia, and Mistes ThOmss Eulton, Sallie
Ekips, ard Ella Wsrfield. On aiigbring
FRI III the trsin at Mineville, Superinteodsn t
AuecTave met the psrty With number Of
horses, ssddled and rriued7 ready 70 carry the
party up the mountain. giving them 3 To-
msntic horse back ride OF over q mile, e1a-
bipg them to take in ihe grand scenic view
of The winding Potomac River and the var
ious monnisin ranges coming in sight as they
pre- ded up
Arriving at ,be top os the mountains they
we're escorted T. the Wseel-hoU-e a. toe too
OF tho irclirP piaits and 20 other points az in
iersst. ard Il en- 20 the beautiful cottage OF
he Company, where they were Hospitality
received ami en'eE'aiBed By the sccomp lished
wife al Superintendent MuscFave, ably IS
sisted by er sister Miss Ada Baker Of CLARKE
burg, w. Va. After taxing refreshments and
spending an hour pleasantly et the cOt,ags
and viewing what was admitted By General
0rant TO to UTe OF the finest scenes in thu
country. arrangements were made for visit
TO the unceIg'ou workings at tbs mines
brand new cor just out OF the shop wss
fitted up feI General Grant aud a number OF
the ladies' Another car. Tired With nav
mutliD, wss prepared for the bslsncs of the
party. WhFD all Yves in readiness. a horPe to
each car sDd ebout dozen little miners
lsnpe distributed among them, with Mr..
William Byerc, mining boss, in charge OF
the ler.y, 1t presented novel sight
TO the bysianeers "a tbey entered the
mouth If the mine and passed into
the darkness It was such sight as is not
witnessed often at coal-works. This was the
Generals first visit 10 the interior OF a coal
mine The party went back about half mile
into the fourth right head into an entry aud
then into o room where the men were busy
at work mining. The General was much In
teiested in what he saw here, aud made many
ineuines about the coal, the mine roof, blast
ing, etc After spending a delightful half
hour inside, all returned TO the day
and what they bad witnessed. Espe.
cislly were the ladies of the party
plsssed with their novel ride so far under
ground. The coming OF the visitors had be
come known to ths NH ers. The greatest
number of them had gathered outside the
mine. With their blackened faces and
hands and little lamps suspended 10 their
mine caps they. in t1rn, presented novel
sight to the visitors. As soon as the party
had mounted their horses aud prepared to
descend The mountain the boys gave three
Tousipg cheers for General Grant, the man
under whom many OF them had served under
different circumstances, and then returned to
the mine to finish their days work.