Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1883-09-16

TINE RE9RECr RN0INEER.
The accident which occurred at the
Eureka Con. new shaft yesterday sug-
the very grave responsibility Of the
engineer. and makes the query pertinent
what ought 70 b the Qualifications of
, man occupying such . situation,
Upon him, At any moment, may de-
pend the life Of one or more miners. To
hold such . trust involves . solemn
responsibility. The life Of one man is
more precious than ali the mining prop
srty in the world.
The miners labor ID precarious and
full Of hazard. He may BE- said 10 stare
death in the face every day. A alp Of
the hand or foot, the breaking Of . rung
in the ladder. may precipitats him hum
dreds OF feet; . rock detached from the
shaft or incline far above may descend
upon him with the momentum of . bullet
and crush his bones or dash his brains
out; foul air may overcome him and
cause him to die Of sufocation beyond
the reach Of aid; he may find his actual
tomb in the bowels Of the earth, buried
under some t-reacherous mass Of debris
and the very ore he lAbored and groaned
~. sne "
self. But these perils are incident to
the miner'a vocakiun. and ana In . oreak
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mining o
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push ~ s.u' " sne same 'ims'
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70 % q = sneir minimum
Among the safeguards thrown ABOUT
Inc miner. g engineer nov ground Is
me oensrai neure.
Inc question fecurs-wnas sort OF :
man ought the engineer In such : s'sua-
t'on 70 Dc
de ought g - : perfect engineer.
VI course the term - used within the
limits OF it, human adjudication.
we axe u ina an engineer OF TINS
quality - not TO be picked up here and
there. He il, in fact, o among many.
We are convinced that nature has a
peculiar mold in which men are formed
and fitted for the engineers RESPONSE
bilities. To an extent the perfect engi-
neer is = genius, and nature is not lavish
in geniuses. Nature runs rather to
mediocre creations.
You may drill Tom. Dick or Harry in
figures. but unless he has . head natural
for that abstruse science you can never
make . mathematician out OF him. So
of music. There must be q soul for it.
It cannot be taught-it must be learned.
So also with the running Of an engine.
Multitudes Of men may be taught the
principles Of steam used - . motor in
this department Of dynamics. They may
have sufficient intelligence to comprs-
bend the mechanism Of the engine in all
it, parts and to render themselves per-
fectly familiar with II - an organism in
all IL workings They may, under or
binary circumstances, rule this powerful
agent Of life and death with such pre-
cision and beauty that under such con-
troll it performs it, functions with the
regularity and order OF . chronometer.
All this may b accomplished by study
and p~ainstakins service in . long ap-
prens'ceship; Dus sne pelIecs sns'noer 7"
the man who i himself in emergency;
the man who required . crisis TO show
the difference between himself and those
mediocrss who have only been dfilieo In
the mechanics Of the craft
The perfect engineer. and d alone. 10
ons who loves his engine every qu'ver
and pulsaron q Nns0n spPs ~
to his heart = well - 70 his intellect.
Between him and It there = subtle
medium Of communication which can o
referred 70 the instinct Of his genius only.
He controls and directs y less' per-
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