Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-07-03
Tunnel Driftings.

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Tunnel Driftings.
took gentle glide up and around the
furnace one evening last week. Our gentle
appliance that he had attached to that bat
terry of boilers which he claims only requires
one-half Of the water to keep the required
amount Of steam that it did without it. He
only uses two boilers to run the large engine
now, and before it took three of them. /
went into the engine-roon. where you could
almost hear pin drop, everything ran 30
smoothly. He also showed me that appli-
ance that conducts only dry steam into the
cylinders. tell you it takes the cake. You
can't see particle of steam escaping from
the engine, nor from any of the pipes. 1t ID
not like it used to be when you stepped into
that place: drops Of water dropping all oyer
you like young shower of rain, caused by
the escape Of steam, that settled on every
thing above. Everything is now the picture
Of neatness, and the room is absolutely clean.
The engine is painted very artistically; the
bright work could serve as a mirror In any
young lady's boudoir. 1t only takes six
revolutions of this ponderous engine to give
the required amount of blast, when before|
it took nine or ten.
The centre of attraction on the hill last
week was at that large bay window in the|
north end of the car shop, in the shape of al
bug mot lightning bug) of very large|
dimensions, with ruinous long legs and
horns, and four eyes. He was first espiedI
just before work-time, parading up and
down the track from the drumhouse towards
the mouth of Tunnel No. 2. Colonel Kling1
drew up his forces i'm line of battle to make
feint ON histfront, while the Colonel took
a large coil of electric copper wire, makingI
alasso, and proudly marched to the rear
with small force and made the enemy al
prisoner. The bug he is now in the custody
of Henry Schleuter ut the Knob.
An italian who attends to the bell and
switches on the third stope incline had very
narrow escape from instant death ON last
Friday morning. A scale of the roof of the |
Slope, which is some thirty or thirty five feet
high, fell and struck him on the side Of the
head, making very bad scalp wound. 1t
also inflicted bad cut In his back. He was
pronounced in a very critical condition.
The Benevolent Association sent him to the
Sisters Hospital in st. Louis, under the
charge of DIR. Farrar, on the accommoda-
ton at O'Clock Saturday morning.
No. 3 Tunnel will soon be the main en-
trance to the Pilot Knob mines. They are
putting up neat, substantial Office and
mine supply store on the rock dump opposite |
the entrance to the Tunnel.
The incline is being rapidly pushed ahead.
running directly towards the Simpson Shaft, /
under the supervision of Mr.. Tom Beard.
Bill Hyde and all of his gang are whacking
away at the new incline plane on Cedar
Mountain. Now, If there is any Job to be }
done In a hurry, Bill is the lad to do 1t, for
he is all Ego"
The hot weather is very trying on the
blacksmiths and drill sharpeners. If you
were to see them you would think the poor
fellows had jumped into the water barrels to
temper off. Bob, the boss, looks like the
men. 1t isn't from the forge, however, but
from flying around from one shop to the 9TH
Ter and keeping the business Strengthened
|out.
Last Friday was measuring up day at No.
B Tunnel. Most Of the contractors came out
tiP-top.
The Pilot Knob Cernet Band were invited
10 attend an illuminated picnic at Judge
Emerson's Park Friday evening, i'm honor of
The closing OF the Arcadia College. 1t was
one of the most beautiful scenes and pleas
luck to attend-in the county. Mr.. Emerson
will please accept the thanks of the miners
that were there in general.
Pilot Knob did not turn out very extensive
II to 20 on the grand excursion on the cars
and steamboat on the 18th of June. l heard
of but three, and only two Of them TOOK their
ladies with them. Itseems as though anorh-
er panic is brewing when the young men are
SO close they could not.
Ben. Ranft, the head engineer Of the cleo
trio light machinery has been on the sick
list for week or so. We miss his pleasant
face nightly, but hope soon to have him
with US again.
Most of the folks at the Knob are going to
spend the Fourth at Iron Mountain, ut
which place our brass band will operate on
that great day.
Mr.. Collard, one of the good, jolly old
miners of this place, picked nine of the best
base ball players he could find to play
game with the "Invincibles," last Sunday:
50; Picked Nine, 8. Come again,
Manuel. The = nvincibles" will play at the
Mountain on the 4th.
The Brass Band went out to John schwab's
last Sunday, and give thanks to John and
bis lady and little daughter, for they enter
tained them royalty. Ge-whizz, JohnI that
milk was the best treat of the season. Never
mind. They are coming again when cherries
aud mulberrics are ripe. Please accept the
thanks of the band.
No wonder Guss Tollman made such big
wages last month, for he totes tone Of them
thar mining gimblets.'