The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1884-01-17


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three c1iIereH and hn aIerern.
ward Morgan, whom be had aIWfFz
treated ns his own child. He Ien
some little property, which he WiIIed
10 his widow during her lifetime, or
until she remarked. In event Of her
death, o7 her marriage the property
vas TO be divided equally between
the four children. The widow con-
tinued the bOarding-house after her
husbands death.
A few weeks ago, as q miner from
the Lykens Valley states, the Welsh
husband, David Morgan, appeared Rt
the boarding-house and made himself
known. His identity was unmistak-
able. It seems that the report had
been received in the company OF
which Morgan was q member, that
his wife and child had both died Of
the smallpox, and the report was
confirmed by the statement made by
q new recruit from the neighbOrhOOd.
Morgan had been taken prisoner, and
was not released until peace was de-
elared. Broken i'm health, be deter
mined to return at once 10 Wales,
where be regained bis health and
again went 20 mining. During the
the fall Just past q former aequaint-
nnee Of his, who had been working In
the coal regions Of Pennsylvania for
many years, returned to Wales, when
he was surprised TO find Morgan alive
and well. The acquaintance knew
that MOrgan's wife and child had re-
covered from their illness, and that
they had removed to Lykens
Morgan sailed for America at once,
and the husband and wife, who had
believed one another TO be dead for
twenty years, met under the cireum-
stances mentioned. The meeting was
q happy one, although C brought
about q peculiar complication In the
domestic affairs of his wife. The mar
riage ceremony was again performed
between them, the wife being married
under the name Of Sehell. Morgan,
who had saved q snug sum Of money
since his return TO Wales, purchased
the right Of Sehell's children In their
property, and adopting them as his
own, the family returned TO Wales.
The coal combination hath deereed
that half time-three days work per
week and three days Ofidleness-shall
be the rule at the cOllieries from the
present time until April lst. This
will be TO few Of the miners a peeu-
mary loss Of no small consideration
when taken in the aggregate. tut To
many Of them it will make only few
dollars difference i'm the course Of q
month. Under half time system the
miners are run on the heavy pressure
plan. All is got out of the men and
boys, and mules-mere pieces Of ma
chinery in some Instances, that cali
be secured. An abundance of rars are
furnished and the miner aud iabOrsr
are not restricted To So many cars each
day, but are allowed 10 send out as
many as may be within their pnssibil-
ity to mine. Everything must be on
the move and work with the system
and regularity of cluck work Some
Of the cOllieries often double their aY-
erage production Of q day under the
full time regime, during the three
DAYS limitations Then Il Is that the
list Of accidents IL very likely to be
come increased, for, when everything
Is strained 10 the utmost the men be-
come In a degree more reckless OF
careless, and the same condition Of
things seems to be infused into the
driver boys and door urchins
Within the past year work has
been prosecuted In the putting down
Of ten new shafts In this Inspectors
district alone. AS il costs from TWEEN
ty-five to fifty thousands dollars to
sink an ordinary shaft, IL will be seen
that an extremely large amount Of
money has been spent in this one d.
rectiOn. There Is a shaft being put
down on the Kingston flats, q few
rods from this city's limits, by the
Delaware, LackRwanna & Western
coal company. The dimensions of
the Orifiee are ten by thirty-five feet,
and IL Is now down TO a depth OF less
than eighty feet. II Is expected that
the shaft will reach down TO the low
est vein-the Red Ash. To get down
only eighty feet Of the twelve hundred
has already cost the company nearly
fifty thousand dollars. The new shaft
penetrates heavy instalment OF quick
sand, and the battle with this element
has incurred the heavy expenditure.
The new works will be called the Pet
tebOne. The whole extent Of the flats
is filled with veins Of this treacherOus
quleksand and clay.
The people Of this valley are some
what mystifled over the sudden disap-
pearance Of a wealthy young lady,
named Miss Nellie Cooley, from the
mansion Of n. Rutter, which Is lOcat-
ed on our aristOcratic thoTOughfare-
River Street. She left her home on
Sunday night, Dec. 9th, and stated In
q note that she went away to seek
rest in ObliviOn-and the words were
to the friends that she had
by drowning i'm the Susque-
hanna river. The river has been thor
oughly searched, but no trace Of the
girl has been revealed. One thousand
dollars reward Is offered for the re-
urn of her, dead or alive. The girls
mind was in some degree demented,
and yet hardly enough, In the opinion
of boon companions, as to cause her
20 attempt to make way with herself.
The affair is "a deep mystery, and
many stories are rife concerning her
flight. The solving thereof may never
be accomplished.
Yours truly,
II. g. MERRELL.