Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1884-04-24
Tunnel Driftings.
JOHN Il. SCOTT.

Last Thursday, about II O'Clock, as Theo-
dore, the switchman at No. , Tunnel, was
having two small ore ears pulled into the
tunnel, one of the switch points, after the
first car went over, became turned wrong.
He tried to turn it back to its proper place
without stopping the ears, and the conse-
uuences were some broken fingers and 4
crushed hand.
The powder thawing season is over.
james Daniels, one of the Knobs old
stand-by's, left for Dakota last Friday.
Good luck to you, jim.
Last Friday visited the top of the Knob,
for the first time in four years, and it is sug-
gestiye to see the different names painted and
cut on the rock. The pinnacle will be an
everlasting monument, if Mr. Simpson and
Capt. Birtley don't take notion to knock it
off and send it to the st. Louis Exposition
building. The are very enterprising gentle
men, and don't stop at trifes.
Cotton-don't you know Cotton? Well,
he is Mr.. Kings Secretary. He can always
be seen smiling and issuing powder, caps and
fuse to the miners.
When Mr.. Simpson, the present Manager,
came to this place, he found that No. Tun-
mel was running above the ore, and he had
n shaft sunk considerable depth in the bot
tom of the main heading. He then came
all the rock and slate. That shaft is place
where all the water collects now, from Nos.
. and Tunnels. a large Cameron pump,
with 5-inch suction and finch discharge,
run with compressed air furnishes water for
the diamond drill, three boilers, and all the
blacksmith shops-which require consid-
cradle amount Of water, you may rest assur-
ed.
Bill Amelung went fishing last Friday.
Don't know what sort OF luck he had
A number of the St. Louis Ore and Stee
Co., stockholders were down looking over
the mines, last Saturday.
A. l.. Bowman, the Company's supply
storekeeper, is rushing things in general.
You can hear Joe Price, of calm morning,
clear on top of the Knob.
Ben has got another lightningbug on his
gang. 1t is another big Bouncing Boy. To
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Ramft, on Friday, April
18th. Mother and babe are doing well.
Have to let the mouse business out this
tell Dick.
Peter Gerstenmeyer quit bossing in No."
Tunnel. He says that the bad air doesn't
agree with him.
DIED.-At Arcadia, Mo-, on Saturday
morning, April 10th, 1884, ALEXANDER GRAY
SIMPSON, infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. +. S.
Hornbeck, aged one year, ten months and
fifteen days.
To the bereaved and stricken parents we
would say:
eve know, in GRIEF like yours, how than vain
All comfort to the stricken heart sppears,
And 5 the bursting cloud must spend i'll rain,
So grief its tears.
We know that when your little darling's form
Had freed the angel spirit fettered there,
You could not pierce beyond the breaking storm,
In your despair.
Y GU could not see tn, tender hand that caught
Your little LIANT to shield it from all harms,
You missed him from your OWE and never thought
or Jesus arms.
You only know those precious eyes are dim.
You only feel that those lovely lips cold,
You only cling to what remains of him
Beneath the mold
But O, fond mother. lookI the gate unbars,
And through the darkness, smiling from the skies.
Are beamlng you, brighter than the stars.
Your darling baby eyes!''