Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-23
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BLACK DEAnoxD, April p, 1885.
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Eu41Ok Eo8L-tATE1-LidEHCER
fonr msu @Friday, knovn
- tie pnblis's beusfaotor--has k,een do
ing this neg burg, and after having
drawn his reoeipt boob upon svery man
ne lssd eyes on, commenced on his other
mission. that Of gathering what news
there uas afoat. found this M hill
work IN tsws Of which 90 nnch has
oesn written Of late, bat upon ths ar
rival OF the train from Seattle saw the
result Of what might have been Of a
rnHch more serious nature. Seen after
the train had made what il knowu ss
the "f0urth crossing about eight
miles from this place, the passengers
we're startled By an explosion on the
side Of the road, which vas 90 severe as
20 break cot about every window on the
south side OF the car. Or course, tie
shock vas severe one, bat the curiosi
~ ~ TO its cause was a. great. Ths
conductor stopped the train as soon 80
possible and vent back 90 see what vas
up, but could see nothinQ bat stump
about six feet from the road, behind
which was place about the sszs of a
bat that showed indications Of an ex-
plosien having occurred Had IL not
been for . passenger Who saw the sxpIo-
sion at the time, Its location might ave
been less easily found. for the earth
vas very slightly disturbed. No one
knows even nos iost what IL was, but
ths theory is, thas when the road vas
being built much giant powder was azed
Ia its construction and at some time
one Of She men placed q stick" of Il
bshine this stump, and afterwards neg
leeted 70 remove IL. Under ordinary
circumstances. am told, giast powder
u not particularly trsacherous, bat af
ter having been exposed to the weather
and subjected 10 freezes and thavs il
u apt 70 do harm ss any time. There
are. Of course. other theories. bat this
appears the most likely. for she very sit
uation Of the stump would seem 10 offer
itself hiding place for q thing OF the
kind. Had the stump not acted a. q
shield the shock wss enough to have
thrown the PASSENGER coach on the
track. epd the destruction OF ether
liRh's than glass ones.
The lakes about here appear 10 be
Offering some induoement - those Of
the rod fraternity In Seattle. Lake
Wilderness. think. 10 al present the
fasDrite one. and one that has, upon
several occasions Of late, dealt very
Gensrously with Domber sf your
Gownsmen. but there are occasions, you
know, when even tke best Of us Ree left,
and an occasion II this sort occurred
few days ago, but who She "got ieft"
oncs we're am in q query. Well. 20
make long story short, Celonel Lyon
aud Edward Whseief came out 10 viii
derness for biR 6sh and to take In the
oountry. have no doubt the e3uutry
Al L. Ak..s "a a
close 70 the lake in partieuiar-for his
honor and companion tried their luck
from every loz, and from every poiLt,
booss, and from-from-WeIl, tae truth
turned. BY this time patience ceased 10
d nibbic or two, and bat dsnermAn's
luck 70 shos for their scattered ener-
sizes. w. II. Lee, of this place, who vas
as the same time fishize seemed 70 have
had much better streak Of luck, for
be had q beautiful string Of trout be
had caught in an hour or 80. This,
however. bad bat little 10 do toward
promoting the happiness OF oar Quren
tJity friends. The fact of the matter
Ia, friend Nheeler's face was as long ~
the moral IaW. and the Colonel looked
we'll, he wore an air somewhat like that
worn By Mark Tgain's dog, after that
eventful eayote chAse.
Preferring TO be alone, Mr. Lse con.
cluded to move little lower down the
lake. and not wishing 20 overburden
himself with bis string OF trout thought
u bfst 70 leave u in place OF safety. 10
be Eaoiied no on his way back home. /
have since learned that In a short time
ths train came along and took aboard
two msn and big ssFine Of front. and
q liifie later Lee started home fishless
he swears be did not sell those he
caught.
Il might be veil for the Seattle boys
20 be no And doing. for they viii have
an opportunity Of eonfesting with the
boys Of Black Diamond for the cham
pionship belt for the baseball henors Of
King County, L.