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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-08-20

LOADING THE DRILL HOLES WITH DYNAMITE
On our return we came across a gang Of
men loading the drill holes with dynamite.
They worked from sectional staging, and
l believe a mother could take lessons on
handling her infant from the tenderness
shown by the miners toward these long cop
per cylinders of dynamite. These cylinders
are sealed water tight so that the dampness
cannot permeate them. From the ends of
each cylinder are four wires or primers, to
which the lectric wires for exploding them
will be attached. .0.
| Engineer Gen. Newton and every one
connected with this mine deserve unstinted
praise for the skilful manner with which the
work has been conducted Every hole
drilled was directed according to survey so
| that the exact distance of the river above
was always known from the point OF O drill
boring in the roof, and so well has every
detail been calculated beforehand that
almost the precise position Of every boulder
| of rock after the final blast has been deter
mined
Many discoveries of methods and devices
have also been made in the science of engi-
neering during the progress of this work,
probably the most valuable being a hollow
cylindrical drill. ....
The 200 tons of rock excavated repre-
sents solid block of stone 200 feet square
and 11O feet high. This has all been thrown
into a hole 12O feet deep and covering
several acres which was found in the river
near food rock.
give here some figures which will i'm
press one with the immensity of this work:
Extent Of rock tunneled, 9 acres; length of
tunnels, q, $40 feet, or four miles; rock re-
moved, SO, 1856 cubic yards; number of holes
drilled for explosives, 13. 243, drill holes be-
ing 10 feet long and 8 inches in diameter;
drill holes will be charged with 225, 900
pounds of ''rackarock," the new explosive,
and 5000 pounds Of No. dynamite The
whole cost of the work thus far is about
81, 100000.
So great is Tie danger in loading the mine
that the accidental discharge of one of the
dynamite cartridges would by conclusion
explode all the surrounding cartridges, kill
every one about the mine and destroy mil
lion dollars worth of work. But every pre-
caution that human ingenuity can devise is
being taken. None but the most reliable
men are engaged for the loading.
The method of exploding the mine will be
this: When all the drill holes in the roof
are plugged full of explosives, some of them
will be connected with electric wires, the
remaining cartridges will be exploded BY
the conclusion from those fred by the cleo
trio spark. Then the works and every NOV
able piece of stone being removed faom
around the shafts mouth, the mine will be
flooded completely with water then at high
tide some morning during the coming Octo
Der, the delicate fingers of some little
child will touch the knob of telegraph key,
causing the electric current to explode those
thousands of dynamite cartridges There
will be an upheaval of the river, a shock as
Of earthquake, and Flood rock will subside.
leaving forever an open channel And the
labor of a decade of years will have culmi-
pated. S. II. HoRaAN
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minsrs tsrm IL This was assure about one
foot wide which thsy encountered here.
which no amount Of wedging or cementing
could stop completely. The sight Of this
Niagara convinced the artist that be bad ex-
plored the mine in that direction sufficiently;
so wading back, we felt relief On reaching
the safe side Of 'fat woman's misery and
heard its door bang shut with q report that
echoed and reverberated through the long
lines Of galleries .re li1s
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In this scene we have view of the miners
pet, the mule. The river Styx shown in the
picture is about ten feet wide 1t is the main
drain of the whole mine. Across the bridge
over it, and along dark silent tracks, three
mules draw the stones AMI debris dug out of
the passage ways They cart this debris to
the mouth of the main shaft, where it is
| drawn up and removed. And except for
the plimmer they get at the bottom of that
shaft, those three blessed mules have not seen
| the light of day for seven years. Their stables
are away back in passage ways so dark that
the dungeon in the Doge's prison at Venice
| is broad daylight in comparison. There they
eat, sleep and mediate ".'7
Moreover, such is the contrariness of the
mule nature that they have got fat on it.
They are in firstrate condition. These three
mules are government mules. Perhaps it is
their cheek that has sustained them through
all this trying period. Perhaps it was their
knowledge that they were fed on govern
ment pap. When the administration was
Republican they were Republican. Now
they are Democratic mules They are soon
to be brought to the light. Then for the
first time in years they will know
what flies and mosquitoes are. There is no
rose without it's thorn. They will probably
be nearly blind, but an attempt will be made
to save their sight. Their eyes are to be
carefully hooded and the light let into them
gradually. '
Crossing the Styx we followed our guide
along the dark passages surrounded with
wet, dripping rock on all sides.
On, on we groped our way, stopping only
to relight the torches which become extin-
guished by the water dr. opping from above.
I'll ) was another source Of danger, as, in
ca' all three lights went out and matches
lie unavailing to ignite the wet wicks, we
ut grope around through stony streets
/ " hours before finding the shaft, as the
points of the compass cannot be retained in
the dark. About a quarter mile from the
shaft we come to dam or water tight door
built across the tunnel ~
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PLAN oF rHE EXCAVATIONS.

The above diagram, though looking like
porous plaster, is ground plan Of the
tunnels. The irregular shaped blocks repre-
sent the stone pillars supporting the roof,
and between them are the tunnels, or streets,
each tunnel beng 10 feet, wide and from 8
to 35 feet high.
Landing on this artificial island we, the
artist and myself. presented our creden-
tials and stated our mission to Lieut.. Derby,
the superintendent, handsome; looking
West Point graduate. He said: 'Oh, Ger
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RAILWAY BRIDGE AT HENDERSON, KY.
With the completion of this bridge Chi
cago has an unbroken rail communic; tion
with Jacksonville, Fla. Nashville, Chat
tanooga and Atlanta are points taken in on
the way. Hy a
Readers will remember the terrible dis
aster that happened at this point on the
Ohio river about year ago. The railway
ferryboat running from Evansville Ind,
to Henderson, KY, ten miles below was
capsized in a tornado She was loaied
with passengers, and nearly every soul on
board was drowned. lee s.
The beautiful bridge shown in the IL
lustration takes the place of the ferryboat
line. The span across the river chan
nel, through which the steamboat Is pass
ing, is 525 feet in length. 1t is said to bs
the longest span of truss bridget in the world
The bridge proper is nearly three-quartefs
Of mile long. It is reached on the Indiana
side by three and half miles Of powerfully
built trestle work
The completion Of this bridge gives the
shortest time from northwest to southeast
that has yet been made. 1t is built for the
Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad
It enables trains to make the distance from
Chicago to Nashville in sixteen hours
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"a It is called the "fat womans misery
from the extreme narrowness Of the door
through which the visitor must pass. Be-
yond this door the mining operations were
extremely hazard GUS owing to the rotten
character Of the rock. This water tight door
was necessary to protect the whole mine
from flooding in case the river came pouring
in after a blast Squeezing through this
door we wade through stream of water
equal to good sized brook. Itcomes chiefly
from '.the rock that Moses struck" a. thu
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8regsrfp for Sale.
FARM for SALE.

Ah Indersigned Offers for sale the John s,ts
- iarm, consisting Of iJ0 acres; about e-hslf
~ seeaon No. q. Richheld township, Hen
NoNtu' MARTIN KNUPP.
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e.'' Icatch on,a was probably what the
fish said when he took the baited hook.
He weighed five pounds" was prob
ably the lie told by the fisherman. =
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The above shows at glance the shape of
the rock and direction of the tunnels. The
lower tunnel was made simply as reservoir
into which the upper works could be
Trained, and as a precaution in case hole
should break in the roof, the water rushing
in would I'LL this reservoir before flooding
the mouth of the shaft, thus enabling the
workmen to escape The first thing that i'm
presses one on cropping through the tunnels
is the darkness of the dark in them. The
feeble glimmering of the torches only makes
the inky blackness of the gloom appear
blacker. On the sunlit surface of the earth
there is such thing as objects storing up
during the day light which they radiate in
phosphorescent way during the night, but
not so with subterranean rocks which were
imbedded beneath the surface before light
was created.
In this mine as little artificial light as pos
sible is permitted owing to the danger of
using up the air. .-.,
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The SIC, 900 which Long John Went
worth will spend OH, a burial lot would
provide 10000 widows with d pair of
French-heeled shoes each.
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The above map shows in dark lines the
shores of He'll Gate, while the dotted lines
indicate the level, twenty-six feet below
the surface of the water, where its rocky
bottom begins to project upward. The value
of clear, open channel at this point to the
commerce Of New York is estimated at $4,-
600, 900 per day, figure greater than the
entire cost of the Improvements thus far.
In 1855 Gen. John Newton, the present
chief engineer of the United States army,
was directed to examine these instructions
and present plan and estimate the cost of
their removal. This plan then adopted has
been found to meet the requirements Of the
work almost exactly, and sofamiliar is Gen.
Newton with it that sitting at his desk in
Washington he directs the operations
through his very efficient superintendent,
Lieut. g. McC. Derby, at the works. With
what skill this exceedingly hazardous under
taking has been csrried on may be under
stood from the fact that up to 200 men have
been engaged here for nearly ten years, and
there was but one man killed. While in the
st. Gothard tunnel, where the work was
scarcely as hazardous, there were 3T men
killed and $40 injured. a .... u.
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+. joaquin Millersays that nc, man ever
wrote anything good on an. empty
stomach. Lots ofpeople have an idea
that he isa great faster. p
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facts with extraordinary power and Of
ficacY on the Liver and Kidneys.


See that YOU get'the genuine with red
"on front OF Wrapper, prepared only
by y. Il. .zElLiM 4 co., sole Proprletors,
Philadelphia, Pc.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11


No number Of these vermin would for
moment allow 9 few among them to
hoard up food and monopolize the ways
and means of getting 1t. 4
The education you have received has
simply taught you to respect and revere
the vested rights of your oppressors and
the sanctity of laws that rob you before
your very eyes of the means of even
bare subsistence.
Thousands upon thousands of your
fellow slaves, little lower, perhaps, in
the scale of serfdom than you are, are
dying around you Of disease and destitu-
ton through and by the operation of the
laws you defy and of the systems social
and political that You-howling idiots
that you are-hurrah for in your prim-
ares and indorse at the polls. r.
Cutting? Yes. / intend that my re-.
marks shall be cutting. You, the great
stupid mass of humanity are not worthy
the name of men while you sit still and
allow this condition of things to exist.
You, the giant of immense proportions,
who have but to close your hand land crush
to atoms the insolent little pigmy that
robs and threatens to starve youlwhile
he laughs in his sleeve at your massive
stupidity. Get up and shake yourselves
or die in ditch as you deserve. E@
g.. Yours, Ga J. J. MARTIN.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
CODE SUMMONS.
No. 1881.
STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF ARApAHor

STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF ARAPAHoE,
In the County Court within and for the
County of Arapahoe:
ADOPH TELTZ, Plaintiff,
against Summons.
ANNA G. TELTZ, Defendant
The People of the State of Colorado send
Greeting:
To Anna G. Teltz, defendant, above named:
You are hereby required to appear in an &C
tiOn brought against you by the above named
plaintiff, in the County Court In and for the
County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado,
and to answer the complaint filed therein,
within ten days, exclusive of the day of ser,
vice, If served within this county; or II served
out of this county, but within the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Colorado, within
twenty days; otherwise within forty days; or
Judgment by default will be taken against
you, according to the prayer of said COM
plaint.
The said action is brought to procure de-
cree of this County Court, dissolving the
bonds of matrimony now existing between
the plaintiff and defendant, on the grounds
that the defendant has willfully and without
cause deserted and abandoned plaintiff and
departed from this State (Colorado) without
any intention of returning that the defend
ant since the marriage between plaintiff and
defendant, in the city of Denver, Colorado,
has been guilty Of adultery with Que Albert
Keller and one with one George March in the
month of June, 1884; and awarding to the
plaintiff the care, custody and control OF
Jacob Teltz, aged eight years, minor child,
and issue Of the marriage between plaintiff
and defendant; and awarding to plaintiff all
proper relief as will more fully appear by the
complaint on file herein, to which reference
is here made. And you are hereby notified
that If you fail to appear and answer the said
complaint as above required. the said pIa1nt-
if will apply to the court for the relief de-
manded in the complaint.
C~) Given under my hand and seal of
JSEALS the County Court Of the said
W. Arapahoe county, at Denver, In
said County, this sixth day of April, A. u. 1885,
ELIAS F. DUNLEVY, Clerk.
Talbot & Ward, Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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cannot expect to wear anything better than
the cheapest shoe herself. No matter how
weary the mind becomes with the monotony,
no matter how the muscles ache with this
long continued, tedious exertion, they must
keep constantly at it for ten long hours out
of the best part of the twenty-four. 1t is a
wonder more human beings do not go insane
under this crank stunning system.
Natural work is exertion of the muscles
in obedience to some conception of the brain,
We have an idea, and work it out. and there
is pleasure both In the exertion and the re-
suit. A gentleman once said ''if you love
work and just for the sake of work, why not
undertake to level hill with spoon, just
for the fun of lt2" Aimless work is not
pleasant or beneficial. One wants an object
and the toll necessary in bringing about a
pre-conceived result is inyigorating, if not
continued too long. can take great deal
of pleasure, in cleaning up my room; in
making everything bright, tasteful and com
Portable. | can enjoy the work and enjoy
the result when done. But it would not be
pleasant to 60 on cleaning rooms hour after
hour, day after day for months and years,
whether sick or well, fresh or weary: rooms
too, that / never expected to enter again. l
might take considerable pleasure in cleaning
one or two rooms day in order that other
people might enjoy neat and comfoI table sur
roundings and that l might have in return
other comforts needed, but if | were forced
to continue the work through all the bright
daylight hours of my life L should hate it
and naturally would snirk if could. \
Good statisticians have estimated that less
than an hour day of work from every mem
Der of society would furnish all the comforts
and reasonable luxuries human beings could
desire. This hour might be employe in the
pleasantest manner possible; in clean, cheer
full shops, in agreeable company and, in
time, to music if desirable. Who would
care to shirk such an hour? Who that re-
members the old fashioned pairing, husking
chopping and quilting bees does not know
this hour could be made the pleasantest in
the twenty-four? To be sure all work could
not be performed in exactly this way; but
machinery, science and common sense can
accomplish SO much. that in time there need
be no disagreeable work whatever.
Then one leaves out one powerful intiu-
ence when he thinks he would not work if
not compelled by want; and that is, public
opinion. A person who will allow his own
door-yard to become dirty and disorderl9 in
a neighborhoQd where each aims to be neat
and tasty, must be very brave and very lazy
person indeed. l believe people will ac-
compllsh grander things than we have ever
known when they can enjoy the full results
of their toll, and are not compelled to drudge
at one thing constantly, merely to keep body
and soul together. LIZZIE NJ. SWANK.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
FIR EE RIAL !

Thousands OF cases of Nervous Debility,
mental anf physical weakness, lost manhood,
nervous prOstration, results of indiscIetion,
exceSses or any cause, cured, by NERVlTA.
No remedy ever offered to the afflicted has
met with such unprecedented success. 1t
has nc equal for curing all forms of NERVOUS
WASTE, EXHAUSTION, DEBILITY or DECAY.
Its beneficial effects are Immediately per
ceptible; i'm few weeks after commencing
its use a feeling of renewed vigor and
strength is apparent. 1t effects a prompt and
radical cure, and is the only safe and effect
ual remedy known for curing all forms Of
NERVOUS DEBILITY from any cause. Its
effects arepermanent. No matter how ag-
gravated your case, how many remedies you
have tried, or how many doctors have failed.
When the disease has baff1ed the skill OF the
ablest physicians, when melancholy and DE-
spair have taken the place of hope. and the
world looks blank and dreary, NEKVIlA
will inspire new life and permanently cure
body and mind Ia ,727 cases cured by its use
in 1884 Strong faith that it will cure EVERY
CASE prompts me to send trial package on
receipt Of 10 cents for postage, etc.
Dr.. A. G. 0LiK, Box PAP, CHICAGO, H.
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TBy Associated Labor Press.

NEW YoaK, April There is nothing
more entertaining hereabout just now
than the boycott at the New Jersey town
of Grange. 1t is making regular up.
roar in the whole community out there
The business of hat-making is the great
industry at Orange, where there are not
fewer than 1000 hatters. F. Berg, pro-
prietor of one of the big concerns, turned
his factory "foul" a short time ago., and
the union hatters at once boycotted him
and his blacklegs in way meyer before
heard of In this part of the country,
Dealers in supplies of all kinds are for
bldden to do any business with his
factory under penalty of losing all their
other customers, and his blackleg hands
are still worse off. They find it almost
impossible to get any one to sell them a
glass of beer, or newspaper, or an
ounce of groceries, or a pair of shoes
the BARRIERS even refuse to shave them
A resident there has just told me lot oi
stories on this subject that would make
you laugh.
The printers of New York are prepar,
ing to give a great reception to the dele.
gates of the international union, and
these lucky delegates will have festive
time when they get here. Among other
things they will be taken on a steam
boat excursion, through which they will
find out the resources of the printers
craft.
All the best features of organization
are appearing in the strike of the Paper,
Hangers union of this city. By the
way, as long as the strike lasts, they wish
the warning sent out to paper hangers
all over the states, keep away from New
York"
The bakers of this city are still seek,
ing for legislation to reduce the hours Of
labor. There are no fewer than seven
bakers societies in New York, but they
do not work in unison, and hence the
trade is under great disadvantages when
any practical work is attempted.
The Newsdealers' unions are prepar-
ing for their national convention.
Since the weather has taken on its
spring garments, all the idle men of the
building trades are on the look out for
Jobs. s. 2.
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Miners Strike Ended.

P1rTsBURG, April 6.-The river coal min
ers' strike ended to-day in favor of the strik-
ers, and 5000 miners resumed work at the
advance. The action of Walton & Co., the
most extensive operators on the Mononga-
hela river, in conceding the Increase to their
nell broke the backbone of. the strike and
general stampede of the ether operators to
resume operations followed. Fully two
thirds of the miners will be working before
the close of the week.
The strike lasted four we eks, and the min
ers are jubilant over their victory, There is
no change in the situation in tle railroad
miners strike.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
Clerks and Statesmen.

There will be meeting of the clerks
and statesmen Nadies and gentlemen)
of this city, in p. L. F. hall, 379 Larimer
street, at 7:30 o'clock, Sunday evening,
and every one in the city engaged in
these avocations are earnestly invited to
be present. The object Of the meeting
is to discuss means Of bettering the con-
dition of the clerks and statesmen, and
good speakers will be in attendance for
the purpose of elucidatlng the subject.
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A Pleasant Success.

The social dance given by the ladies
assembly on Thursday evening, at Lin
coin hall, was a grand success as to
numbers, and splendid" evening was
enjoyed by all who were present. THE
ENQUIRER goes to press early Friday
morning and, therefore, it is impossible
to give long report of the social.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
Plans for a Graf ReYi,inl.

The Episcopal Church he's arranged plans
for conducting mission irf this city during
Advent of the present yeaF. That is, imme-
diatelY after Thanksgiving Day Il will begin
concerted efforts on an extensivescale to
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Attention Master workmen.

Master Workmen of the various assem-
blies of this city are requested to meet
in the rooms of local assembly No. 3639,
In B. L. F. hall (Dreyfuss), 379 Larimer
street, at 7:30 p. m. Sunday, April Is.
COMMITTEE.
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CARPENTERS,

Carpenters Union, No, 55, Of the Brother
hood of America meets every Saturday
evening at Euclid Hail. All good Carpenters
are invited to join.
j. C. JONES, Secretary.
NJ. T. BLACK, Deputy State Organizer.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
PLASTERERs' UNION.

The Plasterers Union, Of Denver, meets
every Monday evening at 7:3O o'clock, In St.
Joseph's Temperance Hall, corner Fifteenth
and Stout streets.
HARRY COLE, President.
CHARLES NJ. McCABE, Secretary.
Address, 100 East 18th street. =
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TAILORS.

The Tailors' Protective Society. of Denve
meets in Judge Jeffries' court room,
o'clock p. M, on the first Monday Of eacf
month FRED WEIDER, President.
T. HAMLIN, Sec, 29l 18th street,
Room S. Skinner Block.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
RRI(KIAYERS.

Bricklayers International Union INo. l, of
Colorado, meets first and third Tuesday
evenings in each month, at Elks' Hall, corner
and Larimer streets, Denver,
Colorado. WILLIAM ATKINS, Pres.
JAMES COOK, Sec'y.
lQS Blake Street.
The Labor enquirer., 1885-04-11
TYPOGRAP, ICAL.

Typographical Union, No. 40, meets on the
first sunday of each month at Knights of
Pythias Hall, al O clock p. m.
A. r. PELTON, Rec. and Cor. Secy.
F. P. MANNIX, Financial Secretary.
Republican Office.