The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1888-05-10

came normal again Asile from this.
the sensations are delightful and
feel just a. ven. happy and coutented
q the bot tom of The sea a. lever can
under any circumstance
While engaged in raising the sunken
schooner Dauniiess On Kingston.
Jamaica. on the 18th day q August
1881. ! became 80 disgustcd az the
stupidity % the men above in answer
ing nv signals that I tuok = book
which found IN the eaptain's cabin.
and sitting down read il Tor nearly an
hour. once knew a diver. Tom
Brintley By name. VIM. though a thur
oughly competent man and guIi
fellow. WAS a little too fond of stimu-
lants. On one occasion be- went down
with = pretty good cargo q spirits
aboarl. and the men above not know
ing his condition. became seriously
alarmed. when several hours passed
by without their receiving any signals
from him or any respons. 10 thuse they
made o. him. Another diver was sent
down to louk for him. and found him
living on his lack a. N. L,ttnm q the
ocean. sixty feet beloW the surface.
fast asleeP
What is the greatest depth ever
descended tns We'll. shout ninety
feet. and Il takes me- about three min
utes 70 90 down that far"
Must not q diver be a practical
shiP-builder. also'''
"Oh. YES: the diver who could do
nothing but dive would be % very
little use. Hs must be bath ship
carpenter and a boiler maker s. well.
that be NAV repair sunken ships.
The hole must DE- patched and the
water pumped out before n ship can
be raised
"Sharks? ] have often seen largr
schools u them They would advance
to within \ few feet of me. aud would
then stop and look al me in apparent
wonder as though trying o. make out
what manner at strange creature they
were gazing a.. They are . most
COW ardlv fish. however. and the slight
est menace on my part wuuh irightcg
them away A ! was repairing the
schooner Shepherd in Kingston one
day felt something tampering with
nv lefi-hand middle finger Look
ing. found n baby shark. evidently
much too Young 10 leave It's maternal
parent. trying 10 nibble 10.
The paw % divrr7 That varies
Divers generally work BY the job. and
when they DO that they sometimes
make il pay very we'll. A diver will
go down. look az q vessel aud then
state what he will charge % raise her
I raised the schooner Dauntless In two
DAYS and received $7JJ for nv time
and trouble. The steamer Meredith.
ashore at Jerrmie. IN Hayti. I repaired
with iron plate and raised in fourteen
DAYS receiving e.. $40 Tor the work.
but had "a employ two assistants.
Frequently. however. divers are paid
by the dav. and then the average com
pensation j. about fiO per day of four
hours. clear 81 all expenses. the diver
being furnished with first-class passage
10 snd from the place e his work. and
with first-class board during the period
Of his employment But some diver.
are not nearly 80 well paid. Those
regularly employed throughout the
entire year by the British Government
receive only ten shilling a dav.
Instructions ~ diving2 Ynu viii
experience great difficulty in finding
diver VINO viii give You any instruc-
tions in the art. Most of rs want To-
make al We can. sud We don't want
our occupation too crowded. Divers.
a. rule. are very much oppU~-d Ia
taking apprentices. u you want Co
learn diving put ON dress. GO down
into the depths and lsarn fur yourself
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