The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1889-03-07
DOWN N A NINE
BOB Ilgsnsll Gets 4 Taste Of The Heat
siths Lover World.



Virginia paper, conceived the idea Of CIV
ing the infdel hotter experience than
he had up 10 that time admitted the vilest
sinner would ever experience, even after
lahoring under the disadvantage Of not
being alive. The foreman Of the ophir
mine was let into the secret Of the scheme,
and, being . good Christian. at once saw
the practical utility Of the plot. It was
elected to descend the 0phir for the rea-
son that the quality Of whisky then kept
in the Ophia visitors dressing room was
superior 70 that Of any other north-end
mine. The Justice mine really had q
finer brand Of liquor, but the mine was
down In the loEer end Of Gold Hill, and
as the descent was to be made after the
Colonel had delivered his lecture one
evening, Il would be very ineOnvenient 10
visit q mine very far from the Interna-
tIonal Hotel, where the Colonel and his
family-Wiie and two daughtsrs-weFe
lodged. The matter Of whisky is, unhap-
ply, one Of great consideration In q visit
10 q mine, for the reason that the effect q
q descent upon . stranger Is q strange
weakness, which Il Is necessary to over
come, upon reaching the surface, with
stimulants, or . days sickness Is the in
evltabls consequence.
noHERR N mon SPIRITS.
After the lecture the reporters called at
the hotel and escorted the Colonel and
his family 10 the Ophir works. Ingarsoll
was In lively spirits. He had lectured tO
q eEOwded house; had Just received the
news that be had been violently abused
BY some San Francisco theologian and
was about 10 experience . novel sensation
"a delightful one, too, the reporters as
sured him. He ehatted and laughed, and
In reply to hint that some portions Of
the mine might be . little warm, replied
Bring Il on. am not afraid Of any nat
ural heat, here or hereafter" The ladies
were taken inehalEe At the hosting works
By he vile q the colored ofRcsporter,
and supplied with miners clothes in the
ladies' dressingEoom. The men Tigged
themselves out, likewise, in blue flannel
shirts and Pants-and hob-nailed shoes.
The entire party were given long oilelOth
coats 10 wear going down on the cage, Is
the vertical shah was wet, the dripping
water pouring down on the visitors like
rain. IAN set," cried the foreman and
seven Of u packed on the cage and drop
ped down 10 the l475 foot level at an un-
eomimiahle rate 10 the visitor making his
frIi descent. Take Of your oveEcoatl
here, " said the foreman, as We stepped
out on the iron floor Of the station, in the
presence Of . crowd Of car boys and min
ers. The ladies demuEEed but the Colonel
being assured that Il was the customary
thing. that the ladies would be TOO warm
with, and geatly inoonvenienced by the
costs, he encouraged them. ''Why, Ger
talnly, girls, take OF your coats. Every
body takes them OF down here. That'sI
ell night. wife. tel the girls 10 take their
coats "a; there b nothing 10 be afraid
o. and the young ladies Ghyly emerged
nom thsiF coats, boxing picturesque n
their rough blue miners suits.
HUNTING ron sosHFHra VAIN.
Nothing was ever seen like the spirits
Of the Colonel. He danced . double
shuttle on the iron swiieh-plates 10 TIE
dslight Of the miners, scared the ladies'
with stories q gnomes and spiriis.
"Cal this hot, chr he laughed 70 he
foreman; s'oh, show ne something
warm, can't you3 IN iroals here" he
foreman winkod solamily Il The reporter
and replied: ''Wdl, We amt cot 10
The very hot drifis here now, but come
Ills way and IN give you something
. little warner than this" We an
bEHnehed Oh from . eros cut . little
eat q ths station, and walled north
toward Tie iace d . drift being run
towards the Union ground. The air
changed instantly - Weturned north. Il
was varmer; II kept getting warmer as
We proceeded. II got hot. The foreman
led, Ingesoll followed, after him The
ladies, and IN The rear came the report.
ers. at b cool along here" remarked
the foreman, ''but Il Is q little warm in
The face Of the driii." Ingsrsoll was
putting lie poIpOise, but he sin seemed
cheerful. Come On, girls, this don't
amount 10 much. Talk about your hot
mines; don't see where they come In"
When Il became % hot that breathing
stung the lips and nostEilS the reporters
suggested 10 the ladiss, without attracting
he Colonies attention, that they had bet
Ter not 90 any further.
bon nEARLY coSvEErED.
IngsIsoll pluekily plOdded on, carrying
bis candle aslant and peerine little anx.
lousy ahead, until they met miner, with
hls head down rushing out Of the drift.
Where did you come from, my manP'
asked Ingersoll, - the miner passed him
Game nom the face Of the drift, old
con" replied the miner, without stopping
Something in the manner Of the man In
teres.ed IngeFsoll, for he yelled after him
And whore are you goingG"
"Goins 70 he'll % cool or" replied tn
miner, who evidently did not distinguish
he ladies In their mineEs' costume. In
nr1on halted and said 10 the foreman
Perhaps We had better not 10 any fun
tha. Isee the girls are not following.
AZ Ne cane back and met his wife b
whispered huskilys eva, II though