Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1889-05-17

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ny kindnesses. This world is not filled
with such men ~ Col. Crooke and j, j. q
pleasure. inexprcssible, 10 come in con.
tact with "A man 50 possessed Of those
qualities that 20 To- make up a gentle.
man. Long live the good colonel ami
NAV the coal business add thousands 20
his already accumulated snug fortune
\ new mine has been opened since |
| was here before AMI cotton engine has
been substituted Tor the mule for convey
ing the coal from the mine 10 the tip
house. II is Just two miles from the
new mine 10 the town where the tip
house is located and Lula" the engine,
named for Mrs Lula Nield, pulls with
ease - OF the l5-hushcl ears that run in
the mine II is business in the whole
sense of the word and the road is man.
ned with engineer, fremen and brake
men. as sure enough railroads are. |
made several trips with Engineer o NELL
who is a. gentlemanly man n ever sat
at throttle, and enjoyed greatly the
thrilling ride in the engine. Lula is
beautiful engine, with lots Of brass,
which is kept as shiny as a gold dollar.
She runs like a top and has whistle rs
hoarse as the X. G.. engines. At $50 in
the morning Engineer O'Neill pulls the
whistle cord and at d the little ears are
filed with miners on their way TO work.
and the train moves on" IL is pleasing
to see with what decorum everything is
done and is proof OF good management,
from Col. Crooke's presidency to Bank
Boss Wilson.
The track which runs to the new
mine is a model OF neatness and accnra-
cy. Every tie is well set and all the
$ me length and the timbers ar all OF
the very best. The route is u contnu
Gus fill or cut save l.30b feet which is
spanned 10y 45-foot trestle. There Is
cut about the same length which varies
in depth from IL to 3 feet, and it took
- men Il months Of constant work 10
complete. 1t was an immense outlay OF
money to build this line, but the superb
or quality OF coal which Col Crooke is
putting on the market will yield him re- 4
turns more than equivalent to the ex-
penditure. Then the vein is eXtraordi- /.
narilv thick aud the output is greatly in |
creased, not speaking OF lis unexhausti- |
bility.
Bank Boss Taylor Wilson, who has /
been with Col. Crooke some 10 years. /
took me on an excursion through the 1
mine and acquainted me with the mys- |
teries therein. Our conveyance through |
consisted of mule. a ear and couple /
of miners lamps stuck in our hats, Mr.. |
Wilson having kindly furnished me ,
with regalia for the occasion. The min',
which is a piece OF Mr.. Wilson's civil /
engineering, is hectagon shaped with |
two sides open and in the trip of half |
mile under the surface varies from 100 !
To 400 feet. 1t is a fine piece OF work |
and experienced engineers say that Mr.. |
Wilson's first attempt at the business /
was remarkable success. Our readers,
or most of them, are too well acquainted |
with coal mines for me to attempt de-
scription, but OF the several | have been
through Col Crooke's takes the cake.
There is fully mile and half OF the
track in the darkness OF the mine and
sufficient room for thousand men to
work. none being in the others way.
Each man has his room and there digs
his coal and loads his ears uninterferred
with by the rest. Air and water pip,s
run through the entire mine and are OPP
rated by a couple of immense engines
IN the outside. There is every conye-
nience that money can supply and the
Altamont mines have all advantages to
make money and as a general thing do.
Mr.. Wilson was exceedingly clever in
pointing out the numerous things OF in.
crest and made my trip pleasant as well
rs profitable, although several Of the
miners threatened to make us get out of
,ur car and dig awhile for them. My !
,ost's acquaintance with them prevent
ID any feeling of scare arising and the
/. j. man went his way rejoicing.
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