The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-11-28

BOSTON, MASS, NOV. 2S, lS95.
Peter Dean, a young mining engineer,
went from Boston to Leadville to acquire
the practical part of his profession He
tells what befell him as follows: cat Lead
vile ! met person named Thompson
Classy Thompson, he was called by those
about him in testimony to his powers as a
conversationalist A barkeeper who seemed
the best informed and the most gentle
manly soul in town told mo that Classy
Thompson was miner full of practical
skill and that he was just then engaged in
sinking a shaft. l might arrange with
Classy and learn the business. AT the bar
keepers hint, I proposed as much to him.
All right, said Classy; come out to the
shaft tomorrow
"Tho next day I was at the place ap.
pointed. The shaft was already 50 feet
deep. Besides myself and this person
Classy, who was to tutor me, there was a
creature named Jim. That made three of
us. At the suggestion of Classy he and
descended into the shaft. Jim was left on
the surface. We went down by means of a
bucket, Jim unwinding us from a ricilety
old windlass. Once down. Classy and l,
with sledgos and drill, penetrated a hole
in the bottom of the shaft. / held the
drill, Classy welding the sledge. When
the hole met the worshipful taste Of my
tutor, he put in dynamite cartridge, con-
nectcd n long five minute fuse Herewith
and carefully thumbed it about and packed
it in with wet clay.
cat Gassys word was then hauled to
the surface by jim 1 added my strength
to the windlass; Classy climbed into the
bucket lighted the fuse and was then
ctviftl,s To bp byrT Tit,,n md
myself. We then dragged the windlass
aside, uncovered tho mouth of the shaft
and quickly scampered to a distance to be
out of harms reach. AT the end of five
minutes from the timo that Gassy had
lighted the fuse, and perhaps three minutes
after we had cleared away, tho shot ex-
ploded with a dealening report AS re-
suit, tons of rock were shot up from the
mouth of the shaft full 80 feet into the
air. 1t was all very impressive and gave
me q lesson in the tremendous power of
dynamite | was much pleased and felt rs
If | were learning.
Following the explosion, Classy and /
again repaired to the bottom of the shaft,
and after clearing away the debris and
sending it up out by the bucket we re-
sumcd the slCdgc and drill. We completed
another hole and were ready for a second
sbot Tbie ,yoe obo,,t moan If ,,,p OF
tbis noi,,t tbo ,,iscrea,,t Goss,, LoaaT +o
put into action a plot he had formed
against me, and to carry out which the
murderer, Jim lent ready aid. You must
remember that l had perfect confidence in
these two Williams. / never seed no ten
derfoot git along like you do at this bust
ness, said Thompson to mo. Looks like
you was born to be miner, he went on.
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