The Princeton union., 1896-07-09

From the Interior of the Box Came
u VOlley of Oaths. l# ~
received by express for the superin-
tendent Of the Ingot Mining company
the money with which the miners were
paid off. The amount averaged be-
tween $751; 900 and $1S,OOO On the 14th
of June in that year the superintendent
OF the mines came to me and said:
Perkins, the pay money will be
mere tomorrow as usual; but I want
you to exercise more than ordinary
vigilance in guarding it, as 1 under
stand Grizzly Bill is operating in the
mountains again. O.,
'Grizzly Bill was name to inspire
terror. The Individual who bore that
unmusical sobriquet was an outlaw Of
great daring and resolution; he stopped
at nothing. 1t was, therefore, quite
natural for me to feel some little trep-
'lGation. l assured the superintendent,
however, that I would do all in my
power to guard the money; and l
think" continued the major with some
:self-satisfaction ''that kept my word
in this respect.
During the night which followed, a
violent rain storm swept through the
mountains. Shortly before 10 O'Clock
the next morning received word over
the wire that the train from Pikeville
could not get to Goldton owing to a
Washout below Summit Rock. 1t was
thought that the track could be made
passable by afternoon, and that the
train would reach my station before 6
O'Clock. l communicated these facts to
the mine superintendent by means Of
an assistant who was always at the
station during the day
AT = O'c1Oaly tbat ouoripp rooo;1,o,l
"a message saying that it would be i'm
possible for the train to get through
slbefore o or 10 o'clock the next morn
ing. l sent word to this effect to the
mine superintendent who, in turn,
communicated it to the men. Feeling
rather tired | turned in early that
night. Sleep, however, was out Of the
Question. #
The baggage, freight, express and
telegraph offices were all under one
roof One corner of the big warehouse
Qt was hardly anything else) was par
titioned off so as to make a private in
closure. This box-like compartment
Used for sleeping, eating and the trans
action OF the company's telegraphic
and railroad business. The sender and
receiver were affixed to table conye-
-1,iently near my bed, and if necessary
~ was pOSSlDle 10 lTIuS1QlL OF take q
message without even arising OF
course never found it necessary to do
this;,I l simply mention it to illustrate
the arrangement OF the office.
Along toward midnight the telegraph
instrument began to click heard my
call, opened the key and asked what
was wanted. The operator at Pike
vile wired back that the train which
lad been delayed on account of the
Washout had started for Goldton, and
would reach there between 3 and 4
O'clock in the morning. At precisely
-2:i5 o'clock the train steamed into
.Goldton.
''The express messenger alighted and
handed me huge and many-sealed
package. 1t contained ST., 800.
Oh, that isn't ALL said the mes
sanger, with a laugh; I have a box in
the car that's as heavy as lead. We've
been wondering all the way uD the
mountain. what it contained.'
THE box was lifted from the car and
placed on end in the freight depart
lnent Of the station. It was fully seven
feet long and four wide-h horribly sug-
+ gestfive Of the rough box in which
ccfi1n is inclosed. j thought Of this
.Gfter the train had resumed its Jour
ney. put the pay money in the safe,
turned the combination lock and re-