Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-16

feet i'll dimensions Bill fastened the
rope under his arms and dashed his re-
volver to the inner side of his right leg.
SIT will be close fit i'll the conduit, "
said he, "but will need the pistol to
alarm the men, should get to the mill
When the rope is pulled, haul away,
and hope each time you will have u
heavy load
We lowered away, and he disappear
ed. | felt peculiarly uneasy at seeing
the generous fellow leave, though the
scheme seemed SO feasible that could
not see any danger involved. IF the
f1ume is broken, we will haul him back, 8"
l reasoned. l knew he could not use his
arms to signal while in the conduit, and
l decided to haul away if none came
within reasonable time. The men at
work below had suspended operations
and stood gazing up at us in wonder
ment.
On arriving at our elevated position
overlooking the gulch had noticed a
decided change in the weather. A
Chinook" was blowing-those south
westerly winds which temper the eli
mate Of the west, changing within a
few hours winter into spring, snow into
water. Instead of the binding snow of
the day BEFORE drizzling rain at first
set in, and within an hour had greatly
increased in quantity. Surely those soft,
gentle winds that bring life to freezing
men and beasts as far east as the Bad
Lands never bring destruction in their
paths.
"This will pack and settle the snow -
remarked one of the miners.
| We did not then know what effect
that would have on the flume This
sluice, which furnished water power
for the mill, did not descend in direct
line, but took diagonal course across
the slope.
Bill reached the turbine safely, but
had no room to spare the conduit. He
told the men below that he felt very
peculiar while making this part of the
descent, fearful that by some chance he
might be fastened there.
On reaching the turbine he fired
shot, but no reply of any kind was
made. Then he fired two in succession,
and soon the joyful answer, in the
shape OF hammering on the metallic
pipe, greeted his ears. The men, poor
fellows, thought the first shot was a
breaking timber and listened to it grim
ly. They had braced the building as
we'll as they could, and were awaiting
their fate. When the two reports sound
ed, they felt sure it was signal, and
Emma Joe Che last worked at the En-
ma mine) said: Grouse up, boys. Here
is rescue sure. "
At first, they afterward told me, it
had not occurred to them that any one
came down through the conduit They
thought a shaft had been sunk and that
the first object encountered was the con-
duit. They ran to it and hammered--a
dull reply, and there was no mistake as
whence it came. Bill could only kick
with his boot.
Weak and exhausted they worked
with desperate eagerness, and after
some time removed the turbine. Down
dropped Bill among them.
"Thank God, it's Governor Bill"
said Emma Joe. And then these rough,
reckless men sobbed with joy
What's that, Bill?" Joe inquired.
tits the snow settling. There is
chinook above. Come, hurry, you fell
lows, and we will leave this place. -
The first man to go attached the rope,
OF nd ho, 1nl
And the snow continued to settle.
Then two more were rescued and the
rope returned.
go ahead, Bill
"No, you, Joe. Hurry"
why, old man, SO anxious?"
"Just because the fellows above want
to see you, Joe," he almost pleaded.
Joe afterward said that Bill looked pale
at this time and assumed indifference.
"The heavy snow might crush the
dume, Bill
ut won't crush it.
"Well, then, here goes Goodby."
When Bill replied, Joe said that he
smiled like woman.
Joe barely passed the point where the
wooden fume was united to the conduit.
Ihe normal strain was separating them,
The angle between them was becoming
sharper and sharper, but he bent his
body and thus passed through Then
With horrible feeling he thought of
Bill. "And this is why he hurried us,
le groaned.
This was the reason. Bill noticed the {
break when he descended, and he knew {
What the creaking sounds from the con- {
luit meant, but he never told the Others
When Joe reached the surface he barely ,.
Hurry and lower the rope!" i,
Too latel '
The weight at the ropes end lodged. :
Toe knew where. I
And then the miners dug with frenzy, b
or Bill was the pride Of the camp.
When the shaft, sunk through the snow,
cached the mill, it was crushed. The I
train upon it due to the watered snow t
lad been too great. Governor Bills body c
vas found revolver in hand, and this t
old story. Two days later there was n
IS impressive funeral at the Last
Chance camp as was ever seen OH the
rontier. They buried him, not in wormy i
arth, but deep in the fragmentary rock 4
f played out stope of the mine y
They will tell you now among the
JHur d 'Alene mountains of the govern :
r hero Of the Cnur d'Haleine, "heart
f breath. '-Lieutenant Herman Hall =
n Golfers Weekly. i,
Two Serious Onenses.
"Only one thing makes q woman
madden than to have her husband stay
own town to lunch when he had said
q was coming home.