The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-08-28
DOun the Flume.

EnOwstOrm The miners gave him that
name because be- had gone 90 college
with n governor Of one OfOur Eastern
states lie was educated for the bar
hut drink made him miner, and now
that hc was reformed the company
made him u foreman. When the storm
commenced the mills were all shut
down and the water which furnished
the power was turned from the various
fumes.
The day following the one Of the
heaviest snowfall II was reported at
the lower end of the gulch that an I'm.
nrnsc snow slide had occurred during
the night at the upper end. procured
pair Of snowHhocs aud hurried a. the
scene. The manager and 1911 were SUI
pollntendlng the working Of SCORES ul
miners ln fact. all the available men.
what's the matter. Billt' Ia
quired.
buried la this mountain of snow" lac
answered
WHAT How manyT
"Four. You see the miners ~ the
boarding house there escaped. hut
those who slept In the loft Of the Mill
NJ the head Of the gulch had no chance
Co leave"
Those who have visited the Occur
dAlencs viii recall how steep ihc
huilcs rise from the narrow gulchr4
At places you eau scarcely scale them.
and even the hardy pines can barely
gain u floating.
The wind was now blowing ln gusit.
carrying clouds of SNOW from tile
huitcs above. swirllng down the SLOPES.
cldylng through the gulchcs and hanh-
ing thc white powder nt the very feet
81 the miners Shoycls were power.
less hut the mou worked on in the iirm
belief that they would rcnch their c"ir-
rudcs hut mo- one knew whether ih'
old building had stood the strain, aud
that the poUr fellows were alive.
"lt's no 80, Mr. Bardou." 1911 de-
spondcntly said. There is no tcilin,
how long the storm viii keep up. and
even % u soon subsidies IL w.ll hc days
before we can reach them Moreover
they cannot I've long in that small
hulldlng without all"
Il fear you nre right nill Int 70 is
nll We can DO" slowly replied the
manager
There was q momcuiary mll in 10,
storm. when tile governor remarked
with un anxious iucc. Look 90 Tue
streak down the butte That must
have have been the path at the slide
eyes. % originated on Tire smooth
ilumc." binding rush ~ Snow irot
e. IaH III D..
"'Ihc wind keeps the hume bare meat
the top ~ the slope added tlic mnr
arcr. after We had shifted oar posi-
tions. fur the Snow was drifting about
Us
Al day long the men tDlicd. and ai
that night rclicfs were working. hnt
progress Ia The shat, was slow, as 90,
snow continually cuNcd iu ur was car
risd in "a the wind During the Iul
lowing day ard night there wuS uo lr
NJ In the work. To mo adairs lUokci
more hopeful. for the storm had spcn
a. fury aud was now suls.dlug TIM
night asked Bill how deep hc though
the snow WIS where the men Wvr
working.
"lrs hundred feet " an inch" III
replied "nnd We have not made mor
than forty. Thirty morc feet Shout.
bring MS 90 thc roof. but you src. !
becomes harder the deeper we rct"
Evidently 1914 did not tnkc as hope
ful view of affairs had moved ml
bunk Co the office building. AMI earl.
the following morning ! was nruuau
hy loud knocking nt the door u wa
the governor lie looked very q,
trrmincd aud hurriDdly said that h
had planned q scheme, side issue
during the night and wanted me q
Join him. Rill had not slept cor catrl
much since thc sildc. SD worried ha'
d. been and anxious to rscur tI
buried men lie had several mudr4
feet ct small strong rope with hln
ard after q hurried breakfast ut 81
officers MESS live OF rs set out u
Euow~hOus.
(which way BlllT
ITO the llumc." was an be- said
did not urge him, q only irltaic
n strong man 10 ask him To disclose Dol
plans IN time OF action. ! decided 9
follow aud await developments
The ASCENT ~ the prcclpious hult
~ the gray Of morning was uo cas-
task, hut hy taking d somewhat cil
cuuOus route. which followed "hol
back" we avoided the sleeper slop,
and before hong reached the EXPOSE
portion o. the woodcn fume.
"And now" said Rill. wen NOV
down as far Us We can along "a
dune"
az M 81. ...N .fta.. s,..,..tt....
short distance below the point Nhcr
the snow first covered the plankn'
We dug several feet and CLEARED IN
boards.
The scchcmc had gradually M
folded itself to me. saw it all nov
Blll was going to have himself lnwcp
down the ilumc and. " Iosslhl
through The twenty four. itch mplall
conduit, which prolonged the ilumc
a short distance frum the mill IN,
De- would trust to luck at rcttiu
through the turbine and into the bull
Ing Aud this was the man whu. du
ing the tumultuuus troubles of the pr
ceedlrg summer. had stood loyal
the company. aud with a few bra,
men had kept these same miners 90 n
lower end Of the gulch away from a
company's works, Herr De- was 600,
straining mind aud body to reset
them.
An AK opened the passagcwny ar
revealed a dark space of ahmt tv
feet 10y four feet Ia dimensions ri
fastened the rope urdcg hls arms uf
dashed his revolver to the inner side
his right leg. 1T viii hc closr nt
the conduit" said be-, "hut viii nr,
the pistol 10 alarm the men should
get to the mill Whtn the rupc b. pu
cd, haul away, and ! hove each Tin
you will have a heavy lead"
- We lowered away and he dlsa
pcarcd felt peculiarly uneasy
seeing the generous fellow leave.
though the scheme seemed 50 fcasll
that could not see any danger /
volved. NJ the ilumc IL broken y
will haul him back" reasoned
knew be- could not use hls arms Ia NJ
nal while IN the conduit aud decide