Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1896-06-13

the day before, Il drlZZllng ram at first
st 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. 3"
remarked one Of the miners
We did not then know what effect
that would have on tho flumc. 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 Hc
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 If hanmering on the motalli,
pipe, greeted his ears The men. pooi
fellows, thought the first shot was q
breaking timber and listened to it grim
ly. They had br"ccd the building -
well aS they could, and Were awaiting
their fate. When the two reports sound
ed, they felt sure il was signal. and
Emma Joe Che last worked at the En-.
ma mine) said "Rousc up. boys Her,
Is rescue sure.
AT first. they afterward told me, il
had not occurred to them that any one
came down through the conduit They
thought shaft had been sunk and that
the first object encountered was the con
duit. They ran To it and hammcred-a
dull reply, and there was no mistake ~
whence it came Bill could only kicl
with his boot
Weak and exhausted they worked
with desperate eagerncss. and after
some time removed the turbine Down
dropped Bill among them.
Thank God. it's Governor Billi"
said Emma Joe And then these rough.
reckless men sobbcd with joy
What's that. Bill:" Joe inquired.
Its the SNOW settling There is a
chinook above. Come. hurry. you fcl-
lows. and we will leave this place
The first man to 20 attached the rope.
pulled at it and was hauled upward
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" Ec almost pleaded.
Joe afterward said that Bill looked pale
at this time and assumed indifference.
The heavy snow might crush the
fiumc Bill.
III won crush it, "
We'll. then, here goes. Goodby.'
When Bill replied. Joe said that he
smiled like woman.
Joe barely passed the point where the
wooden fiumc WAS united to the conduit
The normal strain was separating them,
the angle between them was becoming
sharper and sharper, hut he bent his
body and thus passed through Then
with a horrible feeling lie Thought of
Bill. And this is why he hurried us, "
he groaned
This was the reason. Bill noticed the
break when he descended, and he knew
what the creaking sounds from the con-
duit meant, but he never told the others
When Joe reached the surface he barely
whispered. Hurry and lower the roper'
Too latel
The weight at the ropes end lodged
Joe knew where
And then the miners dug with frenzy,
for Bill was the pride Of the camp
When the shaft. sunk through the snow,
reached the mill, il was crushed. The
strain upon il due g. the watered Snow
had been too great. Governor Bills body
was found revolver i'll hand. and this
told story. Two days later there was
as impressive funeral at the Last
Chance camp Is WAS ever seen on the
frontier. They buried him. not III wormy
earth, but deep i'll the fragmeutary rock
of Il played ont Stope of the mine
They Will tell you now among the
Cnur q Alenc cmnuutains If the govern
or hero Of the Cpur d'IIaleinc heart
Of breath. "-Liouteuant Herman Hall
in Golfers Weekly.