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The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17
MOST REMARKABLE FINDS.
Riches of the Bonanza King and a
Strike on Hard Scrabble GuICh
DesCrib ed by "CaIP' Man,


Strike on Hard Scrabble GuIch
Described by Calf Man.
CARRVILLE, CAL, Aug 16-A good
horse and fifty miles of riding over
about the widest country and most
charming mountain trail in Califor-
MIA have enabled me to see and investi-
gate the famed and rumor- shrouded
strike on Hickory Gulch, in the. head
waters of Coffee Creek, which have be-
come little klondike to small army of
rushers.
The strike made by Burgess and
Murphy is probably one of the most
remarkable finds ever made in Northern
California. Burgess talks with apparent
justification of getting $4,000 to $4,000 a
ton from particular vein OF de-
composed and soft porphyry rock,
which at the surface compact walls seems
rich in gold. Burgess and Murphy have
named their mine Bonanza King. Yet
the sensation caused by the Bonanza
King is about to be increased by another
richer and larger strike. but mile away
from 1T over little divide in Hard Scrab-
BILE Gulch.
The fame of it is just getting abroad
Tom Keating made the discovery nearly
two years ago, but has worked quietly
and the possibility Of there being millions
in Hard Scrabble Gulch has just been re-
allied through the turning of attention to
Hickory Creek.
Both these properties are yet only sur
face properties, ana no expert could or
would pass decisive judgment on them,
but the indications point to fortune.
Every milling man who has visited the
localities in the past few days believed
| that Keating's mine is greater one than
the Bonanza King. Keating has a
porphyry dixie probably over. 100 feet
in width thickly filled with gold bearing
seams. Through it runs a wide quartz
ledge which prospects indicaIe is marvel
ously rich. samples of the ledge running
as high as $4,000 TO the ton, according to
keating's report and opinion and proba-
bly, confirmed by practical miners.
The Bonanza King is yet little more
than three feet deep, but from it little
more than a cubic yard of dirt and rock
has been taken altogether. II is high on
a very steep hillside at an altitude of 200
feet and several hundred feet above the
| bottom of Hickory Guich.
Burgess and Murphy are 'greenhorns."
Burgess has sharpehed tools in mine
and Murphy had been sections
hand at Dunsmuir. They mad been
handling dirt over the side of the guch
| looking for traces of gold from above for
three weeks. When they followed indIca-
tions and dug into some soft rock, which
could be dug with pick, they did not
know what it was, but found a surprising
amount of gold in their pan when
they washed it. after carrying it
200 feet to a spring. The rotten stone
varied and showed layer several inches
thick of something like hard, dry clay.
They just panned everything picked and
shoveled out, grass, roots and all as they
dug. carrying it to the spring in sacks and
throwing out the stones that did not dis
solve.
Thirty sacks and twenty-five pans thus
roughly dug and washed have yielded
$240. This is all they have taken out.
They have just rigged up rocker, but
have done little. To-day they carried a
The San Francisco call., 1897-08-17

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The news & observer., 1897-07-29

| ~ ~ Po Monudy. +Dally except Sun
| Train on the scosland Neck Brancn Roso
leaves Weldon 10 p m, Halifax 2S n rm. AZ.
rives Scotland Neck 20 p m, GreenvfiIe 81
p m, Kinston 55 p M Returning leaves KIN.
ston so q m, Greenville 8 81 M. arrivfn0 a.
Aalifax !! lS q m, Weldon II SO a m, daily az.
Trains on the Washington Branch leavs
washington 20 M and 90 d m, arrfyas
Parmele 10 am and 40 m, m,returnfng leave
Parmele 20 m and 30 p m, arrive wash.
ington II w q m and 72O m, daily sxceps
Train leaves Tarboro, N G, daily. excent
Sunday, s. 30 p N. Sunday 05 D M. A, rfves
plymouth daily except Sundby, 40 d m,
90 M. Returning leave Plymouth 6aiIy
except Sunday, 30 Land Sunday 90 a M
arrives TarDoro 10 05 a m, ii 90 m.
Train on Midland N. G. Branch leava0
Goldsboro daily, except Sunday7 10 IA. an,
irving Smtthf1eld 30 m; returning leaves
Smtthfield 500 m; arrives at GoIdsborIl
10 25 am.
Trains on Nashville Branch leave Rocky
Mount at 80 p m, arrives Nashvtlle5 06 D nj
Spring Hope 30 % m; returning leavea
Spring Hope 90 a m, Nashville 35 m, srs
rives at Rocky Mount % q m, daily, excepe
Sunday.
Train on Clinton Branch leaves Warsaw
for Clinton daily, except Sunday, 'at 8 Wa
m and4 10 p m: returning leaves Clinton a
100 m and 8 80 m.
Train No. 7S makes close connection sS
Norfolk and Carolina n. r. for Norfolk ana
Oldpoints North via Norfolk.
III. III. EMERSON, Genu Pass AGENT
j. Il. KRNLY, Gen'l Manager.
L. ID. ENRRsoN. Traffic Manager.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
BARLEY quiet; western feeding 30. mailing

-; barley malt dull: western 43Gl4
Wheat, spot active for exl ort: No. 2 red
in store and elevator s24 afioat for early Au-
gust; No northern New York S6k afoat
no. hard New York - atloat; options, No.
cred July S}& as, closed 81: September 7S IL l6a
% ll-l6, closed 7S&; December 79% aS0&, closed
79H.
Corn, spot, steady and fairly active; No. 2.
closed 32%; August closed =: September 326
a32S, closed 3!& December closed 35%.
Oats, spot, quiet; No. 2, 22; options, July
closed -; September closed 2l4; October -.
60ad75.
Hops steady; State common to choice 1895
crop sai' 1875 crop 6(S9. Pacific coast, 1896
Hides steady; Galveston, 2Oa25 lbs l44a15X:
Ruenos Ayres dry, 2Oa4 lbs, 18kal9: Texas
dry, AaN lbs. lSal24; California. 2Oa26 lbs, IT,.
Leather steady; Hemlock sole Buenos Ayres
light to heavy weights, 18a19; acid, 1929.
Wool firm; domestic fleece. 19a25; pulled
No. 2 to extra 25a38; Texas l0al5.
Beef firm; family S860a9.50; extra mess
S.5taS; beef hams $2.50a2 20; packed Ssa9.5O I;
city extra India mess sl2O0Gl4O.
cut n meats ca g. steady; picked bellies 6a7;
Lard easy: western steamed closed at 81 Boa
44O: city S395a4.OO; September closed "a 40,
nominal; refined quiet: continent S4G0:
South American 5 co. compound 4a44.
Pork steady; old mess $s00aS.50; do. new
s8.75a9,5O: snort clear s. 75al05O; family $9.25a
1UUO
Butter ste dy; western creamery u@l5:
do. factory 7alOk; Elgins 49, imitation
creamery 9kal2; State dairy lOal4; do,
creamery 1lal5.
Cheese quiet; State large white 7%a7k:
fancy large coiored IN: small white western
7a74 part skime 4a5h; small colored ~ a7h
full skins 2ka3.
Eggs steady; State and Pennsylvania ID;
western fresh IL.
TalIow dull; city (S2 per package) 81;
country packages free) 81 , as to quality.
Potatoes steady; Long Island " 0O@2.25;
sweets, So 50a3.O0
Cotton seed oil active; prime crude 20a20k
do. mills l64al7: prime summer yellow 25G
rs; Off summer yello " 24h a25; butter grades
| 3Oa32: prime summer white -, prime winter
white 81.
Petroleum dull: United closed -: refined
New York 1915: Philadelphia and Baltimore
| So 70; do. in bulk S320.
Ros1n steady; strained, common to good
s1.57xal.6O.
Turpentine firm at 27k G28.
| klce firm; domestic, Ialr to extra ~
| 81, Japan 4844&.
Molasses firm; New Orleans. open kettle
| good to choice, 22a30.
| Freights to Liverpool firm; cotton by
steam l2c; grain do. 4d. aske ID.
| Pig iron quiet: southern Scotch $9.25s
| 1850; northern American $40 00Oal2.0O: ex
| change -.
Copper strong; lake brokers' 1l%; exchange
l0.S74a1l.l2A.
Tin easy, straights s1365a13 70, plates dull.
| Spelter, easy; domestic "a 2Oa4.30.
| Lead strong; brokers $3.50; exchange $3.S0s
| $50.
Tomatoes, as te quality. per crate or box
| 30a$l.0O.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
BALTIMORE
NAVAL STORES.

WILMINGTON. N. G.. July 28 Spirits
turpentine firm at 2ia244; receipts 139
casgs
kosin firm; strained sl20 good strained
$l.25: receipts 1876 barrels.
Crude turpentine quiet: hard sl3O; soft
$50: virgin S1.g0, receipts AZ barrels.
Tar firm at $l.l5, receipts los barrels.
CHARLESTON s. O.. July 28 -Turpen inc
firm at "a bid: sales - barrels
hos1n firm; sales -; A, B, 9, S1l5: D, $1.l5
E, l.2O F. Sl.30. 6, 81 IS, Fl, sl.45 /, sl.55, K
$l55, NJ, S! o., n, Sl75, window glass Sl.9O, wa
ter white 81 90
SAVANNAH, Ca. July 2S-Spirits turpen-
tine firm at 25, sales 900 casks; receipts
1853.
RosiD firm, sales -: receipts -; A. B
9, 81 25; d. sl.z5; r. ST 80; F, $l.35 G. sl.40; II
sl.55, |, $l.55; K. $3.50; M. Sl65 N, ST. .85 win
dow glass ~ 05: water white S2.40
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
House and Lot for Sale.

Eight room house on an acre lot, with
garden. flower yard, fruit trees, good
barn, and bricked and cemented cisrern
and well on lot. KlrtIy's Domestic
Water works and bath room with both
hot and cold water; Peck & Sneed's hot
air furnace in addition to CRATES; elec
trio bell system and screens in house;
located near A and NJ College; conve-
nient to street car
Farm of SO 1-2 acres, owned formerly
by Ed. Lee, joins fuckers tarm on east;
good barn aud farm equipments and
mules; land has been highly improved
Apply to owner PROF. B lRBY, West
Raleigh, N. y
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
LOCAL STOCK MARKET.
GRAIN AND PRODUCE.

Chicago, H., July 2S.-Wheat was
quite erratic to-day but kept within a
range of 13s, closing 11s0A lower for
September. Foreign markets failed to
respond to the strength in this market
yesterday; but private advices by cable
confirmed reports Of damage and a prob
able heavy shortage in the European crop.
domestic news was rather favorable
and receipts at all points to-day were
90 per cent over last year
Corn was easy with wheat, closing
BMA cent lower. Oats were also a
shade worse. Provisions were easy.
closing at declines Of 21a@5 cents.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
m;s;;,s.,;;;,,z::>,>\srt5;TIgyLE., ~:
6z:Al. srRsIH7g ri!sIIEg
W1fTSyD0UBLE.DAIR
SERVICE

SHORTEST ANDQUICKEST ROUTE
To Atlanta, New Orleans, Norfolk, Rieh-
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Philsdel-
phia, Boston, New York.
Schedule in effect Nov. 1st, 1895.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH.
PIG A NJ. DAILY.
Atlanta Special Pullman Vestibuies
for Henderson, Weldon, Petersburg, RieA-
mond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadei-
phia, New York, and all points north.
Buffet drawing-room sleepers and Pull
man coaches Atlanta to Washington, par
lor cars Washington to New York. Pull
man sleeping car, Chester, s. c., Ports-
mouth. Arrives at Washington 10:45 q.
M, Baltimore IL noon, Philadelphia 2:30
p. m., New York 1852 p. m. Also for
Portsmouth, Norfolk, Old Point and local
stations Seaboard and Roanoke railroad.
11:35 A. NJ. DAILY.
For Henderson, Weldon, Suffolk,
Portsmouth, Norfolk and intermediate
stations connects at Portsmouth with Bay
Line for Old Point and Baltimore with
Norfolk and Washington Steamboat COM
pany for Washington; with N. Y. p. and
l.
north; also at Weldon, p''-'> Atlantic
Coast Line for Richmo-, xshington.
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York.
and with Scotland Neck Branch Tor
| Greenville, Washington and Plymouth.
Pullman sleeping car Atlanta to PORTE
mouth.
2:16 A. M. DAILY.
ATLANTA Special" Pullman Vestibuls
for Southern Pines, Hamlet, Wilminx-
| ton, Monroe, Charlotte. Ufncolnton,
Shelby, Chester, Clinton, Greenwood.
Abbeville, Athens, Atlanta, Augusta. Sol
umbia, Macon, Montgomery, Mobile New
Orleans Chattanooga, Nashville, Mem
phis and all points south and southwest;
| through Pullman Buffet sleepers and day
| coaches Washington and Atlanta, con-
Meeting directly at Union depot, Atlanta,
with diverging lines; also Pullman sleep
3:34 P. NJ. DAILY.
| For Wilmington, Charlotte, Chester.
Greenwood, Athens, Atlanta, and all in
termediate stations. Connects at Union
station Atlanta, with diverging lines. Pull
man sleeping car Portsmouth to Atlanta.
| TRAINS LEA v II RALEIGH.
$40 P. M. DAILY.
From Norfolk, Portsmouth and points
north via Bay Line and N. Y. P. and N.
X. r., Petersburg, Richmond and Wash
| ington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, also from GreenvilIe,
| Plymouth, Washington, N. O., and east
ern Carolina, points via Weldon.
11:35 A. M. DAILY.
ATLANTA Speciap Pullman Vestibuss
from Atlanta and points south, Athens,
Abbeville, Greenwood and Chester.
| 11:26 A. Nj. DAILY.
From Charlotte, Athens, Atlanta and
| intermediate stations.
2:16 A. M. DAILY.
ATLANTA Special" from Norfolk Ports-
mouth, Henderson, Weldon, Richmond,
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
| New York and the east.
Magnificent Pullman vestibule trains.
No extra fare.
| Apply to ticket agent, or to
FL. s. LEARD, Sol. Pass. Agt.
Raleigh, N. q.
e. ST. JOHN, Vice-Pres. and Gen. M'gr.
FL. w. B. GLOVER, Traffic Manager.
T. J. ANDERSON, Gen. Pass. Agt.
V. e. M'BEE, Gen. Supt.
re: WrfK entMnb3kss5tid
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
AN ELEGANT SUMMER RESI-.
DENCE FOR SALE.

Desiring to move to the city / offer for
sale my place near Raleigh. 1t contains
about one hundred and sixty acres, on
which is small one story dwelling
house of six rooms, carriage house,
barns, stables, ETC., an elegant new two
story dwelling house of ten rooms, with
water-closets and other modern improve
ments. This is the prettiest place in
Wake county. Delightful in summer,
comfortable in winter and within three
miles Of the Capitol over a macadamized
road. Terms easy. Title perfect.
SPIER WHITAKER.
Under a mortgage made the Sth day
Of July, 1891, by Spier Whitaker and
his wife to r. S. Pullen. we will on the
18th day of October, 1897, at the court
house door. at public auction for cash,
sell a tract of land situated in the county
of Wake, in Swift Greek township, near
the city of Raleigh, and accurately de-
scribed as follows: Beginning at sta ke
on the east side of Fayetteville road
abount three miles from Raleigh, being
the northeast corner of the tract Of land,
and formerly owned by r. @. Badger;
running thence with the line of said tract
N. S31a degrees w. go poles to steak
in the line of a tract of land formerly
owned by N. j. Whitaker, now deceased
which stake is 421a poles north of said
Whitakers southwest corner, a postoak,
thence N. Az e. 1854 poles to stake
thence with G. Fl. Shows and Bledsoe's
line S. S3A E. 2oS poles to Fayette-
vile road, thence along same S. 10A de-
grees w. ia poles to the beginning
containing 1894 acres more or less.
JOHN r. PULLEN,
J. s. WYNNE,
CHAS. III. BELVIN,
Executors r. s. PULLEN Deceased.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
RALEIGH COTTON MARX EFT.
RALEIGH PRODUCE MARKET.
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.

NEW YoRK. July 2s Money on call
steady at / per cent; last loan at l per
cent, closed at per cent. Prime mer-
cantie paper a@4 per cent; Sterling ex-
bankers bills at a7k a4.S712 for demand, and
1864 a4.s6k for sixty days. Posted rates ASIA
4874 and 4.88(04.8Sh. Commercial bills, 4.s5A
59 Bar silver 57x. Government bonds
strong State bonds quiet. Railroad bonds
strong.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
OTHER COTTON MARKETS.

VIHDS NOi IOAN tHEh hIth fE1 %
Galveston, quiet, rs. 75 bales.
Norfolk, firm, SIX, bales
Baltimore, nominal, 81, - bales.
Boston. quiet, steady, Is Is, 2l9 bales.
Wilm. .agton, firm, 50, 5 bales
Philadelphia, quiet, 3 l6, bales.
Savannah, firm, tn, 8 bales
New Orleans, steady, X los ba'es
Mobile, nothing doing, IL, 5 bales.
Memphis, steady. 1875, 10 bales.
Augusta, hrm, 8. 70 bales
Charleston, irm, TX. - bales.
Cincinnati. firm, 81, 81 bales.
Louisville, firm, s4, - bales.
st. Louis, firm, Ii Is. II bales.
Houston, quiet, ~, l6T bales.
New York, steady, l5-l6, - bales.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29

ton, fair demand: prices higher: American
middling fair II 19d; good middling led;
American middling 49-32d; low middling
32d: good ordinary / 32d; ordinary 3 27 81.
Sales of the day were 10000 bales of which
1,0O were for speculation and export, and
included $500 American; receipts 5000 bales,
including - American.
Futures opened steady, with moderate
demand, and closed barely steady at the ad
vance.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
VALUABLE LANDS FOR SALE.

| On Monday, October 4th, 1897, at th
| Court House door in Raleigh, n. c.,
will sell at public outcry those tracts o
land in Wake County, about two mile
southwark Of Raleigh on the Hollemal
Road and adjoining the lands of w. B
Wilder, Mrs. Roe Ella Holleman, tn,
North Carolina Railroad Company ant
others and described in the deed of trus
hereinafter mentioned, as follows:
First, a tract Of (305) three hundred
anu five acres, more or less, lying on the
Holleman Road about 21a miles Souti
of Raleigh, adjoining the lands of w. II
Holleman, M. A. Bledsoe and others anC
known as the Nixon tract, formerly
owned by George L. Cooke; it being the
land conveyed to said George II. Cooke
by e. A. Nixon and others by deed re
corded in Book No. 81 at page 100 OF
the Register of Deeds office Of Wake
County, reference to which deed as re-
corded is hereby made for a more par
ticular and detailed description of said
land.
"Second, a tract of land in said County
and State, containing one hundred and
thirteen nacres Q13), more or less, known
as the ORourke tract, formerly owned
by said George t. Cooke, it being the
land conveyed to said George II. Cooke
by Martha e. Stronach and her husband
b. deed recorded in Book No. 80 at
page PSI of the Register of Deeds office
of Wake County, reference to which
deed as recorded and to the deed from
Bachelor and Battle, Commissioners, to
said Martha e. Stronach, for said land
recorded in Book No. SO at page IL of
said Registers office is hereby made for
a more particular and detailed descrip-
ton Of said land. Both Of said tracts of
land We're conveyed to said Martha e.
Stronach by Mary V. d. Cooke, Commits
sioner, by deed bearing even date here
with.'
Excepting, nevertheless, that part of
the aforesaid lands which was conveyed
to w. B. Wilder, Esq, by said Martha
q. Stronach by deed registered in Book
No. 120 at pages AL and 442 of said
Registers office of Wake County: the
part conveyed to said w. B. Wilder by
aid deed contains 145 acres, leaving 273
acres which will be sold at the time and
place above stated.
Said lapds will be sold in parcels.
Sale made by virtue of powers con-
ferred upon me by a deed of trust regis
tered il Book No. 1O7 at page sos of the
Register of Deeds office of Wake
County.
Terms of sale Cash. Hour of sale IL |
n. Crops on the land not sold.
S. #. MORDECAI. Trustee.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29

Cabbages, Long Island, per ItG. So a3U1
Cofee-Optlore. august = so; eptember
10 81a6W' December 5.t., spot hiO, Uul.; ; mi d
quiet; CordoVb iu% Alo4.
sugar, raw firm :alr refining 34: CEN
trifueel. GH Jes, 81; rednco firm: Mould a,
81, standard A, Az cOnfec TONERS A, AZ;
cut loaf On, crushed 81, powdered 5& grao-
ulated B; cubes 5k.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, July 28.-FIour quiet, firm;
western superfine $2.6ta2.S5; do. extra So OOa
$40; do. family &.00Gs4.4zh; winter wheat pat
ents $435ai.6O; spring do. S4.25dl4 81; spring
wheat straights S405l0420
Wheat unsettled and higher: No. red spot
and July S)AaSU%; Aueust 79ka79%; Septem-
Der 79& bid steamer No red 76a16h South
ern wheat by sample, 7sa,2; do. on grade rs
a81.
Corn firmer; spot and July 3l%a3lK: Au-
gust 3la3l4 September 3la3l4; steamer
mixed 27%@zS; Southern white 81; do. yellow
80.
Oats firm; No. white western 26K@27;
No mixed 23&a24
Rye firmer;. o, 2. nearby 41Kai2; No Z
western 4lA bid.
Hay tirm on better grades choice Timothy
Sl350al40U
The news & observer., 1897-07-29

ties. The aggregate sales were SO, ,1OO,-
600.
Governments were quiet but continued
to tend upward. The aggregate sales
were $4,000.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29

spot cotton steady; middling uplands
10 10. mfddlfng gulf 3-16: sales I,2S8 bales
LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL, July 28-4:0O p. M,-Spot COT
The news & observer., 1897-07-29

Sdsn QuOUaLlCnS were as follows:
Flour firm. Wheat, No. 2 spring 77Aa78x !;
fsS No; Co4pn spring M 7la9aH s7so Ne red new,
l7kal74; No. Q white b 2lK; No. 8
white o b lSkal9x. Rye, No. Q. 80. Barley,
NO. nominal; No. 8 Q 29a30; No. 4fo b
27H: Flax seed, No. l,S3Ka84k Prime Timothy
seed ~ %. Mess pork per bbl, $7.70a7.75.
Lard, per 100 lbs S4.12Ka415 Short rib sides
Qoose) 54a5H. Dry-salted shoulders (boxed)
4Xa5 Short clear sides (boxed) 44a4T
Whiskey. distillers' finished goods per gal
Ion 8l19.
NEW YORK.
NEW YORK, July 2s.-Flour quiet, lower at
close; city mills patents &.6Oa@4.S5: do,
clear A.75(9 4.90; Minnesota patents $ 35a
4.60; Minnesota bakers $35Oa380: winter pat
ents "a. .30a4.70; do. straights 81 00a4.25; do,
winter extras $3.2508.50; winter low grades
81 95a3 80.
Rye -four firm; superfne sa.OOa2 25 fancy
Corn meal steady: yellow western go; city
6la62; Brandywine $l.70al.85.
Rye firm No western AZ; car lots 40xa42.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29

NEW YORK, July 8.-rutures oronoa
steady at the decline: sales 7,4OO bales.
Futures closed firm on near months steodv
on distant months; sales 81, 400 bales.
The news & observer., 1897-07-29
NEW ORLEANS.

NEW ORLEANS La. July 28.-Cotton
quiet and steady: sales Il, 800 bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-05
CURIOUS FREAK OF LIGHTNING.
FOar Men Stunned nj the Bottom of n
1.OtD-Foot shaft

-Four men who were working in a Reli-
ance, Pa. colliery gangway Saturday eveN-
ing were feled by stroke of lightning
and were for time paralyzei The men
were Charles Ruiz, William Beck. William
Ruiz and Eli Decher. 1t was the most
thrilling experience of THEN lives, as well
as being exceedingly unique
During the height of thunder storm
lightning struck at the entrance of the deep
slope. Darkness was made bright as ,iay.
The bolt struck a rail and hurried into The
bowels Of the earth. The four miners 900
feet from the surface saw what they
thought was ball of fire. IT'S an explo-
sion, one shouted. The mine is on fire."
Charles Ruiz dropped his pick and told his
comrades to press their faces against the
bottom OF the gangway ana allow the fire
10 pass over them, but before they could
follow his advice all were knocked down
as though struck on the head with a blunt
instrument. Presently Decher recovered.
Ht suffered with severe pam, and when ne
uied 10 talk his tonge remained stif. The
miner thought his mouth had been blown
on and that ne was blind. Finally recov-
ering power of speech, he called to his
companions. but received no answer
imagining them dead Decher remained
auiet for brief period. his strength re-
turl:ed and he arose sulphurous odor
made hin think that a big gas explosion
hed occurred. lie was afraid to light a
-'""l oieii ar from a ran drove the bad
ar from the gangway. Then his lamp
showed the miner that there was 10 evil
dence or an explosion, but his COMPANIONS
We're lying In heap. He shook them. al
though his right arm was almost paralyz-
ed and within thirty minutes William Ruiz
alid Beck revived. Decher directed his at
tentlon 20 Charles Ruiz, who lay as though
dead He was rubbed and rolled over the
moor, and two hours later could talk all
though unable to walk for some time.
. Decher called for help, and miners in
oreasls close by aided the stricken men to
the surface, where they RAPIDLY became a.
well as ever. The mystery of how they
were stricken vas explained by an outside
name. who saw the lightning strike al the
top of the slope.