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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19
CHAPTER XIV.


The sun was, indeed, slowing up.
The two men peered out at the door.
"It would be unlucky for us if 1t
should not come SO near to the earth Us
it did on the other side" whispered
Branasko.
II can hardly feel any motion to tho
thing at ALL" replied the American.
"Lookl For some reason it is not so dark
below. I can see the rocks. Surely we
have already passed over the wall"
"That's so," returned the Alphian.
Come; we must be quick and watch
our opportunity to land. I can't imag-
Inc where the light comes from unless
1t be from the people waiting for the
arrival Of the sun. :"
Every instant the speed was lessen
ing. Overhead the cables were Begin
ming to crcak and groan, and now and
then the great globe swung perilously
near some tall, stony peak or passed un-
der mighty stalactite. Slower and
slower it got till, when within few
feet Of the ground, it stopped its on
ward motion and only swung back and
forth like pendulum.
"Quickr' whispered Branasko. 1--WE
must get down while it is swinging; no
time to lose-not an instant" And as
the sun moved backward, with his hand
Oh the doorsill, he leaped to the earth.
Johnston followed him. They were not
o moment too soon, for about 80 yards
away they saw q body Of 90 or 70 men
with lights in their hands Fastening
toward them.
Just in time," exulted Branasko,
and he quickly drew Johnston into
little cave in the face of a cliff. Crouch
ing behind great rock, they saw and
heard the men as they approached.
Some of them walked around the sun,
and two, evidently In authority, enter
ed the door. The others were placing
ladders against the side of tho sphere,
when suddenly there was loud clatter-
ing in the interior, whirling Of wheels
under tho platform above, and the sur
face Of the sun burst into light.
The two refugees were momentarily
blinded. Branasko had the presence Of
mind to quickly draw his companion
down close to the earth behind the rock.
"They could see US in the light" he
whispered.
There was joyous olamoring Of
voices among the men, and they with
drew several yards to look at the sun.
This drew them nearer the hiding place
Of the two refugees
nn1v > ooi1
won't happen again."
Then one of them went into the sun,
and the lights died out In a moment
the sun began to move. Slowly and ma
jestically it swept over the rocky earth,
followed by the crowd, till 1t reached q
great hole and sank into it.
"Gone into the tunnel" " said the AL
phian as the crowd disappeared behind
the cliff.
"What are we to do now3'' asked
Johnston. ''We certainly can't go
through with the sun"
"Wait till the next trip" grimly re-
piled Branasko.
The rumbling noise from the big hole
gradually died away, and the two men
left their hiding place.
"What is that" asked Johnston. He
pointed to the west. where red light
shone against the towering cliffs.
"It must be the internal fires," an
swered Branasko, with noticeable
SAudass LETS 60 nearer. Ihave heard
that there is q point near here where
4De caA look down into the Lake Of
Fihme''
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The bodies of a Uondn and child.
chine sank lower over the lake Of fire
till, as if buoyed up on the hot air, with
family quivering wings, 1t paused. A
man opened door Of the black car and
carelessly threw out the bodies Of wo-
man and n child.
Tho bodies whirlcd over and over and
disappeared IN the pit, and the man
closed the door. The machine then rose
and gracefully winged its flight to tho
east. In moment others came with
their grim burdens and still others till
the mouth Of the pit was dark with
them.
Something has happened" whis-
pered Branasko, "some great calamity,
for surely SO many people do not die in
Alpha in single day"
For an hour they watched the COM
ing and going Of tho vultures. till final
ly tho last one hovered over the lake Of
fire. Suddenly the machine swerved so
near to Branasko and Johnston that
they shrank close to the earth to keep
from being seen. Something was evil
IDENTIFY wrong with the machine, for
there was wild look of desperation on
the drivers face as he tugged excitedly
ut the pilot wheel. But all his efforts
only caused tho airship to dart irregu-
larly from side to side and now and
then to strike the rocks Of the pits
mouth, to shoot up suddenly, Or to sink
dangerously down toward the fire.
HE is losing control of it, whisper
ed Branasko. "He does not know what
to do. See; he is trying to tighten the
load by kicking out the body"
That was true, and as the machine
made a sudden plunge toward the cliff
few yards to the left of the refugees
the dead body, which the driver had
managed to move to the door with his
feet, fell out and lodged upon the edge
Of the cliff, instead Of falling into the
fiery depths. The machine bounded up
q few yards and paused, now apparent
ly under the control of its driver. The
man looked down hesitatingly at the
corpse for q moment and then lowered
the machine to the sloping rock near
where the body lay. He alighted and
cautiously crept down the steep incline
to the body. He raised it In his arms
and was about to cast it from him when
his foot slipped, and with cry Of hor-
ror he fell with his burden over the
cliffs edge into the red abyss.
Johnston uttered an exclamation of
horror, but Branasko was unmoved. Aft.
er moment he rose and, carefully
scanning the space overhead, he crawled
On hands and knees toward the ma
chine. Johnston heard him chuckling
to himself and uttering spasmodic
laughs and he watched him closely as
he reached the machine. For several
minutes he seemed to be inspecting it
critically, both inside and out; then he
stood away from it, bold, black sill.
houette on a background of flame, and
motioned the American to come to him
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19

"Over the wall, to be burned in the
internal flres," she concluded as she,
was leaving him.
He found everything in order in his
rooms, and he lay down and tried to
sleep, but he was too much excited over
the happenings of the day. Hours must
have passed when his attention was
drawn to bright light shining on the
wall Of his room. He went to q window
and looked out on the court. The light
came from the rising moon.
Below lay the ruins Of fallen col.
umns, capitals, cornices and statues.
Figures in black eloaks and cowls wero
removing the dead from the debris. With
a 1uttering sound something swooped
down past his window to the ground.
1t looked like great bird, carrying the
car of q flying machine. Thorndyke
watched its circular descent to the earth
and shuddered with horror as the black
figures filed the car with bodies, and
the grewsome machine spread its wings
and rose slowly till it was clear Of the
domes and pinnacles Of tho palace and
then flew away westward.
Other machines came and one after
another received their ghastly burdens
and departed. In short time all the
dead were removed, and hundreds Of
workmen came from the palace and be-
gan repairing the fallen masonry.
Thorndyke went back to his couch
and tried to sleep, but IN vain. Slowly
the hours Of night passed, and as tho
purple Of dawn rose in the east he
dressed himself and went up on tho
roof. The moon had gone down and tho
stars were fading from the sky. The
dark earth below showed no signs Of
life, but as the purple light softened
into gray he saw that the streets Of tho
city were filled with silent, expectant
people, all watching the eastern sky,
and as the gray light flushed into rose,
and the rose began to scintillate with
gold, they began to stir, and hum OF
joyful voices was heard The promised
day had come.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19

Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at
SEQ and 10 40 a m, and 81 and 6 36 p nj.
Leave Edgemont for WaynesboIo, Cham
bersburg Shppensburg, and intermediate sta
tions at Z 06 and II As a M and 50 p M.
Leaye Hagerstown for Cherry Run and all
points on Potomac Valley Railroad at 8 06
MIN and 25 and s 10 pm.
Leave Bruceville Tor Frederick at 3S, 8 35
and 10 40 a m and 80 and 25 p m, and for
Littlestown, Taueytown, Wrightsville and
Columbia at 8 AZ m and As pm.
Daily-all other daily except Sunday.
tstops to land Passengers from Baltimore.
J M. Hoop. B H. GRIswoLD.
Genl, Manager. Genl, Passenger, Agcn
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19

Before their eyes laU q .6tde crpdnSe OF
SnO,U copered roads.
him from hedge Of ferns at his right.
He stepped back few PAGES. A man
came out Of the woods.
1t was Johnston, his face white and
haggard, his clothing rent and soiled.
"My God, can it be you?" gasped
the Englishman.
Nobody else," groaned Johnston,
cautiously advancing and laying trem-
bling hand ON the arm of Thorndyke.
"But don't talk loud. They will find
me.
where did you come from?"
Johnston pointed first to the east,
and then swept his hand over the sky
to the west.
cover tho wall he said Respondent
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1897-08-19

Persons who are troubled with indigestion
will be interested in the experience of VIM.
H. Penn, chief clerk in the railway mail
service at Des Moines, Iowa, who writes:
ut gives me pleasure to testify to the merits
of Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rlloea Remedy. For two years l have suf-
fered from indigestion, and am subject to
frequent severe attacks of pain in the stom.
ach and bowels. One or two doses of this
remedy never fails TO give perfect relief 25
and so Cts; for sale by DR.. Jas. K. Waters
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

ested. in the syndicate which Mr.. Rank is
to represent.
o. a. Lane, the welI-known real-estate
man, is convinced that there is any
amount OF money in the venture. He
wants to take party north with
him, and for this purpose ne is looking
for q steamer that he can charter and run
a transportation business.
Il am going as soon as | can organize
party" said Mr.. Lane, ''and | am certain
there is good money in IL. l have been
hunting for a steamer and as soon as l
fird one it will be filled in a few hours.
There is an enormous demand for pass
ages to the north, and evcryb body seems
to have enough money TO pay fancy
price to make the trip"
Pat Eckies of Emeryville, who is now
in camp with the Fifth Regiment at
Santa Cruz. has been intending to return
to Alaska soon. the strike at Dawson
will hasten his return. Eckles has had
considerab bic experience in the far north.
Harry Troy, son of J. n. Troy, who has
been associated with his father in the In
surance business, will try his fortunes in
the Klondyke. He will 90 up with o
party OF six. TO start on Thursday, and
was in San Francisco to-day purchasing
supplies: He will go up to the Sound by
rail, thence to Juneau by vessel, and take
tho overland route TO the Yukon.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
MINING METHODS.
How They Get the K;ondyke Gold
In MIdWlnter.

How They Get the K;ondyke Gold
In MIdWinter.
The mining methods of the Klondyke
are very strange and are adapted
to peculiar conditions. There the pay
gravel happens to lie several feet below
the mucky beds of the creeks and must be
mined out AT nearly all the other Yukon
placers ranged along the river for 300 miles
the gold is in surface gravel. In these dig
gings little or nothing can be done except
from about June 10 TO September l, when
the waller runs.
On the Klondyke the running water
prevents mining out the gravel under the
creek beds, and so it is all taken out dur
ing the months when everything is frozen
solid, and when the icy chains break In
the short summer the gravel that has
been mined is quickly sluiced and the gold
Cleaned up. Prospecting consists of sink
Eng shaft to bedrock by the creek by
alternately thawing the ground with fires
Xhd digging it out. When the bottom is
Nached the prospector knows more Than
De dld before. If pan OF bottom gravel
washed ont with water from melted ice
neling in.
In doing this dry wood Is piled against
the lace Of the DRIFT and then other pieces
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

the bedrock itself is the richest de-
pository. The bedrock appears to be
everywhere cracked and broken up,
though evidently yet sin place."
1t is thus full of crsvices and interstice ;
filed with clayey gravel, and it is these
crevices which yield most richly. "Crev-
icing" is familiar to all placer miners, but
this is something strange. There is here
phenomenal multiplication of crevices
in bedrock. and they are described as often
extending downward several feet.
No specimens of the rock appear to have
been brought down, and there is no re-
liable ideLtfcation of the rock. This
bedrock is so greatly broken up in the
way described that no blasting is neces-
sary. /. is easily removed with picks and
it is simply thrown on the dumps, to be
sluiced as the gravel is.
The gold, so concentrated in the crevices
sticks TO the clinging gravel ard clay, and
is in the residue, which is shoveled out,
too, of course.
No one has given the slightest descrip-
ton of the fields as a mining engineer
would like TO hear ii. Inquiry as to
whether any mining expert" had been
heard of in the Yukon elected the reply /:
Yes; there is fellow up there who
pretends to know lot. l believe. That's
Swift Water BILL don't know mis- other
name.'
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
GENERAL PROVISIONS.

Decision of Disputes.
by of Commissioner OF Dominion
of Absence.
shall
tero
pending
i'm
entitled leave absence proving expenditure
of reasonable
me O. h
mi
Locations.
The o
location equal it Minis
undareso of the eoigina locato
of regulations
special pmis Minister
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

The suits embrace the very richest
and ham dsoDoest lot of real high class
garments that hnUe eUer been seen In
San Francisco. There is no style abso-
lute1y correct and fns shionnble that is
absent in this offer.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
Yukon Mining Be Only Fun whsn the Reindeer Come


in
The OF this
famous through his
Commissioner of
the
rial o edges take
and this winter of they would do for the
visit the render stations
venmente expn
Sheldon Jackson
carefully bred
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
QUARTZ MINING.

Regulations
wise mining.
Nat OF Claims.
Length
the Of these lines
i'm to Number of Locations
Not individual
claim the o
held
mining location
fyeacre
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
PLACER MINING.
Nature and Size of Claims.

and Size of Claims.
feet wide at hghWatsr marx ana
extending into the river its lowest water level
For Dry Dgging'-one hundred feet square - ,.., . A.,
along the direction OF the
extending hill bench either SIDE
limited to 600 feet when the benches are
greater distance apart than that In such case CLAIMS @ " ~ "
with boundaries north and SOUTH east anu YVES"
For Bench caHs"-one hundred feet square
of claims % parties fdscouras
party of two 600 feet in length; to
length; party OF four ~ feet In lensh '0a
of moro than four ordinary sized claim only. -
alocnly where claims are abandoned or
in diggings
Rights Duties of Miners
be renewed ana entry Zee every
claim the locality but hold
any purchase miners
agreement be duly registered and regra-
fee be
Claims may be mortgaged or disposed provided
and registration fe o 81 therefor
Although
holders of adjacent claims shall be granted such
Each miner
~ ~ ngb or past hi, claim as the of mines shall deem
necessary
unwOrked working days for hours
reasonable
grantee 5
For the slopes,
the OF mines to tunnel through claims fronting
provisions apply
during $ 5 o
Acquisition of Mining Locations.
the lines to hm subsequent explorers
tracing such lines
be No
8, be
c
duplication Affidavit marking
locality and dimensions of the location With
of S.
provided
affidavit coobaed
Annual Cetfcate-Uponp
picabe or
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
Rank Is Going.

ALAMEDA, CAL July 4.-The latest
man to fall victim to the prevailing
Klondy ke epidemic is W. M. Rank. presi-
dent of the electric railway. 1t IS said
that a synd icate of capitalists has been
formed which has engaged Mr.. Rank to
go to the Kiondyke as their representa-
tive and engage in the mining business
Many others here are catching the fever,
ana only lack of means prevents large
number OF young men from starting for
the diggings.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

eighteen inches, according to conditions.
he shovels out the dirt and if only a par,
is pay dirt he puts only that on his dump.
Thus, at the rate OF a few inches day,
the drifting out of the precious gravel
goes on with the long winter.
The descriptions by the returned min
ers show that hitherto unnoticed Pc
culiarity exists. While much OF the gravel
just above bedrock is wonderfully rich,
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

are thickly set slantwise over them. As
the fire burns gravel falls down from
above and gradually covers the sIanting
shield of wood. The fire smo,ders away
and becomes a charcoal burning. 1t is
when it reaches this confined stage during
the night that its heat is most effective
against the face of the drift. Next day
the miner finds the face of his drift
thawed out for distance of from ten to
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

Those that appreciate fine tailoring,
those that h7ao10 10h0t q high-class gar
nae7at should be, those that appreciate
the cunning Of hieh-cJass clothing at
next -to-nothio6 prices, will doUbly ap-
precinte the uorlc that the sboUeJs nye
doing for them.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

$500 mining the claim and with
location shall
cash.
deposit with the
un On by the
patent shall issue the claimant.
ReUston within
shall
discover
eral prescribed Priority
of discovery acquire subsequent
conditions shall
cedencs comply
affirmed discovery dearcaon
forfeit his
Minister of the Interior
public auction lit
Transfer of Mining Rights
certificate OF
accompanied
certificate emitting him all the
assignee entitled to purchase the location
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
PERlLS AWAIT THEM.
DR.. Kieru'ff of Berkeley Says Tha,
klondyke Gold Seekers Have
Much TO Contend With

Much to Contend With.
BERKELEY. CAL, July 24.-Dr. H. N.
Kierulff OF Berkeley, who claims to be
thoroughly familiar with the Klondyke
region. having spent two years IN Alaska
as surgeon of the United States Alaskan
Boundary Com mission, advises no one
to go there unless he has plenty oil
suitable clothing and provisions as we'll as
$500 or so in cash upon arrival. In addi.
tion he says that it would be the height oil
folly for man to attempt the trip unless
in soInd health and in every way able to
withstand the rigor Of an Arctic winter.
Those who disregard these warnings, be
declares, will surely come to grief.
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

Such a. charming lot of suits has
neUer before been assembled under one
roof.
We have not gone about our zcorb in
a. hesitnti7ae fashion, but 1Oe say that
these ore alL $18 and $50 Values, and
Uere it not for the surplus 10e 10ould
neUer dream of Offering them to you at
the price.
Monday 1Oe BEGIN shoUeliaS 'eno out
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25
MINING LAWS OF THE KLONDYKE.
Useful Information for Prospective Travellers IN the Yukon Gold Fields
and Hold Cains

etnmm %
ammngo autm
hdh eSaedO now
beh H
Ongmmo May 84 hd
nHeh ~ Ah
The San Francisco call., 1897-07-25

The OUerco0ts ore q pretty lot. We're
King Pins for OUerc00ts-kno1Up the
coast oUer Gs headquarters for oUercoats.
Then think of our Pretty Tan Covert
Cloth OUercOatS, those 1Oith the silk sleeUe
lining j; those pretty 1oorsted ouercoats in
many cozoripes those beautiful K'erseys
in blues and blacks and Oxford nair-
tures. HI these high class garments, aU
these clever examples of hie7a-0rt tailor
ING will be shoUeled out, BEGINNING .Mo1a-
day at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28

President Johnson's latest bulletin shows
that Wilmot has signed with ST. Paul.
Frank Kraus received $4G0 from that ben
eft game at St. Paul Friday, when Com
iskey and the rest of the veterans were
beaten to 2.
Van Derbeck has signed Charles Parker,
Of the Lansings, ana if the Michigan
League goes up, as now seems probable,
he will join when Detroit arrives home on
Saturday. Parker is an outfielder and
heavy hitter.
1t is certainly battle royal every day
will it be to-day? Indianapolis will put up
a much cleaner ball to-day and tomorrow.
Watkins's men don't often have an off
day like yesterday, and they came close to
winning at that.
Comiskeys new catcher, Kline, seems to
be quite a find, as he has not had a passed
ball or an error since given q chance be-
hind the bat while his hitting has been
terrific. AS Spies is off in his hitting, he
is liable to decorate the bench if Kline con-
tinues his splendid work.
Foremans pitching Monday was one Of
the best exhibitions of the season. He never
flinched during the long struggle and was
as strong at the finish as at any time. His
work in that fifteen-inning game at Mil
waukee was equally as fine and it was
not his fault that indianapolis did not
win it.
In the Louisville game at Chicago Sun
day afternoon Catcher Bill Wilson was
presented with what appeared to be
huge bouquet, but it proved to be large
beauties. Wilson was just stepping up
to the plate with his bat in hand and he
smiled when he discovered the deception
and hit the cabbage with his wagon tongue,
scattering it all over the field
They are still hammering away at Colum-
bus around the circuit, and predicting all
sorts of dire calamitieS, but nebeaus crowd
manages to win most Of its games. The
following is from the Kansas City Star:
1T is hardly probable that Columbus Will
be in the hunt again this season. The team
is lamentably weak in the box. If 1t had a
corps of pitchers like Indianapolis there
would be no heading it. 'Bumpus' Jones
is the best twirler on the team, and the
Blues showed him up yesterday"
Well, Indianapolis still sticks to first
place, as Columbus went under yesterday.
Both teams have played great ball on the
trip, losing but three games each. The
strain of that fourteen-inning victory Mon
day was a triie too much evidently for
some of Watkins's men. They fielded loose
had Hogriever and Gray been able to hit
a long fly when Goar was on third in the
eighth with nobody out. Gray's short fly
to left resulted in Goar's being caught at
the plate.
There was another scene of excitement
at the Grand Opera House yesterday after
noon, when Indianapolis tied the score by
inning. The crowd had refused to give up
the fight in spite of the ST Paul lead and
when Watkins'S men pulled alongside the
cheers were of the usual demonstrative
pattern The ninth and tenth were exciting
innings, but the Saints batted it out in
ly dispersed. The games this afternoon
and tomorrow will be fought to finish
and will be shown in detail at the Grand,
beginning at 345
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
RrOOIxIvns Ratted Hard.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 27.-The Brook
lyns had on their batting clothes this aft
ernoon, and piled up twelve runs off Ma
gee in two innings. Miller finished the
game after the seventh. The Colonies could
not hit Kennedy. Attendance, 1900 Score:
r. H. E.
BROOKLYN. 0 OO7 0 2-14 Is 2
Louisville. 0 0 IL
atteries-Kernedy and Grimm; Magee
Miller. Wilson and Butler. Earned runs
BROOKLYN. 2 First base on errors-Brook-
Iyn, g. Louisville l. Left on bases-Brook Ok
Magee, 6; off Miller, l; off Kennedy, 2.
Str1ck out-By Magee /; by Miller, l; by
Kennedy, 3. Home run-Shindle. Two-base
flee hit-Jones. Stolen bases-Shindle, An
derson. Double plays-Dolan (unassstedl; ;
Dolan, Stafford and Werden; Shoch, Smith
and Lachance Hit by pitched ball-Ander-
son. Passed ball-Wlson, 2; Grim l. Time
--210. Umpire-Hurst.