The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-19
FEATs OF A TIRELESS MAN.
OF Such Wonderful Strength and Endurance
That He Is Called the Human Engine.

From n. Morning Ore0onfdn.
MCMISSvILLE. June 9.-There ia little doubt
that II Eugene Leoper. characteristic but un-
assuming woodsawyer and man-of-all-work OF
this city. would proclaim himself a world
beater as long distance pedestrian against
time. as we'll as n champion at almost any class
OF manual labor like wood-sawing. grubbinE.
spading and such work. his fortune would bo
made as soon az the waEers could be securei
and tho tests applied.
Eugene Icoper Is n spare built man. D feet
inches high. 81 years old. and weighs no
pounds For many years he has been in this
city. and the stories OF his records Of walking.
wood saving, garden srading, &c. have been
told and retold. few doubling and many mar
yelling: yet. strange to say. they have scarcely
ever been published. even in the local papers.
This is owing much as anything to the
trivial significance given them by Mr.. teopor
himself. who is in no sense a sporting man. but
who will walk. saw. grub or spade any time for
20 cents an hour
The remarkable records he has made have in
no sense been under test or on wager but
purely as matters of business. One day ho
found it necessary to go to Corvallis, which is
forty eight miles from here. He left the
Southern Pacific depot at A. NJ and arrived
at Corvallis eight minutes before ~ NJ. He
ran every step of the way at gait very nearly
ten miles all hour. Leoper says when be ls N
hurry he never waits waits, for q train On this
twelve miles. remained there until the next
m mSGni az 1GoSck br EsssGh3g h9ms via ESa
tance coy cred was nearly seventy miles, and he
made it in about eight hours
went to that city. TRANSACTED business and was
back in nine hours. Tillamook is. likewise
means level one Ieoper left this s pace "a at
NJ stopGed an hour at M"mntaip House fer
IpOper desired to living New
berg. about sixteen miles distant. On arriving
e. he had ne CIV or e2r
Leoper started back and arrived here ahead
II sounds Incredible to hear Leoper say that
he can travel further in day than any livery
team in the place. but he has made that state
to back it. 'le '''' Ni0" 40 nus "'"e'
:, A prominent man, Of this place had tree in
he asked Leoper what he would charge to grub
up the tree. reduce 1t to stoyewood. burn tho
Rour was The reply to which Mr. ees Staten
that he would not pay such wages for that
Leoner and told him he would give him SIS to
do the job. Ieoper sized up the tree and ac-
work. and mn Ssn homs m" ns
was completed. and he had made $50 instead
Another old resident had piece Of ground
he wished to haye spaded. He asked LeopeT
what 56h he would . charge to 10 it. Twenty cents
man wouldn't pay any man such wages for
sppaSdingn II Leope5 wanted to do the Job for
the work in twelve hours. more than trpbng
his 20 cents an hour.
Neither OF the two gentlemen. mentioned has
since given leOrer Il stroke Of work, the only
reason stated being that they cannot afford 10
pay such wages. These are not the only ones
who haye no work for Lcoper Tor the same
reason but LeOper is never out If work there
being plenty who pntrOniZr him for the very
reasons TINT few have for not doing go.
On another occasion Icoper lett here at Is A.
n by train for St Joe, walked the remaining
distance OF over two miles TO Lafayette. sawed
two cords OF ordinary cordwuod into stovs
lengths. saving each stick twice. walked tho
fore 3 P. NJ.
These, are but few of the phenomena! ac-
complishments OF this man. Every day adds
more OF the same kind. He will tell you at
any time that one very agEravatng feature Of
his work for certain ones is that h" has to do
Il part OF the Job and then go to another in
order to make the work string out ami save
himself from the common complaint that he
has made too much money that such wages
are too large for the class OF work he follows
ieorer is not fairy. nor is this fable He
is here and any man can see him for the pains
doubt be glad to yndicate his record as
pedestrian in quickly coming to him IL posi-
lively assured OF his " 20 cents an hour"