The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-02-02

NcSt 'pp'iISS we lnSGreu afO'E.1 tllI
glowing ii'e, 10th to get out in the f.tc2
of that wind, but We had to do Il. and
80 bidling these good people 8oud-byr
we made t.e start. and Though il WI.
only few miles To Mr.. l.. T.. StauImI's 5
store where Mr. Farr opened up lis
bOrks, We Thought SO wnutd freeze l."
for. we couih grt there We fDlnA quito
u crowd, also cheerful lire awaiting uS
Mr.. Sanford kindly riggei UP Il trmpN.-
AIRY desk for tn. Auditor, &pl | let ,h}
business be kuoWn aud the work beg.
We certainly appreciate tho VALUABLE
assistance rendered by Mr.. Stanford i'll
secuCing new subscribers. Mr.. stan
fnri entertained us in tn" most loS!i-
t.,ule tuaunef. tunk care of our hirS"
'unk ilS down - I'll nt-r, a'Ti wt II .il"
wO.k Of the daY was aver ai!a | UXpIc>,-
cd Ce>irp To See Tie gold uiInc, IL
promptly offered to accompany uS 10 the
miueS, with the works of which he WAS
thoroughly coavtrS tat, having been in
charge of the IN for al long time We gladly
accepted his courtesy and va struck Uut
Tor the famous Thomson god mine. ar
riviiig there We fuluid several men on
,h4 outside, AID with the assistance O!
Mr.. Stanford h.u SOFA addict dozen
new subscribers 10 the list and hAvm,
pGun intrOtuc tD the cruclpolS Voting
superintendent of the miucS NJ. q j.
fnris, We eXpreSSe l Il desire u - d,wI
he shaft OF the minG and ~ readily Con-
>eDl,d not Ouly to ALLOW Us 10 s. dHwH
but said he would accompany Us down
,ud show uS around. W., got nu the
tI,,.. Il 4
thiuk there Were five, OF II, on the elevator
supported by u wire caGie about th5 size
Df your finger. / acknowledges fit Il
little like crawiithinx-iu fact SuGg, Strd
hat we diyid,. the thing and make tAu
rips-I WAS willing to rem ,in for tn
urXt trip-Out they would not hear tO 1t.
tad said It Is a.i right, 50 ihs ,lgna
was given aud the drum cHirJi " the
able hegau slowly u descend, and We
D-X,,n d downward trip 100 feet ingD III.
b,wels of the erth tn Super. taH,;t-.
iZrd Il 4 iiytld by suggesting c. his fore
nan, who WlS with Us, that possibly it
night haga bAtl safer, II tie nun run
tmIS Jhe Lruln hal used steam il lrttin1
- down, WITH S':cl Il load. We b-.rI.
u feel uu: A,tir S!"k:sis az .!us5 oar r..D.
We glanced up aiu aoILt lD3 feet g,b We,
We cuul see Il Cp!t square place III the
sky tht5 Wsi IL. eN:3li Gl5 Sieau3'
cable al1 the walls of Jno shaft. .jISt
about tin: t,ms w D.gau u hear water
d.ppiny ~ every sid: NJ rs and still We
Went dowH aIi dDwI, We Were not n.lr
Is futl Of e!Itau ia III a. ~ We're SON,
hundred o. nose tee. Skyw;rd. | ask"
the Super. il he ever IHi eXpagitncG! :lu,
Jruub!u Dy = IS ac;uiutilt!i!iy Ia tia n!u,.,
H., S.tid yes, su:urtiur,>. | gave Il Q'I,GN
glance at his fA:". ul iitoJTrr5d by r'lr
li2iib OF the card e, ~ Held Il faint su.lv
OH his face and tu'u p.vd -uoJ of oil The
elevator but Ia I'll: ~. thaj h5 was Kid
,iiag me u tASJ n; u.r;e, aai | mtlr
up my miul l:pt 10 &a0W the white
feather, III ! d ~ d>"n Ha wrut, 40 IuJ
this tiu!A the water wa 5.GeaulinS o..
every side. Finally We u,JIcued the BOT
tom, and stepped off, we taen bsgau ~,
Inspection, and JO"keI az Il hu!s III t!!e
wall near tiis shalt, aud the super. GN
aniued rile rock tiiat MAS Dslng plche,.
rff. He remarked that its vcin Was lhI-
proving rapidly, in ia:J there MAS svaA'
iuluroyeueut over the day before, We
thrn made trip through ths lntHa
guided by Mc. lh!eS WHO Is al expert a..I
thoroughly understands the inlnius uA,l.
nrss, aud he took great pains u s,;c" -
all about it as we gropei aiuiis iiiu Iilft.-
eut tunnels, aud finally asked lne t!ic
direction we htd CONE aud | oi courac
told him exactly wrong, having gVL turn-
Ell around. He then showed lie ~ Il
diagram how it was done We hal made
d curve which he had eugluucrsd, .tHi
cut SO a3 To come within lrct Oi IL,
old shaft arI; leave u supp ItU loo II, VIII.
he had finished ho had noe d,n.ru
I, 4
his calculations inches. OIo OF IN" tttn-
Il, Is running > 'uJh Is ii feet Onc E.t,I
6U feet and one Other south IS to1C. \
old s'afG which IS not usei 10 sunk l,ws.
down tue hill, and Is suule l lU les; dap.
a tunnel has D"ea cut u coanrcy Jnc L"n
shafts for ventilation, tnt SALTS axe
connected ut the l4O loot lavci. IN
mouth OF tho old shaft IS ;,oouJ Al IL
lower down tAe hill than tie new o.,.
They h isl about tea ions or rock pen
diy.. The work OF developing h,3 b,.c,i
going on sinco My, Wld tn"y vii
s,ou have from 81 ID ~ tons of lrcK
Will be ho.sied per day AUuuJ - -
ealloaS OF waLrr is EniSs'i isoH. ~,
mine pr day 10 kG p the idi;!r day. .'f..
company Operating the mlnh Is Ihc ID "a.
lass Mining company We secured .
sample of th3 ora while down in t!r
mine and took Il good drink from
mineral spring ~ tie bottom or lie mna
and came out. Welheu Weut down GD Tie
mill, where We found 20 stamps 1T wuGh
crushing the rock into duS1, AID 10 ,kGd
at the plates that citcA this gold, aui tn
separator below which divides the Il Il Il
anJ sand IL y Very intelligent in .uuvg.
iAd then we returned 10 West Spring
highly pleased by our trip 10 Lns iuiura