The Savannah morning news., 1900-10-30
rue SHOOTING or rnn on WE'LL
Ntiro-Glyccrine - the Explosive
tsed. aud ~ Pays 90 he Careful

Say. can you tN this rcc9 want 10
just like this other one. Pat your best
man on H. and tdl him 10 take his time
and do h right I don't ear, TWO cons
what 81 costs. but Il IL ISN'T fi-ht tc.e
viii D. great big row. The lost one
goa fixed only cost me s. 90 aud ! ic1ll
Got done for with a. and ] don't want YOU
Co fix this one for Ices than s. Mhai d.
! do Well. any one would know sou " r.
now TO tho oil country 10 ask that with
that wagon standing There
The speaker was quiet 5000 -iO1kiuE
man with clear blue eve. who had driven
up in 2 quecr-lookiug wagon and thrown
two reels filled with about thrt c-ttgut1-
inch Hines on the floor / looked with much
interest al the vehicle ana GA ht which
was a well-shooter's and found on excel
lent set Of springs mounted on hrst-clats
wheels The seat was roomy AMI tlrnc
up on hinges aud die losed space diN.d-
cd up so that can Of uitro-Fyccrinc iu-t
nued each division. which was carefully
padded both bottom and Sides and the
bottom covered with rubber that came
up several inches 20 catch anything tfat
might come from a leaky can which &
no rare thing
4, might make good ALE grease. but
] never wanted 10 carry the cNrcriment
] was carrying 30 an ordinary buggy a. tk
down on the axies You see thee isn't
much curl 20 mv hair yet said he
shooter. as he wos showing me the rig.
Each can hold eight q iarfs. which welsh
- rounds some wagons are made FOR Do
cans although THE one only held l2
couple Of brackets bolted 90 the LETT hen
side % the body clarified thc pieces wal D.
formed the rack Tor the shells and anchors
that make tho torpedoas. The arms % the
rack are carfully covered with rope or
cloth. ana come ~ high enough 20 brns
their load within easy reach Of the diver.
Behind the seat was room Cor the reels.
etc
Mr. Smith said YOU wanted 10 see
wei shot ana ~ YOU get that reel a.
right and q couple OF eo-devils ready hy
the time ! get back I will take YOU OF
and as I intend 90 use The reel you Tx
YOU had better either tx it right or make
your will q" said the shooter. with laugh.
as he drove OF.
Just after dinner he came back. l1aded
in one reel put In the Fo-deviis took me
md started. Tho "Fo-devils' are castines
about q inches long, with wings extend
Ing out two inches each way from
confer They are let fan into the hole and
strike the top Of the shell settling OF 20 r
illuminate or mercury cap that explode
OF the most brittle rotten iron possible
so that they will 20 into small piece
after doing their work.
soon We left the main road ana went
twisting and turning among the trees ana
rocks. and presently drew up befora
small board building y feet square ard
feet high that had a sign on both
front and rear. Nitro-glycerine. Keep
away
II was without windows and the door
had heavy hinges and a heavy bar aero s.
10 was secured BY strong good pldlo *
for. strange a. u may seem my com
panion informed me IL was No uncommon
thing 20 have magazine broken INTO ana
a waRon-load Of the contents stolen. on
one side of the door hung horseshr
held by q string Inside were arrhnRei
several wagonioads Of cans. not shooters
wagons. but stock wagons thai hold from
y 20 o cane. Twelve cans were qui'
placed under the seat and W. started
again. Somehow the road seemed rousher
and the horses not nearly 50 steady after
we were loaded although J WIS assur =
that the wagon always swung ca iHr WIN q
loaded As u this road WIS., too cool we
turned on into mere track. where the
trees had simply been cut down so enable
"a wagon and team Go get through. /
would much rather have walked. but M
I reflected that n o. was his ordinary &C.
cupation I would Try 10 stand 50 for once
He kept RECALLING me with anecdotes u
his experiences with those who wished
10 ride and didn't know his business. how
some would make him stop while they
got out and ran. while others would get
I out and stay long enough 90 b.csa MIN
for not telling before they gOt On.
As the road kept getting sleeper and
D Il 10 all hs los he
told me bat began 10 wander if !
couldn't manage 90 get joliei out am
afraid he guessed my Thoughts az he
began telling about the rattiesnnkes and
ropper-heads he had killed going through
this country. aud h. showed me q string
or nine rattles he had in his pocket.
hate snakes and decided 10 hold on. but
couldn't help feeling that the fools wercn't
all dead yet ana fearing that ono Or
them might be any minute. ana without
leaving much behind him for his friends
10 mourn over AZ length We reached he
main road. and in a few minutes "a well up
OF the hillside was pointed out a. our
destination. some more ugh read brought
us 10 within about % feet 81 the derrick
door. when tho horses were unhitched.
taken on someN distance ana each enc
securely tied 20 q tree.
Sow the real business u shooting ihe
well began. After learning the depth Of
! the well and how far above the bottom
the sand wa. enough OF the small TIN
pipe known a. anchors was brought up
ana iolnted together 20 hold the shfil 80
the required place The reel was d. l'td
/ TO the engine-n y- wheel a. near the center
a. convenient The drilling engine D. y
contercrank. with ny-wheel on one g q
and pulley on the other. ana The s1aft
does not extend beyond either hub. The
tools had been stood on The casing hetd
10 help hold the casing IA when the shot
went on and 20 them small rope car
rying pulley wac lashed 10 such ~ posi-
ton a. 20 Doe directly over the hole.
At this point the drilers and owners
concluded that they had business eise-
where and had faith enough IN the shoot
or 10 lee him finish without them. Six
trims. with a can IN each hand. brought
the nitrogiyccrine up over the rock end
logs 20 the derrick ] didn't offer TO heip
ana he didn't invite me. The line was
run down tho reel through the pulley.
the anchor nttcd 20 tho bottom Of fhe
shell The she'll carefully lowered into ne
hole and hung on the hook 80 tho end
OF the line. This hook IL made 10 that
when the torpedo rests AZ ihe ottom o.
the well IL unhooks and the BAH drops
20 one side.
Before leaving. tho dr'ilers had poured
water into the hole. 20 that n stood about
800 feet. the hole being Liza feet deep IT.
together. on the Top % the shell. Just I'M
der the bail. was round piece of ron