El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-11-13
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the same old methods of handling the
ore are being used that were used over
three hundred years ago. Instead of
the modern matchmaking process the
pulverized ore is placed in patios with
stone floors. On this horses. mules.
burros and men tramp until their feet
are ruined. When an animal Is placed
in one of these patios to tramp out the
ore his days are numbered, for their
hoofs cannot stand the wear and the
action of the chemicals used but about
six months. Then the animal is killed.
! The parties were absent from home
at election time but as it was evidently
divided in regard to- politics the result
of the election was not affected by
their absence MesSrs. Doheny and
Garfield are democrats but one of the
party said that they were so sure that
Mckinley would have a landslide that
they did not care to stay at home and
least n losing ballot. They are also said
to have wagered considerable money
! that Mckinley would be elected. giving
| three to one.
| The party says that the American
contingent in Mexico were deely inter
sted in the election, the majority or
| them being for Mckinley. because that
they believe that the Mckinley admin
| istration has benefited the business
interests of Mexico. One of the party
who can understand Spanish. heard
some Mexicans. who had heard from
the election. talking about ii and he
asked them who was elected They
said that kilograms received stated
that a man named O'Brien had been
elected The democratic faction of the
party had considerable fun out OF the
republicans over the matter. but Con-
gresham Waters offered to bet them
any amount that Mckinley was the
successful candidate. The democrats
would not bet for they themselves were
satisfied that the congressman was
right.
CLAIMED HE COULD RUN AN EN-
CINE.
c. II. engineer. who has been east
to attend a meeting of the b. of l.. e.
tells the following story which ne
heard told by an old engineer at the
meeting.
The narrator OF the story was Illus
trating the point that every long-whis-
kered populist thought he could run
the government better than IL was ever
run before and he used the great en-
gineer's strike of q few years ago az
the foundation of his story.
During this strike. a Chicago road.
finding itself tied up for want OF en-
gineeers. advertised for men to fill the
vacancies ne advertisement was read
by an old fellow who was running
saw mill engine for a dollar a day and
board. and the s. a day offered by the
railroad company looked tempting to
the old man.
He reasoned to himself that an en-
CINE was an engine and that man
who could run one for a saw mill could |
run one on steel rails. so he packed
I'D his few belongings and went to the |
manager of the railroad in Chicago.
What road have you worked on?"
asked the manager when old whiskers
told why he had come.
The old man named the road which |
ran by the saw mill and the manager |
being busy and badly in need of an en- |
gineer. he never asked any more ques- |
tions. but told him to go down to the |
round house and tell the master me-
chanic that the manager had sent him /
to take charge of an engine.
The master mechanic suspecting that |
he was not much of an engineer. told |
him the first thing he could do was /
to run an engine into the round house.
He mounted the engine. pulled open /
the throttle and with a snort the en-
CINE almost jumped into the round |
house. Before the old man could re
verse she was too far in and he at
tempted to back her up a bit. With
another snort the engine jumped out
of the round house. Again he jerked
open the throttle and again the old
girl sprang into the house and would
have plunged through the wall had
he not reversed the lever with a bang.
This made her back clear out onto the
siding again.
The master mechanic had been
watching the proceedings through his
window. and though amused at the
old mans predicament and the look OF
anguish and bewilderment upon his
face. streaked with dirt and running
sweat. he was indignant that the old
man should claim to be an engineer
and could not run an engine into a
round house.
From the door of his Office he yelled
at the old man. Here. you old duffer.
why don't you run that engine in the
round house and leave her there?''
Sticking his bewhiskered mug out
Of the cab window. the old would-be
engineer shouted back with equal in
Il got her in twice you
d-n fool: why in HI didn't you shut
the door,
The old mon ha dto go back to- run
ming the saw mill engine.
FROM THE ENGINE.
Excursion Agent Johnson went
through with a Washington car con-
tanning twenty-eight people this morn
ing.
w. X. Brown. travelling freight and
agent of the Santa Fe. left
this morning for a business trip
Arizona.
The Mexican Central passenger
train which should have arrived yes