The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1901-09-14

him think that he could carr
baby to safety. If he had beer
ed an hour before il man
do this, he would have said no.
strobe up the little valley, ked
in the center, with the walls OF
sierras, snowclad. trembling
avalanches on either side and il
hour struck the struggling fol
He knew the trees well and for
miles kept the trail. Then he can
TO the first slope. BY the aid Of hA
staff he made a rapid slide, reaching
the bottom Of the canyon safely in
a few seconds And this was TO Ne
his experience-climbing ard slid
ing. The next hill was so soft that
he was breathing hard when he
reached half way Then he felt a
tremble, nameless thrill, and the
entire side of the mountain seemed
to give way, and he was carried ire
sistibly down on the wings of an ay-
alanche He made desperate strug-
giles and by a miracle kept near the
top and after much labor dug him
self out.
II had stopped showing as Ne
started down the canyon, now slid
ing, now leaping. the famous "dope~
carrying him well and fast From a
deep valley be must climb the next
range, but when he was half way uE
the snow began 10 fall again, and he
became bcwlldered he could nos
see the stars and would have 3 trust
TO luck SO he swung himself over
the divide and rushed down thc
slopes. Another range 20 climb, and
still it showed, and later the wind
rose and tossed the snow aloft In
great spectral wraiths that looked 10
his distorted vision like shrouds
But that warm bundle so close to his
heart gave him courage, and be
pushed on.
Five hours he had been travelling
steadily. He could not remember
how many ranges he had passed
He had forgotten how many ranges
he was TO eros e reaeh the town
/ lie made some decani hat equale6
4 the famous race course narrowly es
Gaping tree aud rocks holding one
arm about tho bundle, patting il "a
he heard titful tries. Again he was
caught iii an avalanche, reaching the
bottom waist deep in snow, The haSy
almost buried. 1t was now daylight,
and after digging his feet out he un-
rolled the bundle and protecting H.
gave the baby a ration Of the milk,
which had kept warm against his
body. II looked wondcringly at him
the while, and George, who knew
very little about babies, made zap lis
mind that il must BE- i very good
natrFl one
lle did mot reatze huV wedy ht
was utiI he started Up apain Ther
he found hat his foot bad beer
twIate ani he was nme Tha coils
WINS ane the now finer
and e3 Ui I falt tba
/ tbs t beginning 81 ha anl
Brt an he pr ad atA h after
noon the habF cried and hs
stopped give lho umHo7er 81
I the milk, loobn u tho lil.o fall
with ned ami 1t rate OF he
went agl noW un HpW mp
ing. ptngiug aaHn One sIur units
he began @ experience ,range
op ion as lhough band 81 ron
va m lus u ae eem-
ed 4 haat home, and lie tried TO ask
h mother % take he baby BE
suddenly stopped trembling rosli3
ing that his nind wa n1t ind
dashed snow uroH M Iu hta3
Then he rushed ou 0n IKE
mailman
How fin III 9-ou SHOWS 10
thi da9 bnt IL bad boea ile
lin t.p wrong r don mn wtha
wills hugh which ch iln
who herd H. Long bart0u uH.lurg
a bundle and nlu m haI
buricd gleIdup, from the p Fl
which parks wore rising iae mcr
reached tor thalftrcarm III Qh 90
the q unite enl villa eyed glge
but the qaaw. laying Der papoosc
among the blankets, with unerring
instinct caught the bundle from the
hands Of the falling man, and Jim
Grayson's baby was saved. AS for
"Tanglcfoot" Barton, one Of the
half breeds, who came in to the vii
lage from another wickiup and who
understood English, said he was
clean off his head and thought he
had won a race.-Charles L. Holder
in New York Evening Post.
His One Topic OF Conversation.
Sir Walter Scott had a Clever