The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-03-04
A mean TRICK

During the early boom days I'm the Mis-
souri, lead and zinc district. a ST. Louis
young man OF the name OF Daniel Taylor
was one OF the owners OF "A mine which
claimed distinction chiefly because of it's
name of THE Great American Bull Pup"
\ snow-white full-blooded bull terrier,
kept chained in the pump house was one
of the employees OF the mine, and his
name figured on the pay roll every week.
Young Taylor was tho son OF George Tay-
lor. ex-mayo OF st. Louis.
lie enjoyed an income OF 10000 a year.
and Is now married to one of the wealth
lest young women OF ST. Louis. and is
leading member OF the Missouri bar.
Dan Taylor had just come from college
when he became a partner in the Great
American Bull Pup. He was an athlete.
hard as nails. with a good understanding
of the manly art or self-defence'
The mine superintendent had been COM
planning because OF a lack Of "igs"a with
which to separate the ore. and had repre-
sented 10 Taylor the necessity OF at least
one more Jig" and a competent Jig
ger"
why" answered Taylor. Just look at
that big husky chap out there on the end
jig. He's loafing. That man coui,. easily
clean up twice as much ore. What's more,
I'll make him 90 H."
A jig. be IL understood. is composed of
two boxes, a spring board. and handle.
First there is large box filled with
water. A smaller box. with an open top
and fitted with grating at the bottom,
Is suspended over the big box az the end
OF a long pole or handle. This handle rests
on a cross bar higher than and a little to
the rear of the big box.
STUART A "SCRAPPER"
When the handle is lowered, the small
er box, filled with the crushed ore, rocks.
and mud, Is lowered into tho larger box
and submerged i'm water. The business
end OF the handle is grasped by the jig
ger man. who stands on a. spring board.
He holds his hands above his head at
arms length and perfectly rigid.
AS he teeters on the spring board the
box IS filed with ore works up and down
In the water irs the tank, the ore, being
heavy. sinks to the bottom OF the smaller
box filled with ore works up and down
grating. at the bottom, and the rock chips
come to the top.
BY shoveling out the useless rock chips
from time 20 time only cleaned ore is fl
nally left in the jig box.
Jim Stuart, the ig man pointed out by
Taylor, was "scrapper' OF local fame.
He and young Taylor were about of
weight. Taylor stepped UP 20 Stuart and
talked boxing and prize fighting to him.
Stuart became interested. and then Tay-
lor casually remarked that he had won
the college lightweight championship. and
had taken a finishing course from we'll
known professor" In St Louis.
'Td like to fight, or spar with you, said
Stuart.
"All right" replied Taylor. 'we1i have
a little go some day. I'm pretty rough.
sometimes, and you want to get into
good condition"
We'll. say"' exclaimed the indignant
Stuart. you fine-haired city chaps make
me tired. Condition! Just feel those mus
cles." and the jig man held out his right
arm.
Taylor felt the arm critically. 1t was
hard as iron--nearly. There was no doubt
about it. Stuart was as "nt" as he would
ever be.
pretty fair" said Taylor. But you'll
have 10 exercise "a little for n few DAYS To
get in the best OF shape and then III take
you on. You've got big muscles, but
they're just n little soft"
90" WAS POSTPONED.
Taylor walked away Stuart looked af-
ter him angriy. thought better OF IL and
went 10 work with savage earnestness.
For three weeks Stuart worked at that
Jig "gittin' his muscle up" as never man
worked at jig before.
Every few days Taylor would drop
around with a sweater up to his chin.
when he came in sight around the bend.
100 Yards from the iighouse, he would
break into n jog trot.
Stuart thought Taylor was cut ''hittn'
up his wind" and that he had been run
ming the three miles between the town
and the mine. Taylor put or the fight
from day to day with various excuses.
and all the time poor stuart was plug
ging away az the jig box for dear life.
How long ~ would have lasted IL
question. but after about three weeks.
during which stuart did two mems work.
the ore IN the mine "pctered out"
The Great American Bull Pup closed
down. and Taylor returned 10 ST. Louis
without ever having had that little go"
with Jim Stuart. Jim believes 10 this day
that Taylor was AFRAID of him. bat Tay-
ior only chuc klss when reminded OF u ard
saws