The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-07-01
SLIDING DOWN 4 SALT NINE.
LIKE SLIDING DOWN THE BAN-
LISTERS, ONLY MORE so!

#.. RCH4 - ma nAJE " WADE Rng ~ u.
-
49,
In the Bosom Of Q Mountain OF HOOK sai.
-hmpeftniee OF Wearing Aprons ~
One's Nek-vaFs-coSered ShanpeIs
OF the sssne.-On Q SAT- Sea indeeu.
How ardsntiv would DR.. Mary Walker
enjoy a VISIT 10 The famons salt mines OF
psyariai Hsre "a a, description Of the
costume aha and all other visitors would
wear,
A pSir OF vhite duck trousers. stiff as
naste board. reaohine 10 the ankies, a black
slnacs ooat rsscSinc IN M lrneea and fast
me- around she waist by a leather belt,
thsn O. very heavy leather apron three7
quarters OF an Inch thick and worn at the
20 ss ~, III. -
oi ~ po,..
make the woman writes one Of that sex
In Lpptncoa's Magastne, and with an air
~ oraat a,,,itv vsnt s,rth In msak the
- - 90 y. ovaated
rest OF ene only 70 %. e,oe.ou
Win snou.s OF lausn.sf. me s suiS s1. asI.
giRele we followed him.
sTh-n,,h 100 narrox damn nassa ma
tnfoukn 'onS, ao, up ps.e
ways We went Until nnaly VIC cane ~
lighted chamber. the entrance &c the SHAFT.
d. a ereat. smooth. wooden beam which,
M an angis ~ Ar daoras. d-,eanpeared In
'. rAeAS ~ N"eS' =
the darkness below.
THE miner placed himself astride tne
great beam. keeping his position by hold
nenS. 1900 -. - o,.anad nv .rpa
asIpoo penaAA nlns anu 1ahspo~ w .
around bis waist. The others mouhteo
the beam In like manner, each u clasping
tightly the person in front of him.
sThsrav aa . moment Of suspense. Then
hnid n the rp,,S md We shot With 4 velocity
,o = u ~ - asoasjbaa M fest int The Earth.
!TSs winsr sctine an broke brought rs to
a stop gently enough. 60 that we felt Very
little shook. NI
d,.novsssd The yaI,a 81 orr back aprons.
HsS We bean n,unaed into n pool OF water
- that roonasrt yve ahouid have aizzledI
a" .Ths snrans were piping boS from the
sr,ction n Cur descent. They speedilv
Tor we had three more Of these shafts To-
aiida down and we uraw faint at the bare
s .hos,rht ~ 1nSing osr srrons
III trsyarasd msnv long oa,Ieries nj
d,eere, isvais IThroyoh t6ese ran the
aqueducts: one bringing In the fresh water,
o' sTgs on nry : oai hSanm "a ~ moo,,r, ain ~
We rI'e ,nh;oh IL onnst ntiu fnrmino
sa ~ t. thn~cnre n.ver endinS aonrna 81
Snu y Enr = tb;a nine hea haen
w werEsd. TOT 'eh''f''' 'n'S "n'' mas Dee'
Inc Eock gay 10 aaar 1 na aha S oasl,ed
OUT htneiorlno o. IocA sai'. Ano.nei neos -
o. optaining sai. 10 ,uy SoIhre ILL., " and
INTO tne ,affe. $500 Onrs,maaad AZ w Sn1
iwnen ~ 9as Heooue pfesna ofa"ins
IL On ana nonlhg ~ oown. a,...,v.. a..
luis water at'raoHs anu u ~ VIZ w
Same nabter, oue'as Mater Ii ~ ~ aa.e T.
tne e'sby porSlon q Ing rocn, ~ 49, ~
oinen In most Ianthstlo snaPesi Ihiesa US
Railars or EuIsa nnth sheo.s'
Inese ann kePt LuL o. "a.h are s Soh-
stantly hanging their level on sns WITH
drawal OF the iiquio. ~
After three or Tour weeks tWo Ieet On
the ROOF WI % ~ e nave peen Gus
solved ana Gwo ieet OF oepris ioun4 upon
the foor.. Curlousiy enough TINS deprls IN
time acquires the property OF tne SAT- rock,
-There are ABOVE ohamoers,
some q tnem w yarus m UfcumIerence
and miles OF galleries. One, OF these cham
bers, which was iluminateo, showea LOOT,
walls and ceiling OF pure TOOK say, very
lovely IN color though not 90 orliliantN as
N the mine OF Wlenozka. Wmon - nkenSo
to TOUT suoO7LIanean o.Ies, oae oJLo~ Sno
other, hewn from rose oolored rock; one
OF the party secured from our guioe red'
yeli0w, BY ana puSpie sPecmens m
me miISrs az opAsJu ~ I'VE; E H
selves OF az co'n,ng wnen a. u. .ns'I aah-
kpIou5 Wolh, oo 0ay lin VII w "