The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-10
WARREN SHERIDAN
COULD SMELL ORE
Interesting Story of Early Com
stock History Told by
Carson Appeal.
HOW HE WAS OVERCOME
BY THE POWDER FUMES
Always Managed to Get to Top
When a Big Strike Was
Made.

Every old d-timer in Nevada knew War
ren Sheridan and Uncle Jimmie" Fair
in his lifetime says the Carson. Nevada.
Appeal In speaking Of early history on
the Comstock. sherry" went the limit.
and for that matter so did Uncle Jim
mie." The story told is true. and shows
that for al least once In his life Uncle
Jimmie was called. and was obliged 10
answer the call "Sherry's" money did
him more harm than good, however. for
ne spent IL lavishy in wine. women and
song. But here is the story:
One OF the smartest natural mining ex-
perts that ever lived in Nevada was
Warren Sheridan. He began his career
in the mines, and had very keen eye
for an ore streak. In the old DAYS when
a strike was made the miners were kept
below ground for twentv-four hours and
their meals served them, blaukets and
mattresses were served them. and they
were paid double for the forced separa-
tlon from their families land the stock
brokers) during that period.
Sheridan. or sherry" as he was al
ways called, noticed signs OF an ore body
not far away and fortified himself with
drug that was emetic. while he went
this constantly, and his wife. who was
an exceptionally shrewd woman, was In
on the play.
Well, one night the ore body was un-
covered by a blast, and the work was
passed along the drift and was all over
the mine IKE a flash OF gnnpowdeT in no
stroyed the bottle. and was soon wrlth-
ing on the floor. OF the drift and throw
Ing up In every direction. Heart fall
ure. said sherry 10 the foreman. get
out Af NnFa tnlC a
a az dog y in a drift Sherry was hoisted
on top and taken home In an express
wagon. His wife met the gang AT the
door and with dringing hands and weep
ing eyes proclaimed that 1t was another
attack OF heart failure
He was put to bed and doctor sent
for but the moment the door closed.
''Sherry" was climbing into his clothes
and shot out into the night by way Of
the back door TO get to his broker Well
next morning the broker loaded up with
Savage and the two cleaned up $50. 900
apiece on the deal
In few months Sherry" was packing
his dinner bucket down into the Con.
Virginia. where he had another fearful
spell Of sickness just after the explosion
that uncovered an ore body. and was talk
en- home while a small boy hurried down
10 get Father Manogue 10 administer the
last rites This time sherry and his
broker hit the market for about fifty
thousand apiece, and the champagne
flowed along street for some time.
His quick recovery after being so near
the verge excited the suspicious OF old
Fair, and the, next time sherry came
down to the Won. Virvinia 10 get a Job
Fair admonishcd him thus: II wouldn't t
advise man Of your delicate constitu-
ton 10 work where there are so many
giant powder fumes. Every time you
smell new ore 1t seems TO make you sick
J think too much of your Good health
me son. and your loving wife, TO put your
life In such danger.
After that "Sherrys" champagne days
were over and ne drifted down the hill
His last expoli, was going TO the Philip
pines with q formidable letter OF intro
duction TO AGuinnldo from sW. H. Levy
and Bob Keating The fact that Levy
had never met Aguinaldo and that Keat-
Ing was dead. cut no ice with sherry"
He took good care never to find the
great !neurrectionlst. but the letter look ed
so good 10 some Wholesale merchants in
Manila that they retained Sherry at
$3.50 4 month 10 help their trade with the
natives. When sherry died (from an
overdose OF champagne this time) he was
inferred with great honors as the ma
tives about Manila naturally supposed he
came to the islands on secret mission
to the great chief. bearing a letter from
his old college chums Even now the ma
tives throw few flowers on "Sherry's"
grave when they pass. and breathe
prayer for his souls rcpose-