Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1907-05-31
When Sherry Got Sick.

One OF the smartest natural mining
experte that ever lived in Nevada was
Warren Sheridan. He began his career
In the mines and had very keen eye
Tor an ore streak. In the old days when
a strike was made the miners were kept
below ground for twenty-iour hours and
their meals served them, blankets aud
mattresses were at their disposal and
they were paid double for the forced
separation from theii families (and the
stock brokers) during that perioi.
Sheridan or SHERRY" as he was always
called noticed signs OF an ore body not
Tar away and fortified himself with a
drug that was emetic, while he went to
his work in the Savage.
he carried this constantly and his
wife, who was an exceptionally shrewd
woman was in the play.
Well one night the ore body was un
covered by blast and tile word was
passed. along the drift and was all over
the p,ine like flash OF gunpowder in
no time. Sherry took his emetic,
destroyed the bottle and was soon writh-
ing on the floor OF the drift and throw.
ing up in every direction.
Heart failure" said Sherry to the fore
man -get me out OF here quick. I can't
die like q dog in ii driil'
Sherry was holsted ON top and taken
home in an express wagon. His wife
In nj a.,
ing hands and weeping eyes proclaimed
that it was another attack of sheart
failure.'
He was put to bed and doctor sent
for, but the moment the door closed
Sherry vas climbing into his clothes
and shct 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
$4,000 apiece on the deal.
II few months Sherry was packing
his dinner bucket down into the Con.
Virginia where he had another fearful
sPeu Of sickness, just after the explosion
that uncovered an ore body and was
taken home while emall boy hurried
down to get Father Monogue to admin
ister the last rites.
This time Sherry and his broker hit
the market for about fifty thousand
apiece and the champagne flowed along
q street for some time.
His quick recovery after being so neur
the verge excited the suspicious OF old
Fair and the next time Sherry csme
down to the Con. Virginia to get job
Fair admonished him thus:
Il wouldn't advise d man of Your
delicate constitution to work where
there are 30 many giant powder fumes.
Every time you smell new orc 1t seems
TO make you sick. think too much OF
Ye good health me son and yer loving
wife to put your life in such danger"
After that Sherry's champagne day y
we're over and he driited down the hill,
His last exploit WINS going to the Philip
pines with formidable letter OF in.
PRODUCTION to AugiDaldo from w. q. q.
Levy and Bob Keat:ng, Tho tact tint
Levy hBd never met AuguinRIdo and
that Heating was dead, Gu, no special
ice with Sherry. ile took good care
never to lind the great iusurrectionist
but the letter looked 80 good Io some
Wholesale merchants in Manila that
they retained Sherr! at I. 80 month to
hold their trade wi'h the u, tiv, q,
When Sherry died i'ron IN over II SO
OF champagne this tinr) he was inter d
with great honors ns the natives nront
Manila naturally supp sod he came to
the islands on secret mission to the
great chief bcarinR letter from his old
college cbums.
Even now the native throw few
ilowors on Sherry's Arayo when they
pass and breathe ptn,cr for his souls
reposo. Appeal.