The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-01-03

In the course of an hour or two he
was at work on the boat On paper
this novel craft was a beauty: III fact.
could Tom Upton of Shamrock fame
once set eyes on those plans, Designer
/ Fife would get his time .nstanter. When
the carpenter got il finished he hiked
out and brought i'm the superintendent
to view his handiwork The look OF
disappointment on the superintendent
face was heartrending. He sighed
looked at the carpenter steadily for a
second or two and cussed. The boat
looked as If it had been built by tho
mie and cut off in sections. Bow and
stern were alike. Length over all was
seven feet, and so was the water line.
Two feet was her breadth of beam at
the guDwales. Good mine carpenter as
he is, as boatbulider the carpenter is
bowling failure.
Mr.. Doty stood thoughtfuIiy stroix-
ing his chin. Should he fire this man.
or should he make the best of it and
accept the boat? It's a einch he could
not get boatbuilder in Eureka who
could do any better or worse.
Craft is Launched.
Well. it will have to do. but as
was having this yacht built for the spe-
sal purpose of conveying j. Fewson
Smith over the ripping waters of the
i'SVV-toot level, / am extremely an
hoyed that 1t does not come up to the
IDEAL that 1 have expressed on these
plans However, it will have to he
launched before he arrives at the mine.
had planned to have quite a ceremony
az tnls launching, and my friend
charles Baker of the Eureka Hill mine.
was TO nave done the christening act
10 nave broken a bottle on the Droxx
ana TO have exclaimed in his ehestiest
manner: 4 christen thee PretzeIre
had even persuaded Baker to get him a
sun OIL Brown overalls and brown
canvas coat, so that he might, at least.
nave the appearance of being a sunerir-
tendent on this festive occasion Rnt
now l shall have to call the ceremony
on and launch the Pretzel in the dead
of night,
Oroers were given the engineer and
carpenter to come back at midnight J
ana assist in the launching.
1t was midnight. arAs if they ver.
ashamed OF themselves, and walking in
perfect loek-step, the Superintendent
eIle carpenter and the engineer Sneaked
ii.o ,pe carpenter shop. They looked
like three guilty bodysnatchers folIoys,-
ing their ghoulish trade. At last thew
came upon the Pretzel, that hideous sne- |
SAineh OF marine architecture. and Iav-
ing Violent hands on it caught ii nm N
their arms and tiptoed in ungainiv haste |
70 the collar OF the shaft The boat was /
swung out in midair under the cage. IN /
when II was fastened with a stout rop-
ana When~the cage was lowered SLOWLY /
the superintendent and the carpenter |
elmbed IN The order was given 70 /
lower SLOW and slowly and sadly they
went below ''s
After dreary, dripping drop. The |
cage at last arrived at the 1.300-foot 1
lever. and the Pretzsl was fioated on /
the murky subterranean waters. Tins /
without flourish of trumpets. was the
iaunehing Of the boat accomplished. No 4
word was spoken. Only a muttered |
curse from the carpenter. who had war.
MS eootiess right leg up to the knee
The Pretzel was left safely moored 10 /
the shaft tiInbers and floating on even
keel
Embark on Voyage for Ore.
Next day J. Fewson Smith. the min
ng engineer for the Centenniai-Eureka.
arrived at the mine for the purpose Of
exploring the 1900 and to try TO locate II
hat ore body that has fioated in to the
Beck from the Mckinley. His miners
ittire was perfect His immacuIafa II
brown khaki trousers. with perfect Ii
'Teases front and back. were neatly
tucked into his mining boots All this
NJ Dcty. who met him at the mine.
ook in at glance and smiled grimiy.
Ihey were lowered to the level where
he gallant Pretzel was moored and
topped on board Policing war the