The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1909-01-05
AN INCIDENT AT
THE MOREHEAD
ny D. ". BHDINcnR
(copyrlshtl By shorIaiory Pub. Coz

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Reaching the Morehead coal mine
from the outside world is accomplished
BY leaving the train at the little vii
lage OF Mckee and driving at right
angles to the railroad five miles up q
rocky ravlne called Buckles Hollow.
After going this distance the rayine
spreads out and forms a basin wherein
are the company store. Office, miners
houses and diff mouth OF the More
head mine,
A quarter Of a mile farther on the
ravlne comes to an abrupt end. and
though It Is practicable 10 continue In
the same direction on foot. Il Is Inn
possible to ride or drive farther.
The Morehead mine presents a very
unusual appearance, for although there
is every equipment Of a modern mine
for the digging Of coal, there is no Wis
ible means OF transporting It to the
market
In truth. although the Morehead
produces 500 tons Of coal a day, not
one bushel OF II Is ever hauled down
Buckles Hollow The low, fat cleo
trio motors come out OF one black hole
In the mountain side. drawing after
them long trains OF little mine cars
loaded with coal. Then, instead Of
leaving them at a tipple to be dumped
into railroad cars, they simply cross
The hollow on a low bridge and dlsap-
pear In another black hole like the
one from which they came.
This apparent hole was an aban-
doned mine. and the coal was loaded
on cars al Silver Creek at the other
end
Every day 500 tons OF coal disap.
peared into one side Of Jones noun
tain and was dumped into railroad
cars on the other side.
was spending my vacation with an
old college chum, George Martin, who
was the superintendent at the More
head
One day after he had taken me
through the mine. and while we were
sitting in the Office enjoying a smoke,
George suddenly said to me: Il for
got to tell you, Ned, that my mare.
Linnie, has developed into regular
circus performer"
Indeed" | said. What does she
do? Ring the bell and count hand
kerchiefs?"
Not quite as bad as that" he an
swered I've known how to make
her shake hands and stand up on her
hind legs for long time, but to top II
all, this morning when I started to
mount 10 ride to Mckee she kneeled
down and put her nose to the ground
as If she wanted to say her prayers.
think she must have been In the
ring at some time in her career"
Before l could answer my attention
was attracted by horseman gallop.
ing at full speed up the hollow toward
us.
However. he did not stop at the Of
fee. but passed out Of sight toward
the head of the ravine.
Il wonder what in the deuce he Is
up to?" calculated George. I've a mo-
tion to get on Linnie and follow him,
just to see."
remembered the abrupt ending Of
the ravine. Il guess he will not go
very far In that direction" said "and
we can hold him up when he comes
back"
Thirty minutes later we heard the
clatter of hoofs and rushed to the
door. expecting to see our man re-
turning from the head OF the ravine.
Instead, there came another horse
man galloping up the hollow.
We'll. this one will not get by 80
easily" George said, stepping out into
the road.
His action was unnecessary, for the
rider suddenly drew his horse to It's
launches before us.
Hey, did you fellers see man on
a gray hoss?" he shouted.
What do you want TO know that for?"
said George, quietly, for in The noun
tains 1t is not always best to know
too much.
Young feller," cried the man, get
ting red in the face, I'm the sheriff
of this county and that man is a fu-
gitive Did you see him or not?"
Yes, we saw him pass here half an
hour ago.
Then it's all up for me" said the
sheriff in a hollow voice of despair.
Hes out Of the head of the hollow by
this time, and he'll get up the ridge
into Pennsylvania before I can pos.
sibiy make up the distance"
What did he do?" | asked.
He shot two deputies who was
him for hoss stealin'," an.
swered the man. I've been chasin
him for two days, aud there's SO, 900 re-
ward for him, dead or alive"
How far is It to the state line.
George?" | asked
Five miles,
IF I'd "a gone up Silver creek.
stead O. followin him up the hol-
low" said the sheriff Il might a. rid
up to Powell and headed him of there,
but was so close / thought sure I'd
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