Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-10-22
HOW ARE YOU DILL?'
PRETTY GOOD" RESPONDS THE
PRESIDENT-SECO TRIP
UNDER GROUND.
NOISY CROWDS Greet HIM
Also Given Golden Candle stick
f.. Rests in Pierre TodHy-Gropcs
In Caycrns for an Hour.

DEADWOOD. $. D., oct, ell
President Taft further qualified as
miner today when he was dropped
1,l0O hundred feet down into the fa-
nous Homestead gold mine. Two
years ago Mr. Taft was taken down
to the 1,2OO-foot level in the Leonard
copper mine at Butte Mont ana
spent fully an hour grouping about
the drifts and tunnels and watching
the men at work.
His experiences today were much
the same, the principal difference be-
ing in the more precarious falling OF
the quartz veins among which Mr.,
Taft was guided with miners lanterns
lighting the way. The president I'M
proved during his trip to the mines
by learning the proper pronunciation
of the town of Lead, which is not
named after the metal. lead but
for the mining term, indicating
a lead into body Of ore.
Locked Up in Cage.
Next he climbed a high flight or
steps and crossed a long trestle lead
ing to the mouth of one of the shafts.
The altitude at the entrance to the
mine is just one mile above sea level,
and the president stopped to rest sev'
eral minutes before allowing himself
to be locked, with several members
of his party, into one of the steel
cages used in hoisting men and met
ais from the bowels of the earth.
1t was a long, dark ride down the
shaft, the depth being twice the
height of the Washington monument
Elevators In the Washington monu-
ment creep to the top Of that granite
shaft in from ten to fifteen minutes.
In less than an hour later he was
hoisted to the surface at even a fast
er pace.
They Cut the Blasting.
All work in the mine had been sus'
pended this afternoon, partly to give
the men an opportunity to hear Mr..
Taft speak in Lead, and partly as a
precaution for the presidents safety
in visiting the mine, 1t being deemed
inadvisable to have any blasting
while he was in the tunnels.
The entire process Of mining the
ore and of smelling it was explained
to the president as he walked through
the damp drifts. outside, snow was
on the ground, and there were fur
ries of falling flakes. Down in the
mine the temperature rose to be-
tween 20 and so. one of the drifts
of the route taken by the president
led to lake, which Is now being tax
en- out. The dome of the cave was
fully fifteen feet high Miners sta
toned at different levels In the
enormous cut beyond used calsium pa
per to illuminate the cavern.
How are you, Bill?" yelled one of
the miners from far ayobe
pretty good" laughed the presi-
dent. How are you, way up thereY'
Fine, old boy; glad to sc YOU
Mr.. Taft also spent some time iD
the government assay officers at Lead
and watched the casting of a real
gold brick. Later the president was
shown a room full of the precious
bricks, each of which weighed 125
pounds, and worth about $4,000 a
piece. Some one "stumped" the pres
ident to lift the brick. He picked up
one of the precious bricks with the
greatest ease. Senator Gamble tried
to do like wise, but was not so sue
ccssful.
Then He Is "GoId-Brickcd."
In this city. where he spoke short
ly after noon on the tariff vetoes
the president was presented with a
small gold brick worth over 5000.
at Is a great pleasure to 'golb-
brick the president" said Represen-
tatlve f. A. Martin in making the
presentation.
ut is great pleasure to gold
bricked in this way" replied the
president.
He Gets a Noisy Welcome.
Mr.. Taft received a noisy welcome.
both In Lead and Deadwood. Prac-
tically the entire population of the
two communities turned out to greet
him. The president lunched with
Representative Martin.
At Lead he was preented with a
replica OF miners candle stick done
in pure gold.
Early in the day the president
spoke at Edgemont and Custer. After
leaving heer he spoke at Sturgls and
Rapid City. leaving the latter city at
10 o'clock y. m. for Pierre. where
he will spend al lday Sunday and Sun
day night.