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shovels at work In the cut, and each Is
500 men.

shovels at work In the cut, and each Is
accomplishing more than the labor OF
500 men.
There are altogether more than 100
shovels on the isthmus and they equal
force half as large as the whole United
States Army. Fifty thousand Samsons
could not do what they do.
We take a seat on the stones on the
level above the ditch where the shovel
is working. The huge monster makes one
think of giant on wheels with mighty
arm at the front which ends in q mouth
has four long, sharp. cruel. steel teeth
on the edge of it's lower lip. and 1t gouges
out ten tons Of earth at a bite and, rails
ing 1t, head in the air. 1t swings the bite
on to the cars.
See. it is taking a bite now. 1t has
swallowed a rock which weighs three or
four tons and has carried 1t with mass
Of debris. There are eight tons inside It's
square cheeks. but 1t lifts the load as
though it were feathers and. loosening its
lower lip. drops 1t into the car. The mass
falls with a loud explosion and the car
has not finished quivering before the
giant has bitten out five more wagon
loads Of earth and dropped them on top.
Look again. The shovel has taken up
a rock too big to pass through 1t. 1t has
bitten OF more than 1t can chew: See
how 1t throws the rock back on the dump,
and. knocking 1t this way and that with
its cheeks, twists and turns 1t so that It
may pass inside the shovel. That rock
weighs over ten tons. and the engine roars
and the steam pufss as the great jaw
Jerks and rises and falls, jolting it down
on the car.
Now look once more at the machine and
see the brains which make 1t move as
though It were human. It all comes from
that white pygmy in blue cotton clothing.
That IL q steam shovel man. He has
small rope In his hand, and with this he
Jerks the machinery which makes the
mighty giant move at a touch.
We walk on few yards to another
shovel which is taking up wagon-loads of
rock at each mouthful and dropping them
down into the cars with its alligator-like
jaw. See how intelligently it works. AS
the pile grows uneven 1t smooths out
the rocks with It's chin. It turns gigantic
masses with q nod of the head and, sink
ing its teeth deep into old Mother Earth,
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AR down in the
bowels Of the
Treasury Depart
ment in a great
room cut of from
the rest of the
building by a high
iron gate guarded
by an a r m e d
w a t C hnan, and
with the bars of a
Jail at all the win
dows. a hundred or
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Low Uncle Sam Is Blast
1 ! ing Out the Andes
Talks With Steam Shovel
Men-A Look at the Mighty
M a c h in e s-One Hundred
Shovels Which Equal Fifty
Thousand Samsons-The Lid
gerwood Cars and How Steam
Flows Unload Them-The
Rocks of the Cut and the
Slides-Dynamite or Uncle
Sans Earthquakes-Graphic
Descriptions of Uncle Sans
Biggest Job Made Upon the
Ground.
lcnnvrfcht 1910 br E,ront- ~ T,a,un-..~
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was settled by sturdy Germans. and 1t
furnished many soldiers to the armies of
the revolution. Patriotism was In the
blood Of the people, and something OF the
come down to Rebecca Wright. for In
community intensely agitated by the war.
and in which the greater part Of the pop
ulation sided with the Confederacy. she
remained steadfast In her loyalty to the
Union.
Her father. Amos Wright, during the
greater part Of the war, was always from
home leaving his wife and two daughters
alone. AS was the case in 80 many
southern families during the war. its
and while Miss Wright was loyal to the
Union. as were her mother and father,
her sister, Hannah. was "dyed-in-the-
wool rebel"
Miss Wrights loyalty to the Union
cause. which was afterward to drive her
and her family from their birthplace,
and to compel them to seek a new home
among strangers, cost her first Of all the
school she was teaching. Dismissed from
this position. she gathered around her the
children of few loyalists who remained
in the neighborhood, and opened school
or her own. Her fame as a true Union
girl spread up and down the valley, and
was later to come to the ears OF Gen
Sheridan In his extremity, and to prompt
MIN to put his trust in this slim young
girl. and risk great battle upon her
word.
Twenty-one when the war began. she
was twenty-four years old when Sheridan
put her to the test. And when he did
SO, calling upon her for information as
to the strength Of the enemy, 1t was by
remarkable coincidence that she was
able to reply to him Immediately. giving
him just the information he desired to
ascertain.
supported themselves during the war by
keeping boarding house. being deprived
not only of their father, Quaker, who
was held prisoner by the Confederates be-
cause he would not enter the army. and
OF the brother as WELL young man who
had been drafted into the Confederate
army, where he had lost his life.
Next door to the humble Wright home
was the residence Of family OF south
ern sympathizers. and here, one day.
hcer who had been wounded in battle, and
hoped to regain his strength in order to
return to the front As his convalescence
progressed he was able to move out upon
the back gallery Of his house, and thus
he observed, In their garden next door,
the two sisters, one rebel" the other
Yankee sympathizer." These two
young girls still had many friends, and
eHSaA hoAAC ;" 90 Tic kShOC6vO0S AOS IAAO
young people Of the village. Naturally
the young Confederate officer was inter-
ested in them. and joined the family
circle as soon as the state Of his wounds
would permit.
THE evening Of the 18th Of September
this officer. whose name I have forgot.
ten-nor would ! tell 1t IL I remembered
it-called upon u.s." said Mrs. BonsaL
Naturally We talked about the war.
There was really nothing else to talk
about in those days. 1t was the undo
ing Of his cause. The conversation drift
ed upon the strength OF the Confederate
forces and upon the probability Of Gen.
Early's forces being strengthened by re-
Inducements from Richmond. The OF
ficer's Information was exact. He knew
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of the 10th Of September that Miss Wright
was chiefly concerned.
..All during the 18th and 18TH" said
Mrs. Bonsal, II wondered what had be-
come Of the negro messenger to Sheri-
dan, and Of my note. On Monday morn
ing, the 10th, We were awakened by the
roar Of cannon, before daybreak. and l
wondered whether my note had had any
thing to do with 1t. AS the day ad-
vanced the streets Of the town began
filing with troops, cannon and artillery
wagons; and the dead and wounded, the
poor suffering fellows, were brought In.
Buildings were burning all around us. and
our own fence had been on fire several
times, so heavy had the battle waged
within the town itself.
'Beckey, this must be thy battle my
mother whispered. I hid my face In my
hands. shuddering, and answered. No,
no, don't suppose he ever received my
note But I wondered still. It was the
most terrible day Of all our experience in
old Winchester, and the shells finally be-
gan falling SO near to us that we all went
down in the cellar for safety. Finally the
rumbhng and noise grew fainter and
fainter, until 1t was SO quiet could not
endure 1t. I said must 60 up and see
what could see.
II could see nothing from the first
floor, nor could see anything from the
second floor, but from the garnet window
I saw the old flag waving, and 1t was
coming In the town. fell upon my knees
and gave thanks to the Giver Of all good
for the sight: then I started for the cell
lar. fairly flying down the stairs. scream
ing out to my mother and sister: The
old nag Is coming in! Come on up, now,
all will be safe! The fires will be put out.
and everything will soon be all right. The
dear old flag Is coming back asain!'
So
I'VE quickly opened the house to the
troops. and In the evening / learned
whether my note had reached Gen. Sher-
idan. heard sabers clamping against the
steps. and on going to the door met two
officers, to each OF whom. without notic-
ing their rank. reached out my hands.
welcoming them as Union. officers. One
Of them introduced himself to me as Gen.
Sheridan. and told me that 1t was entire
ly on the information had furnished
him that he had fought the battle.
trembied q little, and I asked him to
swear on his saber that he would not
mention until after the war that had
given him the information. as knew
our lives would be worthless II 1t should
become known in Winchester that I had
furnished the information which had re-
suited In the defeat OF Early.
oh. said Gen. Sheridan. the rebels
will never come again And he kept his
word: they never did come again. The
general asked permission to write his re-
port OF the battle at my desk, and sitting
there he composed q dispatch which he
sent to Washington announcing the VIC
tory. Then the people. my friends and
Union sympathizers. began focking to
the house, and there occurred q Ray re-
ception in that old house at the foot OF
Fort Hill ON Main street by the Quaker
girl who felt that she had done her duty
to her country.
The next day. when Gen. Sheridan
called TO say goodbye. before following
up his victory. Warned the esneral not
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View OF THE CUT. ON
The OPPOSITE SIDESARE
GOLD Hull AND
CONTRAcTOR,SHILL

1t may be that the slope viii have to he
widened. I know IT is a mighty steep
wall to the top. / went up on my hands
and feet. painting and rest ng at every
few steps. The exertion was terrible in
this tropical air. and it took me some
thing like quarter of an hour to make
my way to the top.
l shall ask you to take a seat with me
there and look at the view. We are just
back of the Y. NJ. c. A. building opposite
Gold Hill. and little above the peak
known as Contractors Hill. We are at
the deepest part of the cut which lies
over 400 feet down In the gorge. We can
see the great cash winding It's way in a
curve toward the Pacific. and twisting
about like a letter s as IL goes toward
Gatun. We can see the smoke of the
steam shovels and hear their grooming
as they labor and tug. We hear the
whistles of the many steam engines, the
rafting Of the cars and what seems the
perpetual noisy motion of the machines
and arms Of the gods as they move noun
tains going on in the great canyon be-
low.
Take out your watch. 1t is five minutes
of 5. When the second hand reaches the
figure the work will all stop. There goes
the whistle, and the men come swarming
up the sides Of the mountains. Now hear
the explosions. The dynamite drillings all
through the cut are tearing the rocky
heart Of the earth. The noise is that OF
a mighty battle. 1t shakes the noun
tains, and the echoes reverberate like the
clapping of thunder. The earth quivers
and we think of slides, and wonder If the
hill upon which we are sitting may not
move down into the gorge
This great battle of explosions goes on
Tor half an hour or more. The charges
are set of by electricity which lights the
fuses. but fuse may be slow and the
explosions are varied. Now there is a
single volcanic eruption, and now it
sounds like a battery of our great men
of-war when in action. 1t Is unsafe to
walk through the canal after dark, and
stopped work. A cartridge may unex-
pectedly explode and blow one to atoms.
But look again down the cut. There
goes the labor train taking the workmen
home to Ancon. 1t is loaded with single
employees, married men, Jamaicans and
negroes from other parts of the West In
dies, and also with Syrians, Italians,
Spaniards and others who live at Ancon.
But see the train has stopped at the
going on OF a mighty dynamite charge at
the foot of Gold Hill. This has sent UP a
dust, which has filled the cut from one
side to the other, and 1t covers the tracks
in front of the cars. The train stops to
let them rise before it goes through. and
as 1t waits there is another mighty ex-
plosion on the opposite side of Culebra.
Uncle Sam furnishes those mighty thun-
der blasts every night. They will form q
at end Of our trip.
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Copyright. 1912. by Frank G. Carpenter)
CULEBRA, Canal Zone, Panama.
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1SEs Is THE, Towns, hql{ ovE97 THE cvr.--

wires which run here and there. We
must be ever on guard to jump out OF
the way of the trains and also to watch
out for the explosions Of dynamite which
are preparing the rock for the steam
shovels.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-01
Massey a Winner With Honor

the mud mixers br
eade He has hesated tell exactly
with dignity such
mands the and
him.
craftsmanship ways
than closing speech. Massey
IF feel that either opposed
better
would have if believe is
to
November for that other
have failed American
citizenship
Masseys good citizenship pat
riotm He does merely position
that he expects to be of service to his
unkind
lips permit their com
mitees o
Senator twice the
his influence his people
reasonable railroad They public
he be presented the legislature
the Reno Commercial league creating
in Nevada And worked without
before members
paid
The present railroad low lower
hem"
Senator Massey was South
ern Pacific political
c Senator Massey remarked significantly speech
cleo
4 for senator can take
this platform Everyone in
the audience
Pacific
this time II generally known that paid
railroad = plead for higher
services the sympathy for them
senator Massey VIII win with honor He /
good citizenship all periodically progressive in legislation
az that Is needful to the welfare of this
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-01
MIZPAH HoTE ARRIVALS

IL. E. Stanley and wife. John NJ
Jackson, G. L. Logue, Manhattan;
w, II. Whitmore. Los Angeles; H.
A, Reid and wife, city; Thos. S
Robinson and wife, San Francisco:
Harry Rappaport, D. H. Drew, Los
Angeles; D. Aspland Goldfield J
l. Dynon, II. G. S. Kennedy. city;
Miss l.. O'Neill, San Francisco; Ed
win Duryea Jr. San Francisco; F
| G. Newlands. w. ]. Langeyin, Reno
II. A. Newburg, Blair; s. Yano
Nina; All Linn, Round Mountain
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-01
FORMER ToNoPAH MINER
WILL BE BURIED TODAY

Adyices received in Tonopah yes.
terday state that the funeral of the
late John St Pierre, the former To
nopah resident who died in San Fran
cisco several days ago. will be held
today in that city. the interment
being in the Cypress Lawn Gene
terry Mrs r. f. Burdick received
a telegram last evening from the
widow of the deceased. announcing
the date and place of burial.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-01
Sage Tea Will
Darker Faded
And Gray Hair
STOP DANORuFF, FALLING HAIR
ITCHING SCALP, AND MAKE
THE HAIR GROW

There is nothing new about the
idea OF using Sage for restoring the
color OF the hair Our grandmothers
kept their hair dark, glossy and
abundant by the use of simple
Sage Tea. Whenever their hair
fell out or took on duh. faded
or streaked appearance. they made
brew Of Sage leaves. and applied
It to their hair with wonderfully
beneficial effect.
Nowadays We don't have 10 resort
70 the old-time tiresome method Of
gathering the herbs and making the
tea This Is done BY skillnl chem
lists better than We could do Il our.
selves and All We have 10 do ii 10
call for the ready made product
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Rem.
edf containing Sage In the proper
strength, with The addition II sui
phuf another old.tlme scalp remedy
This preparation gives youthful
color aud beauty 20 The hair and il
one o the hem remedies You can
use for daudruff dry teverisb Itch.
ing scalp. aud falling hair. Get
= cent hottie from Your druggist
today and you viii b. surprised a.
ne quick results An dfusKIata sail
2 under guarantee thar the Money
3ili b. refunded il The remedy Is
not eNaeilf as represented ffaas
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Bringing Up The Past

Pitman declaring the republicans
this
railroads talked against
il republicans N bringing to
be explanation will refuse the democratic
That the people will not by possibility
the sophistrs of his political
and of
outw is
doubtedly the will will necessary
Senator Massey with the
Don't neglect this
Senator Massey has fully established himself
people in the by the
him and him
for the His admirable
compelling dignity him States
We would ask the people that
Roberts
en 1t is hardly with
the opposite evidence which
ade of last Wednesday
Ed Roberts undertook through
same energy and vgor which has made him the
ada ever had is being used by Ed in his
by tremendous majority a
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-01
Explanations Lacking

Senator Massey has
the only called charge
in effort is being made by
Massey detrimental but
ridiculous they
a been relative
democratic
hope will
gifted with excellent
ally
be county OIL s.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-11-01
The Debt Has Not Been Paid

Much is being said
ralwaymen and
q gratitude has paid"
RAID II Senator securing verdict Of no.
quttai for Charles Thomas
tleary
have the right Of citizenship
and in all probability terms IN tha
pnenary
The strikers earln convicted and
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they saved from
nenary. and bhered by man. be
companions We think not nor 40
gratitude by their loyalty to him AT
urged the election
hall yelled Senator Massey carln is
section railroad men Sen
Massey gratitude after their have help
ed viii have been paid-Elko
Free Press
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
-Obituary-

We are called to record the
death of nellie Collision Sayler,
who died suddenly at her home
in Two Buttes on the morning of
March 3rd. Aged "A years , mo.
and 8 days. Her death was due
to heart failure. She was born at
Rantoul, ILL.,, at which place she
was united in marriage to DR.. j.
V. Sayler, June &, 1908. The re-
mains were taken to Rantoul for
interment. There is great sad
ness in the community.where she
lived, at Lamar where she form
erly resided and at the home of
her childhood. Greatis the loss
of the husband, relatives and
friends, and our readers unite
with the Herald in extending
much sympathy to those who
mourn her loss. God shall GER
tainly care for them, till He shall
gather anahis children into that
home beyond.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
Pleasant View.

Correspondence received too
late for publication last week
Fannie Rist has returned to
Okla, after visiting about two
months with her sister, Mrs.
Massie.
e. B. Liston has finished his
school and returned to his claim
in Morton county.
J. V, Abrams spent last week
in this vicinity, visiting old ac-
quaintances. He also made a trip
to Two Buttes.
H. r. McAdam returned from
Moberly, Mo-, and is building a
house on his claim.
Mr.. Mitchell, Mrs. Elders bro
ther, of Bristol, is visiting here.
During the storm the Eslick
boys and Roxy Hannafious were
forced to leave part of their loads
Of freight near Syracuse.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
Villas Budget

Mr.. Fl. Amrine received a tele-
phone message from his daugh-
ter that his son Milton was dan
gerously sick at Lamar with the
mumps. Mr.. A. started for La
mar the 2nd.
Mrs. Glen Yokum returned
from Ol1letree, Texas, the 3rd.
Mrs. Yolsum has come from
Guymon. Okla, since last Sun
day. She tells us the storm is
much worse there. Mrs. Yokum
was pretty plucky to come thru.
Mr.. Ratcle has been at the
camp house with his household
goods over a week, waiting for
the road to get so he can move
to his claim miles N. of Villas.
Mrs. d. Whitaker has been vi
sitting with Mrs. Christy since
the storm.
Mr.. j. Amrine had one of his
horses smother to death in the
snow in his barn.
Mr.. Greesllem had to dig out
several of his cows, but did
not lose any.
The north mail comes every
other night. 1t takes 4 big mules
to get through. Service on the
other routes has been resumed,
though very irregular. The con
tractors are having the time of
their lives.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
PHONE 4
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Jim Mahopy, Jack SymonS and
Roscoe Kemper hit the road for
the JJ camp yesterday p. IN.
They went down to help Higgins.
Jerry Ryan was IA guest of his
friend H. Tankersley a few days
last week and this.
IA. r. Homsher visited ut Will
sons few days. Herbs main
purpose was to get sight of three
or four big gray wolves that
have been in that locality for
some weeks. The trip was with
out results.
In all my experience OF %
years in Baca County l never
saw it worse than this" The
above came from Marion Krise
who was in town Monday night,
and is pretty good authority.
Marion was on his way home
from the cedars, with 4 good
horses hitched to one empty
schooner. 1t took all day to come
from the Butte Creek Crossing.
Felix Ward and Ralph Hooker
we're in town last Monday.
Major Hines was IA pleasant
caller the 4th.
1t might be worse ipire
whole country could be swamped
in an avalanche of snow, the
thermometer could register 90
below and etc. and etc. Still it's
already so bad that when the
steroryped expression is heard,
one inclined to ask, How:
Radishes, Lettuce, Parsnips,
Beets and etc. should be sown
soon as the ground is fit to work
Our Merchants have Il fine as
sortment of garden seeds. How
about that patch of early Peas!
Mrs. Nathan B. Curtis also
presents a claim for that prem
|ium. First hatch Feb. 81. In
view of the enterprise shown by
these ladies' and as the Wiley
Journal says, the fact the we are
thus enables to locate the first
early frys we have also awarded
Mrs. G. a years subscription.
Joe Scannell and family and
G. A. Bledsoe left this week for
old Arkansas. Mrs. b. remains
here vet for a few weeks.
j. p. Mills went to the road
Monday. He took out Bledsoe $
household goods.
Harry Kett who has been down
with the mumps is better.
Word comes that b. f. Lam
port is much better.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
Wentworth.

j. w. Harmon, his son John &
Roy Bourquin went to the south
ranch Saturday.
james Ketcham went to SYRIA
cuse for freight for Frank Went
worth the Goth.
Elmer Nickels returned home
after being absent several mo.
Mr.. Littlepage g. family start
ed for Okla, the 10 of Feb.
Mrs. J. W. Harmon visited Mrs.
Frank Streeter last Friday.
George Baldwin and family vi
sited with Mrs. r. M. Anderson
last Sabbath.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08

The "Child's Welfare" move
ment has challenged the atten-
ton of thoughtful people every
where Mothers are natural sup
porters. and will find in Foley $
Honey and Tar Compound a most
valuable aid. Coughs and colds
that unchecked lead to Group,
bronchitis and pneumonia yield
quickly to the healing and sooth-
ing qualities of Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound.
p. O. Drug Store.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
HOW COLD CAUSES
KIDNEY DISEASE

Partly by driving blood from
the surface and congesting the
kidneys, and partly by throwing
too much work upon them.
Foley Kidney Pills strengthen
the kidneys, give tone to the uri-
nary organs and restore the nor
nal action of the bladder. They
are tonic in action, puick in re-
suits. Try them.
p. o. Drug StOra.
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
Here's Wisdom

The late lamented Legislature
passed a law for the regulation
of dairy products etc. The poor
honesteader whose wife might
make pound of butter to
spare" now and then. from Old
Bossy, take it to the store and
get 20 cents in trade, comes un-
der It's wise (:) provisions, and
must take ont Il license costing Il
dollar Rats!
The Springfield herald. (Springfield, Baca County, Colo.) 1887-1919, 1912-03-08
More Wisdom

You have Il right to hunt rab
bits with spade and club on the
prairie, digging is good) or you
can take your dawg and AK and
hunt 'em III the woods along Cat
creek, but !, you carry fire arms
sab, You must first procure a
license from the County Clerk,
costing a dollar. Sabe?