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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13

Of the year nothing of the temple was
visible. In light Arab skiff we ex-
plored the locality.
Five feet beneath the surface of
the waves" said my companion, point
ing to the granite pile, there lies the
sealed opening which the excavators
had made. The body of the temple is
enormous, and the dam is actually con.
tiguOus with it at the bottom Thus
you can see that any serious excava-
tons would affect the dams own sta
bility. Now. here is my plan. When
the excavation was sealed, sort of
casson was made. Thus, if we pry the
stones apart with a graphing instru-
ment, and then descend in diving he'll.
NETS, we can enter the casson, close
the opening through which we have
come, and afterward dig into the body
of the temple itself without more than
small modicum of water entering
l understood his point. 1t was on
the principle of the caisson with air.
locks adopted by our own bridge build
ers. There was an air chamber be-
lWCCh lhC CAISilOl anu luIcllOT VI Iu6
temple which could be closed to pre-
vent the influx of water.
Tonight the moon rises too early"
said Nikolai. But tomorrow we can
row out with our instruments and eff
feet our entrance. There is an air-shaft
running straight down through the
temple; once inside we can pursue our
operations for three days or more, SC
long as we take supply of food with
u.s."
And how shall we transport mil
lion pounds think you said mil
lon, or half-million-of gold?" l
asked.
Nikolai looked confused. Sum
mers." he said, please understand
that in an adventure of this character
one must lead and the other follow. l
must exact pledge of obedience,
without questioning"
well, it was too late to withdraw
now. ! gave the pledge and, on the
following night, having led our Arabs
to believe that we intended to start
upon three-day duck shooting expe-
dition, we put out from the shore.
well provisioned; we pulled mile or
more up stream against fearful cur
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one-half of the height of the sides re-
moved all around, in one piece, and
the piece removed fastened edgewise
inside of the box for the base.
In illustration No. 6 is shown a very
comfortable little dolls bed, made
from a quart berry box. Split down
each corner halfway. Then, leaving
one side of the box whole. for the
head of the bed, cut down the oppo-
site side about one-half, for the foot,
and trim down the other two sides for
the sides of the bed.
The cupboard in illustration No. Z In
made out of a quart berry box, with
shelves cut from the sides of other
boxes fastened inside with glue. Hang
curtains made of scraps from the rag
bag across the front.
Ideas for a cradle, a dresser and
other furniture will suggest them
selves to you.
The berry box wood may be stained
a pretty brown by using the coffee
left over from breakfast
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dam builders, exterior to the temple
proper and about six feet by nine. The
loosened bricks had been allowed to
fall inward; we collected these and
had soon closed the entrance. We
were now in complete darkness and,
of course, still under water. Nikolai
CROPPED against the inner wall until he
found the ridges of the newly laid
mortar. Ten minutes work sufficed
to loosen the first stone. Immediately
the water poured forth into the inte-
rior Of the temple-about ten baths
full-leaving us high, but by no means
dry, within the temple. We had soon
pried out an aperture large enough
to enable us to crawl through, and
cautiously descended a flight of low
steps. All at once a brilliant light
flashed out, and l saw Nikolai holding
an electric light bulb, attached to a
wire which was fastened round his
body and evidently connected with
some minute storage battery that he
wore under his clothes. l removed
my helmet as he did and looked around
me.
We were standing at the bottom of
a spacious passage cut into the solid
rock-no, not at the, bottom, for at the
end of the passage Z further fight of
steps ran down apparently into the
bottom of the earth. What arrested
my attention was Tia singular fresh
ness of the air and The freshness of
the excavators' work also. The steps
had been concerted, and the passages
had apparently been blasted by skilled
engineers.
AS though divining my question, Nj
kolai pointed upward l followed the
direction indicated with my eyes, and
saw that an air-shaft ran straight
above us to the summit of the granite
column, and at the top appeared the
stars, apparently close at hand and ex-
ceedingly brilliant
Now, Summers" said Nikolai, I'VE
are in the approach of the temple,
just where the German engineers
blasted out the rock while searching
for the sarcophagi. Let us descend
to the temple proper"
We went cautiously along the pass
age and down second flight. This
turned and twisted in a curious man.
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body, pulling out after it a small peck
et-battery. This is charged for two
hours longer. If at the expiration OF
that time you have not found the
tombs, return. If you have found
them, wait for me- Beneath the kings
tomb lies the treasure; it had hare ~
been located before the government
sealed the vault. Adieu, Summers
good luck to YOU"
| turned away unsteadily and pro-
ceeded on my path, the tiny light, al
though it lit my way, merely intensity
ing the darkness of the vault, in
which my footballs gave forth cavern
Gus echoes. | had gone but a few
steps when Nikolai ran after me.
Forgive me if l have been hasty,"
he said, but this adventure is more
perilous than you know. l change my
instructions. If you find the treasure
tomb, note it's location and return. If
you do not find me here, ascend the
stairs and re-enter the boat
He pressed my hand, and, while l
still gaped at him, he disappeared so
swiftly and mysteriously that he seem
ed literally to vanish amid the dim
lights of the vaulted temple. After a
moment of indecision l started off in
the direction which had been assigned
to me. Tortured as was by hideous
doubts, l would not let my fancy dwell
upon the most sinister of all that came
to me-the thought that it was Niko-
lai's intention to return and leave me
to all purposes buried alive in that
dreadful place. And yet l knew that
should he pass through the air cham
Der without sealing the inner door,
the rush of water would flood even
that vast cavern and inevitably drown
me.
l wandered on and on The dis
lance seemed impossible; / must have
been walking for fifteen minutes be-
fore / came to a halt. Before me the
vault still stretched away, apparently
endless. Had been walking in a cir
Gle, or was / pursuing course straight
through the bowels of the earth :?
Strangely enough, the air remained
pure, though there was now no OPEN
ing above me. At last, finding no
tomb, nothing but this eternal passage
among the shadows, with the wall of
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rent, and then drifted down quietly
to where the granite summit of the
buried temple rose adjacent to the
mighty dam. We had brought oxygen
helmets and graphing irons. We an
chored the boat to the masonry, put
on our helmets, which were equipped
with an oxygen-producing chemical
and so freed us from dependence upon
an air-lins. and let ourselves into the
warm current. Then, hanging by one
arm to the edge of the boat, we pried
for long periods at the interstices Of
the temple masonry beneath the wa
ter. The work proved extremely ar
duous. Half dozen times was COM
PEELED to climb back into the boat and
sit there, dripping and exhausted.
while Nikolai worked indefatigably.
At last he signaled to me.
I've loosened a brick" he whis-
pered. "The rest will be easy" And
he piled his iron until all at once he
disappeared beneath the surface, to
emerge exhausted but triumphant.
Bring the rations," he said in a
low voice. l took up the sealed can
which l had purchased in Cairo. 1t
contained weeks supply of a sort
of meat biscuit, specially put up in
sealed cans for travellers as a protec-
ton against the sand storms which
penetrate paper as though it were
muslin. We adjusted our helmets and
dived under the water
1t was an eerie sensation, clinging
to the smooth, weed-covered wall of
the temple, peering through the he'll
met glasses to discover the opening.
Nikolai gained foothold and crawled
+'-~~''o" tho orifice he had made.
followed him; and now we found our
selves in small chamber made by the
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The Treasure Of
Egypt
An Audacious Hazard of Nikoa, Independent Agent
Related by His Lieutenant, Summers
BY H. M. EGBERT
copyright. 1918. by w. G. Chapman
BY H. M. EGBERT

desert ran clear to within hundred
feet of this verdure, and it seemed i'm
possible that, at the word of the en-
gineers, these parched, brown fields,
with their still water-wheels and thin
cotton plants, hardly in tiniest leaf,
should become converted into fertile
plains. But behind the monstrous ma
sorry seething flood of yellow waters
dubbed and boiled, daily rising higher
and pressing more fiercely against the
walls. And here, as far as eye could
reach, were waters that had hurled
themselves from the unknown high
lands of Abyssinia, to retire, baffied,
before this stupendous handiwork Of
man.
Near to one bank of the river a
granite column rose out of the seeth-
ing flood. 1t was the buried temple,
formerly high and dry above the
plains, but now forever hidden under
the waves. The flood was not yet at
it's height, and thus the summit was
disclosed; during the greater portion
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13

various shapes and sizes of berry
boxes, a sharp knife, and bottle OF
glue.
The little swinging seat in illustra-
ton No. 1 is made from the bottom
and two ends of square pint box.
with the ends tapered off with knife.
A strong linen thread knotted on the
end and run through holes pierced in
four places, provides chains" to hang
it by. 1t may be suspended from
chair round.
Illustration No. shows sofa that
is made out of long shaped quart
berry box. All you have to do is re-
move one side of the box down to the
bottom, then carefully cut away the
end as shown, to form arms, and the
sofa is completed.
The chair shown in illustration No.
3 is made of two adjoining sides of q
pint box, which form the back, seat.
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and front legs, and an extra piece
which forms the back legs. One side
PIECE forms the cAair back, and the
other side is scored along it's center
with knife, and bent down to form
the seat and front legs. The rear
legs are made of the extra piece,
which is glued to the chair back.
The little footstool shown in illus
tration No. is quite simple to make.
One side of pint box is used, and it
is only necessary to score the piece
one-half inch from each end, and bend
down the ends for legs.
The library table ILLUSTRATION No. 50
is made out of pint berry box, with
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13
BY DOROTHY PERKINS.
BERRY BOX FURNITURE.

Has it ever occurred to you girls
what pretty pieces of doll furniture
may be made out of the little berry
the year? Several of the easily made
pieces are illustrated below. All the
material you need to make these are
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13
OF Some Use.

Old GCtrox Ito his fashionable SOM
You and your set thoroughly dis
gust me. You. could get along as we'll
without head on your shoulders as
with one.
Algy-Aw-fawther! How weedicu-
lous! Why, wheah would q fellah
weah his hat?-Puck.
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Whv He Was Sorry.

Il understand that your mother
tripped and fell fat yesterday"
YES"
Were you not sorry?"
Il certainly was! / just happened
to be looking the other way"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13
A Proverb Made Over.

The man who wins success is not
The one who hesitates to swat
The iron hard when It's hot.
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81, and connect the brad and jacks
string with piece of wire or strong
string. Then as the windmill re.
wolves it will operate the toy as in
dicated In Figs. 6 and Z.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13
Use MANY Corks.

Nearly 10000 tons of corks are need
ed for the bottled beer and aerated
waters consumed annually in Britain.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1914-03-13

while your services have proved most
useful in subordinate capacity you
have shown yourself somewhat lack
ing in the capacity and courage to
carry out holder plans. Hence this
subterfuge of the buried treasure and
the secret vault. The vault which
you will see, will not be that of the
temple, but actually the subterranean
portion of the dam founda ions.
IF I escape, we shall not meet
again. The arm of England is long,
and / have no desire to be hampered
with one whom l cannot rely upon in
emergencies, or who is fettered by
scruples. But IL you desire reason
for my destruction of the dam. watch
the newspapers"
| seized the newspaper of the day.
And suddenly | understood Septem-
Der cotton had fallen to fifteen. The
loosening of the floods had irrigated
the Egyptian fields and broken the
Chicago corner And this was the
secret of Nikolai's desperate and sue.
cessful scheme.
/ have often wondered whether he
escaped from the destruction, whether
the pistol shots I heard signaled the
death of the Waterman only or Of him
self also. And have hoped he knew
of the secret entrance to the vault
that he did not mean to leave nee to
perish in the darkness of that subter.
ranean prison. But that part of the
mystery will never be solved-at least
unless meet Nikolai again.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
After fhe Gamblers

Sheriff, D. L. Moye, has re.
sumed his war on gamblin g and
has his deputies posted to keep
a strict watch and report all vio-
lations. Last Thursday morning
he placed under arrest George
Cathey, Charles Meredith and
M. Mathews, who are charged
with participating in a poker
game over the Commercial bar.
1t appears that the officers have
not had a great deal of difficulty
i n catching people with t h e
cards and chips but when t
comes to prove that they were
gambling, it requires strong
evidence which is difficult t o
obtain.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
Jail Break

Four prisoners confined in the
cou nty Jail. who were charged
with minor offences against the
peace and dignity of the state,
took french leave one night last
week by removing the brick in
the county jail corridor. The
one negro prisoner remaining,
who is charged with carving up
a colored lady in coontown
fashion, declined to leave, no
doubt for the reason that h e
considered the jail the safest
place to remain. The escape of
the other prisoners is not to be
entirely regretted as their Of
fences were trivial and besides
getting them out of this section
o. + the country it saves the
county some boarding expense.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
Public Meeting

The News has been requested
by a number of citizens and tax
payers Of Curry County to call a
meeting at the court house on
next Tuesday night for the pur-
pose of discussing TIE tax ques-
tion and to take such steps as is
within the power of the people
of this county to bring about a
general revision of the system,
which is proving so unpopular.
At this meeting other matters
of Importance to the people of
this county will be discussed.
In an article published in this
issue by d. N. Croft, the subject
which will come up at the meet
ing is very ably handled. 1t is
important that a many tax
payers as possible attend this
meeting as the time for action
has apparently arrived.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26

Some of the concessions at the
DeKrekos Carnival shows were
closed Tuesday night by Sheriff
Moye and Marshals Irvine and
Sadler for the reason that assis-
tant attorney. Hockenhull, was
of the opinion that they were in
violation of the anti gambling
law of New Mexico. Although
some # the concessions paid
something with each chance
taken they were held t o b e
games of chance and therefore
in violation of the law. They
were allowed to operate these
games in Carlsbad. Artesia,
Roswell, Portales and all towns
in the Pecos Valley where they
have exhibited and will he al
lowed to do so IN albuquerque,
but you know Clovis is more
strict about such matters.
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Santa Fe Officials Here

A party of Santa Fe officials
consisting of Fred Fox. Gen.
Manager. H. H. Bainer. agri-
cultural demonstrators and his
assistant. Johnson; G. L. Sea-
graves. col onization agent; and
j. Brinker. G en-. Passenger
agent were in tie city several
days this week en- route from the
Pecos Valley east. They were
out on a tour of inspection of
the country and while here went
out with c. e. Dennis in his
car to look at the wheat fields
near Claud.
New Mexico conditions
especially look good" said Mr..
Seagraves. land this state could
not get away from prosperity
this year If it tried. Your range
could carry three times t h e
number of cattle now on it with
ease and your farming districts
seem eto be in splendid shape
everywhere have been."
Mr.. Seagraves says the out
look is for an unusually brisk
immigration movement toward
the whole southwest this sum-
mer and fall. Albuquerque
Herald.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
Took Sisters From Show

No little amount of excitement
was created a t tn e carnival
grounds Tuesday night, when
George Mann. a fireman on the
east end division of the main
line. escorted his two sisters
aged IA and 16. from the outside
platform of the Luna Company
at the carnival. t o the hotel
where he is stopping here in
Clovis. The girls Joined h e
show a t Roswell where their
mother resides and it is their
claim, also that o ( the show
management that they have a
written consent from their
mother to allow them to join
the company. Mr.. Mann arriv-
ed in Clovis Tuesday on his
regular run and was informed
of the where abouts of his sisters
and their connection with the
show. Accompanied by twenty
or thirty husky fellow railroad
employees he went to the carnival
grounds Tuesday night and when
his sisters appeared on the plat
form in front of the tent attired
in short dress costume, he as.
cended the steps in front of the
crowd that had assembled and
took them by the arm. Leaving
the grounds they were followed
by a large crowd among whom
was night city marshal, F. E.
Sadler, who upheld Mr. Mann in
his actions. Wednesday morning
Mr.. Sadler took the girls o
Mann's home in Amarillo at his
request for the reason that he
went ont on his regular run that
morning. The action OF Mr..
Mann is commendable and his
course in the matter has the ap-
proyal of the entire community.
They formerly resided in Clovis.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26

According to a decision pro-
mulgated Jund 10 and forward
ed to postmaster A. B. Wagner,
the mial route which supplies
Claud. Hollene, Cameron. and
other postoffices north of Clovis
on the route recently awarded
Arthur L. Patten as carrier, has
been changed t o return from
Cameron via Grady. By this
change the carriers from Tucum-
carl and Clovis will meet a t
Grady where they will make
connection for the accommodation
of passengers from Clovis t o
Tucumcari. This service which
will be inaugurated on the first
of July will connect the two
towns by quick auto transpor-
tation.
Following is a description of
the changed route according to
a plat on file in the Clovis post
office:
Beginning at Clovis. N. NJ.
thence north on the section line
between sections seven and
eight out of Clovis to the north
west corner of section eight one
mile of Claud, thence to Claud
a n d return. thence east one
mile thence north beween Sec
tions four and five in TIP. a N.
r. 36 E. to the northwest corner
of section eighteen, TIP. 6 N. R
36 E. (near the Crawford ranch)
thence east five miles, thence
north two miles to Hollene;
thence west two miles to the
SW corner section thirty-fou
thence north five miles to Pres
ton, thence west 8 miles to the
northwest corner section z TIP.
Z N. R. 35 E thence north three
miles to Cameron and return to
point east above given, thence
south two miles and Nwest two
miles t o Grady. thence south |
swelve miles to the SW corner
section ID, TIP. 5 N. R. 81 E, |
thence east six miles to the NE
corner section %. thence south
four miles to Claud. thence south
I3 miles to Clovis.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
Celebration at Martins Lake

There is going to be a big 4th
of July celebration at Martins
lake about sixteen miles north
east of Clovis. according to the
statement of VIM Kreitzber q,
who was in the city Monday and
who made arrangements with
the Liebelt Bros for the use Of
their boats which have been on
the lakes north of town. Mr..
Kreitzberg says that there is
now about six feet of water in
the lake and that there will be
plenty for all purposes on the
4th of July to enable them to
carry out the full program which
is published elsewhere in this
issue.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
4th of July Picnic.

There will be a 4th of July
picnic 3-1-2 miles north of here
at the Quante place. There
will be sack races. base ball,
burro races red lemonade and a
splendid dinner. Free to every
body. Given under the aus
pices of the united Sunday
Schools of the city.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26

A heavy rain fell northeast of
town Monday afternoon, which
in some spots was destructive.
Hail did some damage to the
corn at the Brown farn one mile
northeast of town. Quite a good
rain fell in the east part Of town
while in the west part it scarcely
laid the dust.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
Meeting of Board


The board of missions of the
Baptist church of New Mexico,
convened at the Baptist church
Tuesday morning in a regular
business session. After the
meeting was adjourned, the
visiting members took the noon
train to their various homes.
Those who attended from the
neighboring towns were: Rev.
c. 7. Taylor. of Ration, Rev. E.
B. Atwood, of Albuquerque,
Rev. W. C. Grant of Estancia,
Rev. W. E. Dawn. of Portales,
DR.. E. T. Dunaway of Portales.
Rev. H. F, Vermillion, of Las
Cruces.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
dwelling of
Woodmen Monument.

Messrs. c. v. Steed, C. M,
Steed, Ray. and Rev. Milton
Reece were among the Clovis
people who attended the un-
yelling of the Woodmen Monu-
ment at Grady Sunday after.
noon. Rev. Reece delivered the
address in the services. The
meeting was largely attended,
people coming from all parts of
the county.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26

Paul A. Coldren. the hustling
manager of the Coldren Land
Company interests at Muleshoe,
was n the city o n business
matters Thursday.
Remember the Lyceum when
you want to spend a pleasant
evening.
A. W. Skeen, of St. Vrain,
was in the city this week. He
enrolled as a News subscriber.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
Presbyterians
Breaking Ground

Open Air Service on Church
lot, Sabbath evening, June 28th.
at 8 o'clock. There will be good
music, short addresses a n d
breaking ground ceremonies.
Come and see church members
using the spade.
The Pastor.
The Clovis news. [volume] (Clovis, N.M.) 1907-1929, 1914-06-26
Midsummer Hats.

Midsummer Hats the latest
in felts, ratines. corduroy, etc.
in both white and colors. You
cannot do better anywhere in
the United States. See l. B.
Osborne.