The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1917-02-23

Last week, beginning Moidly Febru-
ary >, through the kI dns-s and big-
h-art, dnt - 90 Hon Floyd r. Cunning
ham. -uurrist. ndent oi tia. Pulaski Iron
Company al krknlan. I Was permitted
To- hsgia canvaS-iug ihe above named oI,-
erat ,.n i,r subscriptions to The Mellow
ell Iim- =. AZ nr-t I had no other thought
aud interest than To Increase my sub
scriptipn li-t. haG never been ia
mine where cDal was being mined I'm all
my lIie, and OF course, had some appre-
tensions aiOIt making the trip. Mr.
Cunningham must have seen that ~a-
AFRAID and u relieve me OF NV fear a.
sur,-d nie he would put m.. i'm the care of
one OF the best and most eNDerienced
miners he had on hIs operation. He did
II. lie gave To- me Mr.. X. !. Benton
with caution tO lSen.on t. take care Of
me and ID see to II that no harm befell
me. But then, is lore permitting me TO
20 Inside ! had ID agree tO make the trip
AT my own ri~k- What else wa- there To-
br expected hy me but t. 20 at my own
iisk- quickly agreed because / was
determined e. ,re and earn at fir-thand
what ~as gOing Oh in ;he mines
meant 10 20 no longer without seeing for
myself the men at work, the means a. a
methods 10y Vii Ia mines were operst-~i
and to -se for myself what Vas what.
Mr.. Benton kindly consented To- 70 with
me, bcIng Interested in tn, Mcdowell
Times and haNI, = always done what he
could 10 further IT. publication, a, a too.
seeing how much Interest tins good. big
white man Ms Tnanli-stng toward the
paper he guicky lard down every thing
told ils Vile AMI Ieopie he ~as going to
take oii a Week ~iii and hr.p me cai.-
yas- tiie mint- which Le d.d in love end
iri, d-inP. The people, bDth whit, and
'cvlDfed. think much of Nr l;enton an,
his word - a. good a. his bond He
knows every inch Of tie mins- AMI wheI
i founc out that l;enton knew 80 much
aiF'u- tile niue-, mining and miner-.
then j. ~a- ,h~t J made up NY mind
wouiG coiie'; a .i,,is data u,,n WHICH
should write li.t.e Tor ilir benefit of the
Iuhl,c A. -e,H by ny own cyts.
s-Ar,i Ar. I~ntan io explain thing
q" IN ~ be- cam. To them Thus Il Wa
tEat n,y MISSION i's-raui.a a tRo-fold f,rc,u,-
-ltlon--iat'-s 10. ii1Ii- aud information
about ti4e niii.,-. We cania q, fsast.- ~
tn mine- tiAt werc called ~ p.,Diiar
names ~ush 80 dig hrl,. .-'hi- tIlnk
hr ~ 81 -e,rr.l o;lie.~ -4y received a
name from IT, rugged aplaarance and "a
rough e.. noitition. Ann3'4cr g.lace VA
calIeI 'L.k Daly' mines. which Wa
btcau-e a certain fuine terminated INTO a
day -l.ght hole 80 TIE lpulr oI an pid
iarn-r Who coii'ipet't a Try marktt
III tod u- ~hat kettle batori
Wa - o,-cr..,i.,- = ii g. i.. great CHUNK
ot slate Wi...-t rrit.u WA- un the -hsr~
Of a kettc from ~herr. 70 received IT,
lame tut vince top ro-emi.le,l coiiee
Pf, many 60 bicf fVfeuaei from ntf
a. sIlit and even 80 ilgn o. ten feet ur-
~ar'f. rci. ndiry tl nAs c1Hce p,t
Many other q iAint an qu er u M. can
b. sa-ny acc united ioI - mat eve !
miner sfd e-I- rlaiiy al the older ie-
Thi- e. mpsry b. ai.out - ~ ~ year-
81 3 and i- oie oi the mot substantial
clrnrsrie- .n 'h- field a ne~ t,pg.e j.
Dow ur.ier ~as nf cpf.-tructiDn
A.l~IM Nr~.
Ito i--i Il.r 90. .trs. nu,ie- the
mansr n.eft l.t. e. H,. one oi the