White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-10
THE FIGHTING TRAIL"

l All noh ABOUT 20 stage TIE
greatest spectacle you boys have
ever seen" he eonided Crater Lake
sits in a cup of rock on the noun
tain TOP ! am going to break the
cup he watched the effect Of this
announcement which evidently made
little impression When II breaks"
he continued. the water viii rush
down the gorge. and the dam you
built vill turn the flood into Shaft c
Of the mine. Every gallery will be
fall of water in ten minutes after
fhe~eyplosion occurs Nov do vou
understand
Did they understand, Every eyer
turned toward Won Bleck sith a new
light They had owned small re-
spect for this man before His mon
= had brought them 10 do his bid
ding Bat noE-Eell. he vas a mas
ter. the sori OF cunning soonndrel
that petty seoundrels admire.
Delieatsly. almost artisticzlly. Won
Rlecks smooth fingers attached the
End Of the wire When all was ready
he laid his forehnger gentIy 81 the
button. bowed with ironie mirth. and
pressed il home.
Outward and upward. the earth
and stone on the near side of the
lake flew toward the heavens. A
moment later : vail OF Fcamng
sater burst through the cavity and
boiled into the gorge below. 4 sheer
laid wall IL vas, charging onward
with ever increasing speed. Rocks
ser turned over in its heat-long
digit. huge treS uprooted and
thrown about Ike broken Eindmius.
Would il break the dzm-fhaf was
the nnvoleed question n each half
hypnotiEed brain There KAs a tensel
moment as the Eater crashed into
TIE obstacle. a great squirt Of foam
= it broke into spray. Bnt the dam
hsld. II held, Yen Bleck. Who had
teen holding his breath in suspense
eres1hed freely.
Diverted from II normal course.
RE swollen stream turned down the
mountain. shaft z. striking into the
einnabar Vein 8 hundred Yards below
directly in It's path TIE muddy
torrent swept into the hole and seem
- swallowed up by il
Nan and GHyn were standing a.
the Intersection Of Two main galleries
when The. first rash q water over
took them. L AS 50 violent that :
neither could reach he other II
ame Nan vas picked Up b the
current and borne away before Gvyn
e8aid make 8 move to ave her. and
i required al his strength aided b
. crerics in The rock 70 keep him
self from being rorn from his hold.
They Here terrible moments as Be
ssood rhsre alone IN he dark Won
aering fearing trying % fzfhom What
had occurred He ID not fear fer
himself II he held q long enough
- felt Ger an TIE incoming lood
aoula aaase and then he a5RIa swim
- Tie H1air - the gallery end
Rut Kan There we're miners Il tia
aIerg. be knew but fhey also zould
- hsleless IL ne rush ~ TIE flood
sse a51ld sau but even that Vas
snail comfort - s3en Is he Cur
rant -sw staz5ier he threz caution
the winds and struck oBt for tie
shat Filafr II caught q glimpse
- nEnt. sHsm IN and 81 length
found himself On tor Of The sub
merged ag There #as 10 Eay .
signal TIE apparatus wzs covered
y The watar. Re must DEPEND ~
On himself u desperation Be grzsg-
e TIE cable and started Up. hand
over hand. b. sheer dumb deternins-
ion forcing his grip 20 hold When
he reached The TOP 8 hand reached
doEn and drew him % safety.
Where Is Nam he gssped. as
soon As he could speak.
Someone Is trapped n the store
room. We hear them, but they DO
not answer when We call Thank
heaven TIE air chamber Is still open
A. rhe surface Of the Hifle tunnel