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The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-12

ward into our very faces. dropped
upon my knees. shading my mouth as
best might, and sought to peer down
into the black void between decks.
Away forward red eye winked out of
the darkness. then another, and a third
leaped to my feet, realizing there was
no hope. nothing we could do but get
AWAY nliye-and, II we were even to do
this. every second was worth kings
ransom.
"She's afire forwardi' I exclaimed,
striving to control my voice. THAT is
where the fellow was, and he's done
the job; there's no stopping her now"
"Thefe's plenty of hose forward"
but the donkey engine is not con-
nected, and we dare not take chances
| with all those explosives below. Heav
ems, man, we may go sky high any sec
ond. Don't stand talking; get over the
dinghy, it's the only boat we have;
haul her aft and swing her to these
falls below the r-hatch-that will
give us chance to get away. perhaps.
Jump now. the three of you. No wait
Red and Leayord can rig the boat. and
I'll give you hand when you hook
on. Mccain. get bealser of water In,
and some biscuits. well have no time
for anything else. Hurry men there's
flame breaking through nowl''
There was; red serpent sticking
It's ugly head up the hatch opening. the
CHASTITY light glimmerlng in our faces.
The men seemed fairly paralyzed at
this sudden outburst of new horror. but
drove them. even using hands and
feet In my mad desire for action.
"Aft with 1t now-aft with II. All
will be a mass of flames nmdsh.p In
five minutes. Is there wnter In that
key, Mccain? Then throw 1t In now
the biscuits. Miss Cnrrington-vera y
"Yes, Captain Hollis"
"Can you hold to the wheel few
moments longer?-tili come for your"
Eyes"
room tell Masters and Olson to come
on deck at once-as quick as they can
foot the ladder"
Eyes, SIR"
The cool quietness of her voice
Gained me as though she had pressed
her hand on my brow In fever.
sprang to the help of the others, as
sisted to hook the light dinghy onto
the falls. lifted 1t clear of the deck,
and swung It outward over the rail.
The flame streaming up the main-hatch
by this time gave US light enough, and
helped hurry our movements. I saw
Masters and Olson emerge from the
shaft, stare at the red glare, and run
toward us. I have a vague impression
that Mccain burst out of the compan-
ion. a bag of sea-biscuits In his arms.
and flung 1t into the stern-sheets Of the
dinghy. He must have done 20, for
later the biscuits were there. But It
was impossible to think Of these things,
to see clearly. to realize Just what was
happening. Every second expected
the ships deck to rend asunder under
our feet. blowing every human being
aboard into atoms.
"Overhaul those pulleys, Leayord !;
no, Wen load at the rnil, and lower the
boat itself-are there oars? that's 1t (;
stow 'em. Olson. to the wheel with
you; take a couple turns about It with
ropes end. and help the girl down.
Over the side Red. and ship the filler !;
now lads. over with you. Masters. you
md Leayord lay hold of the ropes
don't lost your heads now and lower
too fast. Here, Red. help the lady !;
step quick, dear; yes. I'll come-are
you all in? now where's McCann?"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-12
CHAPTER xxx.
A Day in the Boat.

turned. my fingers yet gripping the
rail. Before then I had had no time to
think, to appreciate the full terror of
our situation, to realize the horror of
the spectacle. In that last instant this
burst upon me in all its vivid horror.
Between the two matches the deck was
sheet Of flames; already the canvas
of the lower yards had caught, and was
blazing flercely. Tue red writhing SER
penis. famed by the wind, were sweep
ing aft In pillows. tipped with black
smoke, dense and suffocatiug. All
about us the glare of dancing fire, the
swirl of shadowy smoke clouds; the
air was hot. almost blIstering. / saw
nothing of Mccain.
HE Isn't In the boat?"
mo. SIR"
"Well, we can't wait-lower away
yes, I'm coming"
They must have unlocked the falls
at my first word. for the boat sank just
as / swung to the rail. This, and a
sight suddenly revealed against the
front of the cabin, held me there,
clinging to a stay, struck motionless
with horror. heard Vera cry out from
below:
'Robert-Roberti Don't walt
jumpr"
But the words seemed to have no
meaning, no power to impress me; for
an instant the sight 1 beheld paralyzed
my brain The dashed wheel still held
the ship to the wind. and the clouds
of smoke belched aft. becoming so
dense could not see across the deck
to the port rail. knew not where
they came from, nor how they had met
In that last death grapple. ALI know
is, that suddenly. both bodies wrapped
in flame. and half shrouded In wreaths
OF smoke. the glare OF fire on their
faces, every muscle straining In the In
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1918-07-12
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There was no answering his logic.
and a determination to complete the
fob wns already in my own mind.
"Get the tarpaulin out of the way,
Liverpool" said sharply. throwing
the lantern where the light was need
ed. "Cut It loose. man; don't waste
uras with the lashings; there's plenty
Of spare canvas in the sailroom. What's
slowed first below. Mr.. Leayordf"
That's the devil Of it, sir" he re-
piled soberly. II never told you, for
didn't see no cnuse. There was lot
O. boxes come on board. sir. maybe
thousand OF 'em. the ends clamped with
iron, an they was almighty heavy. We
had to load EN- with the donkey en-
CINE. an most Of 'em were dumped In
sist below the main hatch"
do you know what they containedf"
"Mr. Bascom told me they was army
stoves. sir, and maybe he thought they
WINS, fer he seemed sure about 1t; but
along ut the last the hook slipped Off
one OF them, an the box dropped about
thirty feet. smashin' the whole end In
1T was plumb full O. loaded Shells"
"Loaded shells7"
"That's what; there was powder
enough scattered about there ter blow
the whole ship to Hades an back"
mo doubt other explosives are
aboard. The greater reason for us to
lay hands on Bascom. Take hold
there with Red and help rip ur that
tarpaulin: now get the point of this
capstan bar under the hatch clos.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
COLLAPSE oE BULGARIA

The complete collapse of Bulgaria
which took place last week. makes
the first serious break in the armor
of the central powers that had been
forged by the German kaiser in his
plans for world conquest. The United
States never declared war on Bul-
saria. President Wilson has long
held out against this declaration not
only as 10 Bulgaria but Turkey also
In fact his wonderful leadership
alone prevented this action BY con
gress. Now the wisdom OF this grea'
statesman is shown. Turkey next
will lay down her arms. Nobody
could defend Turkey. but our guar
rel was not with Turkey or Bulgaria
except as both countries had been
used by the devilish monster in Ber-
lin in his ambitions and lusts for
power.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
LEEsEuRo-FoRNEY MAIL

Mill Merritt who Is over from For
ney attending court. thinks if the
postoffice department will let two
contracts instead OF one for the Sal.
mon Leesburg-F -Forney mali route
better results will attend the efforts
.of the bidders. one route he thinks
would serve Leesburg and the 9TH
Ter Forney. each trisweekly. There
are men at each end OF the present
route who are willing 10 undertake
the service. according 10 the Forney
visitor. The Salmon end would in
clude about 32 miles and the Forney
end SO miles each round tr.p.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
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LEADORE ::

MRS. William Farnham returned
10 Salmon on Mondays train where
she Is caring for her mother who
has been ill for some time past.
n. +. Entriken was called TO Arm
stead on Sunday on usiness for the
G, and p. p. r.
Thomas Spencer of Ogden1 Utah.
was a business caller in Leadore
Monday.
The Misses Emma and Bertha Hays
returned to Pocatello on Saturdays
train. having spent three weeks va
cation with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H. Hays.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Yearian left
On trip to Moscow to visit their
son Billie;~who is in a training
school there. They will make the
trip by auto.
Earl Williams, engineer on the
branch line, has been confined to his
home for the last few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freidorff, accompan-
led by Mrs. Thirlkill, Mr. Freidorr's
sister, spent Sunday visiting the
Shuey family at Gilmore
Arch Mcfarland is the proud own
er of new Buick six. The McFar-
land and Poole families tried out the
new car Sunday by driving to Sal
mon.
John A. Reddington and Henri
Benson started TO Moscow last Sun
day to enter S. A. T. c. at the Uni
versity of Idaho.
10y H. Lee motored to Dillon last
week, returning Tuesday night, Oe-
tober l. Mrs. Lee and Tommy accom-
panied him.
Miss Ella Whitaker was Sal
mon visitor Monday and Tuesday of
this week
Frank Corrigan, one of the Lead
ore boys who Joined the colors June
25th, is now in France. The latest
report is that he is happy.
Rollo Macs, who has spent the
summer visiting his father, left
Tuesday for his home in Chicago
Mrs. George Yearian and three
Daisy Made, and May,
left for Long Beach, Calf. Tues
day morning. They will spend the
winter with Mrs Yearian's father.
Gray Purcell, formerly of Leadore.
Joe Yearian, who had been quite
III all summer, has gone to Califor-
MIA, hoping the climate will benefit
his health.
Mark Purcell also, has gone 10 Cal
fornia for visit.
The Slater and Reamy families
spent the weekend camping out on
Hawley creek. They report a fine
line.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
IQUARLES & CHERRY
IN "A NEW LAW FIRM

Judge Ralph p. Quarles has he-
come a permanent resident OF Sal
mon With the formation of the Iaw
nfm OF ouarles a. Cherry. according
70 Their card published today. They
WIZ take the offices of A. c. Cherry
the junior partner. in the Mcyu,f
building, These quarters are annie
IN size and beautifully furnished. be-.
sides being desirably located.
Judge ouaries comes back 10 Sal
mon TO practice law again after long
years of honorable service on the
bench, first as chief Justice of the
Idaho supreme court and then for
ten years presiding In the courts of
Honolulu under appointment by the
president, In his younger DAYS the
present senior Of the new firm set
lied in this city and lived In the
house now owned and occupied by
Judge Padgham and where the
Quaries family spent their happlest
years.
Mr.. Cherry became fixture In
Salmon about ten years ago and has
practiced his profession successfully
ever since. His career has been
marked by ability and unnagging In
dustry and zeal. with large and
steadily growing clientele,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
BIG DYKE ITEMS

The first fires were started las;
week In the work of burning 900, 900
bricks M the Big Dyke camp The
electric light service is expected to
be supplied within 90 or 80 days.
Pipes for the water service at this
camp are being laid from the south
fork Of Carmen creek, To afford abb
bointeiy pure water for drinking pur-
poses.
Ernest lugbea II the understrsiy
80 Charley Dodge In The camp Gu
llnary department.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
SOME POTATOES

Lee Wyatt brought in last Monday
some samples of potatoes. including
four now ON display al the Kelly real
estate offie. They are Gems and lr-
ish cobblers. Kelly calls them cord
wood sticks. Certainly they are not
gem" in the sense OF being small.
for the four tubers In the 10; weigh
pound or two each. The real es-
tate man Is sending a hundred
pounds OF these potatoes 10 a whole
sale house in Butte TO advertise
Lemhi county.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
SOLDIER CLERK HERE

Thomas J. Cronis, d private sol
der from Camp Lewis, has come 10
the relief of the Lemhi county war
board at least to the extent of taking
over the clerical work of the hoard
heretofore taking the time and al.
tention of Court Clerk J. l.. Kiriley
with his manifold other duties. Gro
min is a trim soldier and good to see
in the uniform OF the service, the
first we have had stationed at Sal
mon
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
MISGUIDED LOVE OF DOGS
IS GIVING CITY BAD NAME

The love OF dogs implanted in the
hosoms OF most people finds misgnid-
ed expression in few cases where
the sons of men keep around them
dogs are that are neither useful nor
ornamental but rather work positive
harm all the days of their lives. Sal.
mon unfortunately has more than its
share Of these CANNES. Dozens OF
sheep around the city on nearby
farms have been slaughtered BY
them. Generally the losses have been
among sheep of great value.
The report comes TO The Recorder
that numbers of the fockmasiers
and breeders OF high class sheep are
doubtful about sending exhibits "a
the fair for fear that the town dogs
may invade the fair corrals at night
President Norton of the fair associa
tion says that ample security against
dogs will be provided in the employ
ment OF reliable watchmen.
Louis +. Ramey, who is a breede,
OF nne sheep, says he has appealed
In vain for protection against tbs
dogs of Salmon. which invade his
nocks at night even though his sheer
are kept right at home. so tha, now
he has adopted the shotgun polio,
In dealing with all dogs that com,
upon his premises. Generally, how
ever, the sufferers have been able q
identity there maraudeifs as whit,
dogs II their owners must hav,
them around let the useless canine,
be kept muzzlod, is the demand o
Ramey and other farr,ers.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
LEAooRE WAR ACTIVITIES

The Home Council, OF Defense
gave dance and supper al Leadore
opera house September Is. 10 help
raise money for the Salvation Army
War fund. The receipts amounted to
ss7 20. The luncheon was donated by
the ladies OF the Council and ladies'
OF the Red Cross. II was enjoyed by
all
The music was furnished By Chas.
Bohannon. G r. Pierce. Mrs Fred
McFaIl and Mrs. Earl Williams ard
that feature helped to make II one
of the most pleasant evenings of the
season. We wish 10 thank Mrs. lac
oh II Lipe for the Use OF her piano
and others who helped TO make the
evening a success.
The Red Cross will hold special
meeting October 9. to elect officers
and good attendance Is desired
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
MINERAL WEALTH is
BURIED IN LEMHI co


Lemhi county than in any other
county in the United States. so say
the experts. The greatest gold min.
ing district will some day be right
at our doors. too.
Next to our gold deposits is our
silver wealth. We had, al one time.
the greatest silver producer In the
world-old Nicholia mine In Spring
Mountain district. Surface depos-
II OF this mine was exhausted. and
the primary ore zone OF the district
only waits for exploration on sci IN.
tifc lines TO give to the worbd the
great contributing source OF that
body OF secondary ores. A barren
zone occurred In full accordance
with natural geological conditions at
the Nicholia mine beyond which
there has been no exploration. II
would be- as easy to locate the pri-
mary ore deposit that gave the sec.
ondary enrichment TO the old Nien.
Ola mine as TO trace the water
source that feeds the stream thas
flows down hill.
Our surface showings of copper
are better guides 10 the wealth below
the surface than ever Butte had IN
Its prospect days. We have n thous.
and acres underlaid with rich copper
ores where Butte has not more than
"A hundred acres. There Will be n
truck highway leading 10 Salmon
frcm hundred camps like spokee
in great wheel which lead to the
hub
our cobalt ores are a special treas
ure We have, without dispute. the
greatest deposits oil cobalt in the
world This metal IN coming to be a
world wealth II will reyoiution:Ze
the metal products trade. and these
mines will soon command tribute
from every country.
our mines have been retarded In
development because We have unr--
ual ore occurrences There IT. dis
tinct barren zone in every lead o.
vein in our mountains which II dis
tinctly a local condition. In other
districts the gossan thiniy vei's me
richest ore bodies. In Lemhl county
the gossan, which is the one sign o:
concealed ore bodies, is never found
The common idea is that oxides are
left to mark the waste Of the sui.
phides which are 70 be found At
depth. In our mining districts the
sulphides are wasted by the iisso-
luton of the sulphides by chemicals
in the circulating waters This chem
ical action has left barren zone in
every vein between the secondary
enrichment and the primary value.
The presence of these diesolvinE
chemicals in the circulating waters
of our mineral districts. and the bar
ren zones in the ore bodies have
caused the abandonment of many
valuable prospects In this county.
II can be safely said that every min
eral bearing lode in the county has
this discouraging feature. and the
result Of the announcement has
been hundreds OF abandonments.
NEWTON HIBBS.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
FROM WAGNER RODGERS

Mr.. and Mrs. George Wilmington
received the following letter from
Wagner John r. Rodgers. who was
one of the hrst drafted men To leave
Lon.hi county;
Somewhere In France. Aug. Is, rs.
Dear Friends | received your let
ter and was glad To hear from you.
am well and everything Ii fine.
Don't think because we are Ia
France that IL takes all the pleasure
out OF life. for that Is not the case.
We don't know here az much
about the war as YOU do. Just our
own regiment IL all we know about.
don't sayvy much about this
French language but can say few
words. The people are friendly and
the kids gather around Us all the
time. The nrst thing they learn II "a
swear. perhaps because that Is the
most they hear.
We have turned In all our clothes
except one suit and enc blanket but
when ons IL moving all the time
that IL enough.
I hate the gas mask worst Of all.
Write often and | win write when
II can.
WAC. JOHN r. RODGERS,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
[IIp IN HOURS
\ BUSINESS DAY

.vHght saving order setting
an hour up is TO change
q Some people in Salmon
erroneous notion fixed in
linds last Monday morning
/ change had already taken
90 the schools, the courts
= business places acted ac
At the announcement of
4 day. Most of the school
eould yawn and take the
.r,ra hours sleep. Especial
fror. the country found it
Lbeir mothers 10 have an
Ipore time 10 fit the young
| for school. AS for the farm
cot I'D early enough any
I.tever Uncle Sans regula-
\ be.
,tendent Rand said Tues
ming that the city school
4 been changed under a mis-
I.ion though he thought to
children more time in the
N get to their books would
lroper thing, especially coun-
Iren The change as to the
nls extended into the rural
lso, as reported, and street
Lnerally tlcked off the same
hours.
Cowen changed his district
sions an hour later than the
cribed and so did the. coun-
er and clerk to conform to
precedent. Generally the
unty officials held to the
usinegs as heretofore. This
not changed" said Judge
Of the probate court, and
an unmistakable tone i'm
the information given that
at least knows itself in
ging.
Frazier is always on his
what like a farmer, and the
idn't discombobberate him
bst. Miss Barron. the school
pdent of the county, also
buch work to do and she
does that work, whatever
required, finding her spare
taken up with Junior Red
kiyities. The other county
including assessor, treasur-
hers. were on their tobs as
y postmaster. Homer Hoi-
not change his time or
ge obey orders and keep
scribed' by the United
declared the postmaster.
lroad people everywhere,
the management of. our
ID G., were not. caught nap !
obeyed orders and time
as Of old.
|hOol Superintendent Rand |
lyor Glennon to get the |
Defense to take action in
, of regulating the clocks |
me of the school sessions |
sorry that this had not
before the change was
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
WILLIAM HUGHES.

This old resident of Gilmore,
man highly respected among the pio-
neers. of that place, died September
26. He was buried the following day
He had no known relatives here and
came to these parts from Wisconsin
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
DEATH CLAIMS CHILD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Merritt of For
ney and children were in Salmon
this week on account of the illness
and death of their little grandchild'
Ralph William Cosgrove, son OF
John Cosgrove, who passed away on
Sunday aged three years. The ehiih
had been suffering from stomach
trouble of long standing.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
$4,000 CATTLE DEAL

Nine hundred head OF beef steers
have been bought by Peter McKin-
ney In the Lemhi ard Salmon river
valleys for the account OF outsi:e
buyers in Montana. From 3 to 10
cents was the price paid. This deal
probably involves 100000 and is one
of the largest ever reported In this
locality
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
sAENoN Gaze RE.opENs

Mrs. Taylor. famous as cook and
formerly connected with the Shenon
hotel and with the Shoup ranch din
ing room service. has taken the man
agement of the cafe connected with
the Shencn. expecting fully to meet
the needs of the place. Mrs. Taylor
began serving meals Wednesday
evening.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04
3NGES IN FIGURES

y returns from the judic-
p election give a decided
| 70 Judge Cowen, whose
Bingham county is said to
1923 against SAG for Padg-
pc Padgham's report
agress with these figures.
Fdates are therefore nomi-
are already off in the race.
vote for Judge Cowep
llet is given as 2O69. for
III, Cowen carrying ev-
IN the district. The clos
'ss that of Lemhi where
sVed S05 and Padgham