White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-24
THE FIGHTING TRAIL"
ITO be shown at Rex Theatre Friday
EPISODE NO. Ii


The entrance 70 the main shaft OF
the mine was all hustle and hurry.
Ore cars were travelling in and out
with unusual speed, making up for
the time that had been lost Near
the entrance Casey and Nan We're
talking quietly. enjoying The first
reelax in days. nov hal tie excite
ment had died down. Gwyh. with a
shift Of workmen. was down in the
mine Then with an abruptness that
was startling. Mans voice broke Of
in the middle Of a sentence. There
vas a rumbling. terrifying sound
from within the mine. accompanied
BY several sharp explosions coming
in rapid succession Both Casey and
Nan started in fright. What did this
unexpected turn Of anairs mean
was it more o Non Blocks work
Their minds we're working with light
ming aaickness suddenly the signal
for the a 70 be lowered worked
franucally. Casey a to the donkey
engine and ordered Il 10 BE sent
down Immediately
The FIVE minutes which followed,
before the cage was lifted were filled
with mental agony and suspense for
both Casey and Nan. They were
~nervously trying to imagine the scene
when the men from below, who had
given the signal. would reach the
surface And then. wrapped ia a
little alm OF smoke. the cage appear
I'd n The top of the shaft. The forms
Of half = core Of staggering. weak
eaed men almost fell forward 70
meet them. and saw, lying prone on
the floor of the cage, the forms Of
4 dozen unconscious victims Of the
catastrophe. To these they vent and
brought them ont. one by ont where
miners could work over and revive
them. As Casey carried the last man
out Of The shaft. Nan. her eyes vet
with tears. cried
GRyn' where II GWgns He
sidnt came up IN the cage
We tried to make him come UP.
enc Of those Rho had been rescued
answered. but lie wouldn't said
he'd STAY down and Try 10 save some
ethers Better send the caee right
down again 70 him
What happened" Casey demand
ed.
Big explosion. vas the reply
Tried TO wreck the mine. ! guess
Nos o. it vas N the old part. where
20 one vas working The biggest
dangers from the smoke Tie whole
mine Is filled vith il. That's what
got ns-tae smoke-heayy. black
STUFF that'd smother you in 5 second
The words seemed TO burn Mans
very soul. TIE thought q her hus
hand imprisoned below n the sui
locating smoke terrified her She
rushed to the cage. but Il was already
ascending for another load Of
humans. Standing beside the spot
where the cage vas located. Casey
ana Nan waited many 1axous min
utes for il 10 rise again. hoping that
Gwvn would Be among those n TIE
second load Bat. when Ar last tie
saee As again hoisted 70 TIE sarfaee
Gvyn vas not & b seen Only :
rass of huddled mea. more dead than
alive. emerged one told Nan thai
Gzvn had saved tie majority - them
And. when the age had beea lifted
~ lad gone back fer more q Ire in
priscns3 miners
IN going down 3e screamed
a casey. Hes down there and I'm
going to help him Dont stop ne
Don't," Casey shouted back 20
her. Let me 50. 7 "a help hin
more than yea ean
Bat Nan. Is he SPOKE, had already
run 70 the cage and vanished in the
smoke that nov eurled cut Of the
SHAFT = heavy CLOUDS ne voice w.
heard coming from he cage As Casey
rushed forward 70 check her brave
hut seeimnly futile descent
All right. Let me down Quick
TIE man in charge Of TIE donkey
nrn which controlled The cage
obeyed the order. Hogans dos. al
traatea by fhe sound q Mans voice.
rushed into lie smoke ard when
CASEY reached Tie shaft lie arrived
inst IN time to see 1t being lowered.
enrelopea IN smoke 10 TIE bottom Of
the mine
Tie dense. black smoke rolled
through The Web-work % tunnels thai
wove and interNove under the ground
until every subterranean passage OF
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