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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1934)
Pa<« 4 THE JACKSONVILLE MINER Feinted Mine Blast Causes Tenderfoot to Stage Real Faint black powder from my gun. saw me. hopped over the log and came for me at railroad speed. I was so sur prised by this performance from an animal that I was sure 1 had killed, that he was half way to me before 1 started to throw in a fresh cartridge Then I remembered I had exchanged guns that morning with a friend for the day s hunting and he had my trusty Winchester and I had his single-shot Needle gun an ’ the cartridge« were all tn my bel And believe me. I had to rustle son to get my gun loaded in time to a op that bear's rush. In fact I had to jump out of the way as he rolled over dead. Those days, wild animals were not afraid of men like they are now. Deer would often stand and look and many a hunter was killed and mangled by a bear rushing out upon him from some thicket bo quickly be had no time to snatch his gun out from under his arm (same as I had nine that day) and for which piece of carelessness I got a good bawling out from John. These days bears runs so fast when a man shows up that one has to l’.Vk quick if he sees them at all. Bing Crosby appears opposite Lendville was booming then, so1 Marion Davies in the story of a we took a vacation from our work girl who fell In love with a voice and went up there to look it over. and followed the owner to Holly Only stayed a couple of weeks on ■ wood. In the picture “Going Hol that Jirst trip, then returned to our . lywood." opening at the Crater- happy home to finish cutting the ian Theatre Sunday. Crosby timber on our preemption claim, at croons several numbers with which we could make $5 a day Miss Davies also singing a couple apiece, which was not at all bad of times during the course of in those times. the picture. Dances, both ensem By that time I was quite a chunk ■ ble and solo, are executed by the of a boy. Clean living, daily exer- ■ famous Albertina Rasch ballet. cise and plenty of all kinds of both tame and wild meat had put flesh on my bones and toughened my excellence. Many of them could muscles. Before I was 17 I could jump straight up. kick a man in the tip the scales at 160 pounds and breast and land on their feet again was feeling my oats a-plenty. About ¡like a cat. If one was getting the that time the sawmill that bought I worst of a scrimmage, he would slip our logs imported 40 lumberjacks down on his back and whirl around from Michigan to work in the mil! like a top. all the time fighting and to cut logs. We happened to with his feet, which would make it be at the train when they arrived almost impossible to get to him. and I took an instant dislike to the . Once they got a man down, they whole bunch. I didn't like their were very likely to jump square in faces, clothes, manners or anything i his face or on his breast and tear him up with the sharp caulks in else about them. My pals took advantage of that their boots. There was no law fact at once. Back home I had at against mayhem those days, so if tended a gymnasium and among they got a chance they would bite other athletic exercises had learned off an ear or nose or gouge out an the fine points of boxing. And they eye. I didn’t like that foot-fighting, dearly loved to see me scrap. Once but had to learn it to hold my own. a week we went to town and we I preferred straight knockdowns till wouldn’t be there long before they one or the other stayed down. would come to me with a yarn of But my pals were always at hand bow some Michigander had made ! to see that I didn’t get chewed up certain derogatory remarks about . or stomped to pieces If I happened me and I would at once proceed to | to be getting the worst of it. I took hunt the offender up and administer everything seriously and didn't fittlug punishment with my fists. know- for a long time afterward These fellows had no science but that they had framed up nearly all packed an awful wallop If they of those scraps just for the fun of could land it. I couldn't lick all of seeing me in action But for months these huskies by any means, but in I generally had a black eye and many cases my science served me sometimes two. Finally I got to lik well and I came out winner. But ing the Michiganders. They were these guys were footfighters par ! such joyful scrappers. They fought ■ ——— . 11 ... - ... i for the pure fun of fighting and. Ilsh were stung again. I have seen i round out his education. Bo they ’* by " ** “ them many times win or lose, would forget it the took him on. Going down with them to the next day and be as glad to see a Thia “Oasay" Thompson waa a L f< llow as ever. practical joker from away back. He ( button of the 10 foot shaft, he It la possible those tales of vio su an experienced atul lucky proa watched them drill the hole«, load the lence may shock the sensibilities of pector and made several big strike« them with dynamite, attach fire . ca|>a and fuse an i got ready to Once I know he sold out for 1200,- gently nurtured persons, but the 000. Another time I heard for 1125.- . the charge«. “Ga«sy" «aid, "You two business of the west in early days 000. and It was reported h«. sold out fellows go up on top. I'll llx nt the was not conducted with a view of a silver claim for JNft.OOO And on fuses and jump In the bucket and pleasing the fastidious taatea of several occasion« he made smaller you can pull me up Then we’ll Jerk the windlass out of the way tuid such Individuals And 1 am not writ strikes His worst failing waa that let ’er go." Matter« turned out a« ing pleasant fiction stories to con of gambling He always believed he planned ami the young follow was form to the squeamish notions of could beat the "tiger” (faro). Ills tremendously interested and Im people who know nothing about the first move whenever he made a pressed as the blast wont off und old west, but am simply stating sale was to hit for a telegraph of the shaft mouth spouted flying fice and send a wire to New York, facts that actually occurred. something like thia: "Heli's broke rocks like a miniature volcano. I have found that my education loose and ’Gassy’ Thompson’s com In the afternoon they cleaned the in gun-handling and scrapping ing " shaft bottom und the young engl- came In very handy later on, when When he reached New York, the neer was initiated Into the myster- iu the mining excitements of the crack gnmblers of that burg would les of cooking supper and break- west I had to take my own part bo out in force to meet him and in fast. unaided. agstnM the bullies, claim a few weeks his money would ho Next morning they drilled an-. jumpers and toughs who always gone and he would come back to other round of hole« and the young were to be found In these new min the Leadville country to make an-1 'fellow saw them heavily loaded and ing camps other stake. I made ready to fire as before. Up in the high range prospectors A young easterner camo to lx>ad "Gassy" complimented him on began rinding mineral, some very- vllle and told everybody who would I i the speed he was making In learn- rich, some not so good. But a hole listen that he had been studying to! j Ing the practical side of englneer- in the ground those days that be a mining engineer and had I Ing and asked him If ho would like showed any mineral st all could al learned everything they could teach I to light the ruses himself und let most always command a good price. him In the east, and had been told them pull him up. The youngster English canital entered the country to come west and finish up his edu-! fairly jumped at the chance Bo and the prospectors considered the cation with practical experience In j —Gassy" instructed him carefully! English as their especial dish and the mines. He repeated this story how to proceed and went on top wildcatted them to a fare-you well. over and over, till finally someone j Fuses all lit. the new beginner hop-1 A famous character named "Gassy" took pity und told him of two min ped In the bucket, gave the signal | Thompson took a contract from an ers who were sinking a shaft on the and they Immediately started haul- < English company one winter to run hill above town, who would prob Ing him up. Halfway from the topi a 300-foot tunnel Into a hogback ably take him on. So next day he the bucket atopped, held there by I where some good mineral outcrop climbed up there and the two min the brake Glancing up to aee what | pings had been discovered, a few ers turned out to be "Gassy" caused the stoppage, he was horror-1 miles above where we were then. Thompson and his partner. The stricken to see "Gassy” and his l Right beside tills hogback was a young fellow patiently explained his partner fighting. He yelled at the deep gulch where the snow was predicament to them Said he didn’t top of his lungs, hut they paid no piled up to the depth of 20 feet or care for wages, had money of his attention. Just kept on fighting. more. After digging awhile. “Gassy" own. but simply wished to gain th.- __ Looking down, he could see the decided it would be easier to dig practical experience that would fuses were just about to aet the ! in the snow, so he ran the tunnel out Into the gulch, timbered it upi] nicely, threw some mud on the sides and sent for the agent. Evea. 35c ■ The agent came, measured the 1 ■ Mata. 25c tunnel, complimented "Gassy” on his good work, paid him and left. Continuous Shows Saturdays, Sundays Holidays—Doors Open 1:45 Next summer, when the snow- melted. there stood the naked tim bers out In the gulch and the Eng- HOLLY ANOTHER DOUBLE BILL NOW PLAYING powder off and th* two on top were 1 A Kansas man hit hie wife ovi ¡the head with a bridge lamp uni ■till cursing and fighting. Iloinninhnrlng the terrific blast she retaliated Uy pouring holllni of the day before and realising cer water over him. Anything to paaa I tain death wan very clone, hi> taint long winter evening Olin Millet cd away In the bucket. Next thing he know, he waa lying on the dump on top and they were throwing cold water In Ilia face and laughing nt him. "Thai In the way wo break In PERFECT 1933 SOUND tenderfoot who corny out went look Ing for practical experience," snld "Gnssy," "How do you like IIT" FRI-SAT They had loaded the holos with aand cartridges. which were uaed sometimes for tainplng, Instead of dynamite. Both lookml alike to the young fellow So of courao no bleat , wont oft and the tight <>n to|> waa Just a fake They tried to porsuud« stay a few days ami get more mining education, but ho de cided he hud about all the prac tical experience ha needed and beat it for town, where ho took the flrat train east. - - ■!■■■ a ... Even If you can build a bettor mousetrap, It’s foolish to build elx ALSO time« ss many an Hjj're are mice k Olin Miller ROXY15c ■ ■ ■ IN THE ' CHILDREN 10c Saturday Only, Jan. 20 TRAIL DRIVE BOB CUSTER in SUN-MON “SCARLET BRAND” Sunday, Monday, Jan. 21, 22 IMINHONIGH FRIDAY-SATURDAY THE SCREEN'S GREATEST ENTERTAINMENT Robert Montgomery in “FUGITIVE LOVERS” Tuesday, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 24 ■ Starting Sunday ■ Romance and Rhythm! Marlon and Bing . . . singing romancing . warming y our heart with the atory of th« girl who fell In love with a croonerl CAROL LOMBARD RANDOLPH SCOTT 1 Thursday, Friday. 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