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Show BLOtlK A PEAK. Snptrintendent Adkini and a Troop of Guests Bepair to tba 8cne of the Explonion, PREPARATIONS FOR THE BLA8T A Hitch in the Electric Current Oreatei au Exasperating Delay in the Shot Qnite a troop of people accepted the hospitalities of Supt. (ieorge Adkins of the Sears Lime and Rock company and before 1 o'clock this afternoon were bowling in the direction of the plant to be present at the explosion that was to tear up the wrinkled crest of the old mountain that has stood for centuries overlooking the valley of the Jordan. -The ride was not the least thrilling of the features of fhe voyage, and having landed his guests, the superintendent proceeded to prepare the finishing touches for one of the most formidable I undertakings that have been credited to the industry in this territory. Over In the bowels of the mountains were over two tons of the most violent explosives. The chambers cham-bers had . beeq carefully and skilfully loaded with these and the electric wire naviog ueeu ow eicueu over 1000 feet to the big mountain that was soon to quiver and dissolve like a flash, connection was made with the cartridges. cart-ridges. The spectators began to betray signs of impatience when 2 o'clock arrived ar-rived and the deadly, mysterious fluid had not been despatched. The officers, however, were in no hurry, for they meant to carry ont th master task as perfectly as they had prepared it. The scene was simlar to that which was enacted en-acted at Hell Gate only on a minature scale, and anxiety kept crawling to a higher pitch until some of the guests were ready to relieve the master of the unique ceremonies of his job. The minutes dragged and the hour hand was traveling slowly towards 3 o'clock before there was, a stir and the spectators specta-tors rivited their, eager vision on the doomed peak. The current was now appealed to and the company was ordered to let it come with full forces There was something some-thing defective at the connection, however, how-ever, and at 8:45 o'clock the effort to straighten it out was still in progress. |