Show SAVED BY A EAT experience in a arizona mine abe rodent borrowa way to an imprisoned mine surveyor in manner supplying bilm with the needed air you were asking about that stuffed rat in my room said prof churchill the mining expert to a new york sun man the story concerns an experience that made my hair curl I 1 was once retained to report upon the workings of a mine called the little whoop up in southern arizona on au adjoining claim was another mine called the atlas A dispute arose the atlas people claimed that the lower tunnel of the whoop up had been bored into their ground and a half million in ore taken out the first thing to do was to make a survey of the whoop up and of course the whoop up people objected finally an order for the survey was secured from the court and dr john R parks and I 1 were sent to make the survey there are tricks in all trades and the whoop up superintendent knew a few when we reached the mine he said the tunnel we wished to explore was in a dangerous condition there had been a cave the timbers were rotten and so on it meant a ten to one chance that we would be crushed if we tried it of course we classed him as a liar though he turned out to be right we worked our way in the tunnel until we ran against a jam of fallen timbers which were sound and were plainly arranged to stop our progress parks went back for an ax while I 1 worked at the roof with a pick to dislodge the center pieces I 1 succeeded and had climbed half way over into the other side of the tunnel when there came a terrific crash of loose ore from the roof it full on both sides of the timbers pinning me in a hole which would have been a grave right there but for a few sticks which bield the mass of ore above the place was barely large enough to move in and I 1 knew it was certain death in a few hours unless parks could dig me out even then I 1 believed I 1 was gone for I 1 did not know how much ore had fallen in a few minutes the air got heavy and my eyes began to feel drowsy and it seemed like the roof and sides of the hole were closing in on me this oppression and drowsiness increased until I 1 was forced to hammer the sides of the place with my fists and head to keep awake still not a sound could I 1 haar from the outside and only the slow crumblin ff of ore from above the foul air was getting into my brain and I 1 think I 1 was actually insane with the fearful dread of being buried alive anyhow I 1 remember of dropping to the floor of the hole and giving a few faint shouts which echoed back into my ears I 1 had riven up all hope and was almost swooning when I 1 heard a strange scraping sound above me I 1 yelled but received no answer and then I 1 threw my body against the walls and tried to alck out the ore from between the lodged timbers still came the queer scraping noise which seemed to come nearer and nearer and sounded not unlike the steady grinding of a saw it seemed to last for hours though it could hardly have been a minute after when a bit of earth dropped to my feet from the upper end of the wall and along with it cams a big gray mine rat who saved my life for he had left a clear hole for his trail and through it came a breath of fresh air that gave life to me the fellow had bored his way from the shaft side of the cave I 1 stayed there two hours after that until parks found the cave got help and g pt me out without breaking the air hole I 1 caught the gray rat too and kept him well fed until he died and take a lot of money for his skin now A A cartain cure for malarial teaera is found in jimmona liver regulator dont delay it is your duty to yourself to get rid of the foul accumulation ia conr blood athla spring hoods sarsaparilla is just tho medicine you need to purify vitalize and enrich your blood that tired feeling abic b affects nearly every one in the spring ia driven off by hoods the great aaring medicine and blood HOODS PILLS become the favorite cathartic with everyone who tries them ILOW kates are abill in effect to eastern points via the rio grande western ky remember the R G W is noted for the elegance of its equipment its new coaches its free chair cars ita tourist of colonist elee pern and it new ana artistic pall man double drawing room palace sleeping cars which run thrones to chicago without charge ti peed safety and comfort is its well earned motto two main line fast express rains to the east daily |