Show TAFT INSPECTS INSPECTS' HOMESTAKE MINE President Descends Descend 1 Feet Feet Into the Bowels of ot the Earth HE IS GIVEN GO GOLD D BRICK Receives Delegation of Sioux Indians Who Ask for Return of I Black Black Hills B By Associated Press Deadwood S. S D D. Oct 2 21 l President President Taft ran further qualified a as a minor miner I toda today when hi h he was taken 1100 feet teet down in Lend LeAd the famous old gold mine at Two years ears ago no Mr Taft Tart was vas as taken down to the foot tool level le In the Ufe Leonard copper mine at Butte Mont and spent tl ll fully an hour groping about th the drifts and In InK Ing tunnels and th the men at Work His His' experiences today were mu much h the he same ame the thc principal difference being In the themore more more quality of ot the quarts quart veins through Which Mr rr Taft raft was ul g-ul ed with miners lanterns lighting the Wa way The President began his trip to the mine by first learning learning- tho the proper pi pronunciation enunciation of oC the town of of- Led Lead which Ja is not nam named d aft after r the m meta tal lead but for tor the mining term Indicating l lead ad Into Ino a body of or ore a Next ext he climbed a high flight lIght of or steps and th the mouth crossed nf or a a. nn tong lon r t 1 i. i trestle 1 lending leading to n J Ul va II The Tho altitude at it the tho entrance to the mine is just one ono mile above e sea level and the President stopped to rest sex HOV- era ual minutes before allowing himself himself- to be locked with several members member of ot his party Into one of ot the steel cages used in hoisting men men- and metals from Crom the bowels bowel of or the earth It was a long d dark rk ride down tIon the shaft the depth being twice the hei height ht of ot the Ille Washington ton monument Elevators In the Washington Washing Washing- ton monument creep to tho the top of that shaft in from ten to fifteen minutes s. s Mr 1 Taft Tatt went sailing down In the fie darkness to today a at a speed which car cur ned ried him to the foot 1100 level in n less than two minutes Three Three-qu Three quarters or ir an hour later hater he was hoisted to the surface at n a pace even een faster taster Suspended All work worle in the tue mine had been su sus ens- this thIs' afternoon partly partI to give the lie men inca an opportunity to hear Mr Ir raft Tnt speak In Lead and partly as a tion tot foi the tue Presidents President's ent's safety t in visit visit- lag Ing the mine It being inadvisable ble to have hare any blasting while he be was In the tho hi tunnels a n e Is The entire entire- process entire J process of mining the ore and of or smelting it was explained to tho thic President Outside snow was on the ground round and there were ere ere flurries of or CallIng fall Call nil nil- ing tag flakes Down In the mine th temperature tem tern rose to between seventy se and IHl eighty eight degrees es cs One of or the drifts drift follow fol fol- fol- fol low lowed Jowell d by th the President led lell to an Rn enormous nor nor- normous like cave opening where most of or th the or ore orf is n now being heing taken out The dome of oC the ea cave e was Wa fully rif fifteen een feet high Miners stationed at different toy lev- ds 15 in the enormous cut burned calcium Paper to Illuminate the cavern How lIow are you ou vou Bill one of or the miners min mm- ers ll from far above e Pretty Prett good the President nt an an- w re with fth a laugh ho how are you wa way up there Fine old bo boy glad lad to see you rou Mr Ir Ir Taft also spent some come time In in the government assay office olce at Load Lead and watched the casting of a real gold Kold brick k c. c Later he was vas shown shon a roomful of or th the brIcks each of which weighed wel-he l 12 pounds s and orth worth a about bout OOOO apiece Someone stumped the President toa to lift a a. brick He Ic picked up tip one of the he lIars bars with the greatest en ease e Senator Gamble Gambl tried to todo to-do do likewise but was not FO so successful Presented With Siti Uh Gold Coll Uriel In this title city where ho spoke shortly after noon on the tariff vetoes the tho PresIdent Pres Pres- ident was presented with a small gold old brick briel worth more than 00 It la Ie a a. great pleasure to gold brick the Pr President Representative Martin hulin said in III making the pre presentation It Is a great pleasure to he gold gold- bricked In this way the tho President ent re replied re- re plied Mr Ir Taft Tatt received a n noisy welcome both in ill Dead Deadwood wood and In Lead the entire population of the two c communities turned out to greet cot him He Jie lunched with Representative e Martin At Lead he lie was presented with a a. ca of oC a R miners miner's candlestick done in gold Rold Earlier Buller In the da day tho the Pr President spoke at Edgemont and Custer Aft Aft- After r 1 leaving heaving here he lie spoke at Sturgis and Rapid City leaving the HIP lie latter ity elty at 10 p p. m. m for Pierre where he will spend Sunday Sundar and Sunda Sunday night Indians Indian Claim JUnck Hill hula The rue President was met at Rapid ity it b by the Sioux chiefs who presented a petition asking for the return o of the Black Hills to tile the lie Indians That Declared De tie- dared that the they r never Intended 10 to gl give gle e eup e up tip the tho land to the white men in ml l the they wanted it back hack right now If H this were not convenient con the they want wanted d 50 30 cents an aero acre to put In our our pockets pocket Mr Ir Taft to give gl the theatter latter atter atler due consideration the chiefs heap heal good mf In hl lila his Rapid City speech the ant nt brought ht out a new point on the riff vetoes claiming that under the constitution he was c compelled to veto that which he did not approve c He lie said said- The constitution says sars that a lilli liil passed by hy both houses hall shall be submit submit- ted tod to tile the President for his approval al If It he ht approves es the same same he be shall RI sign n it It If IC he lie does docs not approve It he ho shall hall re retUrn return re- re turn it to the house wh whence it originated na t d. d Xo Nott that puts pUl- It 11 imp ip to the President President dent to sJ say siy on one thing or the lie other and while I am not a boastful man I J propose propose propose pro pro- pose to ex exorcise exercise the veto power every en time I dont don't approve c a n bill whether hether it ft makes me mo look hook like George Third or orny any ny other tyrant 1 |