. St. Nicholas [serial]. FIGURE I. HEAD-TOWER AND CABLES.A, button-rope: B, B, main cable; C, C, C, C, conveying-rope: H, H, hoisting-rope: T, Idumping-rope: M, skip: N, head-tower; P, skip-tipping rope, (see next pack.) Oh, I 11 tell ye all about that to-night. Butnow we must be hunting up a job. That evening, after dinner, Jack prevailed uponDoyle to recount the thrilling experience that hadmade such a marked change in his life. FIGURE 2. A CABLEWAY CARRIAGE. A, button-rope: B, main cable; C, conveying-rope: D, dumping-block; E, hoisting-block ; F, carriage; G, fall-rope carriers;H, hoisting

. St. Nicholas [serial]. FIGURE I. HEAD-TOWER AND CABLES.A, button-rope: B, B, main cable; C, C, C, C, conveying-rope: H, H, hoisting-rope: T, Idumping-rope: M, skip: N, head-tower; P, skip-tipping rope, (see next pack.) Oh, I 11 tell ye all about that to-night. Butnow we must be hunting up a job. That evening, after dinner, Jack prevailed uponDoyle to recount the thrilling experience that hadmade such a marked change in his life. FIGURE 2. A CABLEWAY CARRIAGE. A, button-rope: B, main cable; C, conveying-rope: D, dumping-block; E, hoisting-block ; F, carriage; G, fall-rope carriers;H, hoisting Stock Photo

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. St. Nicholas [serial]. FIGURE I. HEAD-TOWER AND CABLES.A, button-rope: B, B, main cable; C, C, C, C, conveying-rope: H, H, hoisting-rope: T, Idumping-rope: M, skip: N, head-tower; P, skip-tipping rope, (see next pack.) Oh, I 11 tell ye all about that to-night. Butnow we must be hunting up a job. That evening, after dinner, Jack prevailed uponDoyle to recount the thrilling experience that hadmade such a marked change in his life. FIGURE 2. A CABLEWAY CARRIAGE. A, button-rope: B, main cable; C, conveying-rope: D, dumping-block; E, hoisting-block ; F, carriage; G, fall-rope carriers;H, hoisting-rope; I, dumping-rope; K, button; L, horn. train east. Well, after awhile I got to NewYork, an there a friend of mine put me wise tothis job down in Brazil. When I got to the RioPinto, I found there was nt a dozen white folks, an the rest was picked up from all over theworld—a lot of em black as the ace of spades, but there were Portuguese, Italians, Indians, even Chinese, an one feller was an Arab—Alisomething-or-othe

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