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to   have   writing   material。   How   was   I   to   secure   this�拭  �It   was   against   the 

prison regulations for a prisoner to have a lead´pencil or scrap of paper。 

The officials were very strict on this point。 It was essential they should be。 

If   the   prisoners   could   pass   notes�察  �it   would   not   be   long   before   a   prison 

insurrection would be the result。 The plan that I adopted to secure writing 

material was rather unique�察�and perhaps the reader will like to know how I 

managed this difficult matter。 It is wonderful what a man can accomplish�察�

with   adverse   surroundings�察  �if   he   wills   it。 As   I   have   stated   before�察  �I   had 

much to do in securing the election of Hon。 W。 D。 Gilbert to the district 

judgeship。   This   made   him   feel   very   kind   toward   me。   He   came   often   to 

visit me at the prison。 One day while visiting me�察�I asked him to use his 

influence with the warden to secure for me the privilege of having writing 

material   in   my  cell。  ;What do   you   want   with   writing   material�察─  �said   he。 

The     answer     I  gave   was�察   �that  I  might    pass   away   my   leisure     hours    in 

learning   to   write   short´hand。   He   called   on   Warden   Smith�察  �and   got   his 

consent。 He told the warden that if I would master this useful art while in 

prison�察�on my release�察�he would appoint me his district court reporter�察�at a 

salary   Of   2��500   a   year。   The   scheme   was   a   success。   I   sent   and   got   my 

short´hand   books   and   writing   material。   I   mastered   short´hand�察  �and   can 

now  write  as   fast   as   one  would   care  to   dictate。  It   was not long   before   I 

began writing my book in short´hand。 The officials�察�as was their custom�察�

would examine my cell daily to see if anything had crept in that did not 

belong there。 They could not read short´hand。 They did not know what so 

many   little   straight   marks   and   curves   indicated。   I   persevered�察  �and   one 

month before my time expired I had my book completed�察�and sent it out 

by a friend who visited the prison�察�who kept it for me until I secured my 

liberty。 As before stated�察�I lectured until I got money sufficient�察�and then I 

published   my   first   book   on   prisons�察  �giving   it   the   impressive   title   of   ;A 

Kansas      Hell。;   This    book    sold   rapidly�察  �and    soon   the   first  edition   was 

disposed of。 I made enough money out of this book to place me on my feet�察�

financially。 But�察�to return to my cell the first afternoon。 I remained alone 

until time for the prisoners to come in from their work�察�when I found that I 

was to have a ;life man; for my cell´mate�察�whose name was Woodward R。 

Lopeman。 I have given his history in a subsequent chapter。 I remained in 



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my cell during the evening�察�until the prison bell rang for retiring。 Strange 

to say�察�after going to bed�察�I soon fell asleep�察�and did not awake until the 

prison bell rang on the following morning。 When I did awake�察�it was to 

find myself�察 �not in   my  own pleasant   little home  in   the city  of Atchison�察�

Kansas�察  �but   in   a   felon's   cell。   I   arose   and   dressed�察  �and   then   waited   and 

wondered what would be the next thing on the programme。 



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                                    CHAPTER II 



                                   THE COAL MINES 

     I   was  next   taken   to  the  coal   mines。    These   mines   are   located    just 

outside   of   the   prison   enclosure�察  �and   are   surrounded   by   high   stone   walls 

and stone buildings�察�which�察�by their location�察�take the place of walls。 The 

coal yards are separated from the prison campus by a partition wall�察�which 

constitutes the south wall of the coal department and the north wall of the 

prison。 

     Passing   from   one   of   these   departments   to   the   other�察  �through   a   large 

gateway�察�the gate being kept by a convict�察�an old man who murdered his 

son�察 �and   who   has   a life   sentence。   Reader�察  �how  would   you   like   to   spend 

your entire life�察�day after day�察�week after week�察�month after month�察�year 

after year�察�in the monotonous employment of opening and closing a large 

gate�拭  �When   my   escort   and   myself   reached   the   mines�察  �I   was   placed   in 

charge of Mr。 Dodds�察�the official in control of the mines at the surface。 Mr。 

Dodds is a very competent officer�察�and has been on duty at that place more 

than twenty years。 From this officer I received a mining cap。 This piece of 

head´wear was turban´shaped�察�striped�察�of course�察�with a leather frontlet�察�on 

which was fastened the mining lamp。 This lamp�察�in shape�察�resembled an 

ordinary tea´pot�察�only it was much smaller。 In place of the handle was a 

hook�察    �which    fastened    to  the  leather   frontlet。   The   bowl    of  the   lamp 

contained the oil�察�a wick passes up through the spout�察�at the end of which 

is the light。 The miner carrying his lamp in this position has it out of his 

way。 With the cap on my head and lamp lighted�察�I stood on the verge of a 

ten by twelve hole in the earth�察�that was almost eight hundred feet deep。 

We think that a well one hundred feet deep is quite a distance down into 

the    ground�察   �but  here   was    a  hole   eight   times   deeper。   In   the  mining 

vernacular this hole is termed a shaftthe term that will be employed in 

speaking of it hereafter。 There are two of these shafts�察�about one hundred 

yards apart。 Each shaft is divided by a wooden partition which descends 

from   the   top   to   the   bottom。   Two   elevators�察  �or   cages�察  �as   they   are   called�察�

ascend and descend along the shaft。 While one cage is coming up the other 

is going down。 They derive their motor power from two large engines�察�one 



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for each shaft。 The officer in charge inquired�察�before making my descent 

into    the   mines�察    �if  I  ever    fainted。    ;Never�察─    �was    my    reply。    Persons 

sometimes   faint   in   going   down   this   shaft。   ;Step   into   the   cage�察─  �was   the 

order given。 I obeyed�察�and�察�reaching up�察�took hold of some iron bars that 

went   across   the   top。   The   signal   was   given�察  �down   I   started。 After   I   had 

descended a few feet a current of air coming up from below put out my 

light�察 �which   left   me   in   the darkness   of   an   Egyptian   night。  Down�察  �down�察�

down I went。 There are a great many things in life that I have forgotten。 

There   are   a   great   many   more   that  
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