Excerpt from Those Black Diamond Men: A Tale of the Anthrax Valley

The miner's life calls for risk and sacrifice, not only for himself, but equally for others. This sort of life develops heroism. Yet there are no stage-heroes in the mines, - only plain men. If one is in danger of death, his comrades will risk their own lives for him, - and that is all there is about it. But he who leads the rescuing party is no hero in his own eyes, just an average sort of man who may need to be brought.

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