Secret of the Opal Mine - Production & Contact Info (original) (raw)

Dr. King has settled in Idaho, where he originally went for the benefit of his health, accompanied by his sister Rose. He had invested all his money in an opal mine, but through lack of sufficient funds to operate it properly, was obliged ...See moreDr. King has settled in Idaho, where he originally went for the benefit of his health, accompanied by his sister Rose. He had invested all his money in an opal mine, but through lack of sufficient funds to operate it properly, was obliged to organize a syndicate to finance the proposition. Don Jose, a Mexican expert, was superintendent of the mine and had discovered a secret natural entrance to the mine, disclosing a rich deposit of the precious stones, which he had been surreptitiously removing for some time. Jack Dorman, the foreman of the mine, accidentally discovered by the faithless superintendent, who, fearful that his perfidy would be discovered, plans to simulate a premature explosion in the mine and thus hide his guilt. The doctor has just been refused further financial aid by the syndicate and is in the depth of despair, when the young foreman arrives to report his discovery. The doctor accepts Jack's news as mere youthful enthusiasm, but enters the mine to investigate Jack's statement. Don Jose sets off his blast, but delaying his exit from the mine, where the doctor has surprised him, he loses his life at the mouth of the shaft. The doctor is trapped in the burning mine and when assistance arrives it is impossible to enter through the flames coming from the shaft. Jack, accompanied by the doctor's sister, heads a band of miners to the secret entrance, but they are met by a seemingly impassible wall of rock. In desperation the men apply their picks and after almost herculean efforts, break a passageway into the mine proper. Into this veritable furnace rushed the heroic little band, Jack and Rose in the van, and not a moment too soon, for the flames were already licking the prostrate form of the doctor. "But it's an ill wind that blows nobody good," for after the fire had been conquered, it was discovered that the treacherous superintendent's blast had disclosed richer deposits of opals than ever he had dreamed of. Jack was badly burned, but the doctor fixed him up nice and comfortable and with Rose to nurse him (which she insists upon doing), Jack cannot be blamed for delaying his recovery. From recent reports it looks as though the new superintendent would marry the doctor's sister. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less