Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1869-04-15

in order to connect it with the blower tube
in the shaft, and thus send q body Of steam
through directly to the FIRE or as near it as
possible. Considerable difficulty was expe-
rienced in making this connection, and the
smoke and increasing gas drove out the fire.
men and miners, it was only by fresh parties
going down and working pretty lively that
the hose was recovered, At l03 o'clock, the
men, hose, cages and all were at the surface,
and the workmen commenced closing the
shaft. Two hours afterward all was closed
tightly. and strong volumes OF steam we're
sent pouring down ali three Of the shafts.
FAILED TO CONNECT.
The last descent into the mine was made
by J. p. Jones, Superintendent Of the Crown
Point, who was particularly energetic and
practical during the exciting scenes OF the
afternoon, and like Chief Gibson, Kellogg
and Hank Smith, did not wish to send any
man where he was afraid to go himself. He
was down and up the shaft several times
during the evening, but the last time he went
down in company with 4 young miner 10 see
il they could not succeed in connecting the
long six-inch tube before mentioned with the
blower.tubc in the shaft. They were down
about fifteen minutes, and then came up
driven out by the foul air, having been una
DIe 10 make Iuc COIDllAoAs
or less affected BY the gas, the young man
especially, and as their candles would burn
no longer, hadithey not come out as they did
they would soon have been in total, and per-
haps eternal darkness.
THE FIRE y IT'S DAMAGES.
Gibson and Kellogg. as well as the NICK
Andrews party, passed through TO inc ives.
wall of the Kentuck mine, at the 7Oo.ioot
level. n distance Of about 90 feet east OF the
Kentuek shaft and 100 from the Crown Point.
They found the timbcring burned out the
mine considerably cayed at this point. Be-
tween there and the S00-foot level is where
the main body of the FIRE is at present. The
heavy timbers Of the long drift through which
they passed are all CHARGED to a depth Of two OIL
three inches, and show full evidence OF the
flaming scourge which recently swept through
il. Where the drift branches off to the Crown
Point shaft the FIRE had followed through
burning out the station timbers, so that al
overhead mad caved in, nearly to the smart
Andrews and his party had passed in through
a side drift to the left, and into the mar
Kcntuck drift. The FIRE had even scorchec
the timbers where the station opens directly
into the Crown Point shaft. There seemed
10 have been but little FIRE A. the 6OO-tool
level. neither were the bodies OF the foui
miners known to have been there last We'd
ncsday morning found, they having proba6l,
tried 10 escape through some other part OF TN
mine. Nothing is known Of the damage II
the Yellow Jacket mine, as no one passeC
through into 1t.
AsPHYNIATED.
During the closing OF the shafts last even
ing, and the last operation in the depths o.
the Crown Point mine, several men were
made very sick from asphyxia, produced BY
inhaling the poisonous smoke and gas. Oar
Coughlin and John Cosgrove, at the yellow
Jacket, Bob Redding and John Biggs, at The
Kentuck, John James, Frank and two
or three others at the Crown Point were thu:
~asphyxiated, som OF them being rendered
quite insensible. Fresh air, cold water ant
vomiting soon revived them, however. W.
noticed DR.. Hall quite active. and efficient II
attending these sick men.
FUNERALS.
The funeral Of X. Ryan and John O'Brier
takes place this afternoon under the auspice:
of the Miners Union. OF which they werC
members. Joseph GlasSen will also be
buried this afternoon from the Odd Fellows
Hall by Wildey Lodge No. l, Of which he
was n member.