, 1877-01-08
THE BURNING MINE.
a Volcano In NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF
Dollars DRmngo md Hundreds OF Men
Out Of Work.

A Volcano In Pcnnsylvas'ia.-.Thousan OF
Dollars Damrgo md Hundreds OF Men
Out Of Work.
D,n,teh tn Philadelphia TtntA
HAHntsDUnn. Ta., Jan. 3.-Thc fire which
broke out In the Lyicns Valley Mlnes about,
O'clock Monday afternoon Ia said 10 havo orig
luntcd through tho cnrcfessncas Of ono OF the
miners, who threw spark IRON q lani, he wa
trimming aside carelc*sly. ln less than elsht
over 500 yards In the shaft, Which was speedily
6,cd with fire, gas, anil stlokc and snfIotatiug
eighty or eightS.nyc valuable mules before thcy
could no rescued. Adjo!ning the burning n'Inc,
siope, which IDS slways contained moro or
lcss quantities OF strong gas. This matter
fsl tho flames. of the first n'inc, and cal,sr
them to spread with fcnrful velocity IN every
direction, ill up To this hos III p NJ 1t "a .ale
10 say .buut two anu quarter miles Of subtcr-
rancan il1c IL raging. Operations have been
suspended altogether, the miners and other en,'
ploycs ftcclls tn horror from the Shafts.
Over and aboyc this burning mass the eaIthts
opening IN large teaIns, crumb'ing and forming
% anil suiphar"us "; eascs ssue ngftom tic crater Of
Volcano. The lncn employed 10 combat tue
II, It seems, tn eonano the flames aud keep
tllcm below wutcr.leGcl, and for this purpose
the channel II Bear Greek, considerable
stream, has hcen directed Into stls hurn!ns
mtnc SO far With l:ttle aprarcnt effect. Mcn,
yvrsc.l !u Tie topography uf tho nlines contend
lllat thu underground con.lagrattnn cannot ba
| cot ,lnlcr; that Il mist be permitted to rage
| untll It's ftisy IL exhausted Tor want OF fuel
A regular panic exists anonC the business.
men uni c.af operators aud the 200 miners TINT
! Will be thrown nut Of work: Like most othcF
caalnttts, the loss Will fall most heavily On
these wo ca.inot well brar II. Tile fart that 80
ua,Iy men, hcaLa Vi families. aEG thrown out OF
| employment In midwintcr Is truly ln1ncntabic.
A!,',.,t is per ccut Of tho property aw'ft at the
| yt!!agrs of Wlvon.co anA l.yktns Is owned By
| wurkn.Mtn, eniyloycs ut these lntNcs for
| yeurt, but many have nothing to sustain them.
selves and families but their daily i4bo:.
| 1 private telegram, received here At ~ r.
H., Reports tue ,lrc still raging, there heng nu
war to yet at 1t. Tho Short Mountain slopc Is
buk1,ing tcrccly, anil tho slope-housc has bccu
cut ptt to save tho valuable marh!nrry. Ihe
l.ykcls Valley has been treated tue saine WAY
'The NnEy way nov thought of IL to utilize tht
| waters 1f Hear Creek. The Paxtdn steam hrt
engine uf harrisburg arrival with two hose
turTiages At 4 D. H., nnd daEEangenlcnts hare beer
made to orcrate tho steamers forwtth, Th!1
IpnEniug crowd Of miners came down through
the old nr abandoned level frou, Dig l.ick Col
jcry, three mics distant, and rcavhc,i the In
side stah!cs. They found the mules alive, bu
cs,uld not reacl, the outside stabsca. The loss |
immrnsc, but cannot now be estimated II
| ullcgci that II will rcquEc years time ~ &c
pair damages. \ prominent citizen nf Harris
hurR, largely Interested In the mines, prueeedc'
to Philadelphia this afternoon to purchase
large supply OF hUsc, which Is To be shipped t.
Lykens Immediately.