The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1885-01-03
FATAL ACCIDENT.
con. sullivan and Pet. Owens
KILLED.

fatal acctdcuts WHICH taiNays connectcu
with mining, and which is unavoidable.
On New Years day, Pete Owens and
Con. sullivan, out at the Mendha mine,
were, without warning. sent to eternity.
The men, having completed their days
work., at about 5 o'clock, were ascending
IN the bucket, and when within about
zen feet of the top, Pete McRae, who
vas attending the within, looked down
into the shaft, and said to Owens, "Pete
amt that nice ?" and Owens, little dream
ing that it was his death ride, answered,
tits too slick for anything" The words
had scarcely escaped the mans mouth,
when the sweep, fastened to the drum of
the within, gave way and the bucket
dashed to the bottom of the shaft, a dis
lance of lS9 feet. McRae, seeing the
bucket break loose, and being unable to
do anything to stop its descent rushed
over 10 the cabin and informed the men
there that Sullivan and Owens had fallen
to the bottom of the shaft and were
killed. The men rushed over to the
mine and Grant Porter went down the
ladders At the S0-foot station he found
the body of Con. Sullivan lying on one
of the cross-logs, with his head resting
against the rock. Porter picked up the
body and carried it into the drift. He
found that Sullivan was not dead, and
fixing the body as comfortably as he
could he descended to the bottom of the
shaft, where he found Owens body.
Owens was dead. Both of his legs were
broken, his head cut, and the part of the
body at the bowels all mashed together
Being unable to do anything for Owens
Porter assembled to where Sullivan was.
Sullivan had just regained his mind, and
as Porter advanced the injured man ex-
tended his hand, and grasping that of
Porters, calling him by name, said, 'I'm
hurt. I'm going to die" Then his
mind began wandering again. Sullivan S
right shoulder and arm was broken and
mashed and there were couple of slight
cuts on the head He lived about an
hour after the accident. Word was at
once sent into town and a wagon was
dispatched to the mine, and the bodies
brought in early Friday morning. Pat
Harrington left for Royal City upon the
news of the accident reaching here and
impaired the sad news to Sullivan S
family. Con. Sullivan was native OF
Ireland, about 80 years of age, and leaves
a wife and five young children. Pete
Owens was a native of Dodgeville, Iowa
county, Wisconsin, was about SO years Of
age and was well-known among the
mines, having worked in most of the
principal mining districts in Eastern Ne
vada.
An inquest will be held over the re-
mains this morning at 10 o'clock. The
bodies will be buried at / and 2 O'Clock
this afternoon. Sullivan's remains will
be inferred in the Catholic cemetery
while those of Peter Owens will b.
placed to rest in the public cemetery.
SILVER REEF.-Silver Reef is gradually
improving and the people are feeling
much better in spirits and it is believed
that work will be steady there and tina
the merchants will do fair business from
now on. We learn from Quartz Sparks
who has just returned from there, tina
there are about $50 men to work in an,
around the Reef. This includes miners
mill hands, woodchoppers, haulers, am
all. The Christy Company, of whic
Dick Gillespie is Superintendent, is work
ing about $50 men, all told. The com
pany is making fair profit and is ship
ping considerable bullion. The Stormon
Company continues running and is put
ting out its full share of silver bars
There were but few idle men in the cam
when Sparks let there and the pay day
are regular. Owing TO the length of tim
the Christy Company closed down none
became very scarce and the people 60
in debt, but with each payday none
becomes more plentiful and the peopl
are gradually extricatipg themselves fror
debt. Notwithstand that the camp {
Silver Reef is assuming much of he
former prosperity, we would not advis
every idle man in the mountains to g
rushing down there in search of employ
ment, for they appear at the present
have full supply of men.
THE following is taken from the Blac
Hills Journal, Of Rapid City, Dakot'
Zone of the Travis boys who was
Deadwood in &c and II, turned up
Council Bluffs short time ago, and trie
to pass raised check. About the tin
he was to be arrested he plunged kni
INTO his abdomen. He was carried
Jail and surgical assistance summoned
he told the history Of his life, and sal
he was broken down and desperate
Travis was at one time worth lars
amount of money in Nevada.
+. & A. M. OFFICERS. The followir
named officers have been elected /
st. Johns Lodge, F. & A. NJ, for IL
ensuing term: G. H. Patchen, w. M
A; A. Young, s. W.; D. c. Clark,
w.; D. A. Fulks, T.; T. j. Osborne, S
r. II. Elan, s. D.; G. R. Alexander,
D.; E. D. Turner, T.
THE old year took her departure
naughty manner. As she was passil