The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1890-04-05
Fatal Accident at Boyle Mountain.

Fatal Accident at Boyle Mountain
Last Tuesday night Milf Mourn
ing and Fred King came down from
Boyle Mountain bringing the new.
that a cave had occurred in the
Ontario mine at that place, severely
injuring Jacob F. Kunkle, one Of
the miners at work in the mine al
the time. The boys came down to
get DR.. Lewis to 60 and see the in.
jured man. The Doctor and his
guide, B. F. Beagle, started at once
on their all-night's walk over the
snow. On reaching the camp they
found the patient too much injured
for any hope of recovery, and he
only lived short time after the
doctors arrival, dying at 8 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. DR.. Lewis
Immediately returned to Ketchum,
reaching here in the afternoon, after
laborious trip of eighteen hours
almost constant walking over the
snow. Mr.. Kunkle's brother, J. A.
Kunkle, was at the mine, and he,
with the kind assistance of the
other miners at the camp, prepared
the body for removal to Ketchum,
and after the crust had stiffened
sufficiently in the evening, they
placed it upon a hand-sled and
started for town. Near the Buzzo
concentration they were met by a
relief party of eight or nine, who
had left Ketchum to render as
sistance. This made their party
number sixteen, and by relieving
each other they succeeded in reach
ing town with the remains about
3 o'clock Thursday morning, very
much exhausted by the fatigue of
their sorrowful nights walk. They
went to Bakers Hotel, where, not
withdrawing the untimely hour,
they were served with a hot meal
and made as comfortable as posi-
BILE. Thursday morning the body
was suitably coffined and put on
board the train for Logan, Utah, for
interment, accompanied by J. A.
Kunkle.
Four or five other miners were at
work in the mine not far from Mr..
Kunkle, when suddenly they heard
ominous cracking sounds and dis
covered that a large body of ore
overhead was on the point of fall
ing. Kunkle was slightly deaf and
evidently did not notice the sounds
that startled the others. On per-
ceiving this, his brother and the
others shouted to him to apprise
him of the danger, and then ran for
their lives and succeeded in getting
out before the crash came. But the
unfortunate victim either did not
hear the warning or started too late !;
at all events, he was caught by the
falling mass and crushed beneath
the weight of five tons of ore. His
comrades removed the debris and
got him out as quickly as possible,
when it was found that the lower
part of his body was badly crushed
and his left leg broken. He was
conscious to the last, although his
sufferings from internal injuries
were intense, and fully realizing
that he was dying, instructed his
brother what disposition to make
of his remains.
Mr.. Kunkle had been engaged in
mining in this vicinity for about
three years, and owned interests in
some good mining prospects on
Warm Springs creek. He was gener-
ally known to the community as an
industrious, straightforward man
and good citizen. His home was
in Logan, Utah, where his wife re-
sides. He was A years of age, and
was married only about two years
and had no children. A dispatch
was sent to Mrs. Kunkle on We'd
nesday apprising her of the fatal
accident, and a reply was received
from her father, Mr.. Fletcher, di-
recting that the remains be sent to
Logan, which was in accordance
with the dying request of the dead
man.