Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-07-07
WESTERN NEWS CULLlNGS.
Coal Mine Fire In tho Rock Springs
District.
CRIMES AND OTHER TRIPLES IN
IDAHO.



men aud women and children were
seen running eager and excited 70 the
man.way. As soon as the LOSSES
learned " the fire they sent orders lot
ell the men and mules 10 come Out I'M
meJlatcly which caused great excite.
m.nt among the miners fvr some OF
them had 10 travel about two or
three miles before they got 10 the sur
face, aud that Il long ways when a
man knows there ia danger ahead. All
got out safely. The Hre brigade aud
citizens were eager In lending help
ing hand 10 that no time was lost In
getting 10 the nrc ~ II was only down
at No. 2 entry aud had a good stream
Of water playing on II, u was discover
ell they had control OF the IRE aud by
night the FIRE was extinguished. Tue
Gre WAS supposed 10 have heen started
accidently by = FinlAndcr who was
working close TO the place.
Idaho Star - Considerable excite
mcnt was created ut T.. q. Halls opal
mines on Wednesday afternoon over
the discovery Of the largest opal yet
uneafthed, aud which weighed q tribe
over nineteen chfats. Mr.. Hall had
been working his pit all week with poor
success, and was almost In despair
when he struck this precious stone. The
stone IN dimensions Il i've Inches long
aud one aud thfe. fourths inches Wide,
and three-foufths " All inch In thick
nesa. IL Of q brilliant lustfc and IN the
rough IL valued nj 5000. A number
" people nom the city have driven
out 10 his plac. 10 view tho fastest flnd
aud extend their congratulations.
Shoshono JouTHdi.-About I O'Clock
on last Friday people In the vicinity
Of the Hot Lunch paflor were startled
by the report Of pistol shot, and on
going 10 the wAr VI that Building found
one Of the pfoprlctor-, Bob Pool, lying
upon tho bed, n ghastly hole In hls
clothing aud breast, Just above the holt
nipple, while ON the floor by the bed.
sije lay large ii.Colrs revolver. The
bullet passed entirely through his
body, being picked up from bcneath
him In tho bod by Dr. Redmond. lie
stated that he had father In Portland,
Oregon, and sister IN Lincoln, Neb.
Beyond this, little IL known u him, a.
he spoke hut few words after com.
mlttlng the deed, sinking gradually
until about midnight Of the same day,
when he died.
iIoiss Dcmooraf.--J. L.. IIarroun, tho
other day had steaks ffom a Snake
river sturgeon whose length was ten
feet aud weighed four hundred pounds.
The nsh was caught by u. Y. Conner.
Iiiiffe Journal. - Onc Of tho.. distress.
Ing accidents 10 which y miner IA ever
exposed, and which tho greatest care
cannot entirely prevent, occurred at
IN. Fixes Peak mine Last sunday
morning. Andrew \, I'fin, was
working In III. bottom OF a T0.foot
shsft, whom = bucket u rock, weighing
about 800 pounds, fell mum the top,
crushing tho unfortnnat. miner 10
death almost Instantly. Nearly every
bone In his body was broken. Tn.
accident was caused by an Imperfect
brake, which was known 10 be- unsafe,
but which was not fixed.
IDAHO Rcoyrder-irank All.n was
stabbed with q p.nknife by Florence
Hunt nj Gibhonville last week. Ten or
twelve wounds were made, principally
about the neck and shoulders, aud hl-
llp was cut through. DR.. NJ. l..
Davidson dressed the wounds aud the
patient I. doing finely.
Urdu CdpRai-- Emporla. Kan.
Junu m,-A fearful accident occurred
In Armor's Touring mill late yesterday
Afternoon. :. NJ. Summers, the miller,
undertook ~ crawl over u huge bolt !
while II was In motion. The con.c.
qu.noo was that his clothing caught
tlmes aud finally da.b.l with gr.at
hpfce nyaln,t an uuright .haf u,,h
legs wer. trok,n and hi body v,ss
made . maAs " bruises, Strange Ia /
say, he has recovered CONSEQUENCE,
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