The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-23
A COAL MINE ON FIRE.
CONFLICTING REPORTS CONCERN
ING NO. Z, AT ALIY.
ut Is Believed That the Mine Will
Have to Be Abandoned for Sew
eraI Months.

eraI Months.
Evanston. Wyo., Dec. 2O.-There are
two reports in circulation concerning
No. Z coal mine at Almy, which has
been on fire since Sunday. One is that
the fire is confined to one entry and
that they will wall UP this entry with
mason work, completely shutting off
the fire from the rest of the mine, and
that as soon as this is done work will
be resumed in the other entrys. The
other report, and the one which prob
ably comes nearest the facts, is that
the entire mine will have to be aban-.
doned for at least two or three months.
This report is the more creditable ow-
ing to the fact that all the mules used
In the mine were sent to Rock Springs
and other points last Monday and sew
eral of the miners with whom the writ
er has conversed, stated that they were
told by Superintendent Black that the
mine would be entirely closed for sew
eral months. 1t is said that the COM
pany is making provisions for the men
who have families by sending them to
Rock Springs, Hanna and other mines
and offer to furnish all others with
free passes if they should desire to go
away to look for employment. About
500 men are out of work by the fire
which will make a difference of about
$4,000 month in the financial con-
dition of this vicinity. This is a, HARD
blow, considering the financial depreS-
sion which is already upon us.
The wreck at Emery last week was
a bonanza for a great many of the cit
liens of that vicinity, and some of the
railroad boys came in for a share also.
We are told that the hills down in that
country were full of boots and shoes,
suits of clothes and other useful arti-
Giles. Three of the section men from
this place, Red - "Dutchy," and an
other fellow whose name we failed to
learn, are now in Jail at Coalville,
charged with the monstrous theft of
a 20 cent looking glass and about 10
cents worth of lead pencils. The boys
claim to have found them scattered on
the ground and quite naturally appro-
priated them to their own use When
the great detectives came around max
ing inquiries the boys were honest
enough to tell them just what they had,
and offered to return the articles.
Hence their arrest It is thought the
detectives are after larger game.
Evanston Chapter No a, Royal Arch
Masons, held their annual election of
officers last Wednesday evening. Vic
tor Engstrom was elected high priest;
John Stone, king; G. L. Courtney.
scribe; Samuel Dickey, secretary, and
William Hinton, treasurer.
The thermometer dropped down be-
low the zero point last night, but the
sun is warming things little today.
o. s. Singleton, a machinist who
worked for many years in the shops at
this place, but who is now employed
at North Platte, Neb.. where his broth
er is general foreman, is in town to
spend the holidays.
Messrs. Beckwith & Hanson will ship
three cars of horses to Texas today.
H. C. Cox and Robert Hooker will ac-
company them.
WILDER Gibbs is fitting up several
club rooms in the rear of his place.
One wheel on the Randolph stage
broke down on Front street the other
day. 1t is lucky it didn't happen out
on the road twenty-five or thirty miles
from a. wagon shop.
: George A. Shook, a printer who for
several years was employed in Evans
ton, but who has been working in Ore
gon during the past year, is now editor
of the Coalville Chronicle.
Mr. Morris an expert electrician from
Salt Lake, is here endeavoring to find
a leak in our electric system.
DR.. Wishard and Rev. Clemenson, of
Utah. are expected to be in Evanston
and hold a5series of meetings the first
week in January.
Mrs William Cook is considered to
be dangerously i'll.
ALI and Roney Poneroy and William
Hinton are not affected by the scarcity
of silver. They pawn each others over
coats, hats, etc, for cigars, cider and
other necessaries of life.
The holiday trade is quite brisk this
week.
Judge Hooker and Colonel Epperson
who have the appearance of having the
good old southern blood coursing
through their veins entertain each
other these dull times by singing the
old plantation songs.
William T. Skaters new paper will
make its first appearance before the
public some time during the first week
in January 1894 Its name will be The
Uinta Herald The indications are that
it will start out with liberal adver-
Using patronage, and q fairly long list
of subscribers.
Mr. Archie Hopkins. bookkeeper in
BIyth & Fargos store. has struck it
rich He has life insurance policy
with a New York life insurance COM
pany which natures next month, and
then he will draw out $500
Skat ting is. the rage .everv evening
the young folks The fences
belonging to the Cinnamon are used to
build fires with which to light up the
ice. and the Mongolians are mad
The sagebrush puller invented by
Messrs. Moran and Webster, has ar
rived In Evanston. and is now on exhi-
bition at the Evanston Implement COM
pany's warehouse. 1t is said to be
perfect success. The machine weighs
two tons and was manufactured in
Provo, Utah.
Six large Christmas trees were
brought to town this week by Messrs.
]. G. Fieno and O. J. Smith. to be used
In the Baptist, Methodist and Presby-
terrain churches
THE sTONECUTTAR's STRIKE.