The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-03-12
KILLED IN THE LEVEL.
William Bond Meets With Death in
His Own Mine in Jefferson
County
It Was tho Day Before He
Was TO Have Closed "a Big
Deal for It.
The Family Proposed 20 Make a visit 10
Cornwall, Eng, on the Proceeds
OF the sale.

An accident occurred near 81 Louis. In /
Jefferson county. during the forenoon Of
the 9th inst. Ia which William Bond. a
respected citizen Of that place lost his life |
by slip or cut of failing upon him and ]
crushing him 10 death while working In a
level at the bottom OF ffty-thres foot
shaft on the Gold Hill Fraction quartz
mining claim. The particulars OF the acci-
dent are about 40 follows; William Bond
aud Elias Samson own and bave success
fully worked for the last seven years
group Of gold lode properties situated on
Little Giant mountain, one mile west Of
81. Louis. and TO within a fow weeks pest
have been operating principally on the
Hope or Providsncs claim and shipping
their ore 10 the TAcoma smeltsr for trest-
ment. About a month ago Oscar Van TAs-
sell. Of Bozsman. came down and secured a
bond on the group. consisting OF the Hope
or Providence. Gold Hill Fraction. W. A.
Clark and Victory claims. the bond to run
until the 9th inst. and arranged a. part Of
the agreement that Bond and samson
shoull sink the shaft on ,he Gold Hill to
the depth Of 1ftv feet and start levels.
tunnel and Samson went into the shaft
with James Duncan as windiassmAn. On
Saturday, the 81. Van Tsssell called again
TO say that be had associated with himself
in the deal the Winston brothers, OF the
East Pacific mine near Winston.
and man named Conkey. Of
Minneapolis. aud that the parties
would be at the mines the next day.
The Gold Hill shaft - hfty-thTee feet in
depth and securely timbered, and has
level run in one side eight feet. on the
other seven feet, the vein being one and
half 20 three feet in thickness in the shaft
and north level. but Iinched somewhat In
the south level. the vein dipping slightly 10
the west with q clap seam in the footwali
two feet from and running parallel with
the vein proper, forming a perfect wall TO
work to. all in blasting ground.
The SUNDAY the gentlemen came. accord
ing 10 proniss. the Winston bothsrs being
represented. by Jshn Gregory. OF Winston.
Altar examining the tunnels they all des-
oendsd into the Gold HIM shaft aud gave II
| q practical exporting with pick and ham
mer for an hour or more. They then came
TO the surface, and Conkey remarked 20
Bond and Samson that be was satisfied,
deal. On Monday morning samson told
Bond he would go mp 10 the Silver Wave
/ mine 70 see his brother. and they would not
| work. Bond said he would go down and
| square mp the drift. samson said the
company had seen II as IL is. and would not
be liable TO 90 down again. Bond went
down and worked about three hours. when
a ton OF more OF the roof fell, stTik-
ing him on the small of the back.
breaking it. and also a number oil ribs. He
called TO Duncan who went down the lad
der to his assistance, uncovsrina him aud
then ran for VIM. Roberts and the Eva
brothers who we're working near by. They
soon got Bond to the surface and sent for q
team, not sinking him 60 be badly hut
He talked all right for a while though in
sisting that his legs we're broken, bet Rob-
erts examined them and told him thsy we're
not. lie soon changed color in the face,
and told them be was dying. and seemingly
dOzsd Of into aquite slumber and was
dead.
William Bond was born Aug. 10. lsi7. in
AugGrraek. Cornwall. England, where be
grew 80 manhood and married Miss Amelia
Richards. lie worked in tin mining there
until 1880, when he came 60 the Unit d
States, going ffst TO Colorado. though stay
! ing only q few months. and then coming tC
! Wickes and Co bin in Jefferson county
I where he worked at mining for two Yeas
b lie then went 10 ST. Louis where he located
/ daughter. who came 70 him in 1882
He leaves q wife and a widowed daughter
) Mra Annie Neville, and her little son. Fred
die Neville, four years old. and a brother
James II. Bond. residing in NedeT.And
Boulder county. Colorado. His remain
we're taken to the kadesburg cemsteTy on
the 7th inst. followed by . large and sor
Z rowing conoourse of relations and friend
9 from ~. Louis. RadersbuTR and 1Own
A send, and land TO rest. sitter impressive bur
? ial services by Rev. T.. LRs, OF the iattel
. place.
o After supper. the sunday evening befof
= the socident the family we're Ilanning
r Wait 20 friends in she old country end tell
= ing Freddie about the yoyHgs across an
ses. The sale of the group will only b.
delayed a short time as the same COMPANY
have also bond on the Little GIANT groul
of gold lodes adjoining consisting OF th
Little Giant Atlantic and East Giant
owned by Mary Roberts and her husband
| OF this placs.
- The bond on the Bond and samson RTou
p IA understood TO be for $40 600 and 20 ru
until the frat dAI Of May next