Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-28
NEWS OF THE WEST.
4 Peculiar Accident Results In The
Death of Colorado Miner.
FATAL EXPLOSION OF POWDER.
A Murderor's Sentence COMMITTED
shocking Mlshap 10
Child, etc.

Guild, etc.
While saving slabs at a Florlfsant,
Colo, saw mill on Monday, e.. j.
Hindman met with y painful HCci ient.
HE hand was caught ny n small saw
splitting the hand and arm open 10 the
elbow.
Application has been made 10 Gov.
crnOr Osborne, Of Wyoming, O. cIm.
mute the sentence OF Frank Howard,
who was sentenced 10 hang Tor the
murder OF Deputy Sheriff Hofn, at
Dixon, Wyo., 10 life lmprisOnmenL
Gus Breeue, M employo at the lime
kiln at Lime creek, Colo, was Killed
Monday afternoon Dy ON szplJslon Of
giant pow der The powder was frozen
and the man was thawing II out, wheu
one OF the workmen accidentally
dropped some hot lime on the giant
and the explosion followed. Brecne
was instantly killed, his body being
ieariully mangled.
Arrangements have been perfected
by the fauchofs of san Diego, taL,
Aioluity for the planting 0fUn aiErB on
large ecalc, anu company hns been
organized 90 handle the product. A
tnnuory ia TO be erected in this city %
cost $4,000, and the plant will be exc
tended ~ rapidly a. the supply Uf
canaigru iucrtnsVs. The foOl1 grow
Wild ia Lower California bus g 10 be-
lioved the output can be largely Iu-
creased by cultivation.
floohc (Nevnda) Ecooyd worl was
al lac AaUNw
day, aud the familiar loot Ut the
whistle Il pleasant to hear. The rbuu
viii bn put ia good w0rsing order the
fret thing, after which somc prospect.
Ing Will be done. It's u good silver
mine that will ray expenses these
days, but the Nuba 10 one VI them.
Eyefy pocket Of orc found IL rich,
both In silver and lead, and Hndf
feahy sale nj the Salt Lake and other
markets.
Says the Mancos tColo.) Tines
"News OF a rich and extensive tlTikc
on tho snow Flake, East MauuUs, has
reached town. It's also reported that
another contact, 100 90 40 feet below
tho present. wortings has been un.
covered that shows nuc results IN
70 ip n. Ore tested last week from
the breast Of tho dfiu on the Snow
Flake, which was then Ia ~ irct, re-.
ufncd $40 and $50 respectively, Tor
H'o0ni unt fret Class ore. At thAt
time the streak was forty inches thick,
but now II u claimed that tho ore body
has Increased at a greater ratio iu
quality"
A sTccial from Monte Crltio, Wash,
tnyE A suOwslidb struck the DRYING
house OF the Pride oi the Mountain
mine Friday, anu buried ten miners.
The alarm was given aud force Oi
sOvtnty.Hvo men But about To rescue
tue Imprisoned men, Louis Erickson
was covered head downward sud was
taken nut dead. William McCarty
aas struck on the bacg VI tue head 10y
broken stick. WIN. Kelly was struck
In the face. W. f.. smith fell ou
stove, burning his forehead, but was
not seriously hurt. Four others were
cut painfully about tne heads. Al Of
the men we're rescued alive but Elk.
sou and are doing well.
Michael shumau,a well known min.
lug man Of Spokane, Wash, returned
on Monday from his mines Ia the
OGauogon district. lie reports the
lind " vetitable gold bonanza ut the
very summit OF the Cascade range OF
mountains, near Slate creek. Two
young men from Anaoofles named
Baron aud 6errlsh are thc LUCKY
hniUra. ShumAn says that the boyb
after weeks work with tho CfudeIt
ni implements have cleaned up So.
90 With plenty OF the same rich diTt
m sight Nearly all the miners Ia this
section 0t the country have lOckud 20
tue new III Dorado aud stsked CUT
claims.
Mary Fikane, aged 10 years, was
painfully n not fatally lurrd on
Monday night at Leadvlllo, Colo.
Tho little girl IL a weil.knOWu nguro
around the Rio GrAndo depot, where
Sue sells specimens to the passengers
on tbs through trains. Monday even.
lug she was at the west bound train as
usual. Ast the train started sho had
made a sale. She raised her hand Co
receive the purchase money when shr
slipped and fell, her lett arm being
thrown under the wheels " the bret
coach, The entire train passed over
her arm anu the child DID not make
single cutlery. The arm had TO be
smputated NJ the shoulder
Louis Boucher, a miner employed IN
the Portland, NJ Cripple Creek Colo,
met with u peculiar accident IN the
mine a few days ago which resulted ia
death. He was working In the n0ua
urlit Of the lbO-ioOl level auI had spIt
his holes anu WAS standing with n
teen other miners ut the station, $50
feet away, ready to come out Tor luucu,
when the changes exploded, A small
piece Of rock WAS driven along tho
drlit, which struck him with force
enough 10 fracture the skull back Of tho
rigAt ear. Tie deouHsed was good
miner and leaves about $40 900 In cash
10 his widowed mother, Ina addition
the Portland company paya fruu insur.
auoe on mon killed Or d jared while Ia
their employ. lilo viii receive one
year, full pay or about 81, 200 from
The insurance.
The coal excitement for western
Idaho IA being again aroused through
the VISIT VI Union Paciho tniclals 10
th6 HurseshOu Bend coal pTOBpuoia TO
inyestigate ia probability As n supply
point ana whether II would Justly Inc
construction OF u branch line. We
learn that they were not tAtisfed with
the Horseshoe Bond district anu give
no promise VI rOau. We are pleased
10 nOtu that Mr. Levi Allen has takpu
advantage Of the occasion To write the
Boise Mats6nldH that he can show the
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