The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-09-24
TRAGEDIES OF THE MINES.
Curious Accidents That Have Happened to
Delivers After hidden Treasure.


Delivers After hidden TrcAsure.
In this line of work we come across
some curious accidents and narrow
escapes, said Deputy Mine Inspector
Frank Hunter the other night. lone
thing struck me long ago, and that is
how much it takes TO kill n man some
times and how easily the thread of life
is often snapped,
"Dowu i'll Colorado / knew fellow
who plunged down 500 feet i'll n single
compartment >taft He Went to the
course he was pretty badly Jared up
and n good deal frightened, hut he was
all right again il y day or two, When
he fell, he Went down feet first. and Il
6S oilSkin that he wore opened ont nj
the bottom and acted as 4 parachute,
He said the last part Of his descent was
So much slower than the first that he
hardly thought lie was druppins at all
and half expected 70 remain suspended
III the shaft, like Mohammei' 5 coffin.
Nearly always when a man falls
any distance he Turns over. if he starts
feet downward. and finishes his plunge
head FIRST, l have seen 4 number Of
cases where the man fell with his boots
on and was found ta:efoote6 when he
WAS picked mp l suppose this is because
the hlood gees IL the head, making the
feet smaller, and besides the pressure ot
the air Upcn the hesl ana counter acts
SIS y HNosjacS,
Il had ~ 81 over to Sand Coulee tc
investigate Su accident IL which cne
man wXS Allei ana another had three
rihS hrossn, Speaking of Sand Coules,
ii struck ms while ! was there that if
wanted 20 commit suicide would SO
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