The Greenville times., 1900-10-06
CURIOUS MYSTERIES in MINES.
AR of One in Montana Causes Aien
to StiMen Out and Die.

AR of One in Montana Causes Men
| to stiMen Out and Die.
"In this line of work we come across
zone curious accident end narrow es-
,apes." said Deputy Mine Inspector
Frank Hunter the other might. 'One
thing struck me long ago, and that is
now much it takes to kill a man some
times. and how easily the thread of life
is often snapped Down in Colorado
knew a fellow who plunged down 800
feet in single compartment shaft. He
went to the bottom. but did not break a
zone. OF course. he was pretty badly
jvrred up and good deal frightened,
but he was all right In day or two.
Wien he fell he went down feet first.
and big oi!skin that he wore opened
OUT at the bottom and acted as q para
.hute. He said the last part Of his de-
scent was so much slower than the first
he hardly thought he was dropping at
all. and half expected to remain sus-
pended in the shaft like Mohammed's
rofir~ Nearly alwayS when man falls
any distance he turns over. II he starts
feet downward, and finishes his plunge
head first. have seen a number of
Eases where the man fell with his boots
on and wAs found barefooted when he
was picked up. I suppose this is be-
eause the blood goes to the head, MAX
Ing the feet smaller. and besides the
pressure OF the mir upon the heel end
counter acte as a bcSt-jack.
II had to go over TO Sand Coulee to
Investigate an accident in which one
man was killed and another had three
ribs broken. Speaking of Sand Coulee
It struck me while was there that il
wanted to commit suicide I would go
there to do it. don't mean that life
becomes such a burdenin the coal corn-
try that the ties that bind are more
easily severed than elsewhere, but that
It affords unsurpassed facilities for
cheap and happy dispatch. It's a
wonder to me that some of the many
people who annually launch themselves
into eternity from Butte do not take the.
Sand Coulee route. Down in the coal
mines there is one passage that hs three
miles long. and in some Of the chambers
air does not seem to circulate. Upon
the walls there is a gathering of moist
ure. and if you puff cigar in one Of
these chambers the smoke will seek the
walls. where it cJings with an undulat-
Ing movement like a spray of weeds
under running water. That dew on the
walls is white damp. and the dead air Of
ihe c1lamber where 1t is fcundfs poison
vus. In a few minutes feeling Of
steals over q man who
breathes it, and before long he is asleep
knd dreaming delici0usry. so those say
who have been reSuscitated. But the
deep is akin to that of the lost traveller
over whose enumbedlimbsth actic snow
eddies and drifts. for unless help comes
soon there is no awakening. If. however,
the venturesome explorer OF these un-
dergrond death traps realizes hiR
danger in time and manages to staggeH
out into the fresh air. he;has an expert
snce to undergo which may cause him
10 regret that he did not remain inside,
Every bone and muscle aches with the
poignancy that Is known to
from yellow fever. Tho
treatment is simple, but effective. Be-
ing nearly dead, the sufferer Is nearly
buried. "A hole is dug in the soft earth.
and the victim is made to stand up in It
while the dirt is thrown in around him
head is seen above ground
This draws out the soreness, and in q
short time the patient has recovered"
Butte MONTY Miner.