The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1905-10-28

shaft 10 the surface
Mike Ohe- Macki was married man
of about 35 years Of age and of Finnish
descent
No. v.
A fatal accident occurred at the
Michigan mine on the night OF April
18th. John Matson laborer was i'm
stantly killed by being struck on the
head with a chunk of ore.
John Matson was engaged in pulling
down dirt into No. l. chute between
the Bird and 4th levels OF the mine
This stope from which John Matson
was pulling down dirt had back
10 feet from the dirt on which
he was standing.
About 10 feet away from where he
was engaged in pulling down dirt vas
"A No . chute. Above this No. ?
chute there was raise, that was
about 30 feet high. aud il was connect
ed with sub-drift that came in over
the back OF the stope and there were
two miners working mp in this sub
level, blasting out the side Of the drift,
where the raise connected with the
drift, and the dirt that they were
breaking i'm this sub-level ran
down thru this raise into No. 2 chute.
When John Matson was put in this
stope TO pull down dirt into No !
chute. Thomas Richards the Shift
Boss told him to keep away from
this No. 2 chute because there was
dirt coming down thru this raise and
because there were miners working
above in a subdrift. A short time
after Matson started TO work he left
his place of working and went oven
and started 10 pull down dirt into No.
2 chute A little while after he was
there a chunk OF ore came down strik-
ing him on the head and killing him
instantly.
John Matson was of Finnish descent
and young unmarried man.
No. VI
A fatal accident occurred at the
Baltic mine May 5th.
John Farley Jr.. a miner. was in.
stantly killed by fall OF ground May
5th,. about S:l5 a. IN. between the
end and Bird levels in No. - stone.
He and his partner had Leen
backstoping in this No. 80 stope. When
Farley and his partner came down
about o'clock in the morning they
found some loose ground in the back
Of the stope, left over from the night
shift blasting. They went and trim
med down this ground and made that
part Of the stope perfectly safe. Then
John Farley left that place and went
down over the pile OF loose dirt about
10 feet from where he had been
trimming, and went under the brow
Of the ground. This ground was about
% feet from the pile OF loose dirt
which he WAS standing on. He stoop-
cd in under this brow of ground for
some oil to fill his lamp. he was in q
STOPPING position when piece OF loose
ground broke of from this brow of
ground striking him in the back OF
the neck and head, killing him in
stantly. He was single man of
about % years OF age and of Irish
descent
No VII.
A fatal accident occurred at the
Riverton mine May sth.
Adam vingo, a trammer boss, was
killed At the Riyerton mine on the
night Of May sth. by falling down
thru wing from the 4th, level to the
back OF the 5th, level, distance of 20
feet.
About O'Clock on the morning Of
the 9th Capt. Harry Duff went to get
the report from Adam Vingo the
trammer. boss but found that he
wasn't mp from underground yet.
Capt Duff then went down to the 4th,
level where Vingo was employed but he
couldn't find him there He then
went down to the 9TH level. After n
little investigation he found Vingo 3
remains about one set above the back
of the 9TH level. Right above where
he was laying there was VIM that
came down from the 4th level The
top of this wing at the 4th level was
about 10 feet from the side Of the drift
and there was guard around the
top OF this VIM. bow he came to
fall Is "A n. ystery.
He was Of Finnish descent and y
young unmarried man.
Nos Win. a. TX.
Two fatal accidents occurred AT the
Baltic mine May 23rd.. about 3 p. m.
August Petronich and George
Petronich, two miners were instantly
killed 10y a fall Of ground in No. 80
stope between the 2nd and 3rd levels
% the Baltic mine. where they had
belonged back stopping
ON the morning Of the 23rd August
and George Petronich drilled round
Of holes in this No. - stope and they
blasted M noon time When they