Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-22
YAVAPAI COUNTY MINER
 KILLED IN 4 SHAFT
WAS TlMBERlNG IN THE SULTAN MIN FAN DDRoPPED DOWN
 FIFTY FEET.
Was We'll Known Hillside Resident,
 and Owned Considerable Mining
 Property-Aceident Happened Sun day-Died Monday.

Prescott Nov. 21.-One of the sud den and seemingly unaccountable ac- cidents happened at the Sultan mine, in the Santa Maria section, last Sun day, as a result of which P. V. Soren- sen, a well known miner. was injured so badly that he died the following day at Mercy hospital of his wounds. One of the results of the fall was a fractured skull, which was the cause of death. He passed away at 5:50 o'clock in the afternoon.
 Mir. Sorensen and a helper were tim bering in a shaft and were working from a swinging platform, a common method of securing a fOothold while putting in timbers in vertical shaft. The helper had gone away from the shaft to get some timbers or to do some other errand, and Sorensen fell while he was away. Upon returning he heard groans coming from the bot tom of the shaft, and realized what had happened. Sofensen had either fallen into the shaft from the surface or had stepped on the platform and fell from that The platform might have tilted with him. The exact cause of the fall will likely never be known.
 As soon as the accident became known at the Sultan mine. Superin- tendent Montague telephOned to Pres colt and engaged a special train to go to the Hillside station to bring the wounded man to the hospital. Dr. Thomaspn accompanied the special which made as fast time as possible to Hillside. The wounded man was put a board the train and the return trip made with all haste. Nothing could be done, however. to save the life of the miner, and death called it's own.
 Deceased was one of the best known men in the Hillside and Santa Maria districts. He was a resident of that part of the county for several years and was the owner of many mineral claims, both placer and quartz. He was a very energetic man and was never idle. He was a man of great invent i've genius, and patented a dry plac- ering machine that was called a won. der by his neighbors. He operated 1t at times when the conditions were right, and often cleaned up considera- bic gold
 Two years ago last spring Mr. Soren. sen,, J. A. Neuman and J. T. Pendegast incorporated a company known as the Jeanette-Arizona Mining company, which owned assets in the shape of mineral and placer ground in the San la Maria. Mir. Pendegast sold stock in Michigan and other places and quite lot of work was done. The propOsi- tion finally dropped and nothing has been heard of it for some time.
 Deceased was a man who was both respected and feared. If treated well he was accommodating and eager to do anything possible for his neigh bors. If aggravated or imposed on, he was a demon and a man to~ be feared His neighbors were well aware of his moods and did not trifle with him. He shot and killed a negro a few years ago. They had had some trouble over a placer claim, and the negro came to Sorensen's blacksmith shop. where trouble ensued and the negro vas killed. The latter was also a dangerous man and one to be let alone
 The remains of the unfortunate man were taken. in chare by F. F. Nevin.