Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-09
TWO MEN ALIVE
BURIED IN MINE
Cave in Prospect in Hughes Can
yon Catches Miners in
Death Trap.
LIVES SAVED BY IRON PIPE.
Through ~ They summon Rcscucrs
Who Are Now Engaged In
Digging Men Out

ln grave 300 feet from daylight
with only a small iron pipe connect
ing them with the outor world. two
miners. both named Peterson. but not
related 10 each other. are today m a
precarious position ln Hughes canyon.
one OF the small connecting denles OF
Little Cottonwood. The men were
caught In a cavo-in in a small prospect
in the canyon this morning and heroic
efforts are being made 20 rescue them
TO this little piece Of iron pipe the
men will owe their lives if their roscu-
crs succeed in their task. In being pos
sossed Of O. at the time the cave-in
occurred, one OF tho vagaries of tho
conquest for hidden treasure is reveal
ed IL had been In use by the men
several days ago when al work in tho
little bore and had not been taken
away when the men were through with
IT,
while the rescue party was at work
this morning. after digging nino feet
into the ohoked tunnel. another cave
$40 occurred which stopped their work
and made a fresh start necessary. Il
is such fortune that the rescue party is
meeting and the hour when the men
will be released depends much upon ac-
cidcnt.
CAUGHT WITHOUT WARNING.
The Pctersons were engaged 300 feet
from the mouth OF the tunnel this
morning n prosecuting development
work IN their prospect without warn
ing "a deiuge of rock and gravel snuUed
their lights and left them peuned On
absolutely helpless and with no means
Of enecting their own rescue. To dig
themselves out of their precarious po-
sition IS impossible. But they were
smiled upon by fortune in the midst
Of their go luck. ono Of the entombcd
men remembered that the pipe was OF
hand and upon investigation found that
IS was not closed az either end They
We're thus able n gain fresh air and
took their turn 90 the end Of the tube
for breathing
I'm this way. too. they were able to
communicate through it, they soon
were discovered. Using the pipe as a
telephone they told those who answered
their cries for help Of their predicament.
HELP Is CALLED.
A messenger mounted on a horse rode
10 Holiday. where all the men and
BOYS IN the stores and streets were
rushed 90 the scene Of the accident
Worl, with shovels began heroically.
Relays Of two worked in short shifts
with speed that taxed them 60 the ut
most Progress was rapid and "a
showing as being made i'm the obstruC-
ton An the while cheering words
were shouted 20 the prisoners by the
men who were trying 20 save them.
Then 10 luck came again and nine
feet Of the cleared space was again
hned up with the second oave-in.
A messenger arriving in Holiday
al o'clock this afternoon reported
that the rescue party had overtaken
the disadvantage again and were over
L. feet toward the mon. The rescue
party is working iu the interior Of
the tunnel over 200 feet from the
mouth and. while it is not known
definitely just how far the tunnel is
driven iu. the two prisoners said
through the tube today that they are
FULLY In 800 feet. giving the rescue
party 100 feet 10 go before freedom
swim greet the two entombed men.
The men who are caught in the
death trap and cheerful in the midst
OF their misfortune and declared that
they would stick II out" az long as
have 100 food with them, but arrange
ments are being made to furnish them
with milk through the pipe.