Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1922-09-18
Mae Murray in
"BRoADWAY ROSE"

DecH ufllleu lTVu lHe henneuy lult
the Argonaut mine brought relief
to every executive connected with
the rescue work, Fred i. Lowell ot
the state industrial accident commits
sion said early today.
The big problem of the rescuers
was in making the connection be-
tween the two workings. Executives
realized that maps of the two mines
were on different scales, that drifts
had been carried beyond the points
shown in the maps, and that infor-
nation adequate for direction of the
operations to effect perfectly ac-
curate junction was lacking. w. E.
Downs, under ground engineer of
the Kennedy, worked with the rescue
crews all night in order to direct
their activities to the making of as
accurate a connection as possible.
Air is rushing through the $500
foto level of the Kennedy mine to
the 1900 foot level of the Argo-
naut at such a rate that it now
requires four men to close door,
the $50 a. m. bulletin issued by
Fred l.. Lowell, state industrial
accident commission engineer said.
Quick Rush of Air,
This means that the air in the
Argonaut will be purified quickly
for exploration and rescue work,
mine officials said.
DR.. Duschak's statement CON
tinues as follows:
"The water gauge at the top of
the Muldoon shaft previously reg
istered at AZ. At $3.50 a. m. it
had decreased to 40 and at $50
to 3.5. The velocity head went up
from two or three inches. The
water guage at the bulkhead in
the Argonaut mine registered
from two or three inches.
These results would Indicate
that the volume of air permitted
to flow to the Argonaut mine
through the 5000 foot level of the
mine had not stirred up
the fire in the Argonaut shaft.
This, in other words, would show
hat the fire had decreased very
degree.
jackson, Cal, Sept. 18.-( (By |
Associated Press)-When word |
was received today that after
.hree weeks of constant strug-
yle, the rescue workers on the |
1900 foot level of the Kennedy |
nine had broken into the Argo-
laut mine where AZ of their CO.
workers have been imprisoned,
Byron o. Pickard, engineer of the
United States bureau of mines,
.ook full charge of the work of
out the entombed men.
Apparatus teams with four men
% each team, each headed by
captain, were ready at the col
ar of the Kennedy mine and took
he places of the sweat and mud
covered rescue crews.
The first team to crawl through |
he opening made into the Argo-
laut was headed by Rodney B. |
Iecox of the United States bu-
eau of mines. This team was fol-
owed Immediately by a team cap
aimed by r. j. Duncan. These
wo teams constituted what was
designated by group A.
Carry Canary Birds
Group b, comprising two teams
leaded by A. ], Martin and B. F.
Mcdonald. respectively, were on
he $500 foot level shaft station
md relieved group A teams after
wo hours.
Captains Hecox and Duncan led |
heir men into the Argonaut wear
ng Gibbs-or the two proto-oxy-
ZEN breathing apparatus. Each
aptain carried cage containing
canary bird and candles to de-
ect the presence of carbon diox-
de or carbon moscoxide, the two
eaaly mine gasses.
Engineer Piekard's orders were
or the two teams to keep togeth-
+ and under no circumstances to
eparate in the exploring work in
he Argonaut mine. Oxygen was
to last only two hours.
The first task of the teams was
. rescue the living. The second
'as TO ascertain the location of
he dead and the third to restore
roper ventilation in the mine.
Instructions Issued
Each company carried full
luipment for resusticating, to-
ether with spirits of ammonia {
" revival OF the heart action
nd one wire net stretcher. q
Instructions, in event living
iEer vas found were dependent
/ the judgment Of the captain in c
large. Fresh air. the instruc- S
Ons stated, was the greatest re- 8
lisite. a
The first search in the Argo-
iut mine was to be on the 1900
OF level. Failing to find men +
re. the rescuers were ordered TO \
axe a thorough search of the {
90 foot level. All drifts, Slopes ]
d manways were ordered thor