Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-19
RESCUERS REACH
ENTOMBED MINERS
AFTER MANY DAYS
May Be "a Hours or Longer
Before First Body or Res
cued Miner Is Brought
Out

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JACKSON, Cal, Sept. 1S,-By
the Associated Press.)-The opening
connecting the Kennedy mine with
the Argonaut workings, There forty
seven men have been entombed
twenty-five days, has been enlarged
to the full size necessary for the
passage of the rescue crews, it was
announced officially at 6:45 o'clock
this morning.
The search of the Argonsut mine
will begin shortly after II O'Clock
noon, it was announced at 1890
o'clock i'll an official bulletin. In the
meantime the rescue workers will
finish timbering the opening between
the two mines.
The great force Of the draft blow
ing from the Kennedy into the Argo-
naut mine indicates that there is
no cave-in on the 200-foot level
of the Argonaut, the rescue officials
declared. Crews of men were hold
ing the ventilating doors on the g.
6OO-foot level of the Kennedy closed
in order that the draft would not re-
kindle the fire in the Argonaut.
Penetrated at O'Clock
The rescue crew which has been
driving ahead on the 3900-foot level
of the Kennedy, racing the crew on
the higher level to see which first
would break into the Argonaut, was
taken off the work his morning
when the draft through the, connec-
tons cut assured that there were
no cave-ins on the Argonaut's 1900
foot level.
Crew Wins $1,000 Bonus
Formal announcement was made
that the crew on the 3600-foot level,
all members of which are Argonaut
miners, had won the $4,000 bonus
offered by the mine officials to the
first crew to break into the Argo-
naut.
Engineers at the mouth of the
mine said at least "a hours would
be required before the first body or
rescued miner could be brought to
the surface. Several days may be
required for exploration work before
any bodies of men are found, it was
said.
Byron 0. Pickard, engineer OF the
United States Bureau of Mines, or
GO 1ized two teams of rescue work
erS.
The first task of the teams was
to rescue the living. The second
was to ascertain the location OF
the dead and the third to restore
proper ventilation in the mine.
Each company carries full equip
ment for resuscitation together with
spirits of ammonia for revival OF
heart action and one Wire-net
stretcher.
The first search in the Argonaut
mine was to be on the 4.200-foot lev
ell. Failing to find men here, the
rescuers were ordered to make a
thorough search Of the 4,300-foot lev
All drifts, slopes and man-Ways
Wei vi NCl GU IIIOlooSoAAAS SNSAA SAA -
al tested for men and. gas condi'
tons.
1.-THE carbon monoxide gas has
decreased very materially. so that
the test can2r,-- biru is only slightly
affected" DR.. Duschak said.
The fire in the Argonaut mine
has decreased since the opening OF
the drift between the Kennedy and
Argonaut shafts, according to DR.
L. H. Duschak, consulting chemlcaI
engineer.
Timbering the opening between
| the Kennedy and Argonaut mines
| to prevent a cave-in on the rescuers
who stand ready to enter the Argo
| naut in which forty-seven men have
been entombed, delayed the fedora
| mine rescue crews from entering
| the Argonaut, according to the las
word from the 3,600-foot levels o
the Kennedy today.
| Rescue workers, working from thu
adjoining Kennedy mine, penetrated
the Argonaut mine, where forty
seven men have been entombed NOR
than three weeks, shortly after
a. m. today.
An official statement, issued be
fore the first connection was made
said: after this hole has been drill
ed several hours will elapse befor
men will be able to pass through in|'
the Argonaut."
Announcement that the hole hat
been drilled into the Argonaut work
ings was made by e. C. Hutchinson
president of the Kennedy mine ant
Milling company, through who's
| workings the rescue work is beinE
conducted. Hutchinson said tn
hole proved that the $500 foot leve
of the Kennedy mine and the 4,20
foot level of the Argonaut mine hat
| had been connected.
The connection with the Argonau
is a one-inch drill hole. Fred L
Lowell of the state industrial acci
dent commission, said.
Tense watchers stood in the chi
morning twilight, fearing and hop
ing for the first word from the res
cue SQUADS. These we"0 not rela
tives of the entombed men but min
officials, Red Cross workers ant
newspaper men.
Before the d~'ls twisted through
the last rock barrier there had beel
little but disappointment and monot
ony in the wait above ground. S
many times had the wives, parent
and children of the imprisoned mir
| h a1~I bo+ n - hy