Father: James Thomas Simmons
Mother: Adeline Cahoon
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"BURIED BY A SNOW SLIDE.
One Man Covered and Two Others Imprisoned in the Tunnel of the Blue Bell Mine - All Rescued.
Thomas Fife and his crew of six men who had been working in the tunnel of the Blue Bell mine at Gold Hill, returned to the city on Sunday. The work was progressing satisfactorily until a snow slide from the mountain buried Winfield Erickson, who was working near the mouth of the tunnel. When rescued he was unconscious. Two other men, Bud Simmons and Orland Rider, were imprisoned for some time in the tunnel but suffered no hardships. The men, however, refused to do further work and all started for this city. They were a week on the road owing to the muddy condition of the roads and trails and to having pack out their blankets, cooking utensils and food.
Mr. Fife says the work had been progressing very satisfactorily up to the time of the accident and that they were in 100 feet on tunnel No. 2 and every indication showed that they would have struck the main vein after working two or three more shifts. They had been following the course of a small vein which intersects the main ledge at an angle and the further they have gone in the richer has been the character of the rock. Mr. Fife expects to return to the mine with one man this week, and as soon as the weather becomes more settled will fill up his crew and prosecute the work throughout the winter. He has supplies of every kind to last until spring."
The Yakima Herald, Thu, Dec 6, 1900 page 7
Mother: Adeline Cahoon
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"BURIED BY A SNOW SLIDE.
One Man Covered and Two Others Imprisoned in the Tunnel of the Blue Bell Mine - All Rescued.
Thomas Fife and his crew of six men who had been working in the tunnel of the Blue Bell mine at Gold Hill, returned to the city on Sunday. The work was progressing satisfactorily until a snow slide from the mountain buried Winfield Erickson, who was working near the mouth of the tunnel. When rescued he was unconscious. Two other men, Bud Simmons and Orland Rider, were imprisoned for some time in the tunnel but suffered no hardships. The men, however, refused to do further work and all started for this city. They were a week on the road owing to the muddy condition of the roads and trails and to having pack out their blankets, cooking utensils and food.
Mr. Fife says the work had been progressing very satisfactorily up to the time of the accident and that they were in 100 feet on tunnel No. 2 and every indication showed that they would have struck the main vein after working two or three more shifts. They had been following the course of a small vein which intersects the main ledge at an angle and the further they have gone in the richer has been the character of the rock. Mr. Fife expects to return to the mine with one man this week, and as soon as the weather becomes more settled will fill up his crew and prosecute the work throughout the winter. He has supplies of every kind to last until spring."
The Yakima Herald, Thu, Dec 6, 1900 page 7
Father: James Thomas Simmons
Mother: Adeline Cahoon
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"BURIED BY A SNOW SLIDE.
One Man Covered and Two Others Imprisoned in the Tunnel of the Blue Bell Mine - All Rescued.
Thomas Fife and his crew of six men who had been working in the tunnel of the Blue Bell mine at Gold Hill, returned to the city on Sunday. The work was progressing satisfactorily until a snow slide from the mountain buried Winfield Erickson, who was working near the mouth of the tunnel. When rescued he was unconscious. Two other men, Bud Simmons and Orland Rider, were imprisoned for some time in the tunnel but suffered no hardships. The men, however, refused to do further work and all started for this city. They were a week on the road owing to the muddy condition of the roads and trails and to having pack out their blankets, cooking utensils and food.
Mr. Fife says the work had been progressing very satisfactorily up to the time of the accident and that they were in 100 feet on tunnel No. 2 and every indication showed that they would have struck the main vein after working two or three more shifts. They had been following the course of a small vein which intersects the main ledge at an angle and the further they have gone in the richer has been the character of the rock. Mr. Fife expects to return to the mine with one man this week, and as soon as the weather becomes more settled will fill up his crew and prosecute the work throughout the winter. He has supplies of every kind to last until spring."
The Yakima Herald, Thu, Dec 6, 1900 page 7
Mother: Adeline Cahoon
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"BURIED BY A SNOW SLIDE.
One Man Covered and Two Others Imprisoned in the Tunnel of the Blue Bell Mine - All Rescued.
Thomas Fife and his crew of six men who had been working in the tunnel of the Blue Bell mine at Gold Hill, returned to the city on Sunday. The work was progressing satisfactorily until a snow slide from the mountain buried Winfield Erickson, who was working near the mouth of the tunnel. When rescued he was unconscious. Two other men, Bud Simmons and Orland Rider, were imprisoned for some time in the tunnel but suffered no hardships. The men, however, refused to do further work and all started for this city. They were a week on the road owing to the muddy condition of the roads and trails and to having pack out their blankets, cooking utensils and food.
Mr. Fife says the work had been progressing very satisfactorily up to the time of the accident and that they were in 100 feet on tunnel No. 2 and every indication showed that they would have struck the main vein after working two or three more shifts. They had been following the course of a small vein which intersects the main ledge at an angle and the further they have gone in the richer has been the character of the rock. Mr. Fife expects to return to the mine with one man this week, and as soon as the weather becomes more settled will fill up his crew and prosecute the work throughout the winter. He has supplies of every kind to last until spring."
The Yakima Herald, Thu, Dec 6, 1900 page 7
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