Fatal Accident at Landlock'
At 4:10 o’clock Thursday after-1
noon a slip ocurred in a stope of i
the mine of the Standard Copper
Co., at Landlock bay, burying jack
Ross, the Superintendent, and two j
miners, Charles Scorman and
Alexander Bauman, Ross was
taken out alive several hours later
and will recover. The bodies of
the two miners had not been re
covi red last night.
The workings of the Standard
:: ine consists of a tunnel, which
taps one of the minor veins of the
property a short distance from
the entrance, and continues on for
about l'>0 feet further to another
vein. The first vein had been
Moped out to the surface, and work
ut taking out ore below the surface
or the tunnel was'in progress, a
bridge having been built across
the opening to take out the ore
from the inner working. The!
slope had been timbered with 8 x 8
timbers and was deemed perfectly j
safe .l ist before the shift changed
a t o’clock a number of shots had j
been tired, and Itoss, with the two
miners, went down to prepare for '
moving the ore, when, without the I
slightest warning, the rock crashed j
down from near the top of tin
stope. snapping the timbers and
bridge like pipestems, and burying
s • irinan and Bauman under Ions
of debris, undoubtedly killing
tl.»-ni instantly. Ross was near
i in* hanging wall, stooping over;
examining some of the ore, and
aidiough knocked down and badly,
bruised by fragments of the rock,
w-.s ~avcd from instant death bv a
i.or ion of the bridge, which, be
coming wedged against the wall,
prevented the mass from falling
directlv on him.
Two n en from the inner working'
had just crossed the ' bridge on
their way out, and hearing the
crash gave the alarm. Immediately
the entire force of the mine, under
the direction of J. L. Steele, vice
president of the company, began
the work of rescue. Notwithstand
ing the jagged masses of rock
which momentarily threatened to
fall upon them, the men worked
liked heroes, and after several
hours succeeded in releasing Ross,
who, though hadlv crushed and
bruised, was still conscious and
will recover.
Scorman and Bauman were direct
ly under the mass of rock, and as
there was no possibility of their
being alive, work was discontinued
after the release of Ross, until the
timbers could he replaced which
work was nearly completed last
evening.
Scorman and Bauman nad both
been in the employ of the company
since Mav. As near as can be
learned, from his conversation with
other employees, Bauman’s people
live near Oregon City, Ore. No;Ir
is known of tire whereabouts of
of Scorman’s people. Letters f-om
bis father, among his effects, give
no posto(lice address, merely llm
tiile of what is believed to be an
estate in Denmark,
Scorman’s body will be taken
in charge of and buried by the
Western Federation of Miners, of
which organization Ire was a mem
ber. The body of Bauman will be
interred by the company pending
the arrival of word from his peo
pie.
No blame for the accident oanj
attach to either the company or
Boss, as every safeguard possible
bad been provided t<> insure the!
safety of the miners.
News of the accident, was brought
to town by J. L. Steele.
Japanese Question Again
Washington, Sept. 14—!t is
stated that the Cabinet Meeting
which r as called yesterday after
noon, was for the purpose of dis
cussing the Japanese question, and
especially the question as it re
lated to the Pacific Coast. All in
formation however was refused «.t
the departments. Pres. Roosevelt
has issued a message urging the
creation of the Cabinet position of
Secretary of Transportion, which
shall have charge and jurisdiction
of all interstate commerce.
»
Chicago, Sept. 15—Telegraph
operators on the Northern Pacific
threaten to strike if their demand
for increased wages is not granted.
Seattle, Sept. 14—Baba Bhar
ati, a Hindu sage, prophesies? that
Japan and China will combine m
a war against the United States in
1915.
Chicago, Sept. 14—The school
hoard of tins city has forbidden
the attendance of adult Orientals
at i lie public schools. Tiie Japan
ese have entered a protest through
:heii c -nsul
.Joplin, Mo. Sent. 14—The Joplin
Herald office was dynamited last
night, blowing the stnieture to
pieces. The act is supposed to
have been done by parties hostile
to the paper because of the vigor
ous tight it has been waging for
ekan municipal government.
Washing'on. Sept. 14—Roose
velt today signed a proclamation
creating the Tongas forest reserve,
in the Ketchikan district, Alaska.
The reserve was directly the re
sult of a triples: of the Ketchikan
Power Co. and embraces two mil
lion stores. Surveyor Langille is
in charge of the reserve.
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San Francisco, Sept. 14—Con
gressman Longworth arrived here
yesterday from the Orient. He
denies the interview attributed to
him regarding a third term for
President Roosevelt, stating that
no condition could arise which r
would force Roosevelt, to again ac
cept the nomination for the presi
dency.
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Seattle, Sept. 16—The wife and
darghter of engineer Olson, of the
U. S. Geodetic survey boat Mc
Arthur, now at Kodiak, died here
yesterday of typhoid fever.
Seattle. Sept. 16—Franklin Lane
for the intei state commerce commis
sion is in the city, and predicts a
serious coal shortage on the Pacific
Coast this winter. He says the
j Alaska coal fields will he the onlv
means of relief from this condition
in the future.
Tromso. S *pt. 16—The airship,
with which W Iter Wellman was
to make his attempt to reach the
North Pole, was wrecked on a
glacier, and Wellman has Ween
forced to abandon his attempt for
this year.
Seattle, Sept. 16— Ex-Senator
Vandevanter was killed yesterday
in a c llision between an auto’
i in which he was riding, and an
interurban car at the Meadows.
In the same machine were Senators
Davis and Fidemiller and a saloon
keeper by the name of Wilson, all.
of whom were injured, but are now
resting easily at ;he hospital.
Boise, Sept. 16—The condition
of Pettibone is so serious that he
1 as been removed to the hospital,
where it is probable that be will
1 have to.undergo an operation. His
; ease has been postponed indefi
1 nitelv.
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1 okyo, Sept. 16—Count Okuma,
in an interview regarding the out
break against the Japs in the
United States and Canada, says
j there is nod. com pa iso n between
! the San Francisco and Vancouver
riots. Ini'the former, he claims,
j the acts were countenanced by ttie
i local authorities, in the latter, un
; supported except by laborers. He
likened the Frisco riots to a Boxer
j uprising in China. Roosevelt, he
said was fair and impartial until
he had interviewed the California
delegation, when lie changed his
* views.
White River Junction, Vermont,
! Sept. 16—A head-on collison oe
cured yesterday on the Boston ifc
M nine R. R. between an excursion
train and a freight. Twelve cars
of the excursion train were teles
coped, killing twenty-four of the
passengers and injuring thirty.
Many of the injured are in a
serious condition and may not sur
vive.
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Ellamar
Mining
Companv
. Powder, Caps, Fuse,
and all other nec
essaries for the
Prospector.