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GV&Ued .toa -ob eW • beo.t'lM=>lie od b!uo.c:a • ert.!lO _hee!l .btmJ.uodd' n rl..t-xov, aJ: nat.1 evJ:..t c,l.ao ~&&.!!a.ta.tar.ta $Ltl.1:e.a.oq !.ta ~0bm ~ettrre .t.!n~ :ew ~rre . . . I a~ o.t1:.t'.!OB~- • • ttt.s~ e-w ttB~~ G1>t1<.t1"-l'OqXO ~O!lI b.a.cl ~!~dMq ?~Ari IJO.Y al ~Qq8'1 ~leb B . ;q lL evad ,ie..o.'T •~ ~~- aztl ' , <pto!l ,ti..t ot • w_ ~ omo-t 81~08~~ rto~ sea MO .uo~ • 1 eW . • e.au~ e.trr.t $.a ~erU ll0!3 ~OW~· ovs.d tedt b~ I • GCX;i'188Gflq o.:iJ' •• • oit fnaa,o, , -11.etam&-b • e •~" an ~ud •aa.ttq-io· ~ e.woblw ed.t 't.o .ao.t".t.teo~ •edt a~.t.ts'O'l .t.te Ion ob , ~.t!Jrl'ta e.rtt 'io e.tto is brs v;.tiau~.tv.tbttt . i .&04"%•1>.mo~ u 114'.f!'. • •1 ~ �maket a "•*I ~•• .1t . L• gc,lno· • ~f:I ~oke 8wtMf'1oo I 8\WOly W1.ll nat. .. . "Y••~I •Yem. U l lla4 n bNtiher Cl' ~a~her 1n . ~--~ at t,l'l,e p~act. t,1:i,eJ % ahOul.4 !lOt, • • to BO aho.t, . • ~- ~ Ot OOUNe. • .'.r =-a all well ' aw~ . that t,h• ·o.=~~ m4 • ..,.. bo~ el• :, conc•1'2i•ct, ••If 01 ly the "14~ /; wot\ld lUe ~o eon the nme openod, ethd the b~d.tea fral-:en cut... Xt •1e going t.o be at cono1dwable .. ooat but ot cou~~e t~at ~e.koa no d1tferonca, but how do tho 11idOWQ feel . OVel' it. t . . \y1 th ili.GGe_ w1dOWG .and ~eep thOl?.l ' . ~cu1e.n.9 t rou COtl.~l'~m1i qu.tet, by _put,t.tne a. monw:lent up ovor tho Eiut. S~do t ur. 01beona here this .c.~m1ng . :r think it ~ouJ.ct bG a good 1daa :f or ?!is . El'Oi,n to tell wna t, ll.e has ea en ovel' thex-e , . . All o~aotod :i,y J.~. G1b on·• Ur. Bzto·wn !'epeated his statement tw.de .i \he n o ~ soas1on, D ,, l!?Neil I , tn ~ooµllB ovor tl:i.e :raecord t hat ·?:as • p~ 1 taldJ.\g tempNt.Ul'Ct I tharo wwo d~s whon the t.o:rnpr tut-a on the f'ollon~ d that is;,. t,he tet pl'ature to- 4"'7 .tt1ght be .. . . ' . abn~r&Hil.. hoat, which woulc:l 01mso . ex:pina1on and i'°uld ·aause the pu.a~ . out• t.li.e thins ~•• 1n l.ie,ntte dot\l ·1t J.~ hard t-o tel=-.. mieihei- ·oi- not thez,e .to any ~zt get,t1na into the Eaat S1de I c anno~ tol.J. lm't, ono t'M.l:lg : . . wo do knov, - \he:re is no. hl ack damp g1v~n ot~ 1 and I C¢!: . ., gao 1 sa.-v 1n the l atr,p t,o-dey 'i7U O@bUNttod hydl'CBOlh 4d.te. stWa tho Ti> cntiol' a mi11o . attoz, rq . explo ai~n I t,hink ~he~ is more 01" loss .t"islt and · I do net , . th1Dk. .. ' the moat expeMenoed would vent\U'e to Bey whether. ,· OX' not that rn1ne c~ , ., "'1e have. tcheri risks wmy tae~. • I t,l}!nl;: _there irould: be e~~a~erabl$ _ . _.. - l'ish 1n opening the \,...in·e , in tll.1~ .c omiaction -- lilJ!lito ~oat holda ~:lN and when you th1nk· 1\. 1s :out iti 1s not, out.a _,11 it noa~a _ia oqs=.. t,o · �' "'• .f ,•• i. ,1 0 ·- ,. -.1110 tQl\l)Untoa , : Ill'•· ~e_lmlf • ,I 'th.ink t,h,e ~ea, · t ~ to do· wot\14..v.be ,o lo .' ••aJ.•«• U 1t •• bo ...-as d th·at ~q. . ' . X ,rould 'like to d ,. t,hat alQoup •. ~ h •. . . ,~•• lllwlj,t 1 •' ~• olop_puag ~,., ·tt thDN 1• o. t1"Ni 1a t.ho . , , i.tt11., :r;.loat e 1 .S.• 1\ 1• n_ct' ,. 1oa1.ye ,._. th• ttN toz, .t,he reuon that i t tues ",' ~trftait\ •~unt ot pu~e ,41 botozto 1t, Will f1ro 1 and tho mol'e t • t tJiai ~~ 11 tntl. table ·gu ati tLt stoppine d~os nQ,t, pn>Ye tLat Ul'9Jtt)_ti .OJ' th~ ,nine • I havo Pf>i-'8Q1lal. ZTS.en<lo 1r. ,beN 1ihM -£ • . ~ould like to eoe out, and. sJ.f~Il a dcoont, burial and 110Ul.tl bo 'WU~~ \o :t• Jl~t A ZD . i,n ~ •1•t 1n doin,e t.bat 1t I c.,0Jll1d ·l'ed ti.lat cond1t.1Qn w.oro o~1~ •at• but.. 'at t,Jia •Qffl~ t,1t:0 t ,r.1 11).:o the .e ot:li r ge.ntl.eta n . n opp11J.e 1 1 .kaockod. out on4 v,r, g t 1n .and try. to got tho 11,y It ~ lndn e bodies ~vo_r; m• wi ll \md.~1t,&md t hcit h• is t,eJ.d.nB a certf11n Mak and wo 1!q be •sue. ,o attul anct \te may bo uneuo.c etul .• . Ti:.at 1• ho\f I t~el 1n tiht 5::o:t,ttr , ~, ldc::Toila Thai iJ veey t,~e • ;,,~ . Pettit, , t,ha~ the i;ae ~vollld be •x.pltl11Ve at t ~o atopi;,1ne arad. mi&i:t, not be ·•Q!i111 as gu Will b'IU"A 1n . . .a saa ~•~ . a 17.tr. in the tt.111 , ·t,he I bolieT& t hat Just AS isoon a• you tako au int o t,h& oh• rou ff:111 t1n.d that, tri.o n~ ,:;111 .be expl.os1v· ~o "Cf~ - pu _b nne o~sei,. up to J.t.. a1.l: Xt. lde,ht> ho opened up and ~ - · Hdiea· tiakcn ou~ it.l1out the loss ot ~ Ufe ~ut 1t, 1a a ~ - and .S.t. 1a o•t ·pl'Obablo t,h I'& ~:lght be· ati acc1dent pxiovidine tho fi:tt.e is still . ,. • th.on ,· •It, ffl>\1J.d be a W1!'J 4an!J•rc MJt . Budo l'itk , p1Whl ~ I profo :t~on to pp»oaob , • 'F!ve. U t,hoN .hcUld be ·l).O fin th NI 11 stUl a novor \"TU in t,h11J o1n but, % Ulllterat£d it, 1• on $ veiw [izteai ~DB doon o. oave ·tt, \'10\\14 ~a?>~ be · n tcl'ty /~ ·oz- f'o-J'ty- f¼vo depee· pitch ad e mt\11 m>l'k1l\G on · t hat, ~1toh wouict l>o ·-ovo~ov.o V&'t!'f quickly- and ~ u.14 be gone betore ~ osio ooUl.4 £•t to h1a , ia,. YoUQB.• Y~ •o.~ \eke a1i o:t o-uzt. Noi-t.l1em ·m:lneti and I �.... - u d02t aupr.oae t,h ~ 11 a 1t1Sho U'l"I tJa-, ...,. •"- poacbly t,wo or- \hNo exo.~ • ~- ..,, tton• • tl:•t 1'-.aan't a tue in tt. "'.. w.i. fboy r.ro ,-7alla~ off with ziock t.opp. Nl4 •tm tho11e 1·a t1i-o 1n th. • jJSS• Just, to get. the now, ot \he Ml' • Pe~t! ta 11ko ·to uk .. SUJJ.PO" t! • 1 • a·topp~ r,:ro•ei,.t ! ffl>uld. -.,au lw.coked' .ou.t and left. .op• tOl't . ' ~~·• a dq 011 cou1l• ot 401,a, pc>Y14in8 that aft'qemen\ ·wovo ir.ad• d~l'cctl.y ttrtor t11e opcmine, •if possible, to put a torfine furthe.l' ~ 4 ot ~his bno, t;i/h t ·no\lld bo th~ roa"1t ·ot th t stopping be1J28 O?)l1d. ·t~:" C!OUp1o o~ dqa ever. 1£ t.!J.ez-e wus 1".1x-a 1n the nm• ., on that slopt t,he:ro \10Uld ho m oxploo.ton . I • I t 1a p~aotically 1mpoaa1blo to put that .stopping 1n any tw:-thor on acco\mt or tho tall that has -oocn.wr~d theN f that , topping is in about as f 1.-.i' as it can be put sat'elf . . r.;r , ltat es1 l e it, not tho calculntion of . ~t.• ngj;~eex-e that . l!o . 10 !nt~J is unda,.. wnter ? ·r7~ . 1$1.8:t'O Rari, R • W'o figu-red :r-o~~ly one tiLw tll~t that 1•:. about tho wata:i, COlr,OS to Mr . B1l"d a 1"1,e\t - wb.O 1a 91 ?.!r. Fc.i-t ·.eoye tl1.o ~ompany 1~ not so1ng to take ~ . aoine 1:.0· t.cko 1.t t We \~ll c OJne t.o the poi:Jlt. . I tliink .:ti- . rra.rt , r:.eana ·that t:t...a do not w«1t, ~ Of cotw o, the ''U\Y I look at, 1t ~ .t,lia\ !~ . n~·, . !.'!t9 . Bl:'adb,n,y and ii11 . ai ck rep.tte ent t,t~s eomr;an, 'but I do not know that 11110s saori ~iced . . t,hey a%'e· ·tll~ best r.1en t.o go 1n tl1ero t.o do tll.e , worlt • I bol~a,,e tho7. \Vould nll do t lu., 1%' 'P<Wt, • ent et-o a co~ tdno, 'i.·0U1or t horc:-' 1s tirG in t.h9'N or n~t • · ~ . Mc~a11.- • I don't, osy tor- a oSli,\\t rmcc:aatully' done i it all t.bl.ti .u; miBh,t no t. l)e 4crends upot1 what ,-C'J. aro .£tOins to til>.d ~ and �.,._, £1. tJlat. !ffilaown qu,aU,ty • 1~.• GMttitl°lt At. ,11. t;l.tlo ~ r. OJ>OD04 Up t,he ~ min , • ~QJP tM- t.S.Z. in t'o • •n• lho .ae P•• tow1ne re ton,1ne '11• .Sr uto \ho &1n• 1 wo zuw•~ h, •1•.,= •• ,.Nd the ~o UAW ·7~ oloaod Aonn ~•o dqa 0~ t.••1YIJ o• elook 1'•, f l?OJ"t ot tmt:i , 11., lfJ.Bht J. Af1i• • 1"". uln• UC the tan .t.roz; ri£ne o '-olo~ in. tlle momln8 . . !& . --~oodst . ,..,., and one n~ ~ II thc:re hnYe b\)oa J .I haye . soon. 1t 1Yl that. tiine whoNI . . •• . * .. . -travel~d tillo pla.ce CJ.d round -1t all ~;e~ an4 ~ . l••• · thau twenty .c1Jlut.o• ~t has bcuan o. rae;.s.na t'u:rn~e ~ ;.,~ .1a q ~ito ., po1a1ble the plfico1 on the sloi,e mieb,t. b ♦ tho sacu, . F.;nt,x,y I t,ziavolled a roon-: Qnd as I wns comJ.ns . In No . ·20 o.a:- 22 out, J; z:1et 1.!r . ,B ~okOt to:,a.. er' t~e- Supenntend·ent hotie 1 11• ael<od. u~o l1ow the rom: ,1aa and .I • said · ~t, wu all. z-11.')lt, ~..d he wont. 1n .and eatt.o out and .aa.1.d he also tounct 1t . all ~ t J.. WO got, to tho ptll't:tng, 'about, t'O\U." hundred t ee't, ' ·D1ek ml.aonJ .a~, we me, ha went 1~to the ieoo~ and Oar.le bacl~ ·out to -'the ;pEU'tin.g whei-o t!l' .. Brooke and . . I ·,,e-ro atamtin8 Md said ihe .X-OOtD. '.was on -i·1~eJ ·not: ovel' t~entiy -minti.tes ~ad elapaed between .t ho time I was 1n tl~-e· i'QOr.t: and t,ho t~G t,~,at, WUecn cmc.o out and -t,old us 1t, wco on f!ro., • . Mi- . i!at.es1 TheN 1s no 1nd1cat1on ot fil'e at preJJont. '!le b.&We to t.al.te t.'t..• prbaon't. tom~ t.ul:IQ t.o d.1>oi.d£1 what 1a 40 .m bel.ow. Mr. Gl'11't.1~• ~t.en we put. t,hat. t,4pp~c u on ~ht., E~t Si.d, elopo t'horo •a• n roiw a\rone ·t"1' meU that I wu. ent1re1y .u.n®~e. to_ . .,.. . get tio-dav. a. t~oz,c wno no f'1ro etnoll t,o-dey • . Ur. Mat,e, t ,:, It . there wao r1 .t iN ot ~ sz-eat ext.ent wt · sl?.oul.d ha~• more CtU.'bon dioxide• MJt . Troodaa td 'ott Ju•ti hari Tl).oJ'o can bo no firs there. . . . ·.No. ~ Ent,ey b~ ~ big fil'o, lio. 3 l!ntry \tna clos- a~•• weel!a botol'O the •xr101ion, and ~o. ~ lntry ia said t,o e. rrotty .' b~ t.U'e but, I 4141\ 1 t, aoo ~ti. 'the f'1N :1n lt.c, • • 3 1!nt~ •• wa11e<i·otf . 1a \ho ••~ond blaolt. ot IIOQJ\\• on tJlo. cmtl'!N'I , .,. tab• st,oppjnz /' • �•"'tas v,ae o4lle4 t,c ~ I'd.ft' by Ql.a l ~ !Sl9a4b\U'Y at, 'Le t,h~~ A, • • Ny Ott•• ett.ei- •.u aasi:.1>Gl'8 ;w•nti al ·1 Aat, pm!oua . oe t11ot1 b~ •• ~• • tP1p to tho :r~-~ Side , · • • • • f "'#Ould l:f.k& to ·he.Ye. all 1ntt>N8t,Od Bi 8 theiJt ?IJI , 2!1'adl>U17t Op.11$10n8 < M !-!'J:t . n1rch to be dono , . Ev t"J on o has soon tll.o conditiorrn J \''that ta e~~ ..- • t.~ . az.adbtu:71 That., B w..iat 1ott;e 1'..ind or a d et1n1 te concl us1on • t.h.10 maot.1»8 .1s rox- • t,o cor;io t,o • I do not lmow t ha~ 1 t j_s 'the crutv ot_ t,he C!h·a1~ to atut~ whet should. ~., dor,e bu:t, it 1e open to ar..y .r~~om.. tt.andations tl~at may be et-ad best n: w.ie ar.d t.,h on to docidc ur on \Yhllt m~ be c·ons1d- ca,.C. what. may bo r.•.o at r:ror,er, 1n the 0f1n1trn of tho o p11oeen~ at this :moet111g , I don ' t !'.now o r ~ s1~gost1on s I couid_·ll~ake, ns .Ch t.41'-. man , t,o. doc1do·· j us-t wh at· should be demo. . ?na,smuch a1 _t,he- Stu.t o. ?~1no Inapooton worD not . Ml' • 1f.clio1lt with us fosterda..v and. they wore out ~-:aay I -=roul.d sugce s ~ that \ire· he. what ~1ewa t he~ 211ay h~ve . W~ exr:l'eesed ouz, V1@ns . yeatt)l'day imd tVG would lU~o to kl\071 1f th:oy ao:tnc1dG, \!t' , 'Bi.rd , I t- 1s ~uat the a ac:.e w, when ? .a-a...., j_t, l.a.st. t.tmo • r,11obllbl y t~ months ago, . and ot • cotWGG. U 1t .ta p,oing to J:»e opened .-tt u . tho Union Paeif io. Coal C!om1,any tl::.at wil l -opon i t und they . . h~va go i to :\ $ & the r1akt •. I d~ not. t hinl: e:r~ ono elaf! wS.l l t ake the l'iek • The J!aDSBJJll.ent. ·of t,h~ .. 'mlio~ Paeif1e Coal eoapan, is r oop0J'lB1blo tor uie n ~ l ay1ni as it, ~oeli. t.o- dq tVid ~hoy W$.ll ha'lo to de t':hato,rer 1s ·dot1e . : l nil do my p~ • ?-~. neNe11, 4oubt, t hero oro D'iet-.~a.n l t.h1nl.; t-liat. 1& _Ve~ ~all pOkSTl and I .ha,r,~ ~ of the -t1r1:lon Fac:ttic Coal Cotn.i;aa..Y that r~ ; . ' amdot\lt cmd as t' o.tt an N&JJcmtib1l ity 1~ ooncornad r smi:poao ihat -S.t ... �r • .... - ·11 • .,,., buc. t, at. t-lle uud~ or t.bt a1z- -couttae. Tht ·Mino . 'be;eotwa weN not With. ua· tc-Ali\Y7tand. r • • Glb,on1 r ill.!ia tt, would bo 14T11cbJ. . toJt the s=t:1•• to !JO oYO:i' t.he11c canp0i-:, .and allke A llO:re t.hoJIQueh .. . ... .t.1012 48· t,o the e.. oa.Sq '-A.'>Jl.&.u ·_ . out tho, baol her, and t,GJ..k tho quoat1an ovo"9 a2'1d pl'Obab~ • ' h l" wtll be in a btt\~r po11t1on t.o talk 1t ov9it ·th• at, the pN ant tilae • fho fent~ • on d:Ld all t,h y· ~- s1bly flou.l.d to 41·· COVIi' what the l1x- wu 4o~ and to get & mol'e t1ioJ:10ur)l •knowledge· of the. s1 tu~tion msd I th.a,i;_ it 'N<>\lld b• ~o zr.ore than 1"1Bh,t that tho Sta.tie I.!:1n<t . Inspect.o:r-a .- gc> ovop tll.Sro •t,omol:'rO~ ' mol'rlina • v.~~ BrMburyt GentlorJ1en , you havo· heaJ:ld tb.e ~ot1oxu 'c!oeo any one necond it- ·' I second th'1 motion. ?.h' . !1!0No111 'r)le quest,.1on .being _put ·to a vot.q t.!x-. G1baon ta rriot.ton was o.,_ JWI~ Med , 1119 , }la.tea ,: I wo~d suggest, that oaoh and .F!ffr,rj one weigh . carctfill.l :;, •. ?that ha.s beon talked over llol'G this. even1ng J ' . i t w111 {!).Vi> th ., ' a G()oa. undette~andtng as t,o vmat wo have bef'o:re us. t.t~·. E:radbUl"Yt I b~lie'V'tr> they \~Ul al;t do some geed t,hillk1ng and do thei.~· very bo•\ 'to CO~l>~ 0 ih1.~ r;,.at,t.ez- 1n ~b• mo-.t. ~o . :l:b.l.o • • i:o•t posaiblo t'md beet way that i t can _be. ~ono,· anti •n• ~ .Qt _course_, ·all. ~t· 1n occo?edance mth the doe1 ion of \he ·naJol'itiy . . . . Tho me~\lng than f\d~cum~d until otsht ·, •• Lt. July ·gt,h, to go · . to· the 'E~~ std.e and t,b.on Npait' to tho ?!1no Ottiee ·tor fUX'the~ diso"-fi-• e:i.on ·or the 'ln.a.t,t.er 1h h.Qnd . • . . n �WOuld. 1• Upon thetjt lllOuldeN a.v \'fOll •aa ~po~ the St,nt,o %up oot.or ot Goal 1"1ftctl . . I '24rlk that, to f!J,'I~ u; w1 tl'..out otton 'JI0\114 bl"lne o.~ Ill on both '11t St,ate ad •h• •rana, eat cmtt % nc ol' t,ho • • ~ .o p~on ta. . . dq that I wu yootodq ... thttt. t>ho i1s.ne oannot b~ tntoNd ~d .. •~ t,bat, .,11 l'C 1• no 1'.t8 or- no dAnSOl'e That, W2l:n0\1tl qUJ.lJ1t1ty hu tol;J.owed you . . Stato Mino Inape~to~ and ttany ot,hol4ta tt;nt, r,o ato t~e llines -and at,1U I et.ate ~1~ 1u-.1ao V1ow1· aa yo t erday· - that, were any brothel" 1l'l the~a I upon ~ aa .t •aw h ·u Wou.'ld :Z.1ko ~o .10C1k do"ompcsed body be1"ol'to mo and them bo bones ox- not, J j,n 1aat. •.at.he.tit than t.c h :via hJ:a d oubt, cas t.o whet.ho:£" 1: • hw1 M~ ~s W1~o, ho\YGV'el"., might hc.ve qu1 t• a diffeisQ~t opUl1on . . ·and to oat,isfy t,llo beraa.ved onoa I th1nk it, bchocveJ the St,aflo _Mina Inspeo t,ol.'ts of° t liis· St to and tho o!f1c1ala of th1s Com.r,Qly 1;0 oaoai:,e pub-. 11c ceneu~e, to ~eke eveey effo~t t ossiblo, ovon in tho tace of dang•~• to :r'etu?'tl to the .su?tfaco the bod1ea noi1 1n the .r i ~ . ll'o:r myeolt I .would gladly oftor w., . asa1·st,ano e and · t.tilie charge or a shift- t,o do that, we?te tt, • • ," I not that. I l'4ave · already g1von my v10%'d to be on the · otha~ s1de of t,'he Atlani1o this t:onthf . I abtll'\doned the Ot.lllO t1"1p W1 . th tha GL\Ula lllofnboris ot. ~ fatlily , 1oas tho ono yero.1 a ~o •. sen, whon . tho tanner o~lo 1tm .tool~ placGt t1ve . ·!n- . B1l'Cll I f ·that, !l'i1ne 1s opened I W1.1l. be· t.l:loro cwd. t,h4t, u the : Qnly 'l:'i&l: I yr!l~ talto - . that 10, -r..y l1fEh But. it r.uo t bo done 1n a . ~Y \e'l'!atiic ~,anne?t and. t't~o la~, 111u1t, b• c.!IU'1"1od out• I .heard ·a. m@ apemk . th11 ' mominf! about. z01ns :1n ti,o~o ar.d. siutt1nn 1n n heard s~opP1ne but ' . . boai« atopr,•Sllta w11.1 ..not, 301· t.hay must b'o built .or l.'IOok o~ not, . at, all. a •"• . -,, ,.. • ._., ,,. t:1.ili.d • aec,irl"Gt\ 'tio ttG boih yostol'd ay Qfl.d. ~o-dq but ·I boliovo I am mo:ra t1rn'J.Y aonv1nced tioi:.dtlY tr~at. it • ho"'1,d bo don~, o.t both tho inlet f:md ·o ut_l .et. aX'O t ~ 1'aul.t.y• e.'t . ono I t,liink t.he .stopr,ins• ........ th-a a111. 1s soing 1n one ' ' f t.ima and out at ~oti10l9 aiid 1t ltigbt bo pocaibl ·• without any l'18k, • h' ,,.i. •, ,' j \ �lo l'P u.tio the muo r. to ao tJli, OJ.401111-out that. lotld1 . t,o t,be trtA -4 I" Sm· • ••o ~ , _ on t,,he l'cSJl ~~l"I' and srud2' i-etum ·\'ftJ.oh t10'11d .• ~'-'. 1 ~dieft t.hat i i 11 n:on.tll an, dl' OJ:t ~t=oephon •s.nt'l\l.Gn08 • 1•1alo il1e :£no , eso • ' J,: I _ 4u•eticm. wt•~ to t.ak• up btitore tl!.'i.a meotiaa, Yeate1'11a, ! •xriPe1eod r.yaolt as SUJtrM••d to tind that • mtr o~bu:rctt,e~ ·hya1:10eon. caa at, tbo sutttruse and . tut the~ l:.t.ld not .-beea other G ~o• to. co\Ul.tel'o.ct _the.t but it is 0 11,ing t.o t210·· .tauity at.oppirlss t.md .n.ot thoroue,)lJ.y .too.1 t.11'~ the •.zi;1J:l~ rr:or:.. .cd.r. . I"r ~ t "IT- im'ld,.eo • .& ,! I " ,.. ~o~t,h Ql;C &nd th e cond1t1ona al'O ' tho s~.o no-a it · see,u t,o Jn8 . 1t 1a a • quo&'bior, ·ror us to e or.o1dor 0114 I tvoul~ 111'.e t·o Nil; 1~ •. Gro:ft'1tih~ !,!tt . !!lact. a:nd !:it • Dradb\\ey ' . ' f.lt.A t,he Statil!l !11l'\o ·1n11roctol"s and ,all .other ex- r,er1onced 1r.on here, ·1f .1t ' l!l1ght not be woll tc put ·.1n t.-»o 1i~l"milnent , • I I I t ♦ stoz;pinga built. with st~e,. c me~t and lilne, at. the croan-cut. ··tha~ .coea • ..1 'to the fan UJ1d· whethol' 11' a u.onth art.oz- the cond1t1·ons v1111 not, be ·.bott •• · Pe11son~l y , I bolieve t,ha mine coula bo opanod now m:td c;o dO~m m.~. put • ~ Ir I • • itiop~nea 1n , wall1ne orr entr1Gs t,o t.ho loft, _and t.o ~he rie,ht and pl"Ob• ' ably not . tl';.l.'O~Jlh ·without :my sac:r1fico ct· lito hut no one C l!l! be .abso• lutoiy auro J tho.ti tJ.1e~c 1s dlUle,er we know nr~d t t.~t ti1oN might · be an . . aco,1dont 1s poso1bl(!• •. n(m, 1n t.l:le t~o or t hat ,,ould ·it not be bsttor t,o put- .t.n thoao ps.mm1eni ~topptnr;s and 'wllit)i ;1t.-tl.&~ !~tt. Potrtit a thin mutter• I woule li~o to stnt.o '11..Y r-,os,i't1-01i- 111 l:'OB~d t,o ~on l WClll ~od to cone dO\"Jn horo I eulimitted. t,he lott-1~ tio . tlio Governor ot Utah and ho aait, 'Dy Clll .rio·a.ns go but %.f:ol'b_id yo:u. 11 to en tel.' th$ lr.ine 1:t' 1t al:culd bo decided to opon it"• ·1-t ase~s to. ?A$ it.a. quest1on . bet oi-a ~s t.o•,v •1a, .Sh&.ll w~ at,t'vinpt ·to- open the .t!i?'to 't It' t.llat..quallt1on ta sc\tlod thon t,h.o mc.:mcr _o r oponme osn_bo <l.1sctissed . . latol', and 1t. sooea tc me pez.aoiu\i.ly that the at,t. am.i't l?hOul.4; bo ~~e .. . . . I kno ", like V..r. J,!onetl , ·~ hat · ~ -"4t n.el' ts dono t.hox-o will be public ~ �- -- - ~ 'i . ' ,· \ and ot ccun _.,,, ea= all at and t.hat( but. "#blll .tt, c~aao~ to ~ Cl'1t1oi • t:r.t t.10Sllll hoJC. om- own· rnofttt it out• a 1.S.t.tle d.otp wl.4i ». wo lmo\7 i hat. . d· ' baT d@o .tll that OU' bo t, ~UtlS*~t p~ z;iod. us to 40 • . %~ anay be . po,, 11>1e that upon 110aol1&ng a point, ba.J.o.w tJ:.at eta\fo 1, CO?l bo c! ot fll'lttil&4 iwtot hor Ott not 1ft m>U1d bo bottft'zr. t,o~ put £n t.he ·P GDIMtmt atoppU\£tl • • rt, ,oo:ia to t!t thut, •.. ~ tJl tht ;:\8 a,.. @ . ott at. .' t.ha•• t opriJ\g :Lt, ~ not, tho .f aul't ot. thou .tlalt put t,110:-.: 1n ·but t,ho cond1 t :l~no ttJ1t ex1$t, od . ~en, '-~ . . tJ1at '1'V'91",Y one, l"...er.o ahould ox p l9eao t hamselvoa aa to horr 1.hay f'eo~ 1n. ~e- :• Sud to tbe mat,tiel' ant! tllan .•a vote · t,t\kan QU t,o. who tlio:tt 01'' not· the m.ino· -' . ; '· should bo opan~d ' as i t \"la$ s t ~t ed hero yeet.eJ;tday thail the ~ant1111ont -o~ o. ntn.joritiy ot· this m.ooti ng .,.,ould givern • whnt would . bo ·dono , .. . , i ~. Black a • 'I'o ·put 1n pon:;,anont, ntopp1ngs ev en at the ·I o1:nts nont,1onad ·would no r~ savorol days .l abor, which alao moans· t, am.pol'm'Y st~p- • ]'l inr,; a·· w1~1lo -tiho ·,;io.?'k in bei~e dono Ol'ld neceos0%'1ly t1ria \:rould hal'-e :to be tak0ri t.o ~la&n up the cave a t hat, uro ··t hoN:, to sat t'i At 0l'ial :f.n . ' . t1Usi ns I said ·1 u.s't, nJ.ght, 1t c an bo ·~one :::m but Mxt-. ·!3i-rdt at t.ho sEOno t1mo t ho~o 1s· n risk s.nd \11h.U e t here is a 1'1sk of . lo sing • 11t ·o ttte do not, \7~t to do t ompol.''4'y work . If a bo~rd Gto pp1ng is •pU:t itl and. f 1Pe break.a out t.lia mon d oWl',l. ~ol o-r.; woul d bo 1oat acll1.n . • . tJlai aµt 1s wo~. throlJ8l1 t ho·N \ ;t ~ll k~p that saa alivo . 1"/M.l ·o 'l'he grus 1a net bolo•.1 t.borc . · \ ttt> , 1/clfolll lt '1:!.ll ,toke qutt.o Q Uttle ·WCl"I: to i;et p0ll't1Me!lt atoppi llga 1n o~ tho nlopo and ?'Ot~ and th~N t1ould h avo to bo t ompo:Pai,r J • . atoppinga put 1n ~l.~Q .tho otho~B ·Al'O • ~· a UlO.tto:r ,of eing ~adl.) and 1 t \70Uld prob abl,Y a. weelL c~ !JOBSi.l:>ly t\O~ • ?!o~ thui tho a.1.1' 1a s o3.ng 1n one pl·Q.Oe ·~ f. O\.'.t o.not,h13r i t 1s k oping a,1.ivo tho c;u.s at ~t, poiht1 do no.t, th1Ni 1t is puttO~abu~ottod b~ttogon gna • I • · ~l"acl:e to th..o &\tl't'aoo and -no t uul:ta of aey kind,• :r. pN>V1d1ng thol'e ~a no ' . You '11.l lmow the 'ffl>l'lt �tllat hu b•~n dCU £n tbo tlUO tm.d. W.at. th•N 1• p:rob11blf n.o tault, 0~ . oi-aol.•. t,o tho 1urtao• -~ 4 J.f t.b ~ - abut ott 1\ 1e p~•e1ble t.h" 1n a t.Ollth tJ:ton aovr you wiU ~~babJ.y find dUtezttnt ~ ault •• v.z., Sit.OUl'ft Ol'at-4 , "hat t!P • Mt! 11 ha• eat.'1 ~ and J~. 11Wl I ool'J:IC>b• by lflt• UJl8 , , 1, \1111 u1e ao • b••t• and tak• ui, the mat,,t,oi- .$ cm.t oto11p1,ie, at tho n1out~ of t.h• .t-'O op~blc• ll!J theJ". ot build iJl! that l'9~ly noooesi tttto eute at t.h·o ptte ont, WJr.o • toe mc 01:.t a v e ~ • that 1o 1n ~l'Ont or o-r b4et .ot th~ tm .·f t ,t he p?'fUJeni tbleJ "th&Jt, to .. . . . tu1ld that ' stopr,ine 1n tl'Ont WOU1d nece~e~~nto ~ust_ ~8 ~Uob dnnse~-UL . do1nc that 1'1 tho\t t,_ 8:~&l:ttit18 -t,he r l)JJ. -as :1.1' \'rou1t't be ·to So down t.o -the nox" . If you can -r:µt thin o~o:ppix'..g .111 e.ntzir or dotm to tha .tirtat. cl'oss--cut .• y~u OQl'l. go .dorm ~o the tirst and ± co:na.1 dor . oroas-cut. . t h~t. tou· hav~ •ao- oottr,11"iihed :r~tty n·ofll'ly the pl'Or,os1t1on . o.t .,Boine t c· ~~a :next, ono .boc~•e . . it you have 11ro bolow you have got · to Fut, 1n . a -ctop;1ill8 b olort the ..f i?lst, .. , c,rosa--cut -an~ _wait, ui?,ti1 ttch t~o ns the t1l'.o 1e no~l y ou; mid then go to tha next ox, cla.e vcu uN going .t (? tako ~ho . same, clwnoo.~ •t:bet reu nll when you go to tho fi~ot cl"Ose~citt. ttmm • 1-1~. Bird, 'l"ruit was Wharo ?"l'. 1,·.clla11 spolto about tb.e . ., . 11ock stop1>1ne bei~ bu1;t.:t,, ju.et bc'.lo\7 tho -~i~ot cross-cu t. u-r. ~~edb~1 ' . ~ould you put a pent.ru"lent, :J~pp.1:ng in t,he , a ~ .. slope and then tom- ...:f.t out onct .rut ono ~c f'.iu-t.hol" d.o~ ~ -You oan~t, dQ ' it until you 1h 6.YO t.1,ettrod out, so~o syst om to clet-.r out the impll?'o air .. t,ha~ .11 be~ vr the ti:rst al'Os s-cut J t he~of~l'C , ~'OU hn'70 got .t~ r::we tom •&1. _t,o let :n1r eo into . t he mine an'1 t,ak ' .. t'iri . !'.c!eil I out, t.ha imp\U"e ~ ; I mo~ l;y ~oated tho . t opr1ngs $ Ci~ . how \o pl"oeo~d t,o go\ t,hom .1n would -af C!O'UJ'so ll• a mA~te,..· ot ~ . in t h~i,o f . at de1q. 't aee the Ol'()IB•CUt'' CCII!.00 UI t,o tJ?.o f CJ . 1t 1J ~ quo· 'ti .on wl:i.ethe:r o:r. ~t, you could set ~to tho tan• t th1~ '-" coul<! not, go \?i~hout ,vant-i,l~t;<?n -of · 1101na . kind• t woul.4 a~ t.ho a\o1)J:1n£B should be. bttil:t, ot ·t!ttJY mat,en.d �. ,., .. 't.hd _,,uct 1sOl4o 'tho ~t-J t,hO'IJ •hoUld not, be ot wood, llo~o,vo:rt X . . t.LW. 1t 10'1111 b• betto?t to .. ~ . thm ot ow.ethSnG that could not be •••\..,. b:1 f111ai • I n"• Yff. put, s.n t.n:.po~; tcppirlG•· ~on i;oing down t,o f11\4· t,o'1t.e11 I ha,e 1cm•t.w• t,al:en c. a\crptne an~ 3ttat, put ·Sn a oottple of bO at'da Md ttllod Jl1 betwetH\ ,met thon ,;eenc•od Ult bo~a troa Ol'lG Ol' both tidOI • air 1~ enn s•i wll~ It t htH 11 Mf t1N at, 111·1 tho,:.o t,h, l east 11ttlo , 1t a11vo . I -wculct rur.t,her sta1,c t21at ·1t 1s· :poaai'ble n.off \o pi\ 1n thofle poma:nent, ,t,opping ~ 1t tt:1.ght . have . . . ,. . .not , .boen w2"i.en t hoao othcz,a •~ro put 1n ut tho mouth of .t,lio sl.opo~ !Sr . aitd• Bt,t 48 tar as VIC .r,o 'and ,what '1'0 do lo·t it be done . ' ,voll ;.. ~ako no char.co.a or 1to;re lives beinC, lont • . . nr. none~l• :Coming b~l. to the r,ropoe1tion ir:ru!e ·by 1&. ·pettitt I th:1,nt 1t o1gh~ ~o in order to rnru:;,c a t:.otion wh.otr.ox- or. not · an v.ttox:p·t . . . be mado to get those bo<l~e s out atd then f!.O on wi tb \'1hatovsr . al.'Ta?l8et1001t may be 1tad.e . . 1ht, Bart.a · I tn'-\dO the ,ate.tement yostal.1day tho.t ·that 1-110.s out, ~ •f a?t aa ?J~. 13i~~a pUl'pose in ne~tir.g ; • 1t doos not n.aed a c~t1-on. .st,ateir.ont wne . concerned,. the Co~Plll\Y ont1:roly approc1o.tos it -xaea_pons1bll'!'" j, • I I' ~ty and. ha.a ~oi undel't,ake~. to do~no •_m,.y of 1 t, Qt all.• We expe~t.. that U vro go 1.n \b.!~e . ~l1.ei-e ""1.11 be t:1en eo down thc:ro . to wot-kl tho Coapaey does net OIWO ~c . take •ho r _espone1b1l~ty ~ ·ordor.tn.c Comp~ ,O!l\pl.cyae" ·to so a.own_t,h~~ • . Of co~ o, 11'.r . Bird is l'i~l\in.'! eT1oup)l 1f he rit,ks h.1.a . . o·;m. life but, tihe Comraey 4oria not ct\%'8 to nesm:.e tho t'Osiona1'.b1l . . . . tr of .. ol'deri1ne•11Ion in \'4'le~ the~zt. l1voo nuiy_be ).ost,. :r:ti . 1s th0 doa1:t-e of the · . . Company ~o o~~n. ~he ~:l.?\OJ . now, 1e it a~e 't 1'oee any t:tm who• htt~ bc&n over tl1e:ro think 1.t •11. saf o to. .nt,nl't that, titr. Y • t~ •. M~~~l• . • In· reteror.oe to o:,:,dcl'ine ~, ~~an to Mo 1n~o . that, 't!1.n~ , . or tfl.1.Y ~theP r.l1tte 11bel'c the:re has bton t~ . e,q;losic~;· % do not t~himc that••1a what, \ )• " ,,:: • ~ "" L �,· -- . •• . . ' •OKOI • % ~•11.eYe ~ - whGA ~ :• • soe■ to ' the 'roaouc attOI' an expJ.oa1ea bt goea Wit.h the as- £ztet, ~4 1vrou ··u )'OU would 3m:ip into t.hG ·wat,tl' t-o. · ~-• • ~ •l:·U d. ·-,1. Jt ': wouiq .be hon· eel ln1' 1!dn.oo · tal~en >• I ~uld .Up,n••·· '1la\ yoms cmetn•w popat a .plan toi- e&lOh shift OZ. ihe . .. . •al• ot. tuir teei to th1 SUh ed lu\\'e tho •topptq• ~baNd 1, 2, a, ,, a, &de and ,o er. OS\ ' that, up and. haYo ri.otat:l.011 h o ~ ffli..n ono ah!tt, was. t.o bo put en _,,4 ieot,hei- t,akm ott. tt tha~ topping ~tui· taken. out ait t-he tlOUth . of tho lh'. • BuNrt slope ad t,he tan atlll'tH r,ouJ.d 1t ·serve .t.0 4atem1n~ wltotheit or 210t, -. . thoro 1s a -r1rc belolf 'l ~ If t hol!'O wo.a a tir-a t.h(9re pushing fl"eoh air 111to I . i~. 1,!o?To111 . . it would s.-t .~t, it, a!'rosh • I ~h121,k tbp t,hblg to c'!o is to get in and r,ut those two ·stopptnss 1n w1th t,ho ieast posa1blc, Bir ·t.hat, you ·aan get aiong t • • • , ' • uth fol' the reason that. it, may be eater a t.'iont,ll t:rorr. to-day than i t 1a • a.ow. > • • • • 'rhe more· ! _think ot t,his pe:rreanant, i'1ork 1t ·mir,ht be i."lol l enbup,h . •. . tc do it, al:thoue,h I ho.vo roroly dono .1t ill tieyinp; to r,eacuo m·e n, but 1t, . . . will w.l eomo \"4len once the wort 1s otm-t,e~ . I .. I and ~ that fan ~ I do ~ot, think it wouJ.d· be vr1ee t,o do that,. Young, . ' . Ur .. I t.h1nk 1~... !lo'Eet.l.·, a pl'O-poe:1.t.1on 1• o. very good. one and oJ!le • . .·• that .sl1.o·u1d be ., . •i'M!opt.ed •• :- ·.i ion· on J!arch .:!3th laa\ there we:ro only about two atOFf•ingS .left and trhe aiza wao going right. d.c,i.m to t,ho bottom. i Vori. l~ely t,l:.e O~al!l•CUt now will be 1.>10 ,ffl. out 1.iir·~ l~oReill ovon 1 worse) t.h~. ~ey ,:;e:ro b o f O N f" i~cy ~G pJ.'Obnbly DJ.l ou;t, . I tl!J.1Jk U, ii . qtt1t.tl p:tiob~l~ ~o~ could ·s•tr fl'Otl ·ono cro ■o-m.~t, t,Q t.m~th J' 'i'J1tho~t 4"1.tticu.l t,y d . a:q quonti~y ot nS.i'.. . ' ?t, wcUld ·bo ·W GU . . . . . to haTt . ~ qU.~tS:\y ot lt&d t~ put, on .~ f .~%'0 lba.t ~ight Br.OW \\f. • It % tl\lCh t,qt,1.ng . . do·.m J '~--,, "'-').' I �' WOl'8 the ~at~:, ot the 111!1ea o~. \ho st·ato r.~1no tnopeoto~ I ~ul.d , amy ~•~ an Attt:pt, 'houl.d bo Jl\Qdo .t~. •~to%' the nine and t-he~ bodtos brought, to tho ~coo., ~ .. 8\tOh -. ill~ w~~ J;0ae1b~e • X wo~l4 . ~est th~~ • ~• Ch~ an,o1Zlt t»1c! eoia\c 40\\11 t.o t,he tt:rst Cl:'088-CUt • ~•t . lat ·ope.inc the ll'iiil . .' ' ptp . 1Jalfo11 1 s : ... . -'1B£:Ooi1on of the so pro sent ?.!r. E~bur,, .- "·, ,, .. I ~~·,r: l 0 o n • w n e , t h e "°*·• . comu t.tee tc ~NID'ltllftSO aon:.o ple t.o do. tha\ ooll\ll·. 1ttee t o m e k o , m o o t i n a . . . w,t,h the ftFt>l"OVal bt majot1tJ a or,po~te4 tho f'ollowine cen·t10:man t,o s_e ~ · t h e i : t , ' ~oport ~th a s ltttl~. dolay ~, p o a - . s.1.ble •. :r.rz:.. John Matos., 1IX' • lfo?'gan Criffi th; Utt . J • F. . -Pett1t, !Jr • . John r.~al'?'e:11., M11 • Ho sos . 11.r- . ll'oah You.ne, m u • i , · e y , 1-!r. Joe. Bil"C.'-, t,h~an. . Ml',. Gibaona I.f tho'.t'e is no f'ui,t,he~ business I m.o ve tho.t, W8 adioum aubj~t to tlie cail of 'nhen -tbe ·Com.1tteo Just. ap., the, 0hL\12' . . . . ~in~t1d 1s ready to iter,ottt 1 t, w11l ·b.e tho di,.ty ~f tho ChtUl' t,o sumrron al.1 .hero pres~nt, • : T~e Ch.n ir called . the· meet1~g to Ot'dor ~ti. six p~ _lA . and. .inu-tJ'IU.0,., od tho Sool'ot.ax,y •t,c;, x-et.M\ 'tth~ report ot t,he c.onur.1t,t\10, which •.vaa as f 01- lows 1 "wea\ comer o-t the tan ahntt and a hol.e aomo t.hree i'oot, ~qu~~ ~n "the l umb.ori atcpp!ns on tho alop Md. t,he. ~'im atart.ed up al.o\'il.~ • so "that . . a clonrnno o OW'l bo. mad.a ~one the Mb ~ver the _co.vo. so t,li.a1:, . . . "~atoX'ial et.n bo Oal'?>io~ to .1n .the, Blop~ below the» . . erect & etoi~illB . ' "c:-°ea.. cut, leading ~c thtt fan. A e1iof'pins to be lm.Ut· 1h ·u,:e f~I ~ct'Oss-cut lead~ t~ \ho trort~ s1do -~anwey& . &loo a stopr,1.~ 8.Cl'O 8 . . . , tt~h o ~tum ai~;;~ belo·11 t,ho ~1>-'st, c:t10~,-~ut. TlLo c?Osa-cuts ill • .,which tJ1.~ee fii,st at,oppint,s al'e to bo placed ttl ba l'ebu1it m.~ · t • 11 l.iiw.t\ll ,,_. . .,:. .. . • t • I . • ,_ ", • ~ ,"' I ,. atcpx,i~•·• . . ~ •' _, ~· ., '~; - . . I . I �. ' ' •. ·e3 ·- th • uiiat.to.ai ~op· th9 tcJT'.p.,;, io commonc o opo221J).s up on· the line as st,atod by the OOJ:!J:.tttee .aad ~> _,.. o.iy a -date oa po •1?.>lo, m:,4 1~ tho~ 1, c.Y ono ot the CDm%r.1ttoo Who tbitlk1 o:r t1omio 81131' 41tteP?J1t ·o~ he.a any 1«!t1a ot Noon-.t4•11at1on ,tt, 11£~t J)e well tor him t.e mako 1th t ot,atament, but I th1n.k theN .te l'lO ttieh ~. R~, t oUJic ~t eill. Aa ? 'U?lde?tstand t,~e .rcr,ol't or tl:~t, Ccrui.1-ttoe it 1, _to Just ono co~teJ.n thinoJ that o.no tb1no· will r,ztactia~ly datol"1!21.ng Whethc~ or-not · tha Co~pany can reeovor those bod1~s - it 1a a t~1.a l ~eaa,\ll"a, 1 t ' 18 not. a· atl"aig.bt o£f'oz:,,t, t.c i-.ocovor t,hooe _:b.odi.os • . Tll.at ba1.ng t..he reaaor. I do not aee vm_y- · ~10 roco~ ond ation 'or tho Cozan1tteo should upon l'lot_ be actad Jqamr immod1 tely and work started tot.1ol"t"O\'\T momins. ' adjcumod 0 sine die, sub.jecit to the Cell of t.b.9 l!hciZIIJ@, at silt P, 1' , J\tl.y Sth, ' Af'tel' .being properly r:ov~d. and . voted u.1,or-- tho maat1n ·: 1 ... ■ �!!:t • R aztt, ~ boon ~ea,d to us • . Mi-• ·Ral't, 'a m0t.1oJ1 t.o a vot,e ~llll carztied. ~as scconctod by .l~. ·Pnc!o and upon b.~1?l8 . . . put, ~• H~• · • ·I rrant t,o -ask i t tha!!'e aro ·any 1'~th.e r p~l'sonal. 8Uf!£Otit:1on to gc, W1ti}! that NpOJ"t • Does tl-.. at, COVOl' it entirely , it adopte-d aocozrdine to the m.nnnol' 1n \'d11ch it. i-eada. Ml', H~• you 'have done• Botoro adjourning I .vt>.nt to. thank yott' all. fo-r ~1hat Th~ Company appreciat~s, veey nuch, th.o att endance .or all th<Mte gentlemen and tll.eir advieo_11 and now 1 t, 1.o up to the em:rloye~s ... . or- tb.e Company ~ '\ih~ repreaento.t1v~n of the St,at,o o-r .Wyo.m:1.ntJ t.o d~ • .t.h6 • "9'8'r.'J b e•t. -t.b.ey o lV1 w1.:t,h ~l:l.o ¥-o-p o rt. o:f' t.hi. o •~·· 't.l:l.o V'OJL'",Y o ~ o s t , COlll.lld.~t oe • poss.iblo mo.m n.t , 1!?' .. '.B!ta4bu:ey1 As Aosist,ant, Gono:rfll ttemnae?'t of The Union Pa• oif1c C~al coir,pany I will t,,.uce 1r,rimodiate st,or,s to do e\rerything that 1a I • • 4tem.ed neoese,nily tmd \o oonta~ With \ho r ot~eoentatlvoe of tho State, • . : l . •.'' • • .... 1 • and ~ o't~o~ 111D pa~ona ..ihL\t mny ext.end ths-1·1' co\t~tosit1~. will. b~ h1~y apprec1aied atl.d e~eey-tlilng ~ll be oxtod1't,ad as soon llS ·11e oan _.poas1b]3 do 1.t • I ih1nk that, as ·raxe {a .I .w. conool'l'.lod mi elt', 1t· is neeesam-y to m.alte no dol~• ~d f ~ thi• ·repo~ '1.uit, hfis been made to~a,-,' - ~ tl11s· Co~tteo not, melting !3"Y ment.1on of' :Lt,. I 'wouid bo11e•• tiu1t, it WM ~ � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0119 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Union Pacific Coal Co. Title A name given to the resource Report of The 1908 Mine Explosion at Hanna Subject The topic of the resource General report of the Hanna mine explosion. Description An account of the resource A 4" x 9" Envelope holding 11" x 9" carbon copy papers with minimal damage. Most of the pages are faded may be hard to read. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1908- 07