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Show POWDER MAGAZINE EXPLODES Six Miners Killed as Result of Accident Acci-dent In Montana Mine Which Has Not Been Explained. Helena, Mont As n result of nn explosion In tho Keating mlno tit Radersburg, forty miles from hore, about 2:30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, after-noon, six miners aro dead, two are badly Injured and thero is an unconfirmed uncon-firmed rumor that two moro men who aro missing aro somowhero In tno workings. Ponding nn Investigation of the explosion, ex-plosion, tho officials ot tho Keating Gold Mining company retrained from mnklng any statement regarding the accident. Tho impression around Radersburg is that tho powder magazine in tho raino oxplodcd. This mngazlno, which was said to havo contained between 500 and 800 pounds or dynamite, was on tho 200-foot level, and tho men woro killed by tho concussion. Tho forco ot tho explosion was felt for miles around. |