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Show BURIED ALIVE IS FATE OFENEINEEH UTAH YOUTH MEETS DEATH IN ORE BIN AT BINGHAM MINE Fatality Not Discovered Until Bod Clogs Chute; Investigation Will Determine Cause of Accident Bingham, Joseph Ira Barker oi Salt Lake, 23, mining engineer graduated grad-uated from the University of Utah in 1923, met death in a mysterious accident ac-cident at the Apex mill here when he was smothered in the fine ore bin. An investigation is being made in an effort to determine just how Barker, who was working alone, came to fall into the bin through the comparatively narrow aperture in the iron grating cover. Literally buried alive in the pile of granulated ore, Barker smothered to death while other workers at the plant within a few feet of him knew nothing of the accident. Only when the feed to one of the ball mills choked was the tragedy uncovered. A mill employe investigating cause of the stoppage found two human feet protruding from the mouth of the chute. Immediately the plant was stopped and a rescue crew went down into the bin. They removed Barker's Body. Young Barker was on his eleventh shift at the Apex mill.. He had worked here during summer vacations1 vaca-tions1 in previous years and returned about ten days ago to accept the mill position. During the past winter win-ter he was employed at the Ophir smelter. |