Show I I i i DROPS TO Tn DEATH IN MINE SHAFT G L Moats Buried Under Mass Massof of Falling Timbers at Dugway Utah FRIENDS RECOVER BODY UNFORTUNATE MAN ENGAGED IN TAKING SAMPLES Through the giving way of timbers In Inthe Inthe inthe the shaft George L Moats manager of the Four Fou Metals properties at Dugway Du a was instantly killed while taking samples below Delow the level about 7 Wednesday morning It was over oyer twelve hours bours before the two men In the mine with him could reach and recover the body and it was Thursday night be before before before fore they reached here with the tho body b d Mr Moats went out to the mine early earl earlin I I in the week accompanied by Charles I Sandal one of the eastern shareholders and O 0 Meyers to secure samples of ore from the workings Sandal and Meyers went Into the mine which has been closed down for some time to help Moats going down the shaft on the lad ladders ladders ladders ders The mine has been opened for or about feet below the level and after the samples had been taken on the latter level leel Mr Moats loats told his compan companions companions companions ions that he be would go down a little deep deeper ei er in the shaft and try to get gt a few sam samples samples ples plea out of ot the ledge e there It was known to Moats and his com corn companions companions that the shaft below the was not In good repair as aa nothing has been done in It for a long time Sandal and Meyers cautioned Moats to be careful and he replied that he thought the ladder and timbers would be all aU right for a short distance anyway so he descended A few moments later the two UVO men heard beard him picking and an hammering away at t the side of the shaft and then they the heard a crash The timbers had broken loose and Moats was precipitated to the bottom of or the shaft fully tully feet below where he was at work The great mass of tim timbers timbers bers hers rock and debris that went down with him and on top of him must have killed him instantly The men hurried Ont flat bt of ot the shaft and after telling what had happened they the se secured secured secured cured ropes and connected up air all pipe from the JOO OO level down In order erder to make it possible to work and In about twelve hours they had ha recovered the body It was risky work but they never thought of that Mr Moats was well known and well liked in this city He H was manager of the property named and also of the Latham mines in the Spruce mountain district Nevada Mr lr Moats was 39 9 years old and a native I of Harrisville W Va He had bad been a resident of this city for about ten years ears and followed mining as a business Prior to coming west net w t he engaged In business in Harrisville New ew York City and Chicago He was president of the Real Es Estate Estate Estate tate Investment company compan manager of ot the Eastern Kastern Consolidated Mining Smelting company also of the Utah Lead Mining company compan of Dugway and a valued mem member member member ber of the Salt Lake Lale Real Estate Ex Exchange Exchange Exchange change and the Commercial club He was one of ot the first men to start the revival of mining In the Dugway dis district district district and he was just reaching a point where he hoped to demonstrate the com corn complete complete value of or the properties under his control The body Is at t the Eber W T Hall under undertaking taking tailing parlor The funeral will wm be held tomorrow but details had not been ar an arranged arranged ranged last night The deceased leaves a widow who was formerly Miss Anna Besinger of this city |