Show Highline Worker Dies Early Wednes Wednesday Jay Of Blast Injuries Kenneth Daniel Houtz 19 of Evanston Wyo died did at 1 am a.m. Wednesday in Grand County hos hos' hospital hospital pital of injuries suffered Friday afternoon at 3 pm pim in k It 1 dynamite blast blas in the Big Dig Indian valley of ofSan ofSan ofSan San Juan county Houtz the son of Mr and Mrs Max Houtz of Evanston had his left leg Jeg blown off between the knee and foot In the explosion He lie was reported working on his last day on of the project and had planned to leave Saturday for Laramie Wyo to enter the University of Wyoming He was wasa a well known football and basketball basket basket- basketball ball star in Wyoming Houtz was WOI working king on the power power pow pow- er line Uno project of Utah Power and Light company erecting a into the uranium rich San Juan county area Ills His father is one of the contractors on the project Workmen werft digging holes boles for power poles when the power hammer being operated by young Houtz hit a Ii misfire and touched off the blast The left lert foot was blown off and there were multiple abrasions on the chest left armand armand arm armand and right leg by flying gravel The accident happened about a quarter of a mile north of the Cal Cat Uranium camp A mine ambulance ambulance am am- was summoned and the youth was rushed to Grand County Coun Coun- County ty hospital Fellow workmen applied a turn tumi- quit to the leg at the time of the blast to check the bleeding Transfusions Transfusions Trans Trans- fusions were given young Houtz after reaching the hospital I Contractors on the job are Casin and Houtz of Evanston Wyo WIo Houtz was reported doing nicely nicely nice nice- ly Iy Saturday and appeared to bevery be bevery bevery very cheerful but took a turn for forthe forthe Ithe the worse Sunday officials at the hospital reported I Besides his parents parent Houtz is survived by his bride of a few weeks and one ono small sister slater Bills Dills Funeral Home omo of Evanston Evanston Evan Evan- ston aton called for the body late lato Wednesday Wednesday Wed Wed- at Turner Mortuary an and d returned ret it to Wyoming for funeral funer tuner al at al services service and burial burtal |