Show APJTAlEiJ AT ALMY Settlements Made by the Union Pacific Upon the Families of the Miners who were Killed AzsrrJune 111336 To the Editor of Tuc Uciuu Thinkini that ZI few line from this flirt of tbe country would noCbeun interesting to some of your readers I tike ileastire in addreiaing you these few notes Ihb part in which we live H nOl very productive thefrultao the earth the seasons being rather short bue its coal beds are a source of venlth to some and a means of Iivini to others There are three mines being Worked extensively here two beldng tug to tae Union and one to tile Centra Ifwiflc Your readers wJlprobably h rotnember the terrific explosion whici occurred the Union Pacific miue > o 4 about the middle of January by which thirteen persons lost their lives and considerable property wa destroyed destroy-ed This mine which is quiteexten sive has been in operation since shortly after the explosion The levels And drifts if put in a line would measure nft ea or sixteen miles To ventilate a mini like this properly requires con sideppble skill and care some of which jsta ng bestowed upon It at present The company have again erected the tab which tood Inactive previous to the disaster and they are building an otbQr larger one which it run constantly con-stantly and care is taken to conduct the air through the workings below it would render the mlao unto Tney have crecteand are now running a twelve i foot fi at the No3 mine where the other t accident occurred shortly after the previously mentioned in which il five or six men were burned This nieaT23Qt ventilation gives to those who are unfortunate enough to have to go in Ibec ome assurance that they will come Out again alive The Central Pacific mine is nearly finished but is working busily just now and in fact work in all the mines Is steadier than it has been for eight or ten years Tho shutting down of the Union Pacific mines at Grass Creek will probably account ac-count for this It probably be remembered that thq company promised to provide for sixty days for the families of those who lost their lives Then they would settle something permanently upon them The first part of the promise was kept but the finalsettlementwas not reached until the 2d of June when thecompany through their attorneys paid to the administrators ad-ministrators of the several estates the sum of 3000 and although it is i far be lovrtheamountthey ought to have had and nothing compared with their loss It will no doubt help them to battle through their troubles for some time The cost to the company for this ax plosion would probably reach 00000 not to peak of the machinery they have put up since with which may be said tinT most likely could have prevented pre-vented this l loss had they put it up two or three years ago when it should have been dang but the Union PacifictJike I gOOd many others lock the stable door after the steed has been stolen Asos t |