Salt Lake Herald | 1873-09-02 | Page 3 | Mining Accident

Alining Accident. A private telegram received by a gentleman in this city, yesterday, says that Dr. Pick-on was seriously hurt at lb-' Wyoming mine, Ameri-an Ameri-an Fork Canon, about S o'clock yesterday yes-terday morning. The extent ol tho injuries sustained, or the particulars of tho acciduit were not given in the dispatch, but it is supposi-d they resulted re-sulted from a cave in the mine of j which be was f vinan. j Since the aU.ve was in type we , learn that the cause of the injury ! was, :is supposid, a cave in the mine. , Tho unfortunal-' man was attended by Dr. Terry, but it w.us impossible lo save his life, he dying from internal inter-nal hemorrhage at 11 a.m. His name is George A. Diekon, was formerly of JIarrishurg, Pa., but has been for some time in this Territory. He had a sister residing in Benicia, California,