Show MINER FALLS FAS TO 10 HIS DEATH AbsentMindedness on Part of Ed Edward Edward ward Cotter Costs Hun Him His Life at Silver Ring King Mine Park City July moments absent absentmindedness absentmindedness mindedness on the part of Edward Cotter this morning cost him his life at the shaft ot of the Silver King Coalition Mines company compan Cotter was one of the most trusted ot of the company and owing to his exceeding coolness and cau caution caution tion was acting in the capacity ot of powder monkey for the men working in the mine As is customary the man immediately following the descent of the men Into the shaft for work throughout the mine for tor forthe the day shift took the cage and went down on the south side distributing pow powder powder der at the stations as he went At the where Is kept a small amount of powder fer needs of each day In the drift Cotter stopped and taking his first box of powder went into the magazine and In returning went to the north side of the shaft where he mechanically lift lifted lifted ed the bar and walked into the shaft falling faIlIng a distance of feet into the sump below t the he time of the accident J C teUn and WIlliam were sitting on the station at the where they were waiting to get the cage used by Cotter for the purpose of lowering tim timbers timbers bers they being employed at the work ot of timbering on the leveL They spoke to Cotter as he came oft off and then tell fell to talking about their work and for a moment paid no attention to the man or his work However in a place like this where work had to be done the two men were anxious to get et on top and get their timbers down They began to wonder about Cotters not returning and went back to the powder magazine to see what was keeping him so long Not finding him they began a search about the sta station station tion here both men went on top and notified the management about the conditions An Investigation revealed the conditions as the mans bloOd and brains were scattered along the timbers down the shaft and by the force of the fall one foot was taken of off and was found hanging hang ing on the edge of one of the wall plates The coroner was wat notified and went to the scene ot of the accIdent and viewed the remains No will wUI be held heid unless the company demands one Deceased has lived in Park City for a along along long time having come to this place about sixteen years ag from MIchigan He has been employed in the mines since coming here A son of deceased Ed Cot Cotter Cotter ter jr was killed at the Quincy about five tive years ago in a Funeral will be arranged for later as some relatives have been notified in the east and pending hearing from them nothing win will be done towards funeral ar arrangements arrangements The South Dakota Mining company a company organized by South Dakota cap capitalists has taken over the Funk prop property property erty east of town and is now arranging arranging ing to sink a shaft feet deep on the ground und The ground In question Is Im Immediately Immediately mediately over Ocr the hills hUls from Park City proper and adjoins the agricultural pat patent patent ent of Henry Newell now owned by Geor George e Smith At the point chosen for forthe forthe the shaft the ledge crops and a hoisting works is to be placed in readiness and andon andon on Monday the first work done toward sinking the shaft Down at the First National work pro progresses progresses with little beIng said This prop property property erty together wl with h the South Dakota and the Clark Virginia are about the only prospects which are dOing anything here this summer All are in easy dis distance tance from town and all in new and promising neighborhoods and the hope of the people here is that they may make good |