Show Safety Workers Start on Tests of Deadly Mine Gas Tests to determine the time origin and composition of the gas which asphyxiated B. B D. D Field and Andrew Haglund in the Mutual Metals company mine In Big Cottonwood canyon last Monday were started Thursday State Metal Mine Inspector in inspector inspector In- In E. E A. A Hodges announced In addition to the tests being made here two samples of the gas have been sent to the United States bureau of ot mines at pittsburg Pa to serve as a Q check on the tests being conducted here Samples of the deadly gas were obtained Wednesday tov by Inspector Hodges Dr Arthur L. L Murray Murra Hugh Hush McDermit foreman fore of the theU U U. S. S bureau of mines safety car and C. C A. A Bonner safety engineer of the time Utah Apex mine at ham The four men wearing Gibbs oxygen masks ventured to the end of the foot tunnel taking samples at different points in the mine They remained underground for an hour and forty-five forty minutes Inspector Hodges said it would probably be ten days before the tests are complete and checked |