Show Carbon Man Reviews Rev Long Mine Career LATUDA Having LATUDA-Having Having begun coal mining before b fore he became 12 years old Id Richard Jones of Latuda claims the title of oldest coal oal camp amp in point of service in n the Emery Carbon-Emery area He Hewin will win be 70 on August 28 1941 Mr Jones first came to Carbon county then part of Emery county county coun- coun ty y in 1883 He obtained his first position while but 11 years of age ge at Winter Quarters Scofield where h he stayed for 10 years He recalls vividly the explosion at that hat mine which killed men and was the greatest coal mine disaster of the state of Utah AItho Although Al- Al tho though hough gh he was not working at Winter Quarters at t the time of the he explosion which was on May 1 I 1900 many of Mr Jones Jones' Jones Jones' intimate intimate intimate inti inti- mate friends were victims of the disaster While employed at the Castlegate Castlegate Castle Castle- gate mine which was was his next position position position po po- po- po after the one oneat at Winter Quarters Mr J Jones ries was in a railroad railroad rail raH road accident losing an arm and anda a leg Although this occurred when he was was 20 years old he re remained remained re- re l in the coal mining busi busi- ness Now an of the Liberty Coal company at Latuda Mr Jones during his 22 years as there has weighed and recorded more than three and one half million tons of coal in individual lots averaging ap approximately approximately approximately ap- ap proximately a ton each |