Show SLIDE TRAPS 3 IN UTAH TUNNEL Special to The Telegram MERCUR Tooele Count County Feb 23 Three 23 Three men all believed alive were trapped Monday behind a slide of thousands of tons of mud and rocks which covered the face of a gold mine about two miles south of here A crew of 50 rescue workers digging with power shovels a bulldozer bulldozer bulldozer bull bull- dozer and hand equipment expected expected ex- ex to have the portal opened by y Monday night barring additional additional addi- addi ional slides The men are Mark Jorgensen 21 his brother Max Jorgensen 19 9 and Bill Peterson about 35 all of Ophir Belie ed Safe Tooele County Sheriff Alma White expressed belief there was sufficient air in the workings to Continued on Page Paje Four Column Two Crews Battle Tons of Eart h Covering Utah Mine In Effort to Rescue Three Trapped Workers Continued from Page Pae One keep the men alive until the rescue rescue rescue res res- cue could be effected The mine is operated by A. A J. J Kirkman and ordinarily six men are employed However when the slide occurred occurred occurred oc oc- oc- oc Sunday at 11 a a. a m. m only the three who were trapped and Clyde Peterson brother of Bill Peterson Peter Peter- P Peter Peterson ter- ter son were working Clyde Peterson had taken a atrain atrain atrain train of ore cars out of the mine dumped the ore and had started back into the workings when he saw the slide start Peterson told Sheriff White he believed the three men were far farenough farenough farenough enough back in the workings to tobe tobe tobe be safe Workers expressed belief the slide was started by seepage from melting snow Sheriff White was called about midnight Sunday and aided workers workers workers work work- ers from Mercur and Ophir in the work until a second slide added difficulties to rescue work He returned to Tooele about 4 a a. a m. m and recruited additional workers The trapped men have been residents residents resi resi- dents of the Ophir Ophir-Mercur Ophir Mercur area for several years The Jorgensen n brothers are sons of Mr and Mrs Samuel Jorgensen former residents residents resi real dents of Ophir who now live In ill Pleasant Grove |