Show I I Y f rr 7 I a l y E 4 I d r A r t s' s o I. I L c Vh i l V H 1 1 i 4 iI I f i. i It f. f h f L' L tf j jt- jt lI J J i c 1 jj J z ri IL N ti If X 4 t J Tipple Blazes in iti Huge Mine Fir Fire Y s 1 billows billow's from L D DS S church mine tipple 1 Ii ee e causes man many thousands of dollars loss in the coal operation near Oi Orangeville ill Emery count county disrupting activity it i r of of of miners miner I w Mine Blaze Damage Heavy Fire Destroys Coal Equipment CASTLE DALE Emery County Coun Coun- ty Special Operations were halted Tuesday at the coal mine of the Church of Jesus Christ Christof of Latter day Saints six miles northwest of here following a afire afire fire Monday londay which destroyed a tipple and other equipment Sherril l McArthur mine superintendent superintendent superintendent super super- said he expected damage dam dam- damage age losses to mount into the thousands of dollars after volunteer volunteer volunteer volun volun- teer fire fighters and miners battled the blaze for three hours dousing it Monday londay at 2 pm p.m. Elden G. G Luke president of of Emery stake directed fire fight fight- ing operations after noting the smoke from his home in Orangeville Orangeville Orange- Orange I ville Ille Emery county I No Xo Workmen Injured I Ten men were working in the mine and the tipple when the I fire started None was injured I Workmen were welding part partI of the tipple machinery when I the blaze was noticed A strong wind swiftly carried flames to other portions of the wooden structure and it burned to the ground The tipple destroyed is feet from a new tipple being built at the mine mme Excavations for the new platform are ready j Tons of oC Coal Burns BurnsI I Ruined in the blaze were crushing equipment a shaker I belt and loading apparatus plus tons of coal in the machinery machin machin- ery at time of the fire Firemen confining the blaze to the tipple area were successful successful successful success success- ful in keeping it from nearby I equipment and the mine shaft I A large column of black smoke I was shot into nto the air by the flames as the tipple a foot loading and sorting platform blazed like tinder |