Deseret Evening News | 1899-12-12 | Page 6 | Attempt to Burn the Shaft

TO TI TIlI su Iwo Cane of 01 OIl ii ruse the Word cornea from the Park that an OC made mado on cn night to burn the tho shaft ot of the tho Crown mIne shat securing to the hoIsting worlo works the th unknown lartY or a n a COUPle ot of laro cans of oil to the cable and Inserted n a pl piece e 01 C fu hoping ar that the cable would play out and b by pr pee LOS 01 u lIghted fuse fus to the bottom ot of the shaft succeed In salting fre fire t I it But Dut In n thIs case the thu would be wore were disappoInted The I engine ne had nt not been worked for tor some sometIme tIme and the drum dill dId not revolve a tle when hen watchman Harry Dunn DUM paid his daily to the mine next dy day ho hG found the ran can ot of oil hAnging to the cable at the top ot of 01 the shaft Instead of at tt the boto bottom I as intended