Show THOMAS AGED MINER KILLED ia AT CHERRY C CREEK Thomas Hefferon Heferon a well wen known mining min mm- in log ing man of this state was instantly killed at Cherry Creek last Friday Hefferon Heferon was engaged in mining min mm- ing jag in Iii II Park City for a number of years and almost every q one in in that camp knew hun him hil In giving an account of the accident the White Pine News says By fly the explosion of three holes at six fifty feet in a prospect shaft which he was sinking Thomas Hefferon Heferon a well wel known miner was instantly killed Frt Fri Friday ri day dat mornin morning near Cherry Creek freek John Hewlett Howlet a young oun man employed by Hefferon Heferon was on the surface at at the moment of tho explosion splicing a ropo rope at the direction of his employer er After the explosion of the shots he ne went down the ladder to the bottom of the shaft and found the body of Hefferon Heferon huddled against the side of the shaft There was no si sign n of lf life Goin Going to the surface Hewlett Howlet mount mount- e C a R hot horse and rode rude into Cherry Cherey Chery Creek amile a amile mile away and got assistance When the party returned jot to the tho shaft shaf and Ind removed re moved the body bod v it i was found that on one hand had been blown off of and that nu no- lU cuts and bruises ha liars haa been madon made mad on tho the body anc where it h had baA l been een hurled against the wall waI of the shaft shaft Th The opinion of the physician taken to th the scene was that dc death th had been Hefferon 1 Heferon was 70 iO years vears of age am and widely known in all the camps of th the county He lie le had followed mining for a number of years and was known as a prospector and miner of more moro than average ab ability and integrity So fa faas faras far farlS as lS known he has no family nor rela tives in in the west Lately the aged man had hac been bech engaged engaged en en- fn in developing the ground at the shaft shaf site and was confident that i iwas it was going going to make a mine He wen went out Inday 1 rida morning moring as usual with young Howlett During the early part of the eary day daV they made ready for foo a round o of shots and anti just before firing fring these Hefferon feron sent Howlett to the surface to splice a rope with wih which a bucket con con- taming their tools and some waste could be he drawn up Howlett had about completed com com- his task when the explosion oc oc- oc curt By fly what circumstances the explosion came Caine une about will wi remain a mystery as Heferon alone could explain this It I is is thought possible however that he be I became impatient waiting for the rope or tha that he under tinder gauged the time in I which it would be thrown down or the length of time that his fuses would burn hurn the and and set the fatal spark going goin to blasts too soon oon Deputy Sheriff Sherif Sam Davis of Cherry Creek came in in to in inquire as to relatives relative's s of ol the dead head ma map man and to report the tragedy trag trag- trag edy to the office of the sheriff sherif He returned re reo re- re turned to Cherry Creek Crek with a casket wih procured for the burial bural of the body |