Show OPEN DEFIANCE OF THE LAW colorado mining company denounced by labor commissioner who calls for investigation denver colo characterizing the system employed by the colorado fuel iron company in the operation of its mines la in southern colorado as open defiance f the law state labor commissioner E V drake in his report on tho the primero coal mine disaster in which seventy sly sif miners lost their lives january 31 calls upon governor to appoint a commission to make a rigid investigation of conditions in las animas slid and cluer fano counties where the colorado fuel iron properties are located mr air blake finds the following conditions existed in the primero mine pro pr alous to the explosion insufficient sprinkling as provided by law local gas explosions frequent lack of sufficient timbers hoists in the camp of poor con construction i no check men for the benefit of the miners lie ile states that he finds children era ent aloyed in the mines and washers of the company in violation of the state law |