Show OH EXPLOSION accident in richest asphaltum mine mind in the united states causes two deaths and damage grand junction colo in an 0 slon sion of dust in the mine of tho the gilson Asphalt asphaltum Aph altum urn mix alix company at dragon utah wednesday Wed nelay morning two greeks were instantly killed and the mine one of the richest of its kind hind in the united states was damaged to the extent of tho the explosion was caused it Is believed by one of the greek miners dropping a match on the floor and igniting the gilsonite dust the bodies of tiro the two men have not been recovered and it Is not ba believed that they will over ever be as they are probably cremated water thrown on the flames seem to add to tho the fury of the fire and there then Is no hope of saving the alna in that way more atom than men are now working trying to mother te 13 the lames flames tout but are meeting with indifferent success success there are men employed in the mine the night shift of men had just got out of the mine and the last of them were but yards distant when fin an explosion occurred the miners rushed to the entrance and there were two more explosions more violent than the first windows in the cabins about the mine were broken and there was consternation in the c camp amp |