Show OPEN DEFIANCE OF THE LAW colorado mining company denounced by labor commissioner who calls for a rigid investigation denver colo characterizing the system employed by the colorado fuel iron company in the op operation gration of its anin mines e s in southern colorado Cp lorado as aa open defiance of the tha law state labor commissioner E V drake brake in his report on the primero coal mine disaster in which seventy six miners lost their layes lives january 31 calls upon governor to appoint a commission to maie make a rigid investigation of conditions in las laa animas and huer fano counties where the colorado fuel iron properties are located mr blake finds the following conditions existed in the primero mine pro to the explosion sprinkling as provided by law local gas explosions frequent lack of sufficient glent timbers houses in the camp of poor con construction no check men for the benefit of the miners he states that he finds children employed in the mines and aad washers of the company in violat violation iop of the state law |