Deseret Evening News | 1907-06-01 | Page 17 | George L. Moats Falls to Death

GEORGE L MOATS FALLS FULLS 10 TO DEATH Well Known Salt Laker Lake Plunges Down Mine Shaft at Dugway DECAYED TIMBERS BROKE lie MI lit t Kr 81 Ii Feet lert in thin the ho tint lIuI i Of or T tim Font Iu i II I M IIII i engaged In takIng front from the Hie level of or lh the Four r M I t nl IIi mine nt itt OU WI h county a L I Moats n II well w known 1111 ow II Stilt J alter Laker foil 1111 to tI his luls death The flie he body 1011 hod wait iol hurled burled a 11 heavy hem of oC Unit tnt down with It and It took 1 I 12 hours work on the part of out Moils to dig Jig out nut the tho HOW JT IS HAPPENED Sir Mu II Moats II Oft I wits was of the h Four Metals had gout gono to IA the thu property wilt wild 0 O Meyers an alt stockholder and Charles for JOI the tho of ci lout 1111 th tho 01 one c In hi I hi Stifle of or thu lIll low lotter or levels leSel which hull linci not lIot been for tol fora a IL lilac The Tho three men had secured averages average from tiann n It of or drifts drift ami It was WILli Sir It Moats was tt ilK as tit lit work lower lowet 1 down that tin the lie do gave waY and ho he roil fell ill III ii t least 85 82 8 feet fett to 10 the bottom bot The trash crash wan WitH by ty Movers 11 ers and Sandal Sn In 11 it n very Vcr 0 a It force fir tuf if men Intuit was tents IlS engaged titlE out the tho body 11 1 The rite work lork wits ly I but thero wan IH no ito letup until t Il 11 tIle the hall had been recovered PROMINENT limn Mr Mt 1 Motts was well voll known In busl lIlI 1058 aunt and go circles He lIe H 0 was the th presIdent of the thc HUlick Real Heul Ks Js J title tale or of ito Iho Eastern Consolidated company of tho thu Utah Lend heidi Mining He lie wax was an nil it active of out the tiit Heal Hal Estate I ns nr and aud club He HI HeIs HIIs I to tois Is survived by his wife lre formerly Miss Anna Tho hotly body Is III nt at the undertaking nt of or Elter tV V I anti ami Iho the funeral rune will be Lie hold huld Sun SUII Sunday day dul