Show VICTIMS OF three men lose their lives in blacksmith fork Canyon Fourth has A narrow escape logan jan 7 three men were killed in an avalanche of snow in blacksmith fork canyon near the sawmill of john E miles miles southeast of this city the dead lie john E miles jr of paradise son of tho of the mill morns of paradise george elas of smithfield thee men together with another who escaped injury were logging in a ravine near tho sawmill A heavy gnott storm was raging at the time without warning a large body of snow on the hillside give way and coming down into the ravine with force overwhelmed the loggers burying them deeply one of the baity name has not yet been learned extricated himself after great effort and made his way to hardware Ha rdward ranch five miles distant from there news of the snows lido was telephone to this city upon receipt of the news here at rpm sheriff crookston at once ted a relief party to go to the scene of the slide A half dozen teams were taken along to assist in recovering the bodies of the dead alio slide is attributed to the sup of a damp snow winch fell in the mountains today tribune |