| Show how hoff he was wai killed the folla following wing letter to the father of lorenzo james pascoe ot of the ninth ward has been received and gives the particulars of the young mans dea death OFFICE OF THE GOLDEN ERA MINING AND MILLING CO mont may 20 26 1 arf mr F pascoe dear sir I 1 forwarded the remains of your son james pascoe to salt bait lake city today he gob killed in temp tine to pass over the shaft shaf t when the bucket was descending from the surface to the station below where he was working he was at the second station and the bucket was going to the third station about sixty five feet lower down at the time he was crossing crossin over there wag was another man tom ameron cameron crossing too but cameron escaped he being out of the reach of the bucket the shaft is an inclined one and when your son went over he kept on the foot wall side he must have seen the bucket coming but was unable to t 0 get tout out of the way and he threw up his hand to save himself he had some drills in his hand band and the bucket struck them first thus making the wounds in his bis head there was no one present at the time but tom cameron and he cannot tell much about how bow he be got struck cameron says that it was ras not half a minute from the time he last saw him alive until the accident occurred your son fell at the third staton station men immediately rushed down the shaft when they reached your son his bis ulse is e was beating but he was alse fu m may ay say dead when he wab wa taken to ane surface he was quite dead I 1 immediately tent sent for the coroner and an inquest was held and a verdict of accidental death by the fall of a bucket was rendered I 1 sent for a coffin coffia to t dulon twenty miles away had bad him washed and clothed the best I 1 could and all that could be done circumstanced as we are in a mining camp he had bad no clothes here but bat I 1 understand that he be had some at Arg argetta esita four miles from here lore at the general store there he slept in a tent with a man by the name of briggs who knew hita at Virgi virginia pla city so I 1 am tolo told briggs hauls wood etc for the 00 company your son worked as a miner at the golden era em mine heroin herein I 1 give you all I 1 know about his death I 1 am very sorry indeed tor ter your arnt great trouble yours tours truly ai LANS |
