Show UNCLE SAM FIRE the shaft hoase at the uncle sam mine was entirely destroyed by fire last satur day mornine the origin ot the blaze is unknown but according to the beet mation obtainable it did not start in the boiler room from the time the night shift left the mine until the morning shift arrived there was no one in the shaft house and th a reason he flumes had gained considerable headway before an alarm was given and anaide of a few minutes afterwards the entire building was enveloped nothing could be done toward saving the structure and sapt giggs immediately the shift at the tunnel level feet below the collar of the shaft to prevent the fire from burning itself into the underground workings A stream of water was turned into the shaft as soon aa possible and in this way most of the timbering between the tunnel level end the surface was saved the flames did get started below the bulkhead bat were discovered by bupt supt giggs and foreman carter and quickly extinguished A short tunnel the mouth of which was near the hoist was used as a store room tor powder and when the fire began burn ing in that direction it was feared that an explosion would follow but fortunately the powder burned instead of exploding HURT BY FALLING TIMBER while george hanaan and another em of the company by the name of lystrup were handling hobe the latter wae struck by a falling timber the man was pinned beneath the timber but was removed his injuries were not jenoua WILL REBUILD immediately john dern general manager of the company espeut sunday at the mine con suiting with bupt supt giggs regarding the rebuilding of the shaft house chis work lias already commenced and will be hurried to completion mr engg says that be expects to the new shaft house up and the machinery working again inside of thirty davs the boilers were found to be in good condition and the engine came through the firo without being damaged to adv great extent te saving of this machinery will cut doarn ahe loss sustained bv the company to about 3 no insurance mr dern came out again last tuesday and closed a contract with adams tc sons tr the removal of the bansa shaft honee to uncle same mine this building was purchased this leei |