Show ONTARIO HOIST DESTROYED pak city mine suffers severe loss by fire the no 3 hoisting works of the on tario company south of park city were destroyed by fire early monday morning the alarm was first beard at 2 45 clock and while there were four men about the works at the time none of them knew where the fire hose was kept and as a result the flames were beyond control before a stream of water could be turned on inside of an hour the main building carpen ter and blacksmith shops were reduced to a pile of smoking ruins though the immense gallows frame continued to burn tor several hours longer the origin of the fire will probably never be known to a certainty the blaze was discovered in the carpenter shop by william benney electric wires and a hot box on the engine which ran the blower at the mine are given as the probable cause the plant originally cost manager rood says it will be rebuilt at once |