Eureka Reporter | 1904-09-09 | Page 1 | Fire Destroys Residence

fife destroys residence j A frame res denes owned by the bulf lion bech mining company and occue ed by eli chase and 0 H pu er was destroy ed by fire at about noon wednesday the build ng was located on the side ot the hill between the beck m ne and because of the long run and the distance tr the nearest hydrant to he lauird ng the fire department did not arrive in time to save ei her the house or contents they d d however succeed in preventing the flames from the wooden tramway lead as to the ol 01 I 1 B 11 on peck m 11 beveral times the tramway ada afire ai d f the blaze had not been ediin gu shed promptly the fire would have burned its way d erectly to the old mill the loss will amount to about mr chase 1 ed over beigh dollars in gold and s iver in box and after the fire had died down he located the money in the ru ns the coins were not injured by the fire