Show fire at victor cons blaze started on level burning its way to the surface through shaft the hoisting works destroyed yesterday Yest erdly afternoon the hoisting g plant at the victor consolidated mine at mammoth was completely destroyed by fire and the loss will ill no doubt amount to almost 15 the blaze started on the level where cowan and hanson were oper abing a lease and with n a aeiry short time the shaft timbers were burn ing the leasers tried hard to check the flames ind and finding this immoss ble they mide made their way to I 1 the surface through the carisa had it not been for the opening bet between IsLen the victoria and carisa mines they would mould undoubtedly have lost their lives the flames spread rap olly in the dry shaft timber and sa made inq it appearance on the th surface completely destroying the hoisting mach nery ind 1 the I e shaft alouse se the oth other r mine min b buian ngi uc as the blacksmith shop i ore it nn 33 and n bunk houses were siere sav davd d v gunteer firemen from mammoth ol 01 good m work ork ae despite the fact t t there was no water mater with h to fight the flames V the loss is not in any way cov ered by insurance as the lietar mine hag has b en idle tor for a number of years except for leasing operations recently earl mcintyre I 1 of mammoth secured a lease on the entire property with the privilege of sub leasing the various levels and cow cowan an and hanson had secured permission to operate on the level the leasers are unable to say just how hois the fire started A W mccune formerly of salt lake owns the controlling interest in the victor |