Gunnison Valley News | 1924-03-13 | Page 2 | Scenes at Castle Gate Mine Disaster

Scenes at Castle Gate Mine Disaster 'A f " ' I 'tV' v , -1 " I 1 . r 1 ' I -9V v & f . .; . . J "- . 7 -' r V - 4 n lK r - ;l ; vv J ,i (No. 1) (No. 2) ft t (No. 4) i i (No. 3) (No. 5) No. 1 Rescue men who are assisting assist-ing in the work of bringing out their comrades just after coming from the mine after failure to penetrate the inner workings. No. 2 Mouth of entryway or man-way man-way which with the main portal forms the only avenue of escape from the mine. This point is more than 5000 feet from where the explosion ex-plosion is supposed to have occured. No. 3 Scene of Castlegate proper where the men who were trapped lived liv-ed in comfort with their families. The mine is located about a mile from town. No. 4 Rescue crew equipped with gas masks ready to enter the mine main portal. ' No. 5 A train of coal leaving No. 2 mine of the Utah Fuel Company. The cross indicates the entrance to the mine. (Photo courtesy Salt Lake Telegram)