Show MT Ml PLEASANT MENI MEN m I BATTLE FOR LIVES Miners Dig 12 Miles Mies Through Snow to Secure Food Ml Mt I. I Pleasant Jan 22 Louts Louis Lous Brick Brick- sell sen and Alma Alna Coates of this city cIr an and amid NephI Farnsworth of Fairview were caught at the coal mine above Ilo e In iii the heavy ean fall fail fal of or snow show which came la last t Stul Saturday a an anwer and were forced Corcel to dig IlS their way with wih l I tom for tOL miles mies through h snow in or or to get out alive alve Their experience e ence enco was an unusual unpleasant an and amid dangerous one The Time three men inca ha had been leen at the tle mines maines all al winter digging coal Th Tha Thi road hJ had been leen kept open constantly i prior to the tha last storm Last Ls weeks week's heavy snow fall fail fal ered co the ground at atthe atthe the tho mine mimic to a depth of live f e feet and amid it was wa evident o to the miners that no nomore nomore nomore more teams w would ull reach them this winter an and amid that If Ir the they timey wished to toe save sa e their thick own lives a u trip out through the time snow would be necessary Accordingly ugly Sun Sunday a morning morning t the they hey started time the three men with provisions pro and ami bedding belding strapped on a horse which had been at the mine mimic They found foun the time snow too deep for walking so were obliged to u use o their sho cl shovels an and amid Open a path for Cor themselves an anthe and the animal animal All AI that day ay and the next the next and next thc they continued digging awa away In the time snow for dear cr lifes life's sake their object to reach th thi thale ale valley below letow a short twelve miles les dis dis- i- i taut tant The Thc Te first two nights they used the bedding and amid fared fare fairly c well I excepting ex ex- that the little short tha they were sere a lUo on food fool rues Tuesday a the time horse hOIse got into lutu a snow drift riC an and stuck fast fat The animal animal ani aid mal was wa too weak to free Itself and the men macit too weak to give g e assistance bo so the they were obliged to leave heave it f. f As s their Ic bedding ing was on time the horse Tuesday Tues rues day da nl night ht found foun them silting around c. c c fire fre cot cold coid hun hungry l' l tired Ure an and sleepy with wih the he outlook anything but lut en en- en The Tho following morning the they started bra ct bravely out und and before night light were ere fortunately met b by a rescuing rescuing res res- cuing parly which administered to their heir wants want and amid saw w them safely home tome none Ione the tho worse wore for Cor but not nol de desIring desiring de- de c- c I ElrIn siring to repeat their hard har experience |