Show Frt D. IV IX ol OLD n Cause of Many 1111 Mine Accidents s. Says Say s 's Operator MOre I re mine accidents are re duo due to poor PO ponder POder o der der than to an any other othel one cause causa cause according to William illiam Thornton a n. well wen known cnown Alta Alla operator The Tho u use are e of he- he e c powder mans means man ninny many missed shots and the missed shots hol res result In accidents which fire arc char charged ll to neg- neg of the tho miners miner Powder wS is H In Iii reality unfit for u use after it is s six x months old said Nr Ir r. r and yet ct a great reut deal lal o of the tire powder that Is sold old to operators i- i two years arl and three years ol old The rue date o on nn which powder l leaves as a s the factory rac- rac tor tory should hould be 14 by br law mw to be on every package anti and the tire thesa I s-a s should see that it Is not nOl handled after It JL ha has pa pawed sd the hc n ago o when It i if is surely defective defective c Some of the tho powder is Is so o now mow but not all I recently re- re look looked d up tip stamped powder I had hai been u using ln J It bore boro th the Sac Sac- tory ton dote date IS 18 1905 I Iwas wc 1 led t to In m l ng the 13 antI 11 shots IIO cI as high as had mi Ire fire To sell seli powder of that should be mae made a crime for or It Is very likely to lo mean loss of life tife Tine The can bl be obviated oh hr by In handling dealers dealer exercising care caro their Bleil stocks Hock ron roo often tire practice In storing powder in the magazine is isto 9 to place tine the latest invoice nearest the thedoor door so 50 that it Is the tue to be taken It is ont onIL accumulates where inaccessible untIl the supply runs ruins low Jow of the customers Ui are and then some sold old po powder er that ha has ben been on handor hand reSult and the tho Cor or years vear Accidents miner r on- on the tho IS |