Inter-Mountain Farmer | 1902-08-05 | Page 7 | Fire in Famous Mine

FIRE IN FAMOUS MINE. United Verdo Property Compelled to Close Down on Account of Blazo at Fourth Level. Prescott, Arlr, Aug 2 Plre has appeared ap-peared at the fourth level of tho United Verde mine at Jerome, tho fumes of burning sulphur pcrvndlng tho entire mine- An attempt hns been made to bulkhead tho level, but with the nlr being be-ing pumped from the surface the men could only work for n few minutes at n time. One man wns overcome with gna while nscendlng In the rage to tho surface, sur-face, fell from tho cage nnd wns killed The company has been compelled lo close down tho mine and smelter, nnd has reduced Its train servle on tho railroad from threo trains ench way to ono per da$. It Is stated that It will ho a month or probably more beforo tho plant will stnrt up agarrCnH the jnen refuse to risk their lives by going Into tho mine