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Show A NARROW ESCAPE 150 lbs Giant Powder Accldently Exploded Ex-ploded at the Duncan fllno. Five mlnerd who wero working In tho Duncan Mine in the Pinto Mining District narrowly escaped losing their lives last Wednesday. Tho flvo men were working in a tunnel, and had. placed their giant powder near- a flro to thaw it.- Ono of tho men ohanoing to glance towards tho Are discovered tho powder burning. Ho gavo tho alarm at once and all partteB ran for theh? lives. In a fow seconds 150 lbi ten over a hundrouyardsawayi Vortu? nately tho knocking some of tho mon down was all the Injury any of tho, par ly experienced ns far as wo have been able to learn. But it is safo tosay that they will bo moro careful In tho future when tholr powder needs thawing. |