Show MINES AT EUREKA ARE SEALED IN ORDER TO SMOTHER THE FIRE utah oct 8 all the shafts nd other openings from the gemini oil llie north to alio acut annial eureka on the eolith have been sealed up on account of the underground alre that tag been burning since monday this action was decided on at noon today at a between C E alien of tho centennial eureka moylan 0 fox and george W of the eureka fiill mr and superintendent earls of the allion beck and jackson superintendent of the gemini within a couple of days an effort will be made to the fire from the foot level of the eureka fiill to do which it will be ece aary to extend a pipe jine or bosq feet ion thia accomplished stream will be turned on T the jiken who do this work will be protected by alre helmets superintend ant alien of the centennial eureka hag lad three of these helmet ft sent him two of which carry a of air dudl went for forty minutes and the third one adough to last two hours the company aliks tent to anaconda for three ampre so that in aso of there will be a party equipped for work there arc probably twenty five or thir ty in ahe different mines nil of which leavo been closed with the alre once extinguished it bould take laut a few days to clear the mines of gas excepting in the dinzes and butt ends of the drifts into which it would bo to force a current of air from the compressors it is the belief of nearly all alie mine superintendents that thu lire is merely smoldering and that Is little danger of it spreading though they concede that there h probably enough material tin hand in thebie where it is presumed to be to keep it burning for many days unless it is extinguished gui shed funeral sen ices over the remains of J W menlove who died tuesday night from the effects of poisonous gases were held in the episcopal church this afternoon the remains will be taken to payson the home of the young mans parents on a special train tomorrow and a large number of people will go down |