Show I I I I 2 Gun Accidents Injure P a Two Park City youths were Injured In In separate accidental gun discharges Sunday Feb eb 16 In I I widely separated accidents Injures Injure Shoulder I I Michael flyer Dyer 19 was Injured I I at his residence In Empire Canyon Canyon Can Can- I yon on at 3 pm p.m. while preparing to i iclean clean a 22 rifle He lie held the gun gunIn gunto I t I In to the air to look through the I barrell and at the same time started to break the gun apart I I The supposedly empty gun contained con I tamed one shell In the iho chamber I which discharged sending the I I bullet through the top of hi his I I shoulder coming out through the I Ithe lower back luckily not shattering the shoulder or striking any vital I organs I He was taken to the Miners' Miners I I Hospital In Park City where he heIs heis hela Is la reported In la fair condition I The second accident Occurred In Inthe inthe the mountains west of Park City I Ithe I In what Is known as i Hollow at pm p.m. Sunday I when Ralph Miles 15 son of Mr hand and Mrs Milton Ulton Miles had the misfortune to loose his index finger fin lIn ger on the left hand band In the accidental accidental ac ac- ac discharge of a 30 30 30 rifle he was holding I He lie reached down the barrell barrel to I Iclean I clean some snow off the gun when it discharged taking I off the index finger I Applies First Aid James Simpson 15 son of Mr and Mrs Jim Simpson was with I Ithe I the Miles boy and being an experienced ex ex- I Boy Doy Scout he broke off offa a piece of tree and made a tourniquet above the wound and assisted the boy to walk better than a mile through the snow to the Miners Hospital where the boy was admitted at 3 pm p.m. and andIs andis is resting easily In fair condi condl tion These accidents were very regrettable regrettable re reo re- re and it is js hoped both boys will make a quick and complete complete complete com com- recovery |