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Show Buried Under the Avalanche. Deuteb, Col., December 22. A Silverton special to the News says : A snow slide came down the mountain into Minnesota Gulch this afternoon sweeping everything before it. The slide struck the mouth of the Prodigal Son mine filling the eighty-five foot shaft, burying Burk, Hovey and J. M. Scales, who were working at the bottom at the time of the acoident. The snow was packed so tight that it was impossible to move the buoket which went to the bottom when struck by the snow. A rescuing party are working. All hopes of reaohing the imprisoned men alive have been abandoned. aband-oned. . |