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FIRE IN DONK’S MINE.—h.-d-j-i • «i Hi «i in 11111111’ •« *[Continued from page 1.]' ♦#- . . »purchased and there are now twenty-eight mules in the mine. The work of breaking* in the mules for underground work is now in progress and the mine is only able to continue operation#} under adverse conditions.The origin of the JJre has not been proven, although a number of theories are afloat. One of thesis is that a defective electric wire started the blaze, and another is that a quantity of hay was placed in the stable Tuesday night and a spark may have got into it which smoldered for some time before the fire broke out. The loss to the company in mules is estimated at $2,500 aside from the delay in the oper-■ation of the mine. The damage to hay and to the mine stable is only nominal, i
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Troy Weekly Call
Troy, Illinois, US
Sat, Feb 01, 1908
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