13 Jul 1893
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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1893
Page
1
A Thornhill Yorkshire explosion traps 130 miners as ventilation fails and gas fills the shaft. Rescue parties recover many bodies while about 100 are believed dead and 145 workers remain missing. The under manager dies from severe burns near the shaft.
Denver News reports Melbourne attempting to induce rainfall in Cheyenne Wyoming from June 26. He stays in the capitol dome with chemicals and apparatus as crowds watch weather patterns, noting cloud formation and wind shifts over five days. Melbourne predicts a heavy downpour amid mixed opinions on achieving the required moisture.
Dr Yellowstone a Cherokee medicine man given free shows in the Courthouse was egged on Saturday night by unknown parties. City Marshall Fraughton pursues the case but no prosecution decision yet. Vernal Milling and Live Stock Co invites bids to paint the new roller mill and warns they may reject all bids. Bids due by July 22 and specifications available at the mill.
The Vernal Utah schoolhouse project invites proposals for brick laying and carpenter work. Bids due to C. C. Bartlett by noon July 24, 1893. Information available from Bartlett. Dated July 10, 1893. By Orver or van Bodgp.
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