I have been told by family members that one of our relatives was one of the
men who helped to save some miners in the Yellow Jacket Mine. Does anybody
know where I could find anything to prove this? His name was CHEGWIDDEN.
Thanks.
Jan Davis
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Subject: [NVSTOREY] 1880 Yellow Jacket mine accident GALLAGHER TEMBY
WILKINSWHITCOMB TREZONA WILLIAMS COYLE HAMMOND
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Sacramento Daily Record-Union, Sacramento, California, June 1, 1880, image
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NEVADA.
Frightful Mining Accident-Four Men Killed and Four Others Wounded.
GOLD HILL, June 18th.-A terrible accident at the Yellow Jacket mine
occurred at 11 o'clock, occasioned by a car load of tools falling from
near the surface to the bottom, where eight men were on the skip, and four
were instantly killed, namely Neil Gallagher, Al. Temby, Timothy Wilkins
and E. Whitcomb. John Trezona has a thigh broken. H. Williams has an arm
off. Barney Coyle and Frank Hammond were slightly injured.
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