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Leadville, CO Duncan Mine Fire, Dec 1896

Posted November 17th, 2007 by Linda Horton

FIRE AT LEADVILLE.

Leadville, Dec. 23.----The shaft house on No. 2 shaft of the Duncan mine caught fire this morning about 4 o'clock and was entirely destroyed. It was one of the largest shaft houses in the camp and the loss is about $4000. The lessees were to have started work on the property to-day, and these people have been carrying on preparatory work for the past two days. Their loss will amount to a few hundred dollars. The fire is supposed to have caught accidentally in the engine room.

The Aspen Weekly Times, Aspen, CO 26 Dec 1896
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Transcribed by Linda Horton. Thank you, Linda!

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