Re: Dawson Mine - Colfax Mine
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Dawson Mine - Colfax Mine
Beth Johnson 3/04/01
On Sept. 14, 1903, the first of two explosions occured.in Mine NO. 1 it tooke a light toll, three trapped miners were killed.theri bodies were shiped to the nearest relatives.the second occured on october 20, 1913 in Mine #2 clogged the entrance and entombed 300 men, killing 263.this occured at 3 pm.In February 1923 another explosion happened and took 125 lives.It was owned by the Plelps Dodge Corp.Newspapers Raton press, and Dawson news of 1905.