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Homestake Mine Avalanche

Leadville, Lake County, Colorado
April 25, 1885
No. Killed - 11

Note: This disaster is not included on either the CDC/NIOSH disaster list or the MSHA Fatality Archive Database.  See more possible errors and omissions.
A History of Colorado Avalanche Accidents, (p. 295) PDF Format
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Multiple avalanche fatalities reported 1886 and 1888 PDF Format
In the News
News icon Kansas City Journal, Apr. 26, 1885
News icon St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Apr. 27, 1885
News icon The Kansas Chief, Apr. 30, 1885
The deceased:
  • Morton Borden
  • Sy Creston Borden
  • Horace W. Matthews
  • J. Matthews
  • John Lock
  • John Burns
  • Charles Richards
  • Christ Harvey
  • Robert Campbell
  • John Burns
  • and an unknown man
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