Sunnyside Mine Avalanche

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Sunnyside Mine Avalanche

Eureka, San Juan County, Colorado
January 27, 1906
No. Killed - 5

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)

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In the News
	Los Angeles Evening Express, Jan. 23, 1906
	The Butte Daily Post, Jan. 23, 1906
	Wausau Pilot, Jan. 30, 1906
	The Chattanooga News, Jan. 23, 1906

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