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Tioga Mining Company
Tioga Mine Hoisting Disaster
Bodie, Mono County, California
October 3, 1879
No. Killed - 6
In the News:
The Pacific Bee
, Oct. 11, 1879
Los Angeles Herald
, Oct, 7, 1879
As the hoist cage with nine miners was being lowered into the mine, the engineer lost control of the cage and it dropped to the 500-foot level. Six men died as a result of the accident.
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