TRAGEDY AT THE HOMER SADDLE.—Looking from the portal of the tunnel on the Homer Saddle down towards the camp. In the foreground is the winch wheel against which J. McLauchland and W. Mackey were crushed in the avalance of Monday morning last X indicates the approximate position where the body of P. L. Overton was found. The wreckage poking out through the snow comprises machinery and the remains of the crib-house . Men seen on the left are digging down to the track, where the depth of snow varies from 12 to 20 feet.
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Northern Advocate, 13 July 1936, Page 8
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93TRAGEDY AT THE HOMER SADDLE.—Looking from the portal of the tunnel on the Homer Saddle down towards the camp. In the foreground is the winch wheel against which J. McLauchland and W. Mackey were crushed in the avalance of Monday morning last X indicates the approximate position where the body of P. L. Overton was found. The wreckage poking out through the snow comprises machinery and the remains of the crib-house. Men seen on the left are digging down to the track, where the depth of snow varies from 12 to 20 feet. Northern Advocate, 13 July 1936, Page 8
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