Last summer’s Crandall Canyon mine disaster cost the lives of nine men — six entombed in the initial cave-in, and three more who died in a rescue attempt. Now the U.S. Attorney for Utah is considering a congressional request to pursue a criminal investigation of the mine’s operators.

The following tribute to the heroism of Utah’s miners was written last August while we waited day after day for news from Crandall Canyon: Continue reading “To Succor Their Fellow Men” (Utah history) →