Gillie Wells on the front porch of his four room house for which he pays $7 monthly; he has recently moved into this house because his former dwelling was destroyed by fire; Scope and content: Gillie Wells on the front porch of his four room house for which he pays $7 monthly; he has recently moved into this house because his former dwelling was destroyed by fire. There is no protection from fire in this camp; the nearest fire fighting equipment is in Pineville about seven miles away; water for fire fighting must by pumped from the meager stream; the only telephone in the camp is in the store
Gillie Wells on the front porch of his four room house for which he pays $7 monthly; he has recently moved into this house because his former dwelling was destroyed by fire; Scope and content: Gillie Wells on the front porch of his four room house for which he pays $7 monthly; he has recently moved into this house because his former dwelling was destroyed by fire. There is no protection from fire in this camp; the nearest fire fighting equipment is in Pineville about seven miles away; water for fire fighting must by pumped from the meager stream; the only telephone in the camp is in the store which is locked and no key is kept in the camp during the night. Houses usually burn to the ground within twenty minutes after the fire gets going. One of Mr. Wells children was burned to death when his house burned. Fox Ridge Mining Company, Inc., Hanby Mine, Arjay, Bell County, Kentucky.
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