Jesus Castenada
Jose Sanches
April 12, 1897
Arizona Silver Belt

At Clifton, April 10, Jesus Castendada and Jose Sanches were 
killed by a premature blast. They were trying to blast a big 
piece of copper formed by a freeze up in one of the furnaces 
of the Arizona Copper Company.  These pieces of copper are 
known as "sows."  Castanada and Sanches had drilling a hole 
into the copper and were tamping giant powder into it when 
the shot went off, killing both instantly.

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