Ozro Haskins
March 4, 1902
Arizona Republican Newspaper

Ozro Haskins, a prominent rancher and mining man, 
was blown to pieces in the Tucson mountains, says 
the Citizen. Mr. Haskins, who runs a ranch three 
miles north of the city on the Mammoth Road had 
been a resident of this section for eighteen years.  
He owned some claims in the Tucson Mountains, twenty 
two miles northwest of town, and last Saturday, in 
company with his son, left for the mines to do some 
work.  They established their camp on Sunday and on 
Monday morning the son, O.A. Haskins, decided to come 
to town to get Tom Driscoll to help them in deciding 
where the work was to be done.  There was an old tunnel, 
100 feet deep on the property and in the absence of his 
son, Mr. Haskins said he would put in some shots in the 
old tunnel.

The son went down below the mine to hitch up the horses 
and just before he left, he heard a shot and supposed 
that his father was blasitng in the old mine. He 
arrived in the city Monday night but Mr. Discoll 
could not go out to the mine until yesterday.  When 
they arrived at the mine they could not find Mr. 
Haskins anywhere in the neighborhood and proceeded 
to make a search.  The limbs of the dead man were 
found buried in the dirt and debris and there as 
every evidence of an explosion.

After finding the body Mr. Driscoll and young Mr. 
Haskins came right to town and notified Judge Wilson, 
who left for the scene of the accident with a coroner's 
jury.  The jury rendered a verdict that death was caused 
by an accidental explosion.

Mr. Haskins was well known in Tucson.  He leaves a wife 
and son, who live on the ranch and another son, J.J. 
Haskins, who is a fireman on the railroad.  At the 
time of his death he was 61 years of age.