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A couple looks at graves of miners killed in an explosion 100 years ago Monday at the cemetery in Scofield, Carbon County. About 1,000 people, seen in background, attended the anniversary ceremony. On May 1, 1900, at least 200 men and boys were killed when the Pleasant Valley Coal Co.'s Winter Quarters mine exploded, leaving a town full of widows and orphans. The tragedy was an impetus for mine safety regulations.