Reports of the inspector of coal mines of the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania
One of the most important events of the year was the opening of the United States Geological Survey Testing Station in Pittsburg
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Reports of the inspector of coal mines of the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania is an 1870 historical mining reference by Pennsylvania. Inspector of Mines, preserved in the Mountain Man Mining research library. One of the most important events of the year was the opening of the United States Geological Survey Testing Station in Pittsburg…
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, No. 24.
Letter Of Transmittal
Department of Mioes,
April 21, 1909.
To His Excellency, Edwin S. Stuart, Governor of Pennsylvania:
Sir: In compliance with the Act of Assembly of April 14, 1903, I beg to submit herewith, for transmission to the General Assembly, the report of the Department of Mines for the year ending December 31, 1908. Part I covers in detail the operations in the twenty Anthracite Districts, Part II the operations in the twenty Bituminous Districts, as returned by the inspectors. Observations and suggestions are also offered relative to mining subjects.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES E. RODERICK, Chief of Department of Mines.
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Introduction
The year 1908 showed a reduced production in the bituminous output of Pennsylvania, as compared with 1907, of 34,621,669 net tons. In 1907 the great total of 149,559,047 net tons was reached, as against 114,937,375 tons in 1908. The anthracite production was in pleasing contrast, showing the very satisfactory total of 83„543,243 net tons, almost as much as in 1907, when it was 86,056,412 tons. This is a remarkable output for the anthracite region, exceeding in volume any year in the history of the trade previous to 1907. Anthracite coal, however, is a household necessity and has a steady market that is little affected by financial depression. The unexpected phase of this trade was the great demand for the steam sizes. In view of the general depression prevailing 'in all lines of manufacture during the year this demand was rather surprising. It showed very conclusively, however, that there is now a constant market for this product of the mines that a few years ago was deemed valueless. The prolonged drought of the summer and fall interfered considerably with the operations in both bituminous and anthracite regions, and reduced the tonnage to some extent. Labor was plentiful, the car supply was better than it has been for many years,, and stoppages of work arising from differences between the employer and the employe were infrequent and not of serious proportions.
The one regrettable feature in the bituminous trade was the low price at which some of the operators sold their coal, for it has become a well established truism among coal people that it is bettei to sell less coal and receive higher prices.
A certain amount of agitation and unrest is noticeable among the operators in the bituminous region owing to the possible action of Congress in putting coal on the free list. Free trade with Canada in this respect is deemed by many to be desirable, but free coal from other countries of the world would be a most serious blow to the
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basic industry of the coiintry and would be a national calamity. The coal industry is certainly entitled to protection as well as any other industry, and it is hoped that Congress, having the matter in its charge, will give the trade what it needs.
Wage agreements were signed in the Central and Pittsburg districts, and the outlook for continued peace between the operators and the employes for the future is most reassuring.
One of the most important events of the year was the opening of the United States Geological Survey Testing Station in Pittsburg, reference to which is made in this report.
Another unusual event of the year was the importation from Europe of three expert mining men to make investigations and recommendations regarding conditions in the bituminous mines in this country. The suggestions and recommendations of these experts are included and commented upon in this report.
Attention is also called to the work of the Bituminous Mine Law Commission appointed by Governor Stuart under the authority of a legislative resolution of the session of 1907. The Commission was composed of two operators and two miners and the Chief of the Department of Mines. After spending more than a year in preparing a code of laws to govern the operations in the bituminous region, th'e Commission made its report to the Legislature and to the Governor. Reference is made elsewhere to the work of the Commission.
No. 24.
Department Of Mines
The Explosion At Marianna
One of the most disastrous explosions of recent years occurred November 28, about 10.30 in the morning, at the Marianna mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Company, located at Marianna, Washington county.
It seems almost incredible that a disaster of this kind could occur at the Marianna, as it was deemed by all persons who had ever seen it to be a model and safe mine. As soon as the report could be verified, the department notified all the inspectors located near Pittsburg to repair at once to the scene of the explosion and give such advice and help as might be necessary to rescue any of the entombed miners who might be living and properly to care for those that had been killed.
Mr. Henry Louttit, the inspector of the district, was at the mine when the disaster occurred. A number of other inspectors arrived at the mine on the afternoon of the same day, but as the casing leading to the fan was destroyed and the top of the outlet shaft and the head frame were badly wrecked, it was several hours before the ventilation could be even partially restored.
I arrived at the mine Monday noon and found that all the employes in the mine had been killed but one. About one hundred of the bodies had been taken from the mine and it was supposed that there were still from thirty to fifty remaining. At that time it was feared that the coal had taken fire and this belief was strengthened by the fact that considerable smoke was encountered while exploring the mine. It was a great relief to the management, the inspectors, and the other persons who knew 'hat the danger from fire meant at that time, to find that there was no fire in the coal or in any of the timbers in the mine. All the entries of the mine that could be explored were examined by the inspectors and a few capable superintendents by Monday noon, and a number of the remaining bodies were located.
Owing to the dangers, both real and imaginary, that are connected with an exploration of this kind, it is hardly necessary to say that it required great courage on the part of these men to enter the mine. They knew that if fire had ignited the coal or even the timber it would be necessary to reacli the fire and extinguish it before the ventilation could be restored. In the effort to do this, the Draeger helmets were of the greatest assistance, as without them the explorers could not have remained in the presence of the poisonous afterdamp and lived. In this connection it may be said that every company operating a gaseous mine should have at least a dozen practical young mining men drilled in the use of these helmets, so that at a moment's notice they could be put on and the men thus be enabled to get to work at once after an explosion or a mine fire. A sufficient number of helmets should be placed at a central point or at points convenient where they could be readily taken to the scene of the disaster. While the helmets were not the means of saving any lives at the Marianna, (unless it was the life of the man found near the sliaft) nor would they have saved any lives at the Harwick, Naomi
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or Darr disasters, it is possible that occasions maj arise wlien thej will be instrumental in saving-lives. At any rate, they are invaluable for exploring purposes, particularly at the time of mine fires.
The work of restoring the ventilation was pushed as rapidly as possible and the bodies located and removed to the surface. By Wednesday morning all the bodies had been removed to the surface, except those covered by the debris and those in part of the dip workings which were covered with water. In the afternoon of Wednesday, Inspector Louttit, Mr. Walter K. Calverley, superintendent of the Berwind-White Coal Alining Company, Mr. F. B. Dunbar, one of the superintendents of the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, Mr. A. C. Beeson, superintendent of the Marianna mine, Mr. John H. Jones, president of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Company, and the Chief of the Department of Mines descended the RaciieJ shaft in a bucket, three persons being taken down at a time The bucket was lowered and hoisted by a small temporary engine that had been installed for that purpose. All the bodies were taken from the mine by the same means. A thorough examination was made of all the entries not flooded with water, but no effort was made to locate the initial point of the explosion or to follow its course. We simply made an examination of the general conditions. Although the ventilation had been but partially restored, only a small amount of gas was found at the faces of any of the entries.
We spent about six hours in exploring the mine and were more than astonished to find so small an amount of gas, which was found only at the face of a few entries that were driven over two hundred feet in advance of the last cut-through. This was proof to my mind that the Marianna mine was not a very gaseous mine and that the cause of the of life and property was nothing else than the dreaded coal dust held in suspension in the air,, which was ignited by a small explosion of gas, an electric sparlv or a blowout shot.
Heretofore when an accident like the one at the Marianna mine occurred it has been the custom of the coal company to send mining experts into the mine to examine it and make a report for submission to the jury at the inquest. The Department of Mines has also at such times sent a number of inspectors to the mine to investigate the cause of the accident and make a report to the Chief, to be submitted at the inquest.
When arranging with Mr. John H. Jones, President and General Manager, for the dates when the inspectors could enter the Marianna mine to make a final examination, he was asked when his experts were to examine it. He seemed surprised at the question,, and said he did not think it necessary to have any experts employed in this case, as he was positive that the State inspectors could find no fault with the way the mine had been conducted and he was willing to abide by their decision. My advice to ask a half dozen or more superintendents to make an inspection in the interest of the company was declined, as he held to the opinion that as the company had always lived up to the letter of the law, having even accepted suggestions from the Department in regard to the operation of the mines, such an inspection was unnecessary.
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Depautmeint Of Mines
After a personal inspection of the mine,, I decided that it would be advisable to have an investigation made by a commission of 'expert, intelligent and disinterested engineers, in addition to the inspection by the inspectors, and to that end I requested Mr. George Whyel, Mr. G. E. Gay and Mr. L. W. Fogg, mining engineers, all of Uniontown, to make this investigation. I stated to them that it was very important to ascertain if possible the cause of the disaster, and requested them to make an investigation as soon as possible and to report the result to the Department of Mines. I selected Mr. Whyel as chairman of the commission and suggested that they arrange with the general manager of the mine in regard to the time for making the inspection.
A careful examination was made by the commission and a report forwarded to the Department, December 16. This report is included herewith together wdth the report made by the mine inspectors.
The inquest on the bodies of the victims of the Marianna explosion was held in the court house at Washington, Washington County, Thursday and Friday, December 17 and 18. At that time twenty-nine witnesses were examined.
Under the law, only an inspector can interrogate the witnesses. Inspector I. G. Roby, of the Fifth Bituminous District, was selected for this purpose, and suggestions were made to him in writing by the Chief of the Department of Mines and by the other inspectors. The coroner was a most intelligent man and conducted the inquest in a masterly manner, and his summing up of the case to the jury entirely from memory was remarkably well done.
The jury was composed of most capable men, who gave close attention to the evidence submitted and rendered a verdict according to the evidence.
By reason of having a coroner who understood the situation thoroughly ail proper evidence on the case was admitted. The witnesses, or at least many of them, were men of high character and intelligence, and many of them men of prominence. They gave with great care their evidence and recommendations, which were very comprehensive and satisfactory.
Without impropriety I quote herewith some of the testimony.
Walter R. Calverley, Superintendent of the Windber District of the Berwind- White Coal Mining Company, who spent three days in the mine after the explosion, testified in part as follows:
'The plan of the mine was very good. I consider the system of ventilation an advanced system, with an extravagant volume of air; that with the volume of air passing, it was possible to have an explosion. Constant success begets carelessness, even among those who know the consequences that result from tempting Providence, but they still tempt it. I am positive that even though the explosion started from a slight accumulation of gas, it was the dust that caused the enormous pressure. The volume of air in this mine was unquestionably sufficient to dilute and carry off the gas, but the enormous velocity meant that there was an unusual quantity of dust floating in the air. A blown-out shot would have been sufficient to cause the explosion without any accumulation of gas. That tongue of flame coming in contact with the dust floating in the air would be sufficient."
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Mr. H. K. Knopf, General Snperintendent of the Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Company, with sixteen years' experience, testified in part as follows:
"I was at the Marianna mines three different times before the explosion, in a period of eight months,, and my last visit was the last of October, or the first of November, twenty-nine days before the accident. The operation of the mine was very practical, and the method in which it was laid out was, in my opinion,, unquestionably the best I was ever in. I went through nearly all of the entries and in none of them was any gas visible, and it was the safest mine, and the method of keeping it safe was the best in the region. I think they had six or seven fire bosses and assistant pit bosses, and even if they did not do the blasting themselves, they supervised it constantly. The dust was loaded out as fast as it was made,, and the roads were new and clean. I Avas in the mine three days after the explosion and made special examination as to the cause of the explosion. In my opinion it was unquestionably a dust explosion caused by a blown-out shot in No. 3 Blanche entry. It would be impossible for a gas explosion to occur in that mine from the way the brattices were kept up and the places constantly inspected. They had water lines all through the mine, and before firing a shot they would water the side of the coal and sprinkle it before shooting. The system of watering in this mine was the only one in the Pittsburg district where they had gone into it liberally and tried to be thoroughly effective. It would be almost impossible with the large quantity of air which necessarily has to be put into a modern mine, for any method of sprinkling to take care of all the fine dust."
Richard Maize, Superintendent of the Pittsburg and Westmoreland Coal Company, at Hazel Kirk, with an experience of twenty years, testified in part as follows:
'I visited the Marianna mine about two weeks before the explosion and spent a day in the mine, and visited the face of every entry. Some of the entries were dry and some were wet. There was no accumulation of dust anywiiere. I found no gas in any entry except in one of the Blanche entries, where there was a small cap found. I made no special effort to find gas in other places, as they were all worked with naked lights. I thought the Marianna mine was one of the finest mines I was ever in, and as safe as any mine I had ever been in, and the system they had for taking care of the mine and employes therein was the best I had ever seen. I have spent the greater part of three days in this mine since the explosion. I came to the conclusion that the explosion came out of the Blanche entries, on account of the way the timbers were strewn around. In regard to the system of watering the places, every entry had a water line and fifty feet of hose, and in one of the Blanche entries Mr. Kennedy had the water pressure turned on, the sides and roof were thoroughly wetted, and I was informed that was done before every blast was fired. It is possible to make every mine in this state safe by using the coke-region system and by making every man dig down his coal with a pick. If the air was saturated with spray, and the coal sheared in addition to undercutting, it would reduce the danger of a dust explosion from the fact that it would reduce the danger of a blown-out shot, and in that way would safeguard life."
No. 24.
Department Ob' Mines
George Whyel, a practical miner, mining engineer, superintendent, manager, general manager, at present operator; L. E. Fogg a mining engineer of large experience, fourteen years as superintendent and general manager and at present the general manager of Tower Hill Coke Company; and George E. Gay, raining engineer and a graduate of the Lehigh University, with experience since 1884 in coal mines as a mining engineer and superintendent of mines, were selected by the Chief of the Department of Mines to make a careful investigation as to the cause of the explosion in the Marianna mine, and to make in connection therewith any recommendations that would have a tendency to prevent disasters in coal mines from the explosion of gas and dust. Their full report is given elsewhere, but I desire at this point to call attention to a few of their remarks and recommendations:
'We feel that it should be recognized that mines liberating gas and producing dust have to face the danger of ignition from three principal causes — open lights, blown-out shots and electric sparks. To reduce these dangers to a minimum without forcing a condition of sacrificing values of property should be the aim of our future laws. We feel that the danger from open lights can be more easily eliminated than the other two, and we do not believe it is a hardship to enforce the use of improved safety lamps in any or all of the mines that have given off, or are apt to give off, explosive gas. In regard to blasting, it is a recognized necessity that in mining the Pittsburg coal other means than hand-pick mining must be employed, and that the blasting of this, U: r proper regulations, can be accomplished with a minimum amount of danger. To do this, we feel it is necessary for the employment of competent shot firers who shall have cliarge of the explO'Sives and be responsible not only for the firing of the shot but for the quantity and quality of the explosives used; that all holes should be tamped with clay; that the shot firers shall use only permissive explosives as furnished by the company; that all shots shall be fired by an electric battery, and that blasting for the complete safety of the miners can be done only between shifts when the men are out of the mines.
We recognize at the present time that one of the dangerous conditions of any mine is the Accumulation of dust. To prepare and take care of it is a serious condition, and we cannot but recommend that the same care as used in the Marianna mine for distributing water for saturating the dust, be employed in every mine under like conditions. We also feel that it is not simply a question of the sprinkling of the dust, but that it should be a saturation; that unless the coal dust is saturated the sprinkling does not accomplish the purpose intended. We also feel that in all mines where machines are used for undercutting or mining of coal, the accumulations of fine coal and dust should be loaded and taken out of the mine before shooting. We recognize the present estimated commercial value of the use of electricity in mines, but we can only recommend its use on intake air currents, believing there is sufficient power otherwise obtainable to do the necessary work as economically', and, in eliminating electricity from all gaseous parts of the mine, we remove as great a danger as the open light. That there should be realized by the miner his importance as a factor in not only safeguarding his own life, but those of his fellow-employes in faithfully following the rules and regulations prescribed, and his education should be first
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oil these Hues. That (he and employe woikiiig together for mutual protection under intelligent guidance will reduce the liability to accident by explosion by removing the causes. We realize that following out the lines of our recommendations may mean an increased cost of operating expenses, and hardships might result between competitive fields unless similar laws are passed in all such fields."
J. L. Dixon, a mining engineer and superintendent of mines for about thirty years, said in part:
"I went into the Marianna mine after the explosion and visited about twenty entries, examined them carefully, and noted the condition of the mine. From what I saw of the mine and what I saw of the workings, I am fully convinced it Avas not a gas explosion, and from what I knew of the condition of the entries and the care taken to keep them free from dust, I came to the conclusion it was not an ordinary dust explosion. I believe the explosion was caused by a large amount of dust being carried in suspension in the currents, and also by gas being given off. I think the primary cause was a blowout shot. It only takes a small temperature to start a destructive distillation of gas and dust, and I think it was caused by coal dust in suspension mixed with gas. In my opinion, mine explosions are caused by blown-out shots; therefore, the real protection is to have all the men out of mine when the shots are fired. An additional safety would be the slieariug of the coal. It would probably take only about one-quarteias much explosives to produce the same amount of coal as when the coal is not sheared. A shot takes the path of least resistance, and with shearing the least resistance is always along the laminations of the coal."
W. W. Keefer, at present Manager of Mines for the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, a man of large experience and an expert on all mining matters, testified in part as follows:
'I Asited the Marianna mine in October, being one of a party that went in with the foreign experts. I found nothing to criticize, but, on the contrary, the consensus of opinion was that the mine was very well arranged. I regarded the proposed plan of development and the actual development, so far as I observed it, as being excellent. I spent several days in the mine since the explosion, and was one of a party who made an exploration of the mine before any changes were made after the explosion and while all the bodies were still in their original positions, and while the equipment was still standing as left by the force of the explosion, and while there were evidences of counter forces from a series of explosions, as usually occur in cases of this kind, the bulk of the evidence points undeniably to the fact that the explosion originated about the Blanche headings. I think the Aveight of the evidence points to No. 3 Blanche with its blown-out shot, justifying the theory that that would have originated it. I do not belieAe the explosion could haAe been caused by an accumulation of gas; my judgment is that the dust had more to do with it than the gas."
In answer to the question, he said that electricity is absolutely necessary in a mine such as this. It is folly to attempt to exclude it from the mine. As far as I know, no explosion has eAer been traced to electricity."
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No. 24.
Department Of Mines
Report Of Commission
'Uniontown, Pa., December 18, 1908. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines, Harrisburg, Pa,
Dear Sir: In pursuance with 3our instructions to us, under date of December 4„ 1908, 'To' make a thorough inspection o-f the Marianna mine of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Company, located at Marianna, Washington County, Pa., for the purpose of determining, if possible, the cause of the catastrophe/ we, the undersigned, beg leave to report:
We began our inspection on Thursday, December 10, 1908. We met Mr. John H. Jones, president of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Company, at the mine, and he introduced to us J. E. Kennedy, his mine foreman, who was in full charge of the mine at the time of the accident, with instructions to conduct us through the mine and give us all information possible.
We first visited the main raise entries on the southeast side of the main shaft and traveled each of these entries to the faces,, returning to the main dip entries on the northwest side of the main shaft, including the raise face entries and butt entries on the north side of main shaft; then passing from the main shaft along the main entries between the air shaft and main shaft; thence down the supply entries on the northwest side of the air shaft to the entries known as the "Blanche" entries, returning through to the face of the northwest dip entries known as the ''Supply" entries into No. 1 right aircourse and into the sump entries ; thence through the dip face entries on the right, passing into entries on the southeast end of the airshaft to the faces of 1, 2 and 3 supply entries. This completed our route through the mine, which covered the face of all entries throughout the mine.
Our object was to locate and follow as far as possible the primary force of the explosion but we very soon realized the impossibility of exactly locating in every entry the primary forces in a terrific explosion of this kind. We do feel positive, however, that in one section of the mine there should be no question in locating the direction of this force, which, in the end, brought to our minds the conviction of the location of the first explosion, regardless of the conflicting evidence of the forces in practically every direction.
The conditions we found are as follows:
In the raise entries on the southeast side of the main shaft, the primary forces were not in as good evidence as the reactionary forces; the latter were all in the direction of the main shaft, and it is our opinion that the primary forces were reinforced at the various faces of these entries and came back with increased violence toward the escapement at the main shaft. The evidence at the face of these various entries showed us that the primary forces had charred the face of these entries 20 to 30 feet back, and that the cars and mining machines in these entries had been driven against the face, but the reaction between this point and the main shaft showed greater violence than was shown at the face. We found every indication and evidence that all these entries had been bratticed up close to the face with canvas brattice. On the day of our examination, however, there was only one of these entries, known as No. 5. that showed any indication of giving off gas.
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What Ye did consider remarkable artder tlie couditioiis was that in the motor barn where no gas Avas detected, and where brattice had been main rained originally a distance of 280 feet, there was no brattice in evidence on the day of our examination and test for gas.
We also found evidence in a shot hole in the rib of No. 5 entry, where, contrary to written instructions, coal dust had been used for tamping instead of clay, and at a point approximately 50 feet from the face we picked up a paper cartridge tilled with slack coal prepared for future use in tamping a shot, and at the mouth of the entry we found a small can of black powder, approximately 5 pounds.
We mention these facts not because they were in any way connected v. ith tlie ])riniary cause of the explosion, but to call to your attention the utter disregard of the company's rules and regulations, and the recklessness and carelessness of the employes in their daily occupation.
On the raise face entries north of the main shaft, the force was toward the fa''(\ The fact's of jir>>o entries and ribs for some distance back wci e badly chnri'cd, indie-ating intense heat. On the first butt entry to the right of these entries, we found considerable gas being given off by a blower. The face of this entry and a parallel to it are in a fault composed of clay; this entry was bratticed with canvas very close to the face and a fair quantity of air was circulating. Oas was d(/(( ( led at the face of the first butt entry. The face of this entry and its parallel, from indications on the mine map, are directly under Ten-Mile Creek.
The same condiiioiis ajqiiy to the butt entries to the left. No gas was found in either of those entries.
Passing down to the entries on the northwest side of the main shaft, we found little variation in the conditions existing there from those previously examined.
Entries 1, 2 and 3 showed evidence of considerable force, and in entry No. 1 gas was found on a fall near the face.
We found the condition in No. 4 main dip entry different from that of any of the entries found in this side of the mine. While the effects of heat were possibly not any more pronounced than in a few other entries, the line of the force was all in one direction, which was toward the main shaft, and showed evidence of being less violent than any of the other entries.
The sump entries to the right of No. 5 were filled with water and were not examined.
Passing up to the connecting entries betweeii the air shaft and main shaft, we found the evidence of force marked in the direction toward the main shaft, and exhibiting greater power than possibly any other place in the mine. It was the location of this force and its direction that helped in a great measure to determine in our minds the location of the primary explosion. While it had its origin beyond the points that up to this time we had followed, we believe that the evidence is fully as strong to show that a secondary explosion might have occurred in No. 4 main dip entry.
The evidence of force in the empty return dip toward the main shaft is shown by brick walls that were completely torn out and by large portions of the material blown toward the main shaft. The steel beams located in these entries near the air-shaft were also torn off and piled in the direction of the main shaft.
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Passing down into the supply dip entries the primary forces all point in one direction, that is, toward the air-shaft. In the faces of Nos. 1 and 2 supply dip entries and also in No. 1 right air-course and parallel the evidence of force and great heat is shown at the face. We, however, detected no gas in any of these four entries.
Passing up No. 3 Blanche entry, we found little evidence of force after passing No. 1 butt entry right and parallel. In the right hand corner of this entry, located about 3J feet from the floor and 12 inches from the right-hand rib, was a drill hole in the coal 4J feet deep with about 10 inches of face of hole blown out from the face of the coal. A careful examination was made of this hole and a piece of charred paper and some fine charred coal were taken out. The charred paper and coal were evidence that the hole had been fired, and that there had been at this point a blown-out shot. The probable blown-out shot, the single line of force shown in the upper part of this entry,, and the directions that the forces took from this point have determined in our minds that this was the initial point of the explosion in the Marianna mine. The condition of this entry and the coking of the rib along the side of the entry give additional evidence of a blown-out shot. The explosion passing on down to the first cut-through began to distribute itself through the various headings or entries.
We found no evidence o-f gas in any of the three Blanche entries, nor in the right nor left butt entries leading from them, but the greatest force in all cases was leading out to the supply dip entries.
Continuing our examination into the dip face entries off No. 3 supply dip entry, the primary force was in the direction of the face. In the dip face entry there were indications of gas at the face of the entry. We believe that this gas was liberated from an under-cut. The face of this entry is under Ten-Mile Creek.
Coming up on the southeast side of the air shaft and examining the three supply entries, we found evidence of force in both directions, strongly marked in each case. No evidence of gas was found at the face of either entry. In the middle entry there was evidence in a shot hole along the rib that the tamping at that point had been made with clay. These last entries showed very little evidence of heat.
In studying the layout, both inside and outside of the Marianna mine, we find that the methods of construction outside and the plan of the workings inside are the best, both in material and plan, that could be devised, and evidently no expense has been spared in this respect to bring the property up to its greatest efficiency. The numerous main entries provided will give, -without question, ample ventilating facilities for developing and mining a large tract of coal, if continued on the lines already begun.
The evidence produced previous to the explosion, including the necessity for bratticing each entry, brings to our minds the conclusion that Marianna should be classed as a gaseous mine, and it has always been our experience in the virgin field of the Pittsburg coal in shaft mines that more or less gas has always been given off and continually released. Consequently we cannot but recommend the exclusive use of an improved safety lamp in every mine under similar conditions.
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We feel that it slioiild be recognized that mines liberating gas and producing dust have to face the danger of ignition from three principal causes: Open lights, -blown-out shots and electric sparks. To reduce these dangers (o a minimum, without forcing conditions that would sacrifice the value of property, should be the aim of our future laws. We feel that the danger of open lights can be more easily eliminated than the other two, and we do not believe it is a hardship to 'enforce the use of improved safety lamps in any or all mines that have given off or are apt to give off explosive gas.
It is a recognized necessity that in mining the Pittsburg coal other means than hand-pick mining must be employed. It can be blasted under proper regulations with a minimum amount of danger. To do this we feel that it is necessary that competent shot firers be employed who shall have charge of, and be responsible not only for the firing of the shot, but for the quantity and the quality of the explosive used; that all holes be tamped with clay; that the shot firers use only permissible explosives as furnished by the company; that all shots be fired by an electric battery, and that blasting for the complete safety of the miners be done only between shifts, when the men are out of the mine.
We recognize at the present time that one of the most dangerous conditions of any mine is the accumulation of dust. To prepare and take care of it is a serious problem, and we cannot but recommend that the same care as used in the Marianna mine for distributing water for saturating the dust be employed in every mine under like conditions. We also feel that it is not simply a question of the sprinkling of the dust, but that it should be a saturation; that unless the coal dust is saturated, the sprinkling does not accomplish the purpose. We also feel that in all mines where machines are used for undercutting the coal, the accumulations of fine coal and dust should be loaded and taken out of the mine before shooting.
We recognize the present esti3nated commercial value of the use of electricity in mines, but we can only recommend its use on intake air currents, believing there is sufficient power otherwise obtainable to do the necessary work as economically; and in eliminating electricity from, all gaseous parts of the mine we remove as great a danger as the open light.
The miner should realize his importance as a factor in not only safeguarding his own life, but those of his fellow-employes by faithfully following rules and regulations prescribed, and his education should be first on these lines. That the employer and employe working together for mutual protection under intelligent guidance will reduce liability to accident by explosion by removing the causes.
We realize that to follow out on the lines of our recommendations may mean increased costs of operating expenses, and hardships might result between competitive fields unless similar laws are enforced in all such fields.
George Whyel, Mining Engineer, Chairman, George E. Gay, Mining Engineer, L. W. Fogg, Mining Engineer."
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Department Of Mines
Report Of Mine Inspectors
"Pittsburg, Pa., December 18, 1908.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines, Harrisburg, Pa.
Dear Sir: After the explosion occurred at the mines of the Pittsburg-Buffalo Company, situated at Marianna, Washington County, Pa., at the extreme end of the Ellsworth Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, November 28, 1908, at about 11 o'clock A. M., we were requested by you to proceed to the scene of the disaster and render all assistance possible in the recovery of the bodies of the victims, and to keep in close touch with the management of the mines to the end that the rescue work be proceeded with in a safe manner.
When we arrived at the Marianna mine we found the District Mine Inspector and the company officials busy making temporary arrangements to facilitate the recovery of the dead. We found the supply or Agnes shaft partition between the intake and return airways and the cages badly wrecked and out of commission, but fortunately the fan and its casing remained practically intact.
As soon as possible after our arrival at the mine on Saturday evening and Sunday morning, November 28 and 29, we descended the Rachel or main shaft, which is 460 feet deep,, in an improvised bucket arrangement, and immediately began the work of rescue, penetrating every part of the mine by 7 o'clock Monday morning, the 30th. The mine was in a badly wrecked condition. Th.' ventilating apparatus, stoppings,, et cetera, were nearly all destroyed; timbers were dislodged and in many places the roof had fallen; mine cars, electric wires, and brattice material were in great confusion, and the mine was full of deleterious and explosive gases. A complete and speedy recovery of the bodies was necessarily retarded.
Up to this date 153 bodies have been recovered. As soon as the work of recovering the bodies Avas completed, we were again requested by you to make a thorough and detailed examination of said mine and to locate the initial point of said explosion and the causes leading thereto, if possible to do so. This investigation began on the morning of the 9th instant, and was continued through the 10th to the 11th, inclusive.
As you are well aware, there are two shafts at this plant, both of which are about 460 feet in depth, sunk to the Pittsburg coal seam, and are about 300 feet apart. The Rachel shaft, which is 20 feet by 30 feet, will eventually, when its equipment is completed, be the main hoisting shaft, and the Agnes shaft, which is of much less area, will be used as a supply shaft and for the lowering and hoisting of the employes.
The ventilation of the mine was produced by a fan 18 feet in diameter and 6 feet wide. Just prior to the explosion the fan was running at 120 revolutions per minute, developing a water gauge of 3.25 inches, and producing 190,000 cubic feet of air per minute at the outlet. It was working on the exhaust principle. The above air measurement was taken about 30 or 40 minutes prior to the ex-
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plosion by the District Mine Inspector and the speed of the fan on top of the shaft was taken by him just 15 minutes before the explosion. The mine was ventilated by six separate air splits or divisions, and all stoppings and overcasts in the mines were substantially built of brick or concrete.
The general equipment, as far as it was completed, was of the most modern design and all projected work was laid out on the most modern plans. We found that in the inner workings of the mine the ventilating currents were being conducted near the face of the entries by means of brattice cloth, and in one place we found the distance from the last cross-cut to the face to be 300 feet, thus necessitating the excessive use of such material for this purpose. Explosive gas is being generated in said mine, which is generally being worked with open lights, but it is not what would be considered an extremely dusty mine. We are of the opinion, however, that at the time of the explosion, owing to the character of the coal, much fine dust was held in suspension in the atmosphere of the mine and much adhered to the side walls, due to the great ventilating pressure developed and the strong currents of air in some portions of the mine. The coal seam was being undercut by electric mining machines and the hauling was being done by electric locomotives.
We found in the mine such explosives as carbonite, fulminite, and black powder, which were probably the explosives used by the miners in blasting down the coal. We also found that electric wires had been taken in past the last cut-throughs in many entries. According to present the coal property is being developed on the 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 entry systems. The coal seam, which is about 6 feet in thickness as far as it is developed, lies practically level, with no grades over one per cent.
We also found that a water system, so arranged as to water the face of the entries, had been installed and was being used. Tlie entries, et cetera, of the mine have reached a distance of about 6 miles, all of which were minutely examined by us, and the direction of the forces developed by the explosion was traced and located, and after considering carefully the notes of all the inspectors relative thereto we have arrived at the conclusion that the initial point of the explosion was toward the face of the Blanche entries.
We found a, blown-out shot at the face of No. 3 Blanche entry and this in our judgment was in all probability the initial point of the explosion, and the blown-out shot was the cause, yet there was some strong evidence in the other Blanche entries that might lead some experienced mining men to the opinion that the explosion occurred there from gas and an open light. Tremendous forces were developed from a mixture of gas, dust and atmospheric air. We are also of the opinion that in the main dip entries a secondary explosion occurred almost simultaneously with the original explosion that took place in the Blanche entries.
In order to secure greater safety for persons employed in mines where explosive gas is being generated, we again desire to emphasize some of the recommendations made in the past in similar cases. We urge the employment of experienced shot-firers; that the use of black powder or other high flaming explosive in such mines be excluded; that the excessive use of brattice cloth be prohibited; that all charges of explosives be stemmed with clay; that safety lamps be
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used exclusively in gaseous mines; that an efficient water system be installed to wet thoroughly the dust in all parts of the mines, and that the coal be sheared in addition to being undercut so as (o reduce the excessive use of explosives.
All of which is respectfully submitted.
District 1, Henry Louttit
District 2, C. B. Ross
District 5, I. G. Roby
District 8, Joseph Knapper
District 9, Thomas D. Williams
District 13, John F. Bell
District 14, F. W. Cunningham
District 16, David Young
District 17, Charles P. McGregor
District 10, W. J. Neilson."
The description showing the detailed course of the force of the explosion is omitted from the inspectors' report as it has been covered completely by the Commission of Expert Engineers.
Coroner'S Charge
'Gentlemen of the Jury:
You are impanelled by me on November 29th for the purpose of investigating the cause of the death of the miners who perished in the Marianna mine. You have viewed the bodies and it is your duty to find out what caused their death; finding the cause, then to find whether it was the fault of any individual, whether it is the fault of the company that operates the plant, or whether it was an accident due to the neglect or fault of no one.
Some of the evidence would go above your head and mine in some of the technical points. That probably does not have any bearing upon the direct cause and results of the disaster, but it has a bearing insofar as concerns legislation which may hereafter be made in the State of Pennsylvania in behalf of the miners. I realize we have no way of bringing back to life the poor men who were killed, but we have this idea in view when we go into an inquest of this kind, that thousands of other men must go into mines throughout the country and risk their lives, and it is for the protection of those to come that we desire to have such open and exhaustive testimony.
We find that the company planned to make a mine that would be the model mine of the country. The of the company tells us, and shows us by his books, letters and conversations with his subordinates at the mine, that he was looking after the safety of the men in the mine, and did not desire at any time to produce a ton of coal stained with the blood of any one. In October a number of people visited this mine at his solicitation, along with some officers of foreign countries. At that time they found the mine, so far as they went into it, to be a model. Not an inspector nor a man we had here
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offered any suggestions as to anything that could be done relative to the safety and the working of the mine, other than had been done already.
Then, we have the testimony of the superintendent, mine foreman, assistant mine foreman and fire boss. They tell us that their instructions were always first for the safety of the men. We had some of the miners who were working in this mine. Two of them tell us that they had lit gas off the feeders at the faces, which is a common thing for the miner to do, according to other testimony, and it was not an explosive quantity. Every one of the officials of the mine has testified that no suggestions were ever offered and turned down by the Joneses for the purpose of reducing expenses at the mine. This mine was officered and policed by certificated men to such an extent that two or three inspections were made each day. The law requires an inspection before the men go to work. We find no violation of the mining laws in the operation of this mine insofar as the testimony shows.
We then have the testimony of the experts, all of whom have been in the mining business for from 14 to 41 years. They tell us this mine was a model and that it was well taken care of, and a great many operators and experts say it was one of the best they were ever in. The inspectors and experts have gone over the ground.
Mr. Beeson first said he came to the conclusion it was a blowout shot in No. 3 Blanche. We come down to Mr. Calverley, and he says that on his first inspection he found what he believed to be a blown-out shot in No. 3 Blanche. No. 1 and No. 2 were being worked with safety lamps, but No. 3 was not. From the testimony of Mr. Beeson, Mr. Calverley, the experts, and the mine inspectors of Western Pennsylvania, we find that they all agree on the probable cause of the explosion.
The gas found by Mr. Louttit was not in any of the Blanche entries. They all state the volume of air was sufficient to dilute and carry off the gas being produced on the faces of the workings. One or two of them admit that one-half of the volume would have been sufficient. If that is the case, we will have to eliminate the question of ventilation.
They had double the number of officers required by law, and we also find from Mr. Louttit's statement that he found the mine in perfectly safe condition, as he tells you that if that had not been the case, he would not have left the mine. A number of the men in there were great friends of his. He has been an inspector for 24 years, and it is his duty as a mine inspector, if he finds danger, to get the men out first, which no doubt he would have done. He made an inspection which was as thorough as could be made. There was not a working which he did not visit.
I don't know that it is necessary for me to go into any further details. The only thing I will say to you is that all the Mining Inspectors of this State want, all that the public want, or all that you and I want, is justice. If you find the mine was improperly worked, and the disaster was caused by any violation of the law on the part of the company, say so. If you find it was not, be men and say
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We leave it with yoii, and it is your duty to find out what caused these men's death and who is responsible. They tell you that a blown-out shot has often occurred to regular shot firers and practical men, and some of them have admitted that a blown-out shot has occurred to them, showing you that a blown-out shot is liable to occur to any one.
I would say that after your findings, if you find that this explosion was caused by dust with a mixture of gas in the air, and from a blown-out shot, if you have any recommendations to make, there is no doubt in my mind but that they will be carried to the Legislature of Pennsylvania which meets next month in Harrisburg.
Now, gentlemen, I don't know that I have anything more to say unless you have some questions to ask."
Verdict:
"We, the Jury, after hearing the evidence of mining experts, inspectors, miners and operators, find that John J. Ivill came to his death from an explosion in Marianna mine, West Bethlehem Township, Pa., Saturday, November 28, 1908.
Said explosion was due to a blown-out shot in Blanche Entry No. 3, which ignited the gas and dust, and that a secondary explosion occurred in the Main Dip entries almost simultaneously, and we further find that no blame is attachable to any one for said accident, and we recommend that the mine inspectors frame and submit to the incoming Legislature a set of rules to be adopted into laws, for the employment of experienced shot firers to fire all shots, and that all shooting be done between shifts, and that black powder or other inflammable explosives be excluded, and that the excessive use of brattice cloth be prohibited; that all charges of explosives be stemmed with clay, and that safety lamps be used exclusively in gaseous mines; that an efficient watering system be installed, and the dust in all parts of mines thoroughly wet; and, further, owing to the fact that the laws governing electricity in mines are very meagre, that a more rigid set of laws be submitted for adoption."
It is to be regretted that explosions of this kind cannot be entirely prevented, but while that is impossible they could be greatly reduced in number if all the persons concerned in mining would co-operate intelligently in their work. Personal responsibility enters largely into this matter, for it is known and has often been demonstrated that the oversight, neglect or carelessness of one person in a mine may cause the death of hundreds of others. This uncertainty is always present, and often when we think a mine, such as the Marianna, is safe, some one becomes heedless of the rules and regardless of consequences, and as a result an explosion occurs. Nor is it always the ignorant foreigner who is the culprit; frequently the most intelligent miner, over-confident regarding the safety of the mine, is the one to bring on disaster. It is very evident, however, that it is the plain duty of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to teach the foreign miners the language of the country and how to mine coal with safety to themselves and to others.
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The tables herewith show the number of persons killed inside the mines during a period of ten years, 1899 to 1908, inclusive. The number was 4,334.
The first table shows that 2,386 or 55.05 per cent, were killed by falls; 602, or 13.89 per cent, by cars; 867 or 20.01 per cent, by explo-' sions of gas and dust; and 479 or 11.05 per cent, by miscellaneous causes.
It also shows that in 1899 when the production was 73,066,945 tons, 250 lives were lost inside the mines, or 292,68 tons were produced per life lost; in 1908 when the production was 114,937,375 tons, 550 lives were lost inside the mines, or 208,977 tons were produced per life lost. These figures indicate clearly the need of drastic measures to improve mining conditions.
The second table shows the distribution of accidents by counties. In Westmoreland, Fayette, Allegheny, Washington, Cambria, Jefferson, Somerset, Clearfield and Indiana — 2,238 lives were lost by falls, 578 by cars, 867 by explosions of gas and dust, and 445 b; miscellaneous causes, making a total of 4,128, or 95.25 per cent, of the total number of accidents inside. For every 1,000 persons employed inside 3.93 lives were lost, and for every 1,000,000 tons of coal produced 4.32 lives were lost, or 1 for every 231,302 tons.
In the other Bituminous counties — Armstrong, Elk, Centre, Huntingdon, Butler, Tioga, Mercer, Blair,, Bedford, Clinton, Clarion, Lawrence, Greene, Lycoming, Beaver, Cameron, Bradford and Mc- Kean — only 206 lives were lost inside by the different causes. For every 1,000 persons employed inside, 1.34 lives were lost, and for every 1,000,000 tons of coal produced, 2.20 lives were lost, or 1 for every 454,945 tons. The figures relating to these counties compare favorably with those of Great Britain and Continental Europe.
The great number of fatalities that occur in the Pennsylvania mines show the necessity for remedial measures. Legislation of the proper kind would no doubt bring about a reduction, but the most prolific cause — carelessness on the part of the mine officials and employes— can be removed only by greater discipline; discipline that will enforce obedience to the laws and rules governing safety; discipline that will mete out severe punishment to the man in charge and to the employe, who by their carelessness and recklessness place in constant jeopardy the lives of the men in the mines.
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The Explosion Of Coal Dust
The explosion of coal dust is a subject that has never received the attention in this country it deserves, for the reason that a large majority of our mining men have held the opinion that coal dust could not explode. The operators have not been willing to admit the possibility of an explosion of coal dust unless it is preceded by a violent explosion of gas, although they are certainly aware of the occurrence of soch ex})losinns in Great Britain and elsewhere in Europe during the past fifty 3ears, and are also familiar with the tests that have been made abroad of coal dust alone and of coal dust and gas together.
Coal dust containing over 12 per centum volatile matter will explode under certain conditions, and our law makers in 1893 being impressed with the fact that it is a dangerous element provided in rule sixty that "in mines where coal dust has accumulated to a dangerous extent, care shall be exercised to prevent the dust from floating in the atmosphere by sprinkling it with water or otherwise as far as possible." The State inspectors have invariably endeavored to enforce this rule in gaseous mines but have not always met with success. The faithfulness with which it has been carried out has depended largely upon the intelligence of the superintendent and mine foreman, but as no dust explosions had occurred it was difficult to make managers or the men see the necessity for strict compliance with the rule.
So far as is known to me personally, the first proof of the explosive quality of coal dust in this country was afforded by the explosion at the Harwick mine in this State, January 25, 1904. That was an explosion of gas and dust and was attributed in a general way to a lack of ventilation due to the pa*trial closing of the inlet shaft by ice.
In December, 1907, this Commonwealth was shocked by the news of two other most disastrous explosions, one at the Naomi and the other at the Darr mine, both-of which mines were considered well ventilated, the quantity of air having been sufficient to operate them with safety with open lights for many years previous to the explosion.
In the case of the Marianna mine, where a most serious explosion occurred, November 28, 1908, by which all the persons in the mine but one were killed or smothered, the ventilation was deemed ample in all parts, and naked lights were used everywhere except in the two Blanche entries.
All mines generating explosive gas are dangerous whenever one per cent, of gas is found in the atmosphere, if coal dust is also found in suspension in the air. The danger, of course, is increased in proportion to the increase in the percentage of gas and the quantity of dust suspended in the air and deposited on the roofs and sides of the working places. The Marianna disaster has convinced me that some other system must be adopted in addition to watering the faces, sides, roof and floor of the working places in order to insure safety. It is evident that the only way to reduce the quantity of dust held in suspension is to enforce a system of mining tliat will
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make less dust than the present methods. Until some such system is adopted no great reduction can be expected in the number of fatalities, but they might be reduced somewhat by shearing the coal in addition to undermining it. This metho.l, while it would not reduce the quantity of dust, would reduce by at least one-half the amount of explosives at present u:ed dovrn the coal, and this would reduce the possibility of to a niiaimum. If the coal is sheared in one side of an entry, and in the cCirler of the room, after being j)]'operly undermined, one hole in one side of the entry and two ]H)]es. enc near" each rib in a room, vitli small charges of permitted >vill living down tlie coal in the entry and room. This metluul would work to the advantage of both the operator and the miner, as a large percentage of marketable coal that at present is wasted would thus be conserved, and the cost of explosives to the miner would be reduced at least one-half. This really would be only a return to the old method of undermining and the shearing of the coal before being blasted. It is also necessary that explosives should not be accepted in gaseous mines unless they can be made almost entirely flameless.
Great disasters sncli as have occurred in recent years must be prevented, even if all the gaseous mines of tiie State are compelled to mine coal Avithout the use of explosives and by the use of locked safety lamps exclusively. It is probable, hov/ever, that blasting could be done with safety to tlie eiin.ives a.iid also to the nilnes if it were done under intelligent direction after the coal is undermined and sheared.
The dust should always Ije givn tinje to settle after the undercutting is made, then (he roof, sides and floor should be thoroughly watered for at least sixty feet from the hole before a shot is flred. It is claimed by many ex])ert managers and superintendents that this is impractical, es])ecially in rooms. However that may be, the men in our mines must he protected in som.e way from the great danger of explosion from coal dust. Many persons claim that the general introduction of the watering system into our mines would be most injurious to the health of the employes. The watering of coal dust in deep coal mines where the temperature is high is generally considered undesirable, because it tends to produce a humid, tropical atmosphere, which fosters the germs of miners' anaemia, but the miners working in the Produit Colliery, Mons, Belgium, where tire shaft is 3,778 feet deep, and the seam three feet thick, seem to suffer no ill effects, although they work in a temperature gradually rising in the workings to 108 degrees F. The rock temperature is about 113 degrees, the ventilation reducing it from 10 to 20 degrees.
Safety Explosives
For several years the Department of Mines has endeavored to induce the operators of gaseous mines to use the so-called safety explosives, but while the effort has met with some success, especially in Fayette County and at a few mines in other counties, the majority of gaseous mines are still using the common black powder or some
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other grades of inferior quality. The necessity for using safety explosives particularly in the river mines about Pittsburg has been made apparent by the explosions that have occurred at the Naomi and Darr mines. AVhat are known as safety explosives in Pennsylvania are called permissive explosives in Great Britain, and there are at least fifty kinds that bear the stamp of approval of that government. While these explosives are not tlameless, they make much less flame than the ordinary black powder. Owing to their use and to the fact that the mines are carefully watered, there has been a great reduction in the number of explosions and a marked diminution in their violence.
Belgium probably leads the world in the careful use of explosives. In that country they are not permitted at all in gaseous mines, and in non-gaseous mines only the so-called flameless kinds are allowed. To this fact, no doubt, is due the small number of accidents that occur there. The coal in Belgium is worked on the long wall syvStem, and very small charges of explosives are used in comparison with the charges in Pennsylvania. That country is in advance even of Great Britain in that she has adopted a limited charge of all explosives in non-gaseous mines, and, in addition to the prohibition of explosives in gaseous mines, electricity is also debarred, the coal being mined iu the old safe way by handpick and wedge.
The use of a limited charge in all dusty gaseous mines would be a wise move in the interest of safety, as it would prevent the ignorant workmen from overcharging the holes. To bring this method into practical use, the manufacturer should put up the powder in cartridges with a limited charge in each cartridge, and the shot-firer or miner, or whoever does the charging of holes, should have only one cartridge for each hole to be fired in a room, or entry.
The Commission has placed on the Department of Mines, in the proposed new law, the burden of determining the kind of explosives to be used, and the Department will ask the superintendent of the testing station at Pittsburg to furnish the names of the so-called safety explosives, the limit charge and also the names of the detonators that will explode each kind of explosive. The several powder companies who manufacture the permissive grades will then be asked to put up the charges in single cartridges. It will be the duty of the officials of the mines to give the shot-firers or miners, as the case may be, enough explosives for a day's work, together Avith the pro]>er detonator to explode them. The operator should also be made responsible for the sale of proper explosives in his mine, which should be furnished to the employes at a ten per cent, advance to cover the cost of handling and storing. Outside parties would not then be likely to attempt to sell to the employes, as they coiild not furnish them any cheaper. It should not be allowable to handle explosives as other merchandise is handled, for it is of the greatest importance that nothing but permissive explosives should be used, especially in dusty, gaseous mines. Nor should they be sold by the manufacturer to any merchant who is not also an operator of mines.
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Safety Lamps
In this connection it may be stated that much has been said by and to the Commission about "ordinary safety lamps," "improved safety lamps," and "approv ed safvhlamps." However, it is sufficient to say that whatever iu;iv 1]!- tviui to describe the safety lamp, the safety lamj> for use in I'aseous mines should be so constructed that when properly adjusted and used with proper care, it will not ignite exjd<:;-.iv:' i>:as. Hnch a ia.iup rJ-N.-rds iw ai protection to the miner aud Jivcrls in a lar.ue measure i he <!:n:.,i'er from explosions. In Hie iKUtds of an inexperienced or careless workman Uvcve is, of course, dauuer of the glass in the lamp being broken, either by rough usage or owing to the glass iu m;ide too tight at the lamp station. When the glass is neidf to ; tight, it may brerik after the lamp has been lighted a sutfici( ; I ii of tiiu'.' to cr.iisr exjiariSion of the
glass. It is, therefore, of (he greatest im|;( riauce that all safety lamps should be carefully adjusted and exainine.) before they are turned over to the men and taken iiito the uiiiies.
The safety lamp should be so constructed that when in proper condition it can be used in any atmosphere, even though it be of ah explosive character. The construction should be siinple so that it can be easily taken apart aud cleaned. It should give a good light, and the glass should be of good ({uality and perfectly clear. A lock should be on the lamp, and should be so constructed as to show when it has been tampered with. It should be an easy matter to detect small quantities of fire damp by the aid of the lamp flame. The size of the lamp should be such as to admit of its being placed as near the roof as possible, to detect the presence of explosive gas, which, owing to its lightness, is found near the roof.
Testing Station
The United States Government has recently equipped the most complete testing station in the world at Pittsburg, where tests are made of coal dust, of safety lamps in the presence of different mixtures of gas and dust, and of explosives. The explosives are then labeled, as in European countries, to show the ingredients of which they are made. No doubt this station will add greatly to the technical knowledge of the practical miring men in charge of the mines and also add to the knowledge of the employes who are intelligent enough to understand the tests as explained in the press and by th( superintendent in charge of the station.
The State of Pennsylvania should have long ago erected a station of this kind. Had this been done, the managers, operators and miners would have had demonstrated to them in a practical manner the efficiency of safety explosives, and the tests made of dust and gas would no doubt have convinced them of the danger to be apprehended from these destructive agencies.
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It has been asserted that the employes will not use safety explosives as provided bv the companies, but this is not true, except, perhaps, in isolated cases. It should be the duty of the company to provide the safety explosives for use iu dangerous mines and it should be made a misdemeanor for any employe to use any other explosive unless it is listed as a permissible explosive at the testing<] station. This testing station will be the means of saving the lives of many of the employes from explosions of gas and dust. The proposed bituminous mine law will be more specific on the matter of watering the mines and removing the dust, and will make compulsory the intelligent use of safety explosives. This will do a great deal toward reducing the accidents by explosions of gas and dust.
A test at Arsenal Park station showed that a coal dust explosion occurred w'ith only 8 per centum of coal dust in the air in the absence of gas. With 8 per centum of pulverized coal dust and 92 per centum of air in the absence of fire damp, two explosions were caused, one by a blast of dynamite and the other by a blast of black powder. In view of this statement there is hardly a bituminous mine in the State that is safe where black powder or dynamite is used in bringing down the coal, wdien a blow-out shot occurs, as all the mines have at least 8 per centum of dust in the atmosphere.
Repokt And Recommendations Of Foreign Experts
The explosions of gas avA dust that occurred in this country in December, 1907, created so much alarm in the minds of many of the operators, managers and superintendents, regarding mining conditions, that Congress was induced to make an appropriation to defray the expense of three capable and experienced mining experts of Europe, v/ho were irTited here to mnko investigations and recommendations as to how to mine coal with economy and safety. The men were Messrs. Watteyne, Meissner and Desborough. They visited a few mines in the bituminous region of this State, most of which mines were v/orked with open lights, and also a few mines in several other States and territories, and made a report, which is given herewith.
These experts are men of experience and high technical knowledge, but I am of the opinion that the State of Pennsylvania has many men of equal ability who could, under the circumstances, have made recommendations and suggestions that would be of just as great value to the operators of our coal mines. In fact, while the recommendations and suggestions are worthy of consideration, they are not original, the Department of Mines, the inspectors and other persons having, at intervals during the past eight or ten years, made similar ones. The report of this Department and many of the mining journals have also covered the ground pretty thoroughly. They are inserted here, however, for the information of the Legislature and the general public.
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Report
''To the Honorable, the Secretary of the Interior.
Sir: In response to your request that we co-operate with the United States Geological Survey in the inauguration of its investigations looking to the prevention of mine explosions, and that we submit for the consideration of those connected with the coal-mining industry in the United States such recommendations as experience in our own countries and observation among American coal mines indicates may be useful in providing for greater safety, we beg to submit the recommendations given below.
Since coming to the United States, we have given careful attention to and ap})rove the investigations in relation to this subject begun by the Geological Survey. We have visited typical mines in the more important coal fields of the United States, and have discussed the mining problems with many coal operators, miners, and State inspectors.
To be effective, investigations for the benefit of mining must be continuous. The opening up of new mines, the deepening of old mines, the meeting with new conditions, the changing of explosives, and the inauguration of new processes and methods will call for continuous investigations, to be followed by continuous educational work.
Our investigations and recommendations relate primarily to questions of safety in mining; but in this connection we have been greatly impressed with another closely associated phase of the industry, viz, the large and permanent loss of coal in mining operations in many portions of the United States. This is a serious, permanent, and national loss. It seems to be a natural outcome of the ease with which coal has been mined in the United States and the enormously rapid growth of the industry.
The active c(!petition among the operators and the constant resulting effort to produce cheaper coal has often naturally led to the mining of only that xart of the coal which could be brought to the surface most easily and cheaply, leaving underground, in such condition as to be permanently lost, a considerable percentage of the total possible product. Certainly much of this loss can be prevented through the introduction of more efficient mining methods, such as the Ions-wall svsteni, more or less modifuHl, the flushing method.
In the preparation of these recommendations we have recognized fully the great differences between the mining conditions in Europe and those in America, where the industry has developed so rapidly that thorough organization has not yet been possible; where a large percentage of the men entering the mine are unfamiliar either with mining methods or the English language; and where the price of coal at the mine is less than half that in Europe. Nevertheless, we believe that these recommendations will be found useful in the further development of the American coal-mining industry for safety and efficiency. The cordial reception everywhere accorded us leads us to believe that these recommendations will be received by the operators and miners in the same spirit of good will as that in which they have been prepared. But the success of this move-
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ment for greater safety and efficiency wili depend upon the hearty and patient cooperation of the operators and the miners, working
Kecommendations
A. Selecting The Explosives To Be Used
Ye reconiniond that the (lovernraent of the United States examine the explosives now and hereafter used in mining with a. view to eliminating the more dangerous explosives and to improving and standardizing such explosives as may be considered most suitable for such use, these to be designated by the government permissible explosives."
The term 'permissible explosives" is suggested for the reason that no explosives are entirely safe, and all of them develop flame when ignited; and we advise therefore against the use in the United States of the terms 'safety explosives" or "flameless explosives," as these terms may be misunderstood and this misunderstanding may endanger life.
(2) We recommend that the operators and miners of coal use only such explosives as are included in a list of "permissible explosives," when the same has been published by the government, in all mines where there is risk of igniting either dust or gas, selecting that one which their own experience indicates can be used to the best advantage under local conditions.
(3) We also recommend that investigations be conducted to determine the amount of charge of such "permissible explosives" which may be used to the best advantage under different conditions with a view to reducing danger to the minimum.
B. Carrying The Explosives Into The Mines
(1) All explosives should be made into cartridges and placed in closed receptacles before being carried into the mine, and the quantity carried into the mine during one day by any miner should be limited as nearly as practicable to the nnantity needed by him for use during that day. Handling loose explosives and making them into cartridges by an open liglit in the mine should be prevented.
(2) Detonators or caps should be liandled with great care, and should be carried only by a limited number of responsible persons.
C. Use Of Explosives In The Mine
(1) Shooting in or off the solid should not be practiced.
(2) The depth of the shot hole should be less by at least 6 inches than the depth of cutting or mining. The use of very deep shot holes should be avoided as unnecessarily dangerous.
(3) The overcharging of shots (the use of a larger charge than is required to do the work satisfactorily) should also be avoided as unnecessary and dangerous. The proper standardization of explosives used in coal mining will greatly facilitate the carrying out of this recommendation. (See also "aV' 1, p. 7.)
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(4) Shots should never be tamped with fine coal or material containing coal. Clay or other suitable material should be supplied and used for this purpose.
(5) The firing of two or more shots in one working place, except simultaneously by electricity, should not be allowed until a sufficient interval has elapsed between the firings to permit an examination of the working place in order to see whether any cause of danger has arisen.
(6) Before a shot is fired the fine coal should be removed from the working place, as far as practicable, and the coal dust on the floor, sides, and roof, for a distance of at least 20 yards from the place where the shot is to be fired, should be thoroughly wet, unless it has been demonstrated that the dust in the mine is not inflammable. (See also "E," 1, p. 9.)
(7) If gas is known to occur in the mine, no shot should be fired until, in addition to the watering, an examination made immediately preceding the time for firing, by a competent person, using a lamp which will ejihily dclc'ct 2 per cent, of gas, has shown the absence of that amount of gas from all spaces within 20 yards of the point where the shot is to be fired.
(8) Believing that such will be one of the greatest advances which can be made in safeguarding the lives of the miners, we recommend the adoption of a system of electric shot firing, in all mines where practicable, by which all shots in the mine, or in each ventilation district of the mine, may be fired simultaneously, at a time when all miners and other employes are out of the mine.
D. Keeping The Mine Roadways Clean
(1) The roadways of the mines should be kept as free as possible from loose coal which may be ground into dust and of rubbish in which such dust may accumulate, in order to facilitate the removal and whetting of the dnst.
E. Wetting The Coal Dust
(1) In all coal mines where explosives are used it is desirable, and in all mines containing gas it is highly important, that the dust on the v,alls. timbers, and floors of the working places and roadways should be kept continually wet prior to and during the work in the mine. If, however, conditions of roof or lack of water render this general watering impracticable, at least the dust within 20 yards of each shot should be wet before each firing, and other precautions against explosions should be practiced with unusual care.
It is our opinion that a system of v/catering which occasionally sprinkles the floor only and leaves dry the dust on the walls and timbers of the roadways is useless and is also dangerous in that it may generate an unwarranted feeling of security against an explosion.
F. Special Precautions For Mines Containing Gas
(1) In any mine where as much as 2 per cent, of gas can be detected by suitable method only locked safety lamps of an approved type should be used so long as such condition exists or is likely to recur.
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All safety lamps should be maintained in good condition, cleaned, filled, kept in a special room at the surface, and carefully examined both when delivered to the miner and when returned by him at the close of each day's work. A defective safety lamp is especially dangerous because of the false feeling of security it engenders.
In the filling of lamps with benzine or other low-flash oils, which should always be done at the surface, special precautions against fire or explosions should be taken.
G. Use Of Electricity
(1) Electricity in mining operations offers so many advantages, and has been so generally adopted, that no reasonable objection can be made to its use under proper restrictions. The electrical equipment, however, should be installed, maintained, and operated with great care, and so safeguarded as to minimize danger from fire or shock. The fact that the effectiveness of some insulating materials is soon destro'ed in most mines should not be lost sight of.
We recommend the following precautions: For distribution underground the voltage should not exceed 650 direct current or 500 alternating current, these voltages being intended for transmission to machinery operating at 500 volts direct current and 440 volts alternating current, respectively. Even lower voltages are preferable. The trolley wires should be installed in such manner as to render shocks least likely; that is, placed either high enough to be beyond easy reach or at one side of the track and properly protected.
Where curry nt at a potential of more than 650 volts is employed for transmission underground, it should be transmitted by means of a completely insulated cable; and where a lead or armored covering is used, such covering should be grounded.
In all mines having electric installation special precautions should be taken against the setting on fire of coal or timber. Inclosed fuses or cut-outs are recommended, and each branch heading should be so arranged that the current . may be cut off when necessary.
No live electric Avire should-be permitted in that part of any mine in which gas is found to the amount of 2 per cent.
In all mines producing gas in dangerous quantities, as indicated by a safety lamp which will detect 2 per cent, of gas, the working places should be examined for gas by a qualified man, using such a lamp, immediately before any electric machine is taken or operated there.
H. Precautions Against Miscellaneous Accidents
(1) In all new construction, shaft lining and superstructures about the entrance of the shaft (or slopes or drifts) should be built as far as practicable of noncombustible materials.
About the entrances to mines, every possible precaution should be taken to prevent fires or the injury of the equipment for ventilation and haulage. Ventilating fans should be placed at one side of the mine opening, and hinged doors or light timbering should render easy the escape of the explosive force in direct line of the shaft or slope.
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Proper precautions should be taken for immediately preventing the entrance into the mine of heat and gases and for facilitating the escape of the men in case of surface or shaft fires.
(2) The surface equipment for handling the coal should be so arranged as to prevent coal dust from entering the mine shaft.
(3) In all new mines, and in all old mines as far as practicable, suitable man roads should be provided for the men separate from the main haulage roads.
(4) In connection with the system of ventilation it is recommended that in the more frequented roads connecting the intake with the return aii courses, two doors be provided, these doors to be placed at such a distance apart that while one is open the other is closed.
(5) In view of the larp.c number of accidents from falls of coal or roof, under the existing practice with single props, more attention should be given to the introduction in mines where the roof is bad of better systems of timbering, such as have been long in use with economy and safety in many well managed mines.
(6) In undercutting coal by hand, the premature fall of the coal should be prevented by sprags or other suitable supports.
(7) We believe t!i:i t the difiicil i ir.- iind dangers encountered in the working of coal senm. v -ir-i ai e thick and steeply pitching, or of which the coal is liighly iiinammable in character or subject to firing from spontaneous combustion, and in mines where the subsidence of the surface must bo avoided, may be successfully and economically overcome in m;n? v n through the adoption of the flushing system of mining — thai is, the filling with sand or other similar materials of the space from which the coal is removed. This system originated in the United States and is now successfully practiced in portions of Germany, Austria, Belgium, and France.
I. Mine Supervision And Inspection
(1) We can not too strongly emphasize the fact that thorough discipline about the mine is absolutely essential to safety, and that thorough discipline can be brought about only through the hearty cooperation of the operators, the miners, and the State.
(2) We are of the opinion that the responsibility for safety in the mine should primarily rest with some person, such as the manager or superintendent, clothed with full authority; and that such person can greatly facilitate the attainment of safety through the employment of a sui!icient number of foremen, and also of one or more inspectors whose special duty it shall be to see that the regulations are strictly enforced.
(3) The State can not exercise too much care concerning the experience, technical training, and selection of its inspectors. Their positions should be made independent of all considerations other than that of efficiency; and their continuance in the service should be coexistent with good behavior and proper discharge of official duty.
J. Training For Mine Foremen, Inspectors, Etc.
We are of the opinion that the cause of both safety and efficiency in coal mining in the United States would be greatly aided through the establishment and maintenance in the different coal regions of
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special schools for the training of fire bosses, mine foremen, superintendents, and inspectors. The instruction in such schools should be practical rather than theoretical.
The work of these schools would supplement most effectively that of the colleges alread.y established in many parts of the country for the more thorough training of mining engineers.
Respectfully submitted,
Victor Watteyne. Carl Meishner. Arthtir Desborough.''
Mine Discipline
One of the important factors in the safe and successful operation of a coal mine is discipline. This applies alike to officials and Avorkmen. Discipline, when enforced intelligently, compels closer atten tion to duty, a stricter compliance with the spirit of the mine laws and less haste in the performance of work. Discipline is the watchword of success in all lines of industry, but it has a special significance in the mining of coal because of the dangers inherent to the occupation, which are greatly augmented by haste, carelessness, indifference and inattention to the rules of safety. The question of discipline is one that every year becomes more important as the mines increase in number, and depth and difficulty of operation. The mine operators, in many cases, make an honest effort to comply with the laws that relate to the safety and welfare of the employes. The equipment of the mines is generally complete and efficient, and due regard is given to the ventilation and other matters that have a bearing upon the conditions of safety, but the enforcing of discipline is a matter that is still open to criticism.
The chief obstacles that confront the operator are the indifference and carelessness of some of the officials in direct charge of the mine and the ignorance, carelessness -and recklessness of some of the workmen. The officials, w-hen in a hurry, are frequently guilty of infractions of the law that would be censured if committed by any of the workmen. For instance, an official — manager, superintendent, mine foreman or fire boss — may ride up a slope in a coal car, which is contrary to law% and his only excuse is that he is in a hurry. Often when an official sees a workman derelict in his duty or violating some law of safety, he will merely reprimand him instead of discharging him, as he should do, because he knows that some other operator will at once hire him, and as he needs workmen he thinks he might as well retain him.. In many ways the officials take chances that are hazardous and that are detrimental to the discipline that should be exercised over the workmen. On the other hand, the workmen frequently violate the laws because they have become accustomed to the dangers that surround them and are consequently indifferent to the results that may follow their failure to exercise care and discretion. They make cartridges while the lights are burning on their hats, thaw dynamite on a shovel over a lamp, work under overhanging rock in imminent danger of being crushed and maimed, and continue to load cars before setting the necessary props or timbers.
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These acts of thoughtlessness are all deplorable, and the only remedy is to be found in more rigid discipline.
The strict discipline maintained in the European mines is one of the secrets of the steadily decreasing death rate from accidents, notwithstanding that the work there is done under natural conditions said to be more dangerous than those that exist in Pennsvl- A'ania. Perhaps it is impossible to prevent the Pennsylvania miner from doing his work rapidly, but the discipline in the mines should be such that the provisions of the law and the rules of the mine relating to safety are at all tiiru s rioidjy enforced, and there should be instilled in the minds of all classes of employes a wholesome fear of deviation from or infringement of the law and rules. Discipline should begin with the general maiiaor and extend to all the officials under him to the fire boss. It should be the duty and the endeavor of every official to exact strict compliance with the rules of the mine and the provisions of the mine law from-all employes down to the door boy. The ]h -p.alty ioy violation should be severe, and punishment should follow without unnecessary delay.
Education Oe Mine Employes
There is at present a great interest being manifested in the education of persons employed in and about the coal mines. To meet this condition many schools have introduced special courses of study, and some of the companies liave instituted courses of lectures. There seems, in fact, to be a rapidly growing appreciation of the necessity for greater efficiency among this class of workers.
In the development of the art of coal mining in America the scientific side has heretofore been largely neglected, but recently there has been a general awakening to the fact that attention should be given to the theoretical and technical education of the mine workers as well as their practical education. The opportunities for advancement are many for persons properly equipped for this work, and a greater realization of this fact "is Impelling many persons to seek a more thorough education. In no other industry are the requirements of practical knowledge greater than in coal mining. In nearly all the coal mining States mine inspectors, mine foremen and assistant mine foremen must pass a rigid educational test before they can receive certificates (uialifying them to serve in their respective positions. A better and more comprehensive training of these men would no doubt result uUima tely in a still higher grade of efficiency.
The coal output of the United States has been increasing at the rate of 10 per centum a year or 100 per centum in every decade for sometime past, with a correspondiug increase in the number of miners and mine oflicials. It is obvious that under such conditions there must be a better and more efficient class of miners and mine officials to meet the ever-inci'(Misiug probleujs of operation. In fact, there exists at this time a very urgent demand among the coal companies for competent officials. There are in Pennsylvania probably 10,000 persons holding official positions in the mines of greater or less responsibility, and the desire to obtain these posi-
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lions should be an incentive to the aequiiiug of more thorough education on the part of the mine worker. It is doubtful if any other industry offers as great opportunity for advancement from the lowest position to the highest. As leniisylvania holds a preeminent place in the coal trade of tlie world, this matter has for her a peculiar significance.
By invitation of the United States Geological Survey three foreign experts came to the United States last year to investigate mining conditions. In the report subsequently made by them they dwelt upon the necessity for more technical training among mine workers. The natural inference from their report would be that no attention had been given to this matter in this country, and, while it has not received the attention justified by the importance of the subject, there has nevertheless been some excellent work done along this line. It is elementary in its character, but the results obtained prove conclusively its efficiency.
The proper terminology for this method of instruction is secondary mining education — a system devised for mine foremen and assistant mine foreman — a most important phase pf education, the advisability and practicability of which cannot be questioned. It is a part of the very general' movement for industrial education that has been so prominent in America in recent years, and which had its inception in the coal regions of Pennsylvania thirty years ago. The pioneer in the movement for better education among the mine workers was Mr. Eckley B. Coxe, of Drifton, Pennsylvania. In 1879 Mr. Coxe, who at that time was one of the foremost mining men in the anthracite region, outlined a school for men and boys and it was established at Drifton and has been in continuous operation 'ever since. The school, howwer, soon after v/as moved to Freeland, where it now occupies an excellent modern building. Courses in elementary mathematics, physics, chemistry, mechanical drawing, first aid to the injured, and the science of mining, are conducted. The school is at present supported by the widow of Mr. Coxe and other contributors. At this institution many men, young and old, hare received their training for the examinations as mine inspector, mine foreman and assistant-mine foreman, and a number of young men have received preliminary trniiiiiig for entrance into technical institutions of higher grade. This school has done a great deal of good, and many men w-ho have risen to high positions in life look back upon it with great affection. The courses have developed until there is now not only a night school with the elementary courses, but also a day school with preparatory courses.
The secondary mining education in most cases covers short courses in mining colleges, varying in length from a few weeks to two years. Night courses are also held in many sections under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. These institutions give courses especially adapted to the needs of miners and foremen, and their work in the bituminous and anthracite regions of the State has been of a most beneficent character.
This work has been very efficiently developed by Mr. C. L. Fay, Special Y. M. C. A. secretary for the coal region of Pennsylvania. An important part of the work is the holding of general and district mining institutes at which papers are read and discussed, and out of thes'e institutes has been developed the system of night
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classes vllioh are taught by mining engineers, superintendents, or other competent local teachers, the textbooks used being those published by the International Textbook Company of Scranton. The work of the Y. M. C. A. is extremely popular and great good will no doubt result from this particular phase of education.
Another means of instruction and a most popular and comprehensive one is the correspondence method as conducted by the International Correspondence Schools of Scranton. The beneficial results of this method are unquestionable. It offers a successful means of obtaining a technical knowledge of mining to men who have no other way of obtaining such knowledge. Secondary education has been largely local in its character, except that carried on by the Scranton schools. A brief history of the work of this institution is appended to this article.
Lecture courses instituted by the mining companies also afford education along this line. Many of the lectures are illustrated with stereopticon views and the subjects include the most practical topics concerning mining. The Philadelphia and Reading Company has for several years carried on a series of lectures for the benefit of their employes. Oiher companies are also considering the advisability of adopting methods by whirl) thoy ran induce the men in their employ to prepare themselves for advancement in their work. This movem'iil along educational lines, it is pleasing to note, is popular not only with the employers hut with the employes, and the fact will hardly be disputed that it will be mutually beneficial.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company in 1908 inaugurated a system of study through the medium of night schools tliat has been followed with most gratifying results. This method gives assistance to the workers about the mines who are ambitious to improve their conditions through the study of the theory of mining and to thus fit (themselves for positions of responsibility. On the part of the company it was a practical business proposition. The company desired to obtain tlie most competent men possible for all positions, from the lowest to the highest, from fire boss to superintendent and manager, and recognizisig the fact that their men needed more education in order successfully to fill these positions, these schools were opened. Instructors are engaged to take charge of the work of the students, who are all students of the International Correspondence Schools. General Manager S. D. Warriner, in speaking on this subject, said that the results of these tentative efforts had been very successful and no doubt the company would open a number of similar schools as soon as possible. The experiment is being watched with great interest by the entire mining community.
The great change that has taken place in the character of the workmen during the past few years makes the necessity for better education imperative. Many of the old workmen have moved away and others have entered the professions of law and medicine. This is particularly true of the younger generation, and their places in the community are being filled by new population from the agricultural sections of Europe, an uneducated and ignorant class so far as mining is concerned. More than this, coal mining that in years gone by was a very simple proposition is now a most complex problem.
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It would be a wise tluiig" to iiicliide in all courses of secondary education work tlio study of elonionfary English, particularly among foreigners. This branch, we think, should be given a prominent place in any curriculum.
In looking at this hiatfer in a broad way one is impressed with its importance to al! the iiilertsts couceru Ml in mining and enjoys a feeling of satisfaction in realizing that the men about the mines are not only being offered opportunities for improvement, but are accepting them in a spirit of appreciation. With the present opportunities no mine worker, however humble his position, need be discouraged from making an endeavor to rise to a place of importance and prominence in the mining industry.
Mining Education
As Carried on by the International Correspondence Schools of
Scran ton, Pa.
In connection with the question of education of mine employes, it is interesting to know that there has been developed within the State of Pennsylvania an institution for promoting and imparting technical instruction to men and boys at their homes so that without leaving their usual daily employment they may obtain a thorough training in many of the branches of knowledge pertaining to American industrial life. This institution is known as the International Correspondence Schools located at Scranton. It is a matter of interest to the mining industry as well as a cause for special congratulation by Pennsylvanians that this far-reaching development in coniiection with education has grown out of the miningindustry of our State.
When the revision of the Antliracite Mine Law of Pennsylvania was made in 1SS5 by a Commission of operators, miners and inspectors, of which thr present Chief of the Bepartnient of Mines was a member, a clause was inserted providing that mine foremen and fire bosses must hold certificates based upon an examination in practical and technical mining subjects.
At that time Mr. T. J. Foster was editing the Mining Herald in Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, a weekly implication, in which there appeared technical articles written by well known engineers such as Mr. C. M. Percy, of England, Mr. Robert Mauchline, Mr. W. D. Owens, and others. These articles were intended to assist the ambitious and studious men about the mines, and after the passage of the law of 1885 they were especially designed to assist those wishing to fit themselves to pass the State examinati(>iis ])roYided by that lav/.
In 1887 the Mining Herald was changed to the Colliery Engineer and became a distinctly technical mining publication. In 1888 the headquarters were nin p;! to ot-ianlou, Pennsylvania. The correspondence columns of the Colliery Engineer were made to appeal especially to persons desiring to themselves for the State examinations for certificates as mine foremen and assistant mine
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foremen. Such persons were urged to ask questions through the columns of the paper upon subjects pertaining to mining or to answer questions asked by others, the questions and answers being published each month. The paper thus formed an open court for an exchange of views upon mining topics, and this feature soon became so popular that it was apparent that this medium alone could not supply the instruction and assistance needed by men desiring to fit themselves for the State examinations. Consequently, in August, 1891, the Colliery Engineer Company began the preparation of leaflets for the use of men studying to pass the examinations for foreman, assistant foreman and fire boss.
The first student was enrolled October 16, 1891, and between that time and January 1, 1909, nearly 40.000 persons had taken up courses in mining by correspondence with the International Correspondence Schools alone. These students were scattered throughout every State and territory in the United States, and in fact every country in the world, and comprised persons of all classes about the mine from the door boy who is at the lowest rung of the mining ladder to the managers and presidents of some of the largest mining companies of tlie United States, as well as many men interested in mining merely from the financial standpoint.
The correspondence courses of study are adapted to all classes of persons employed in and about tlie mines, no matter how limited their preliminai-y education may bo, provided Uiey am read and write. Consequently, each course begins wifli elementary arithmetic and advances step by step throughout I he other branches of elementary mathematics, and then on through the advanced subjects connected with practical mining, each step being completed before the next higher one is taken.
No attempt has been made to use ordinary textbooks, but special textbooks have been preyiared differing from most other technical books in presentirutrie subjects treated of in a way that is easily understood by persons who have not had the advantages of systematic schooling.
Each student receives the lesson papers to be studied in the form of small pamphlets that he can carry in his pocket wherever he goes, and many a man in the mines uses his noon hour to study. Each student also receives what is called a Mining Reference Library, systematically arranged and indexed, and containing from three to .nine volumes, depending upon the courses taken. In this way a vast amount of the highest grade raining literature has been widely disseminated, and if correspondence instruction had done nothing else than to distribute throughout the entire mining world over 100,000 bound volumes of the very best mining literature obtainable, its inauguration would have been well worth while.
Out of the first 500 students who were mostly miners at the face when they enrolled in the International Correspondence Schools between October, 1891, and May, 1892, many are now coal operators, mining engineers, mine inspectors, mine superintendents and mine foremen.
A very large number of men now holding official and responsible positions in the several coal mining States are now, or have been,
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students of mining by correspondence, and many of them owe their certificates of competency, and attribute their success, solely to this method of instruction.
xVt various times the chiefs of the departments of mines in the several States, and mine inspectors, members of the examining boards, and employers of men who have studied by correspondence, have in public addresses and in printed articles expressed their opinion of the value of such instruction in terms of the highest appreciation.
A man who has sufficient stamina to give up his nights to study after* a day of hard labor in the mines and to carry on a difficult course of study, very often under unfavorable surroundings, marks himself as a man of determination and backbone — a man af ambition who is likely to succeed. Such a man is usually more reliable, has more fixity of purpose, takes more interest in the affairs of his employer, is more observant, and is apt to be a generally better all around man.
Persons who have pursued a systematic course of study under careful guidance almost invariably give better answers and show better I'reasoning power when they appear before the State Board of Examiners.
Correspondence instj uction has therefore proven to be a distinct boon to the ambitious mine worker, and while no system of instruction can make the impractical man practical, nor furnish tact to the tactless man, it has put in the way of every ambitious man a means of improving his condition.
fnny persons through diffidence will not attend night schools or avail themselves of the usual methods of education. Many do not even have access to the night schools. To all such persons correspondence instruction offers the only practical method of securing an education. That the method is practical is proved by the thousands of examples of persons who have fitted themselves for positions of responsibility solely by the correspondence method of instruction.
A National Bureau Of Mines
The explosions of gas and dust that occurred at the Naomi, Monongah and Darr mines in December, 1907, greatly increased the feeling of appi'ehension that is always present in the minds of the people regarding the dangers of mining. These calamities seemed to indicate that there were hidden dangers connected with the occupation of which the operators, managers, superintendents, inspectors and other persons, who should be informed regarding the matter, were ignorant. As a result of this exaggerated state of fear many appeals were made to Congress to intercede in behalf of the miners of the United States. In response to these appeals several bills were introduced providing for more careful supervision of the mining operations of the country. Speaking in support of these measures, some of the Members charged the operators, managers, superintendents and foremen with negligence, and stated
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that the Departmeiiis of Mines in the ditlereut States did not comprehend the dangers that existed, or, if they did comprehend them, were negligent in their duties.
A bill was also introduced in Congress to create a National Bureau of Mines, but it was not enacted into a law because of its failure to pass the Senate. A National Bureau of Mines would probably have little practical utility in so far as the protection of life in the mines of Pennsylvania is concerned, for the reason that the persons in charge of the Bureau would have no authority to compel obedience to their instructions or suggestions. More than this, the persons in charge of the Bureau would unquestionably know less about the real condition of the mines than do the managers, superintendents, foremen and inspectors. They might, however, render great service to the industry, as is now being done at the testing station in Pittsburg, by applying their technical knowl edge to the economical question of coal waste and demonstrating how the low grade coal could be manufactured into coke or used in creating power in other ways. There is a great deal of waste by present methods of mining, for instance, in the Pittsburg seam, where a part of the bottom and a part of the top coal is left unmined because it cannot be used in the manufacture of coke under the present systems in vogue.
The experts might also point out a way by which the amount of coal produced could be doubled by some system that would mine the top seam first and then continue the work systematically until the bottom seam is readied. It is quite difficult, however, to understand how any department of either the National or State Government could be empowered to compel the owner or operator to mine coal in any particular way. The demands of the present are that the best coal available be sent to market, and the consumers will accept no other. If, however, the time shall ever com.e when the State shall own the coal lands, a systematic method of mining might then be adopted that would have all the economical advantages already suggested; but this question of economical mining, important as it is, has no bearing whatever on the safety of the employes in the mines. These two phases of the question should not be confused by tho law-makers in Washington, but unfortunately not more than one out of twenty of them knows anything about the real conditions existing in the coal mines of this State or of other States.
Farming And Mining
Farming and mining are the basic industries of the country. It is accepted as an indisputable fact that when the farmer has a prosperous season times generally will be good. It is also a fact that when the coal business is prosperous the country is also benefited, particularly in the States that produce the coal. As long as coal is produced in great quantities, it follows as a natural sequence that the mills and factories are kept in operation, and this means prosperity to both employer and employe.
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A great deal has been said recently about the tremendous io-crease
in the value of farm products. Taking 100 as the basis for the value of the products in 1899, there has been an increase to 159 in 1907 or more than 50 per centum.
The increase in the value of the mineral product has exceeded even this remarkable increase. In the product of coal, taking 100 as the basis of value in 1899, the increase up to 1907 was 204 or more than 100 per centum.
The following table shows the relative growth of the value of farm and mineral products in the United States since 1899.
Year Farm Mineral
With the products of agriculture and mines constantly adyaneing, business depressions need cause but little apprehension. While depressions have a disquieting effect upon many industries, they can produce no really serious results from a national standpoint while these staple products of the country continue to show material development.
Proposed Bituminous Mine Law
Letter of Transmittal to Governor Stuart
'Tittsburg, Pa., February 9, 1909- To His Excellency, Edwin S. Stuart, Governor of Pennsylvania, Harrisburg, Pa.
iSir: The Commission appointed by you to revise the Bituminous Mining Laws of Pennsylvania, in accordance Vvith the joint resolu tion of May 3, 1907, herewith beg to submit a copy of the proposed act to be submitted to the Legislature now in session.
Numerous meetings (as often as twice a month) have been held since October, 1907, and open sessions were held to give all parties interested an opportunity to present views and recommendations. At these open sessions the representatives of the operators of all bituminous districts, miners, mine inspectors, representatives of electric companies, electricians, manufacturers of oil, manufacturers of explosives, and chemists, were heard and their recommendations and suggestions were given due consideration.
A resume of the several acts relating to mining heretofore passed by the Legislature of this State and of the mining lawi of the Tar-
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ious states of this country and, also, of foreign countries, were carefully considered and the vital points retained as a basis for the present act; and the Commission feels that it has covered as broad a scope as was possible within the time and the means at their command.
We fully appreciate that if the report of this Commission becomes a law there will be additional cost put on the production of coal in this State, which would be a hardship to the operators' interests, (at least for the present, until the adjoining states adopt more comprehensive laws), because of the competition of the coal produced in the adjoining States, where the present laws are not so stringent.
While the act presented does not represent the unanimous opinion of the Commission in all points, yet we have endeavored to arrive at a definite result for submission to the Legislature.
The amount of money voted the Commission was not sufficient to make extended experiments and researches in explosives, the effect of dust on gas explosions and other points, bu(: at the present time these experiments are being conducted by the United States Station, and the results can be obtained by the Department of Mines. We beg to report that with the greatest economy have kept within the appropriation allowed the Commission.
We would call your particular attention to some of the vital points in this law that have not been covered in any previous legislation, viz:
Providing for additional entries required in the opening of new mines and, also, providing escape ways in mines already opened.
Providing safe traveling ways for men on foot and fixing the height of the same.
Increasing the volume of air for both gaseous and non-gaseous mines, and providing more stringent provisions for conducting the air to the working places, with measurements to be taken of the same at the face of vorldng places, and the stoppings used to force the air to the face to be of incombustible materials.
For the use of safety explosives whose use shall be permitted by and under the direction of the Department of Mines, and blasting by shot firers in gaseous mines under certain prescribed conditions.
For the wetting and removal of dust from mines.
For a sufficient number of assistants to mine foremen to visit each working place twice daily, for the purpose of instructing the miners to avoid accidents from carelessness by the men themselves.
For providing for a better grade of illuminant oil, under test of the Department of Mines.
For ambulances at mines to transport the injured.
Regulations for shaft sinking.
For the more extended use of safety lamps.
Requiring a certificate of competency for the superintendent of gaseous mines where locked safety lamps are used exclusively.
For the prevention, if possible, of blown-out shots, by the shearing of coal in entries in gaseous mines.
For safeguarding coal properties against oil and gas wolls drilled within the coal territorj, by requiring record of location of holes to be filed at Department of Mines.
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Legalizing the use of electricity in gaseous mines and providing for special rules for the installation of it.
Requiring age of a boy from school records before employment.
For movi' car('fiil supervision in the (nployment of men, with a view to their ability to understand the conditions of the mines, laws and rules.
Increasing the number of mine inspectors and districts, and providing for the grading of their salaries according to the length of service.
We beg to submit this report, feeling that we have endeavored to arrive at as fair a conclusion as it is possible, considering the many and varied interests to be taken into consideration, and we hope for the passage of this bill as it stands.
Respectfully submitted,
JAMES E. RODERICK, Chairman. G. W, SCHLUEDERBERG, R. A. SHILLINnFORD, WILLIAM CURRIE."
Remarks Regarding The Proposed Law
In the law as prepared to be presented to the Legislature, the Commission endeavored to cover all essential points and to m_ake it as complete as possible. It is probable, however, that it is not as comprehensive and exacting as it might be, a defect that will readily be appreciated when it is understood that the Commission was composed of two representatives of the operators and two representatives of the miners, acting in conjunction with the Chief of the Department of Mines. The necessity for making compromises under the circumstances will be apparent.
It is claimed that were the law in Pennsylvania made too stringent the operators would not be able to compete with the operators of West Virginia and other- States where the laws are more lax. Many managers are of the opinion that to comply with the contemplated provisions of the new law would entail an additional cost of five cents a ton to produce the coal for market, which would be equal to the confiscation of their property. It is doubtful, however, if the cost to the operators whose mines are at present up to the required standard would be more than 1 cent a ton additional, although the cost to other operators whose mines are not in proper condition would, of course, be greater. This, however, is a secondary consideration. The chief endeavor of the Commission was to formulate a law that would safeguard life and the Department of Mines will use all possible endeavor, should surh a law be pnsseil, to enforce its provisions. We do not think, even if this is done, that accidents can be entirely prevented, been use thr nature of the work is precarious and under the most favorable conditions it will always be surrounded with danger; but it is possible to reduce the casualties one-half, if proper efforts are made by the mine managers, superintendents, foremen, assistant forem-on, fire bosses and employes.
The Commission in its work was brought face to face with the radical element among the mining people — an element that seems
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to lose sight of the fact that a law to be just and equitable must take care of the property interests of the mine owners as well as of the safety and welfare of the employes. In this connection the Commission has been found fault with because it would not adopt extreme measures regarding the use of open lights in the mines. It was insisted upon by the radical element that the use of open lights should be prohibited in every mine where explosive gas can be detected by an approved safety lamp. The Commission gave this matter careful consideration and have formulated what they believed to be a fair provision in article nine. This article provides a method whereby the use of locked safety lamps exclusively can be legally enforced in any mine or |)art of a mine when in the opinion of the inspector the safety of the employes and the protection of property demand it, but does not place this unnecessary burden on the employer and the employe when ins can be detected only by an approved safety lamp. Approved safety lamps can detect leps than one-half per centum of gas in some parts of most mines, and consequently a great many of the mines of this State would have to be worked with locked safety lamps exclusively, which would be a great injustice to both emjiloyer and employe in the counties of Cambria, Clearfield. Jefferson, Indiana. Armstrong, and some others, and also in parts of Allegheny, Westmoreland and Washington.
This radical ehnncnt also objected to the use of electricity in gaseous mines. The Commission, however, was of the opinion that electricity is here to stay and that their duty was to safeguard its use in the mines, especially in gaseous mines; and it may be stated that if the rules and regulations pertaining to its use are obeyed by and employe, the danger will have been reduced to a minimum. While we have no proof so far thaf a spark from any electric wire or apparatus has ever ignited a body of gas, resulting in a disastrous ex])lotion, yet it is that such an accident might occur through In regard to the use of electricity, it may be well to call the attention of mine managers, superintendents and electricians to the fact that eternal vigilance is the price of safety in nsinc: this powerful element.
If it is found that the use of electricity in gaseous mines results in fatal accidents, the Department will ask for legislation to discontinue its use.
For the information of the Governor and the members of the Legislature as to why the Commission gave coal dust, watering of mines, safety lamps, explosives, and some other subjects, so much attention, there is submitted herewith a synopsis of part of the testimony offered before the Koval Commission on Mines of Great Britain in 1891—1894 and 1906-1909. It is submitted in view of the fact that in this country there are no such precedents to serve as a guide. If the members of the Legislature will give due consideration to these opinions of the most intelligent mining men of Great Britain, they will see that the Pennsylvania miner is in need of more and better safeguards to make his work as safe as tha ' of the miner in Great Britain and Continental Europe. The tesmony shows that the consensus of opinion is that coal dust is plosive in the presence of a small quantity of gas, and many of the experts keld the ©pinion that coal dust is explosive in the absence
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gas. A great many preventives have been suggested, but far water or steam to dampen the air and lay the dust is deemed the best safeguard, and watering the dust on the roadways, in the minds of many experts, is deemed sufficient to prevent the extension and prolongation of the flame to other entries.
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Ralph Moore, Inspector, 1862 to 1888:
"My attention was first called to the presence of coal dust as being an important element in a mine explosion at the Nitshill explosion in 1850, but my attention was more seriously directed to the effect of coal dust after the explosion of Blantyre and Udston. I had read the evidence of many explosions, and thinking over them I failed to account for the explosions by fire-damp alone. With reference to the three collieries in Scotland which I speak of, they were all well ventilated collieries, and the explosions came so suddenly and unaccountably that I could not account for an accumulation of firedamp sufficient to cause the destruction which was made."
Joseph Dickinson, the Senior Inspe(*tor in Great Britain, who had investigated the cause of 892 explosions:
"Recollecting back, the first time the question of coal dust as an agent in explosions occurred to me was during the investigation of a great explosion of fire-damp at the Inco Hall colliery, in 1854. It was in cross-examination by myself of the under-looker. I asked him about the dust, and his answer was that it was a very dusty mine and that the dust would both fly and fire. That meant that coal dust would assist in carrying explosions of fire-damp forward.''
William Galloway, Inspector, 1873 to 1879:
"I made inquiries about explosions in 1870-1871, and became an inspector in 1873 for the purpose of making further inquiries. I concluded that the usual attempted explanation of explosions by supposing outbursts of gas to have taken place w%as quite untenable, and that there must be some other cause which had not yet been discovered, and which it was worth while attempting to find out. While in Scotland I investigated about sixty to eighty cases of firedamp explosions, pure and simple. In the beginning of 1875 I went to South Wales. As soon as I had time to look about in South Wales I noticed that all the great explosions, properly so-called, had taken place in dry and dusty mines, and that none of them had taken place in damyj mines; and similarly I remembered that the only great explosion that had taken place in Scotland up to that time had taken place in what was the only dry mine in Scotland known to me, namely, Nitshill colliery, and I came to the conclusion that coal dust was really the one element that had been up to that time practically lost sight of."
In answer to a question, Mr. Galloway said: "There is no practical difficulty in the way of properly watering the dnst in the ffiftia roadways."
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The Chairman said: ''It has been suggested that the watering is not efficient because the watering only extends as it were to the top layer of the dust, forming small balls there, and does not reach to the layer of dust below.-' Mr. Galloway said: "I am afraid the person who suggested it has not seen watering done properly. If he were to go to the Rliondda Valleys or to any of the Welsh collieries, he would find there is no such thing as that; the dust is watered down to a solid. It is very slightly moist, but perfectly solid, and there is really no dust in the roadway at all. In all the mines in South Wales with which I am acquainted they now lay down pipes along the road and have small stand-pipes at a distance of perhaps thirty yards apart. These stand-pipes produce a kind of spray which mingles with the air and is carried along in the air current, and gradually deposits itself upon the floor; no doubt part of it reaches the roof and sides. In the case of shot-firing, I should always water everywhere in a dry mine; from twenty to thirty vards from the location of the shot would be ample, I am satisfied."
Henry Hall, Inspector:
''My attention was first called to the possible effect of coal dust in mine explosions, in 1874, by an explosion at Wynnstay colliery, North Wales. The manager of the mine seemed to be so certain that there had been no gas in that case, that I thought about it a good deal, and eventually I thought that the dust might have something to do with it. and subsccjucnt examinations confirmed me in that opinion. I think there is no doubt where you have particularly fine coal dust, quite dry and light, in the absence of any gas at all. should it get ignited by any means it will cause an explosion. The result of the experiments made to test the effect of coal dust in connection with fire-damp, conclusively showed that air and dust with a very small quantity of fire-damp, such as practical people could not find in a colliery — could not see — would cause a violent explosion, and in my opinion the first cause of an explosion of coal dust must be either a previous explosion of fire-damp or a blown-out shot, but other causes might be effective.''
Arthur Henry Stokes, Inspector:
"My own conclusions are these: Coal dust in mines promotes, extends and aggravates explosions due to fire-damp, by reason of the rapid inflammability of its finely-divided particles. The tendency to ignition and propagation of a coal dust laden atmosphere is more or less increased by the percentage of fire-damp in the current of ventilation. I know of no experiments where the light of a candle or a miner's lamp has ignited a mixture of coal dust and air, however thickly charged with dust; even a gas jet flame in the Chesterfield experiments failed to ignite such a mixture. This was confirmed by the Prussian experiments. The sensitiveness to ignition of coal dust and air appears to be in proportion to the intensity of heat at the point of ignition, and the size and impact of the initial flame has a very important influence in controlling the propagation of flame. Atmospheres containing only a very small proportion of tire-damp may be the means of the propagation of flame by the mix-
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tiiiH' of coal dust. A mixture of air and tire-damp which caimot be detected by a safety lamp and which may be harmless in the absence of dust, may, if dust be present in suflicient quantities, become an infiammabie mixture and be the means of carrying flame as far as such mixture extends. The current of ventilation in a dry and dusty mine may be charged with such a low percentage of fire-damp that the most careful observer would fail to detect the blue cap indicative of fire-damp in the ordinary safety lamp; yet it may be so charged with fire-damp that any unusual air circumstances, such as a heavily charged or blown-out shot or other violent concussion, might raise a cloud of dust and render the current at once an inflammable mixture."
Thomas Bell, Inspector, Durham district:
"I have come to the conclusion that coal dust is a very dangerous element in coal mine explosions. I am forced to the conclusion that coal dust alone without fire-damp caused two serious explosions in my district, namely, at the Seaham colliery and the Elemore colliery." Mr. Bell explains in detail that no fire-damp was found before or after at the point of ignition of either explosion. Thomas Lishman, chief owner and agent for the Hetton, Elemore
and E'appleton collieries:
''There was an explosion at Elemore in the year 1886, when twenty-five or twenty-six lives were lost. I have formed a definite opinion on the cause of mine explosions from experiments conducted by myself on a snuill scale, and also from actual experience in the management of fiery and dusty mines for about twenty years. First: I have come to the conclusion that coal dust in itself will not cause an explosion; Second: That under certain circumstances it may be inflamed and indirectly cause one; Third: That it intensifies all explosions and that that particularly deadly gas, carbonmonoxide, generated from the partial combustion, renders an explosion, where coal dust exists, more fatal in its effects than an explosion of firedamp alone would otherwise be; Fourth: That it is a source of great danger and ought to be particularly guarded against; and Fifth: That this danger could be much mi-nimized by excluding naked lights from mines and abolishing the use of gunpowder as well. My remedies against explosions in dusty mines are, carefully and systematically removing the dust and watering it where it is possible to do so. I would remove the dust before firing, and in all cases wafer it, as Hint is our current practice now. I have not used gunpowder in the mines under my charge for four or five years and do not intend to use it again."
James Lucas, managing director:
"I have had experience with several explosions in mines under my charge for the past twenty years and have come to the conclusion that coal dust played a great part in these explosions. A flame from either a blown-out shot or an overcharged shot will ignite coal dust where there is no gas present.' Mr. Lucas explained his statement in a lengthy examination and cross-examination. W. N. Atkinson, Inspector:
"My attention was first called to the question of coal dust as an agent of explosions in coal mines at the time of the explosion at 4—24—1908
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the Sealiam colliery in 1880. I made a full examination of that ex plosion and came to the conclusion that coal dust had connection with it because of the apparent impossibility of accounting for the explosion on the assumption that it was due to gas. There ari practically only two ways by which a dust explosion can be originated— an explosion of gas or a shot. Gas explosions are rare in dusty mines owing to precautions taken, much rarer than in nondusty mines, where equal precautions are not taken." When asked the question, ''Supposing that the coal dist theory were considered to be established, what precautions would you think it necessary to take against this danger," Mr. Atkinson said, "Watering appears to be the simplest method, and gunpowder should -foe altogether prohibited in dusty workings."
The conclusions of the Coal Dust Commission were: "1. The danger of explosion in a mine in which gas exists, even in small quantities, is greatly increased by the presence of coal dust.
2. A gas explosion in a fiery mine may be intensified and carried on indefinitely by coal dust raised by the explosion itself.
3. Coal dust alone, without the presence of gas at all, may cause a dangerous explosion if ignited by a blown-out slwt or other violent inflammation. To produce such a result, however, the conditions must be exceptional, and are only likely to be produced on rare occasions.
4. Different dusts are inflammable, and consequently dangerous, in varying degrees, but it cannot be said with absolute certainty that any dust is entirely free from risk.
5. There appears to be no probability that a dangerous explosion of coal dust alone could ever be produced in a mine with a naked light or ordinary flame.
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Synopsis of a statement handed in by Mr. A. M. Henshaw, Director and General Manager:
1. Coal dust increases the violence of an explosion when present with a small percentage of fire-damp. It is capable of initiating and extending an explosion by itself under certain conditions. A coal dust explosion is accompanied by violence corresponding closely with a fire-damp explosion.
2. A coal-dust explosion cannot be directly produced by the flame of an ordinary open light or insecure lamp. It is not likely to be directly caused by an underground fire. Coal dust may be ignited by the detonation of a fire-damp explosion or the improper discharge of a blasting explosive, or under some circumstances by an exceptionally heavy shot, as was the case at Altofts.
3. In many explosions coal dust has been the chief cause of devastation and loss of life. In some cases coal dust has been the only cause, for instance in the Seaham, Altofts, Camerton, Courrieres, and Wlngate explosions.
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4. Coal-dust explosions are not easily produced, or explosion would have been more frequent and more disastrous — particularly prior to the use of permitted explosives.
5. Coal-dust explosions are generally the result of irregularity or carelessness in the use of explosives or safety lamps. If we can prevent the ignition of fire-damp thus caused, we shall minimize the dangers of coal dust.
10. The inflammability or explosive property of coal dust is a matter of degree, depending upon purity, fineness, dryness, quality, volume of air, and many other conditions not yet understood.
11. To be explosive, coal dust must be very fine and very dry,
12. I suggest that coal dust containing impurities showing on analysis over 45 per cent, ash is not explosive.
13. I suggest that coal dust, sufiiciently pure, capable of passing through a screen of 784 meshes to the square inch (safety lamp gauze) is explosive.
14. Sufficient data to determine a standard of dangerous dust does not exist.
15. I have made many analyses of explosive and non-explosive dusts.
16. I have analyzed numerous samples of dust from the Courrieres Mines. I had the privilege of examining these mines after the explosion in the company of Mr. Atkinson, and with him collected the samples of dust.
17. I analyzed samples of dust collected after the explosion at Talk-o' th-Hill Colliery in 1901. The figures show non-inflammable dust which stopped the explosion. The plan shows a wet road which stopped the explosion.
19. Hard coaJ generally produces less dust than soft coal. Thin seams less than thick seams, shallow seams less than deep seams.
20. Method of working has much to do with the production of dust. Where the "holing" is in the underclay, less dust is produced. Where much shale is removed with the seam, dust is mixed with inert matter and often rendered non-inflammable. The long wall system produces least dust. . Pillar and stall produces most dust by the cutting of headings and crushing of pillars.
21. Coal-cutting machines produce more dust than hand work. Coal-cutting machines are the most productive cause of dust at the face.
22. Production of dust at the face is unavoidable. Dust made at the face remains at the face or is eventually buried in the goaf. It is not carried into the roads or airways to any serious extent.
26. If proper care is taken with regard to blasting and use of safety lamps, I do not apprehend serious coal dust dangers at the face.
27. If precaution is necessary, watering is the only possible one.
Courrieres Disaster
The general conclusion at which Mr. Cunynghame and Mr. Atkinson have arrived "is that the explosion was an extensive and very formidable dust explosion without, in all probability, the presence of gas."
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The reasons for this view are as follows:
'The mine was singularly free from fire-damp, so much so that it was in great part worked with naked lights. In order to assume that the explosion was chiefly caused by fire-damp, it would be necessary (o sliow thai: an explosive iUmosphere existed and had suddenly appeared over large areas of the mine in air currents coming from diHerent sources. But how are we to believe it possible that such conditions existed, and from what source are we to suppose the inflammable gas proceeded?
Added to this the explosion was particularly violent in many of the intake airways, places where it is most improbable that firedamp would be present.
The idea of a fire-damp explosion like this, is to us inconceivable, and so far as we are aware there is nothing to support such a theory.
There does not appear to be any evidence either from survivors of the explosion, or from the positions io which the bodies of the victims were found, that any of the workm.en had been alarmed, before the explosion, by any unusual occurrence, such as the unexpected appearance of inflammable gas, or that anyone had seen the gas on a lamp or light.
Neither was anything observed in the mine to support the idea that accumulations of fire-damp in the old workings or goaves had contributed to the explosion, and no fire-damp has been found anywhere since the explosion.
Some of the roads traversed by the explosion were in a different condition when we saw them to what they had been before the explosion; but so far as a judgment could be formed, all parts of the mine traversed by the explosion had contained much inflammable dust. On the other hand many instances were observed where the explosion ceased on arriving at places where dust was either absent or of a very shaly nature. Deposits of charred or partially coked dust have been observed in all parts of the mine traversed by the explosion, including intake air-ways, affording good evidence of the passage of flame, and that the flame had been almost co-extensive with the dynamic effects of the explosion.
It may be mentioned that the importance attached to the danger of coal dust by most English and German mininrx engineers has hardly been so fully recognized in France, and in some quarters the idea prevailed that dust alone, without gas, was incapable of pro-~ pagating an explosion for more than a comparatively short distance.
Similar skepticism prevailed in England until repeated experience left no room for doubt that coal dust alone was capable of causing , the most formidable and extensive explosions. The fact is that a radical difference of opinion still exists upon the causes of these explosions. The sound view, we believe, is that nearly all big explosions are chiefly, and in some cases entirely, due to coal dust, but some engineers seem still unwilling to realize that coal dust alone can propagate, much less originate, an extensive explosion.
A difference of opinion as to whether the explosion was initiated by a blown-out shot or by a local explosion of fire-damp originated by the shot or otherwise, does not in our view interfere with the main conclusion that it was through the agency of coal dust alone that the explosion was propagated throughout the mine.
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Of course, the question whether a shot in a dusty place can originate an explosion without the presence of any gas is an important one.
In this connection we may refer to the view of the Royal Commission on Coal Dust, 1894, in which it is said 'coal dust alone, without: the presence of gas at ail, may cause a dangerous explosion if ignited by a blown-out shot or other violent inflammation. To produce such a result, however, the conditions must be exceptional, and {u-e only to be produced on rare occasions.'
Opinions may differ as to whether this was or was not one of those rare occasions, and whether or not some fire-damp was present when the explosion originated.
But the point that is of supreme importance is the consideration that, however originated, an explosion can travel over the whole extent of a mine by the aid of coal dust alone, and without gas. And this, we have no doubt whatever, was the case at Courrieres. This is a danger against which the use of safety lamps alone will not protect the miner, and it emphasizes the necessity for considering what means can be adopted for preventing or at least localizing and isolating explosions of coal dust.
The conclusion that the explosion was caused by a blown-out shot of Favier explosive leads to serious considerations with reference to the use in fiery or dusty mines of our permitted explosives, the composition of some of which does not differ greatly from Favier No. 1. Points requiring attention appear to be: (1) Whether our present test for explosives requires to be altered; (2) the maximum charges which should be allowed; (3) the minimum length of stemming required; and (4) the method of dealing with shots which have missed fire.
This explosion emphasizes the risk, now generally admitted to exist in dry and dusty coal mines, of great loss of life in case an explosion is initiated by any means; and in some of our large collieries the loss of life might equal that at Courrieres if an explosion took place when the maximum number of men are underground. The only certain method of preventing such loss of life would seem to be to render the mines incapable of being the scene of widespread dust explosions by watering or otherwise preventing the accumulation of dry coal dust in the roads and workings."
Prof. W. Galloway, late Professor of Mining of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire, handed in a statement as follows: ''Two cases have to be considered:
1. That in which watering the dust either along the whole length of the roadway}, or in sections, can be done without destroying the roadway or rendering the cost of repairs unbearable.
2. That in which water cannot be employed owing to the tendency of some of the strata to swell like a sponge when they absorb water and to close the roadway with irresistible pressure.
The first case is comparatively simple: Either fine sprays can be produced at stand pipes placed on an hydraulic main at stated distances apart, and in this case the water must pass through a very perfect filter before it enters the hydraulic main; or a hose 40 or 50 feet long coupled to a standpipe at one end, provided with a rose at the other, aud manipulated by a specially appointed workman,
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an be employed for watering a part of the road of twice its owu Wngth and then be removed to another standpipe, and so on, for the whole length of the road.
For mines or particular seams of coal in which watering cannot be adopted without irreparable injury to the roadways, the alternatives are:
1. To prevent the accumulation of the dust.
2. To build an arch and invert of a certain length at some point in each haulage road, and keep it constantly damp.
3. To destroy the combustible properties of the coal dust by mixing some damping or cooling substance with it in sufficient quantity to render it non-inflammable when mixed with air.''
W. W, Hood, mining expert of South Wales, stated that the class ification of dusty and non-dusty mines is quite possible, though difficult. "All coal dust is explosive, if pulverized enough." South Wales coal is explosive owing to its conchoidal fracture, is more liable to pulverization than the coals in any other coal field that he knows of in Great Britain, though in most mines in Belgium a similar fracture obtains.
'Fire-damp, of course, will start an explosion, and the higher the percentage of gas in the air, the greater will be the force of the explosion, but if there is no gas in the air the spread of a very serious explosion of coal dust alone will not be prevented." He has known a blown-out shot of black powder (but never with permitted explosives) to cause a coal dust explosion when there was no gas present.
In the winter months Mr. Hood said that he uses steam jets at the downcast shaft, the principal object of this being to raise the temperature of the air and thereby make it capable of taking up more moisture, also with the object of saturating any particles of dust which might get down from the pit top.
John Grerrard, inspector, in answer to a question as to how he would water the mines, by zones or the whole mine, said, "Where it can be done, it is far better to do it altogether, that is, by taking it into the far end of the haulage roads. Take a water pipe to the end of the haulage roads, and at fixed intervals have stand pipes for the use of hose between those fixed points to water. That is the best method."
R. Donald Bain, inspector, stated that he was in favor of compulsory watering. Referring to a recent explosion, he expressed the view that if the regulations as to watering had been carried out, there would have been no explosion.
Fred A. Gray, another inspector, in referring to the National Colliery disaster, said, that if there had been sufficient watering the accident would have been confined within narrow limits. In his opinion statutory powers ought to be given to compel efficient watering of the floor, roof and sides in the whole of the main roadways.
David Hannah, who has had thirty-five years' experience in mining and who was appointed by the Monmouthshire and South Wales (;oal Owners' Association to give evidence for Glamorganshire, said:
"It would be difficult to define what is a dusty and what is a nondusty mine. In some cases no doubt can arise, but the line of demarcation between the two descriptions would be a matter of opinion. Explosive dust may be found in all parts of a mine.
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An explosioD may be produced if an accumulation of jas is fired:
a. By coming in contact with a naked light.
b. By sparks produced by the collision of falling pieces of rock.
c. By sparks caused by rock or ironstone falling on trams or rails.
d. By detonation or great heat given off in firing an explosive. Under certain peculiar conditions of dust and atmosphere it may
be to produce an explosion by tli' flame of a naked light, where fire-damp is not pjosent, or whrre is no shot-firing.
The purest and fines! coal dust is most explosive, and it becomes less explosive in proportion to the and shale dust that may be mixed with it. The coal dust from machine-cut coal is, however, much finer and more dangerous than from the hand-cut coal.
In most Glamorganshire collieries there is an ample supply of water. In the steam coal pits of Glamorganshire the system of watering the main roadways (mostly engine planes) by means of pipes is generally adopted. Returns from seventeen large companies gave a total length of 170 miles of pipe as having been laid for this purpose. The watering may be done either by spray-jets or by man and hose.
Man and Hose: This system is in most favor and is carried out in the following manner: Along the main column of pipes, stand- {>ipes are arranged about 40 yards apart. A workman carries a hose of 20 yards in length, v/hich he attaches to the stand-pipes successively, and waters twenty yards on each side. By this method the roadways are judiciously and efficiently watered. This is usually done once a day, and by experience the man gets to know the quantity of water necessary for the purpose and its effect upon the roof and sides.
Tanks and Casks: In addition to pipe watering, iron tanks and casks in cars drawn by horses are used on in-bye roadways for watering the floors and in connection with shot-firing.
The floors of the roadways are periodically cleaned, and the dust and rubbish either sent to the surface or stowed underground."
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Table showing-tons of coal procluced per fatal accident inside of mines and number of persons killed per each 1,000 employes, by companies 1902 to 190? inclusive
Names of Companies
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1905 1 }-H. C. Frick Coke Company, 1900 j I
Totals and averages.
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal I and Coke Company,
Totals and averages,
Berwind-Whlte Coal Mining Company,
Totals and averages,
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron-| Company,
Totals and averages.
Keystone Coal and Coke Company,
Totals and averages,
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Table showing-tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside of imines and number of persons killed per each 1,000 employes, by companies 1902 to 1908 inclusive— continued
Names of Companies
Jefferson and Clearfield Coal and Iron Company,
Totals and averages,
Pennsylvania Beech Creek and Eastern-! Coal Company,
Totals and averages,
j- Westmoreland Coal Company,
Totals and averages.
Vesta Coal Company.
Totals and averages,
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I- New York and Cleveland I Company,
Totals and averages,
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Washington Coal and Coke Company,
Totals and averages,
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company,
Totals and averages,
Somerset Coal Company.
Totals and averages,
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First District
Washington, Fayette And Westmoreland Counties
Monongaliela, Pa., March 1, 19013. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: In compliance with the Acts of Assembly of May 15, 1893, and April 14, 1903, I transmit herewith my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1908.
It contains the usual tables of statistics, with remarks on the general condition of the mines and a description of the fatal accidents.
Respectfully
Henry Louttit.
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 44
Number of mines in operation, 42
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 6,794,115
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 130,676
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 35,681
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 306,740
Number of tons of coal produced, 7,267,212
Number of tons of coke produced, 168,784
Number of coke ovens, 483
Number of coke ovens in operation, 483
Number of tons of coal }>roduced by pick .mining- 1,603,360
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . . 494,681
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 5,169,171
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 8,647
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . . 166
Number of fatal accidents inside of .mines, 210
Number of fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 91
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 34,605 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 41 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, . 623 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 95
Number of persons emjdoved per non-fatal accident outside, 1,246
Number of wives made widows, 77
Number of electric motors used inside, 99
Number of electric motors used outside, 10
Number of fans in use, 35
Number of furnaces in use, 6
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 35
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 7
Number of new mines opened, 2
Number of old mines abandoned 2
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Names of Operators Tons
Moiiongaliela Kiver Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, !,(]()(), G57
Pittsburg; Coal 1,549,070
Pittsburg and "Westmoreland Coal Company 1,194.295
Ellsworth Collieries Company, ' 1,293,804
Vesta Coal Company, 383,299
Chaileroi Coal Works, 375,990
Naomi Coal Company, 169,580
Henderson Coal Company, 149,998
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company 80,374
Willson Coal Company, 31.578
Echo Coal Company, ' 29,732
Peter Wagner, 21,113
Zundell Coal Company, 20,167
G. W. Johnson, 749
Total, 7,267,212
Production by Counties
Washington, 4,326.769
Fayette, 1,845,333
Westmoreland, 1,095,110
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Explosion At The Marianna Mine Of The Pittsburg- Buffalo Company
About 10.45 on the morning of November 28tli, an explosion of fire damp and dnst occurred resulting: in the loss of 154 lives, all the men in the mine except one, Frederick Ellwauder, a bricklayer, and he was seriously injured, but recovered.
On the 27th of November I made a very thorough examination of the mine, being in every place. In the Agnes portion of the mine, very little gas was detected, but some of the entries were driven quite a distance in advance of the last break-through, canvas being used to carry the air within twelve feet of the face.
On the 28th of November I visited the dip, or the Rachel side of the mine, giving every place the same careful consideration as the other part of the mine. Some of the entries on the Rachel side generated fire damp quite copiously. This was especially the case in 3 raise entry. When I reached the entrance to this entry, 1 noticed three persons, a fire-boss, a brattice-man and a shot-firer, at work on a brattice cloth door that had been thrown out of position by a motor passing through. As I passed into the entry, one of them said to me, 'Watch yourself.'' I thanked him and proceeded on my way to the face. Here I found a miner working at the bottom making a place for a rail. He was using a safety lamp, but on examination of the place I discovered that gas had accumulated in surh a quantity as to nearly reach the floor. I ordered the entry vacated immediately, which was done. T examined was "clear." When this entry was examined aftor the explosion, it was found that a shot had been fired in it and the coal had been partly loaded out since my visit. In about an hour and a half I finished the interior examination of the mine. The following?: measurements were taken in the mine on the 27th and 28th of November:
Air measurements taken at the Agnes shaft, November 27, 1908. Tnlet, 176.000 cf. LTncertain on arr-onnt of tho variable nir cniMMnts.
Outlet, 190,000 cf.
1-2 Face oi¥ No. 3 Supply Dip 350 x 60=21,000
3 Blanche, 430 x 50=21.500
End of Brattice, 1st Supply Dip 330 x 10= 3,330
End of Brattice. 2nd Supply Dip, 330 x 3,330
2 Face 230 x 60=13,800
End of Brattice in Sump, 130 x 12= 1,560
1 Left Din Sunplv, 130 x 10= 1,300
1 Supply raise," .' 150 x 10= 1.500
2 Supply raise 200 x 60=12,000
3 Supply raise 50O x 15= 7,500
Air Measurements Takcni at the Rachel Shaft, November 28, 1908.
Stable llf> X 12= 1,320
Stable*, 190 x 12= 2,280
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Stable, 230 X 5011,500
Right empty track, 500 x 12 6,000
Right empty trade, 600 x 48=28,800
Left main 170 x 10= 1,700
Run around - 140 x 40= 5,600
Raise face entries, 250 x 60=15,000
2-1 Butts off raise face entries, 190 x 65=12,350
1-2 Butts off raise face entries, 270 x 50=13,500
Sump entry, 170 x 12= 2,040
Left main dip, air course, 600 x 54=32,400
Right dip 210 x 60=12,600
Water gauge — inches.
Revolutions of fan— 120.
On reaching the surface I made a record of the revolutions of the ventilalin.'f fan, water gauge and pressure gauge as shown above. Subse(|uently 1 inspected the ropes, chains, et cetera, and made a test of the safety catches.
At the time of tlie explosion I was in the engine house making an examination of the engines, drums, et cetera, to ascertain if they were in compliance with the law, intending afterwards to inspect the hoist, wheel, journals and other apparatus pertaining to them.
The explosion at the Agnes and Rachel mine is, as far as I am informed, without a parallel in the history of mining. It is a mine where open lights were used in nearly all portions of the excavation; electric motors reached within fifteen feet of the faces to transport the coal to the bottom of the shaft, and mining machines operated by electricity were used at the faces, whenever necessary, to do the undercutting.
In addition to the officials required by law to be in the mine, there were other persons holding certificates of competency, whose specific duty it was to examine their sections to see that they were in a safe and healthy condition. . My examination in the two days included every place in the mine,- and in my opinion a thorough and complete one. When I left the mine I was not aware of anything that would indicate the possibility of any accident, much less the disaster that followed. My firm conviction was that the mine was safe when I left it. Had I thought otherwise I would have had the mine vacated or perished in the attempt. This is no idle boast, made after the explosion is over.
Quite a feeling was showm in regard to this explosion as it occurred so soon after T had left the mine, some saying that I knew the mine was unsafe and for that reason got out before the explosion occurred. In this connection I cannot refrain from stating that such an expression did not come from persons who were conversant with the facts as they existed, but on the contrary from persons whose knowledge of practical mining was of the most limited character or from person® who were too ready to condemn without investigation.
I am at a loss, except as is stated in ihe reports, to account for this sudden change in the condition of the mine from a compnratively safe mine to one that caused such loss of life.
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It will be seen that quite a niiniber of air measurements were taken in the mine and that they all exceeded the maximum amount required by law to be in each split.
FATAL ACCIDENTS Ellsworth No. 1. — Ellsworth Collieries Company
Two explosions of gas occurred in this mine during the jear, the fipsit on the 23rd of April and the second on the 19th of June; by the former four li es were lost and by the latter, three.
It seems from tlie evidence submitted to the Coroner's jury that on April 23, when the explosion occurred in this mine, the part of the night shift that worked in No. 2 West entry vacated the entry, and some of them proceeded so far that they were not injured by the explosion, while others, three in number, were not so fortunate and were suftocated by the after damp. The explosion was caused by an open door that allowed the fire damp to accumulate in nearly all the places where the ventilation was affected by the door. It is not positively known who left the door open, but a driver, James Perkins, admitted that as far as he knew he was the last person to pass through the door when he removed two cars from that part of the work. He, however, was positive that he did not leave the door open. The gas was fired, as far as is known, by an open light carried by Joseph Banks, a pump attendant, who entered this part of the mine in attending to his duties and was instantly killed.
The Coroner's jury held the driver, James Perkins, responsible for the accident, the Coroner charging him with involuntary manslaughter; but, when the case reached the Grand Jury, it was ignored and the costs placed on the county.
The explosion of June 19 was caused by the ignition of gas by an open light carried by Pank Veal, a motorman, who entered Rib 15, 9 West entry with a motor for the purpose of removing two cars that were in the rib, and he was instantly killed by the explosion. It was very evident that there had been no gas on the falls near there for some time previous to the explosion, and from this it is supposed that a fall had taken place which liberated a strong feeder of gas of sufficient magnitude to force itself within a short distance of the rib entrance. There were two miners working in the rib at the time of the explosion, each using a safety lamp, but as they were killed by the explosion there is no means of ascertaining why they did not discover the presence of gas before the motorman entered the place. The only possible explanation, in my opinion, is that they were bearing in at the time, and as their safety lamps were on the floor they could not detect the gas moving above them.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury, Ellsworth Collieries Company No. 1 Mine Explosion, June 19, 1908
the Jury, find that Frank Veal, Stephen Mizor and Stephen Funiak came to their death by burns and injuries caused by an exof gas ignited by an open light in the hands of Frank Veal, said explosion taking place in Eooan No. 15, No. 9 West entry. No. 1 Shaft, Ellsworth, June 19.
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We endorse the action of Superintendent HoUiday in ordering safety lamps to be used by motormen, cutters and rib workers, and further recommend continued use of safety lamps in said mine.
W. H. KIPE, Coroner,
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C. Mitchell, S. Croft, U. Matiiias, T. Warrick."
Ellsworth No. 1.
On November IG, six persons lost their lives by falling down the shaft.
From the most accurate information at hand, it seems that the cage immediately preceding the one from which the men fell, had from 45 to 50 (the exact number is not known) Dtartice boards on it. One end of these boards rested on the floor of the cage about one and a-half feet from the end, the other on or near the hoisting rope and the middle rested on the centre part of the cage, the boards forming an angle of nearly thirty degrees. The cover on that part of the cage was raised up parallel with the hoisting rope and no method of adjustment was used to hold the boards in place. While the cage was descending, one of the boards slipped off, the lower end of it catching the timber to which the lagging is fastened, the opposite end lying against the other side of the shaft on an angle of about forty-five degrees, and it remained there. When the cage reached the bottom of the shaft, the remaining boards were taken off by the bottom men, assisted by some others, one of whom was on the cage when the six fell off. It was not known how many boards were on the cage when it started from the top, consequently no thought was given to the possibility of any of them not reaching the bottom. The signal was given and the men stepped on the cage, one of them making the remark that as one of the covers was up, it would be better to get under the other one. The cage on reaching a distance of about forty feet from the surface caught the aforementioned board, breaking it near the middle, and one part of it was thrown with great violence between the to]) and the floor of the case in such a manner as to sweep the men off, and they fell down the shaft.
Verdict of Coroner's Jury 'We, your jury, find that J. B. Newcomer came to his death from a fractured skull Monday, November 16, 1908, in the left-hand side of shaft in Ellsworth No. 1 mine, caused by being knocked from the cage, in which he was being hoisted, by a board which became lodged in the shaft from some unknown cause, the bonnet of said cage being up on one side while they were lowering material, and had not been replaced.
W. H. STPE. Coroner. J. P. N. COULTER, ! JOS. COATSWORTH,
RONALD ]McALLTSTER, JOSEPH RAOGARTY, WM. J. SIMPSON, F. G. KENNEDY.
November 25, 1908.'
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The saiue was rendered in the cases of M. i. Vwilsh, Antonia Boraski, James Kelly and Luke Evanoii who were killed at the same time.
Pittsburg — Buifalo Company
Marianna Mine (Agnes and Kachel). — These mines are shaft openings located on the Zellarsville Branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad, the coal being reached at depths of 400 feet 5 inches and 451 feet 8 inches, respectively; the former is 12 feet 0 inches x 24 feet in width; and the latter, 22 feet x 33 feet.
On the 12th of August there was an explosion of fire damp in these mines that resulted in tlie burning of (hree brattice-men, one of whom died a short time after the accident. They were erecting brattice in an entry when two machine men passed near them for the purpose of culling an entry that parallel to the one where they were at work. The latter called to the men not to cut the entry as there was gas in it, but they did not heed the warning and started toward the face with their machine. They had proceeded only a short distance when the explosion occurred. It is not positively known how the gas was ignited as the machine men carried safety lamps, but it is supposed that it was by an electric wire.
Condition Of Mines
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal And Coke Company
Apollo. — Ventilation needs to be improved in parts of .mine; drainage fair.
Black Diamond. — Ventilation and drainage need to be improved in parts of mine.
Catsburg. — Drainage fair; ventilation needs to be improved in parts of mine.
Fayette City. — General condition, ventilation and drainage fair. Little Redstone No. 1. — Ventilation fair; drainage could be improved.
Little Redstone No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Tremont. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Washington. — Ceased operation before I reached it on my inspection tour.
Pittsburg Coal Company
Arnold Nos. 1 and 3. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Arnold No. 2. — Ventilation needs to be improved in parts of mine;
drainage satisfactory.
Equitable. — General condition fair. Little Squaw. — General condition fair. Somers No. 2. — General condition fair. Somers No. 4. — General condition fair.
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Pittsburg And Westmoreland Goad Company
Acme. — Ventilation satisfactory; drainage needs to be improved in. parts of ,niine.
Dunkirk. — Ventilation needs to be improved in parts of mine; drainage fair.
Hazel Kirk Nos. 1 and 8. — '''ontilation and drainage need to be improved in parts of minj.
Hazel Kirk No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Sijiioenberger. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Ellsworth Collieries Company
Ellsworth No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage satisfactory. Eilsworth No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Ellsworth Nos. 3 and 4. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Henderson Coal Company
Irons Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Charleroi Coal Company
Charleroi Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition.
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company
Marianna (Agnes and Rachel). — See another part of this report for information relative to these mines.
(Blanche).— Ventilation and drainage in fair condition, except in one entry.
Vesta Coal Company
Vesta Nos. 1, 2, 5 and G. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition.
Try It Coal Company
Try It. — General condition fair.
Willson Coal Company
Peacock. — Ventilation in parts of mine needs to be improved; drainage fair.
Echo Coal Company
Echo. — General condition fair.
Zundell Coal Company
Fisher. — Not in operation on my last visit.
G. W. Johnson
Johnson. — This is a uew drift opening in the Little Redstone mines located near Somers No. 2. Ventilation needs to be improved in parts of mine.
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James C. He See P
Heslep. — Did not employ a snfficient number of men to come under the law.
Monessen Goad And Coke Company
Iron City. — Idle the entire year.
Prosecutions For Violation Of The Mining Law
John Rovencheck, Hazel Kirk No. 1 Mine, pjisr j danger signal. Sentenced to pay costs of prosecution, fine of one dollar, and undergo imprisonment in the county jail for a pt'riod of thirty days.
John Petros, Dunkirk mine, passed danger signal. Verdict, not guilty; county to pay costs.
Peter Han}', Dunkirk mine, p:missed dani;;'r signal. Plead guilty and was sentenced to pay a line of twenty-hve dollars or serve a term of sixty days in the county jail.
William Moxie, Ellsworth No. 1 mine, unlawfully operated an electric motor. Verdict, guilt}, fined ten dollars and had to pay costs of prosecution or undergo imprisonment in the county jail for sixty days.
Benjamin Vitkoski, Ellsworth No. 3 mine, carried smokers' articles beyond station where locked safety lamps were used. Verdict, guilty; fined ten dollars; had to pay costs of prosecution and undergo imprisonment in the county jail for three months.
Martin xdroskie, Catsburg mine, went into a place not in actual course of working. Fined ten dollars; bad to pay costs of prosecution and undergo imprisonment in the county jail for ninety days.
A. B. Brown, a fire-boss employed at the Charleroi mine, was charged with not examining the entrances to some of the places in the mine. He plead guilty, and was fined one hundred dollars and costs.
A. McCune, Superintendent of the Irons mine of the Henderson Coal Company, was charged with having the ventilating fan stopped without permission from the Inspector of the district. The case was tried and a verdict of guilty was rendered. He was fined ten dollars and costs, the court taking into consideration some mitigating circumstances that entered into the matter.
William Underwood, a mine foreman employed at the Marianna mine, (Agnes and Rachel), was charged with permitting electric wires to be used where locked safety lamps were in use. This case has not come to trial. A day was named for tlie trial, but the de fendant failed to appear and his bail was forfeited. The day following he in open court and satisfied his honor that an error had been made in his notice to appear. He paid the costs and renewed bail for his appearance at the next term of court.
John Hobangh, a mine foreman employed at the Apollo mine, was charged with turning the danger signal and allowing persons to enter the mine before the fire bo'sses had examined it and made
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their reports. The case reached the Grand Jury, but they ijiiorcd the bill and placed the costs on the Inspector. They have subsequently, so I am informed, been placed on the county.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination for mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Council Chambers, Monongahela, April 21, 22, 23 and 24. The Board of Examiners was composed of Henry Louttit, Mine Inspector; John McVicker, Superintendent; and A. N. Jenkins, Miner.
The following persons, having passed a satisfactory examination, were gTanted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
Thomais Bilcox, Ivanhoe; William Skillcorn, Andrew Wick, and John Dickson, Koscoe; A. B. Brown, Charleroi; D. H. Palmer, Belle- Vernon; D. M. Reese, Monongahela; William Hutchison, Hazzard; Orlando Kennedy, BelleVernon; Archie Boormau, Bentleyville; F. P. McKenna, Ellsworth; Abraham Marriott, Fayette City.
Official Document,
No. 24.
Second District
Westmoreland County
Greensburg, Pa. March 1, 1901). Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith my report as Inspector of Mines of the Second Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908, in compliance with the Acts of Assembly of May 15, 1893, and April 14, 1903.
The report contains the usual tables and statistics, a brief description of the mines and the most important improvements made during the year, a report of the annual examination of applicants for mine foremen's certificates and a report of the legal proceedings instituted.
Respectfully submitted,
0. B. ROSS, Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 57
Number of mines in operation, 53
Number of tons of coal shipped to marli:et, 4,092,513
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 195,986
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 52,496
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 2,276,734
Number of tons of coal produced, 6,617,729
Number of tons of coke produced, 1,480,755
Number of coke ovens, 5,518
Number of coke ovens in operation, 3,261
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 5,928,727
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . 545,923
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 143,079
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 6,259
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers, 2,410
Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . . 1,399
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 34
Number of fatal accidents outside, 3
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 48
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 194,639 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 184 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, . . 803 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 130
Number of persons employed per non fatal accident outside, 1,205
Number of wives made widows, 27
Number of children orphaned, 77
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 15
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 13
Number of electric motors used inside, 18
Number of fans in use, 43
Number of furnaces in use, 7
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 22
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 31
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Names of Operators Tons
Jamison Goal and Coke Company, 2,428,962
Latrobe-Connellsville Coal and Coke Company, 903,358
Keystone Coal and Coke Company, 896,064
H. C. Prick Coke Company, 454,725
Loyallianna Coal and Coke Company, 453,930
Atlantic Crushed Coke Company, 251,568
Donohoe Coke Company, 183,549
Ligonier Coal Company, 165,662
Latrobe Coal Company, 143,984
Hostetter-Connellsville Coke Company, 123,727
Columbia Coal and Coke Company, 88,619
Ligonier Diamond Coal and Coke Company, 88,500
Siienango Furnace Company, 78,701
Fort Ligonier Coal Company, 67,751
Unity Coal Company, 62,284
Whyel Coke Company, 60,167
Keystone Coal Company 42.504
Thomas Maher, 38,243
Unity-Connellsville Coke Company, 29,000
Fort Palmer Coal and Coke Company, 10,779
Mount Pleasant Coke Compan, 10,460
Joseph D. Houston, 7,826
Marietta-Connellsville Coke Company, 6,711
Philip Herrman, ! 6,612
E. A. Humphries Coal and Coke Company 5,472
Bolivar Coal and Coke Company, 3,525
Total, 6,617,729
Production by Counties Westmoreland, 6,617,729
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TABLE H.— Nationality of Persons Injured Inside and Outside of Mines
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JciDiisoii Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and Conditions good, except as follows: More shelter holes are required in No. 1. The ventilation in No. 3 at the face of the workings on Nos. 12, and 28 butt entries north and main north entries needs improvement. In No. 4 the ventilation required improvement on No. 7 entry right, and also in some parts of No. 5 the ventilation needed improvement. The rowd drainage in some parts of No. 4 needed improvement. In No. G some of the shelter holes needed whitewash.
Latrobe-Conneldsville Coal And Coke Company
Saxmian, Superior Nos. 1 and 2, Gilson, Deny Nois. 1 and 2, and Millwood. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good except as follows: The load drainage in some parts of the Gilson, and the ventilation and road drainage in some parts of the MillW'Ood mine lUH'd improvement.
Keystone Coal And Coke Company
Hemptield Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Salem, Huron Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — Conditions good except as follows: Better ventilation was needed in a portion of the room work, and shelter holes were needed in some parts of Hempfield No. 1. The ventilation required improvement in No. 19 entry right in Salem.
H. C. Prick Coke Company
Baggaley, Dorothy, Monastery and Isabella. — The ventilation, drainage and other conditions, in Baggaley and Dorothy were excellent; good svveeping air currents w'ere measured at and near the face of the workings. Both Monastery and Isabella mines were idle.
Loyalhanna Coal And Coke Company
Loyalhanna Nos. 1 and 2. — In good condition.
Pandora. — In fair condition. The ventilation in some parts needed improvement, which was being made. Drainage good except in B entry.
Atlantic Crushed Coke Company
Atlantic Nos. 2, 3 and 4. — In good condition.
Donohoe Coke Company
Donolioe. — Vent ilal ion. (hainage and other conditions good.
LKtONIER COAL COMPANY
Ligonier No. 2. — -In good condition, but moi'( shelter holes are needed in main north entry.
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Latrobe Kos. 1 aud 2. — In good condition.
Hostetter-Conneldsvidle. Coke Company
Whitney and Hostetter. — In good condition.
Columbia Coal And Coke Company
Old Colony Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation fair. Drainage good.
Ligonier Diamond Coal And Coke Company
Diamond. — In good condition.
Shenango Furnace Company
Wilpen. — In good condition.
Port Ligonier Coal Company
Fort Ligonier No. 1. — In good condition.
Unity Coal Company
Carney. — In good condition.
Whyel Coke Company
Ellen Nos. 1 and 2. — In good condition.
Keystone Coal Company
Mooween. — In fair condition.
Thomas Maher
Thomas Mher. — In good condition.
Unity-Connellsville Coke Company
Elizabeth. — In good condition, but improvements were needed in some parts of the traveling way.
Fort Palmer Coal And Coke Company
Fort Palmer No. 1. — In good condition.
Mt. Pleasant Coke Company
Beatty. — In good condition.
Joseph D. Houston
Houston. — In fair condition.
Marietta-Connellsville Coke Company
Marietta. — In good condition.
Philip Herrman
Herrman. — This is my first report on this mine. The product is used to supply local trade. On February 2Gth, I visited the mine and found nineteen persons employed. I at once insisted that some
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artificial means of ventilation should be jn-ovided and that a mine foreman should be employed. I was later informed by the operator that a mine foreman had been employed, but on a visit to the mine on May lllh, I found thirteen persons employed in the mine without a mine foreman and that no artificial means of ventilation had been installed. I again notified the operator, Mr. Philip Herrman, that the law must be complied with, and was informed shortly afterwards by Mir. Albert Sliults, superintendent, that the number of persons employed in the mine was reduced to less than ten and that they would continue to emploj less than ten men thereafter.
E. A. Humphries Coal And Coke Company
Chester No. 2. — In fair condition.
South Fayette Coke Company
Shirey. — In fair condition.
Bolivar Coal And Coke Company
Lockport. — In fair condition.
Bessemer Coke Company
Duquesne. — Idle the entire year.
New Alexandria Coke Company
Richard. — Idle the entire year.
Improvements
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Baggaley. — Twenty-five steel underframe mine cars were built.
Dorothy. — new set of improved Wolf safety ia,in])s and a Nicholson Safety Device were provided; the rope haulage extended, and fifteen permanent stoppings constructed.
Loyalhanna Coal And Coke Company
Pandora. — A new opening has been driven from the surface and connects with the mine workings in the rear for the purpose of improving the ventilation.
Atlantic Crushed Coke Company
Atlantic No. 3. — A coke crusher has been erected and is now in operation at this plant.
Atlantic No. 4. — This is a shaft opening, tlie construction of which began in 1907. It is now about completed; the head frame, coal bins, engine and boiler houses and machinery for hoisting are about all in place.
Latrobe Coal Company
Latrobe No. 2.— A ventilating fau, ten feet in dianieter, of the Stine type, has been installed.
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Whitnej. — Considerable work has been done in grading the roads preparatory to the instaUation of an underground haulage.
Hostetter. — A new air and pumping shaft has been sunk near rear of workings, and a new pump house is now being constructed.
Columbia Coal And Coke Company
Old Colony No. 2. — A ventilating furnace has been installed.
Shenango Furnace Company
Wilpen. — A ventilatii'g f;iii, eight feet in diannter, of the Stine type, has been installed.
Whyel Coke Company
Ellen No. 2. — A ventilating fan, of the Brazil type, twelve feet In diameter, has been installed.
Keystone Coal Company
Mooween. — A ventilating fan, of the Buffalo eight feet in diameter, has been installed.
Fort Palmer Coal And Coke Company'
Fort Palmer No. 1. — -The seventy-nine coke ovens that were in course of construction the latter part of 1907, are now co.mipleted, and all the necessary machinery and appliances for an up-to-date coal and coke plant have been instaiied. A ventilating fan, sixteen feet in diameter, of the Brazil type, has been installed and is now in operation.
E. A. Piumphries Coal And Coke Company
Chester No. 2. — -The fifty latest improved coke ovens that were under construction the latter part of 1907, have been completed, and all the necessary machinery and appliances for a first class coking plant have been practically put in place.
Prosecutions for Violation of the Mining Law
Milton Peddicord, mine foreman of Mo(>ween mine, Keystone Coal and Coke Company, was charged with neglecting to make pro])er entries on the report book, as to the conditions of tlse mine, material, et cetera, on hand, and also as to whether all the of the law were complied with. He also failed to make air measurements as required, between February 2, 1908 and April 1908. Defendant entered a plea of guilty and was senlenccd to pay a fine of ten dollars and costs.
Paul Czete, Steve Shetler and Valent Pusher were charged with passing danger signal in No. 4 mine of the Jamison Coal and Coke Company. Czete was arrested, entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollni's and costs. Other defendants could not be found and were not arrested.
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Joe Robnoskie and Stire Halmish were charged with shooting in the solid in Donohoe mine of the Donohoe Coke Company, March 21, 1908. After a hearing of the case, the defendants were discharged.
David Ferran was charged with shooting in the solid in August, 108, in Hempfield No. 1 mine of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company.
Frank Huffman was charged with shooting in the solid in Hempfield No. 1 mine of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company, in August. The case was tried, and defendant found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of twenty dollars and costs.
John McNaught was charged with shooting in the solid in Hempfield No. 1 mine of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company, August, 1908. Defendant was arrested, entered a plea of guilty and was fined ten dollars and costs.
Emil Pearson was charged with shooting in the solid in Hempfield No. 1 mine of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company, August, 1908. Defendant not arrested.
Andy Poida and Joe Sheal were charged with passing by a danger signal in the Salem mine of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company before the mine had been examined by the fire boss. Defendants not arrested.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Armory Hall, Greensburg, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of C. B. Ross, Inspector; John McClane, Superintendent; and John W. Donaldson, Mine Foreman.
There were 66 applicants examined, 29 for mine foremen's c( rtificates and 37 for fire-bosses' certificates. The following persons having passed a satisfactory examination were granted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
Charles Petrosky, Greensburg; Charles F. Welty, Baggaley; Robert W. Dawson, Greensburg; M. F. Barrett, Forbes Road, and Thomas Sheridan, Goff.
Official Document,
No. 24.
Third District
Armstrong, Butler, Beaver, Clarion, Lawrence And Mercer
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Mercer, Pa., February 20, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: In compliance with the Act of Assembly of May 15, 1893, 1 herewith transmit my annual report for the Third Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
There has been a decrease of 761,849 tons in the coal production this year compared with that of last year, but the ratio of fatal accidents to tonnage and the number of employes remains practically the same. Much time has been lost at many of the mines of the district, during the year, owing entirely to the lack of trade.
A description of the mines and of the fatal accidents that occurred in connection with their (operation, together with the statistical matter relating thereto, is fully set forth in the body of this report.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas K. Adams,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 92
Number of mines in operation, 80
Number of tons of coal sliipped to market, 3,293,519
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 106,535
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 35,018
Number of tons of coal produced, 3,435,072
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 1,636,200
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . 1,216,148
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 582,724
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 6,001
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 7
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 44
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 5
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 490,725 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 857 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 136
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 151
Number of wives made widows, 4
Number of children orphaned, 14
Number of steam locomotives used inside of mines, f
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 4
Number of electric motors used inside, 15
Number of fans in use, 56
Number of furnaces in use, 23
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 3
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 77
Number of new mines opened, 2
Number of old mines abandoned, 4
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Table A
Production Of Coal
Names of Operators Tous
Great Lakes Goal Oompaiij, 509,710
Sharon Goal and Liniostone Company, 222,600
Butts Gannei Goal Gompany, 185,375
Acme Goal Mining Gompany, 162,150
State Line Goal Company, 121,400
Carver Mine, 119,100
Grove Goal Company, 113,856
Westermau-Filer Go,mp.any, 113,700
Keystone Mining Gompany, 108,442
Eagle Goal Company, 105,030
Widnoon Coal Mining Gompany, 101,237
Pardoe Coal Company, 80,777
Keystone Collieries, Incorporated, 71,696
Monterey Goal Company, 69,280
Monarch Coal Company, 66,195
Beaver Goal and Coke Company, 60,763
Shenango Goal Gompany, 60,209
Fowler Goal Mining Company, 58,700
Standard Coal Mining Company, 55,249
Bessemer and Lake Erie Coal Mining Gompany, 54,781
Nellie Coal Company, 54,577
F. A. Mizener, 52,443
Clarion Coal Mining Company, 49,181
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company, 48,891
Brady's Bend Coal Mining Company, 47,597
Samuel Sherwin 45,576
Lochrie Brothers Coal Company, 45,000
Pennsylvania Fuel Company, 41,206
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company, 40,390
Mutual Coal Mining Company, 39,394
Chicora Coal and Coke Gompany, 36,719
Jackson Mining Gompany, 35,939
Kittanning Plate Glass Company 33,766
J. W. Ganoe, 33,260
Hedstrom Goal Mining Gompany 31,957
Preston Coal Gompany, 26,050
Thompson Run Coal Company, 25,525
Penn Mining Company, 24.625
P. D. Sherwin 24,133
Cakes Brothers, 20,000
Francis and Pressor Coal Company, 19,960
Cherry Run Coal Company, 19,836
Mercer Iron and Coal Company, 16,112
George G. Stage and Son, . . T 15,888
Chestnut Ridge Coal Mining Company, 15,522
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Hillville Coal Company, Ib'gIS
J. B. Miller, ! 10098
Jamisonville Coal and Coke Company, 8,870
Turner Coal Company, ' s'sGl
Catfish Kun Coal Company, 6J68
W. L. Scott Coal Company, 5,600
A. Davidson, " 4,822
W. F. Clayton, 4297
Pittsburg Coal and Fuel Company, 4,210
J. W. Harmon and John Yates, 3,695
Rogers Coal Company, 3,181
Sligo Coal and Coke Company, 3,000
Kit tanning Coal and Coke Company, 1,420
Rimerton Coal and Coke Company, 500
Total, 3,435,072
Production by Counties
Armstrong 751,548
Butler, 783,544
Beaver, 176,004
Clarion, 852,363
Lawrence, 129,643
Mercer, 741,970
Total, 3,435,072
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CONDITION OF MINES AND IMrilOVEMENTS
Great Lakes Coal Company
Kaylor, Snow Hill, Baruhart, Pine Run Nos. 1, 2 and 3 mines. — In Kaylor mine I found the air current too weak at the face of four of the entries and the drainage in a few places was not very good. Otherwise, the mine was in fair condition. This mine a small quantity of explosive gas.
Snow Hill mine was reasonably well ventilated and drained, and while it produces a small quantity of gas at times, no gas of an explosive nature had been found there for several months immediately preceding my last inspection.
Barnhart mine was in fair condition generally, but in a few instances the air currents were too weak. At some points on the main hauling roads the drainage could be improved to advantage.
Pine Eun No. 1 was very well ventilated, but the drainage needed improvement.
Pine Run Nos. 1 and 2 have not been in operation very steadily during the year, but were in fair condition when last inspected.
Sharon Coal And Limestone Company
Buhl Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5. — No. 2 was in very good condition generall}', except at a few points along the main haulage roads where the drainage needed improvement. A new Brazil ventilating fan, 20 feet in diameter, vras erected during the year.
Nos. 3 and 4 mines were very well ventilated, and since my last inspection of No. 3 the drainage has been much improved.
No. 5 mine was in a very satisfactory condition both as to ventilation and drainage c1t the time of my last inspection. A new head frame and a double first motion engine have been erected to take the of those that were burned down last summer.
Butts Cannel Coal Company
Annandale Nos. 1 and 2 were wxdl ventilated and drained and their sanitary condition was excellent.
Acme Coal Mining Company
Acme and Avondale. — Both mines well ventilated and drained, and they were in a very satisfiictory condition.
State Line Coal Company
State Line. — In good sanitary condition generally. Drainage and excellent.
Carver Mine
Carver. — Reasonably well ventilated, but some parts not drained properly.
Grove Coal Company
Enterprise. — Ventilation on the north side too weak, caused by the officials allowing too much h akage of the air current. The mine is very wet.
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Westerman-Filer Company
Diamond Nos. 1 and 3. — Ventilation in both mines reasonably good. The haulage roads in No. 3 mine were wet and muddy and needed cleaning.
Keystone Mining Company
Sarah Furnace No. 1 and Sterling No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage in-these mines reasonably good.
Eagle Coal Company
Eagle Nos. 3 and 4. — Ventilation in both mines satisfactory; drain age in No. 4 needed improvement.
Widnoon Coal Mining Company
Widnoon. — Ventilation and drainage good. A new Capell fan, 7 feet in diameter, was installed during the year.
Pardoe Coal Company
Pardoe and Kee. — The ventilation in the Piatt division of the Pardoe mine was not satisfactory owing to the officials allowing too much leakage of the air current at defective brattices. The drainage at some points of this mine was poor. The Kee mine was in fair condition.
Keystone Collieries, Incorporated
tiocelyn and Standard. — Ventilation and drainage at Jocelyn mine satisfactory, but general conditions in the Standard needed improvement.
Monterey Coal Company
Monterey. — Ventilation and drainage excellent.
Monarch Coal Company
Monarch. — Ventilation and drainage satisfactory.
Beaver Coal And Coke Company
Beaver Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — Ventilation in all good, but the drainage in some portions of Nos. 1 and 2 needed improvement.
Shenango Coal Company
Shenango. — Ventilation reasonably good, but drainage still needed improvement.
F. A. Mizener
Grant. — A larger volume of air was needed at the face of the workings. This mine is very wet so the drainage was somewhat defective.
Fowler Coal Mining Company
Fowler. — The ventilating current of air was not strong enough at the face of the workings, which was largely due to the officials allowing too much leakage of the air at the stoppings along the air courses. The mine was very wet and the drainage poor.
Standard Coal Mining Company
Standard. — In excellent condition generally.
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Jefferson. — Ventilation good, but on one part of the main haulage road the drainage was defective.
Nellie Coal Company
Kellie. — Ventilation good, but drainage somewhat defective in s.ome portions of the workings.
Clarion Coal Mining Company
Clarion. — In this mine there was a large volume of air being produced, but owing to so manj defective stoppings along the air courses, the air currents were not strong enough at the face of the workings. An air course was being driven and when it is completed it will remedy some of the defects in the ventilation. The drainage, as a whole, was fairly good.
Rochester And Pittsburg Coal And Iron Company
Cowan. — In excellent condition in regard to ventilation and drainage.
Brady'S Bend Coal Mining Company
Hardscrabble. — The volume of air was not sufficient at the face of the workings, but a ventilating fan has been installed since my last inspection which, I understand, has increased the volume of air in circulation. The drainage was fairly good.
Erie Coal And Coke Company
Keystone No. 1. — Fairly well ventilated and drained.
Samuel Sherwin
Kincaid. — Ventilation and drainage reasonably good.
Lochrie Brothers Coal Company
Pennsylvania No. 1. — A large volume of air was being produced at this mine, but only a small portion of it reached the face of the workings. This condition of the -ventilation was caused by excessive leakage of the air current. The drainage was defective at a few points on the haulage roads.
Pennsylvania Fuel Company
Cribbs. — Fairly well ventilated and drained.
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Mosgrove. — Ventilation good, but at points on the haulage roads the drainage needed improvement.
Mutual Coal Mining Company
Eoyle. — Ventilating currents not s-trong enough at face of entries; drainage good.
Chicora Coal And Coke Company
Ohicora. — Ventilation and drainage fairly satisfactory.
Jackson Mining Company
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Kittanning Plate Glass Company
Kittaiiiiing Plate Glass. — lu excellent condition in regard to ventilation and drainage.
J. W. Ganoe
Diamond. — Ventilation and drainage reasonably good.
Hedstrom Coal Mining Company
Dutch Hill. — In excellent condition.
Preston Coal Company
Preston. — There was only a small volume of air in circulation at the time of my last visit. The drainage had been much improved since my previous ins-pection.
Tpiompson Run Coal Company
Thompson Run. — The volume of air was not very well conducted to the face of some of the workings. The drainage, as a whole, was satisfactory.
Penn Mining Company
Penn. — In a very satisfactory condition generally.
P. D. Sherwin
Enterprise and Sherwin. — The Enterprise mine was in excellent condition, but the condition of the Sherwin mine was not very satisfactory.
Oakes Brothers
Cakes. — In good condition.
Francis And Prosser Coal Company
sterling. — At the time of my two last visits to this mine it was not in opei'ation, but upon inspecting it I found the general conditions not I ordered improvements to be made at once.
Cherry Run Coal Company
Cherry Kun. — The ventilation and drainage of the mine were not very good, and improvements were ordered to be made forthwith, which was promised to be done.
Mercer Iron And Coal Company
Stoneboro No. 7. — This mine began operation in January of this year. The main shaft opening is 115 feet deep, and an escapement shaft has been sunk to a depth of 116 feet, which will be used as a tiavelingway and a ventilating shaft. A Brazil fan, W feet in diameter, has been provided to produce the necessary volume of air. The mine is extremely wet, but the ventilation is good.
George G. Stage And Son
KStage. — In very satisfactory condition in regard to ventilation and drainage.
Chestnut Ridge Coal Mining Company
Chestnut Ridge. — On my last visit to this mine I found it reasonablv well ventilated and drained.
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Hillvilde Coal Company
Hillville. — Has not been in operation much during the year, but it was in fair condition when last inspected.
MAINEiS COAL COMPANY
Maines. — At the time of my last inspection of this mine its sanitary condition was not very good, and I made recommendations for Its improvement to be made forthwith.
J. B. Miller
Mineral Run. — Well ventilated and drained.
Jamisonville Coal And Coke Company
Jamisonville. — In a very satisfactory condition.
Turner Coal Company
Evans City Shaft. — In a fairly satisfactory condition.
Catfish Run Coal Company
Catfish Run. — In fair condition when last inspected. Has not been in operation since last March.
W. L. Scott Coal Company
Branchton. — Ventilation and drainage not entirely satisfactory.
A. Davidson
Davidson. — Ventilation and drainage satisfactory.
W. F. Clayton
Clayton. — Ventilation and' drainage good.
J. W. Harmon And John Yates
American. — In good condition generally.
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Hallston. — In good condition.
Sligo Coal And Coke Company
Sligo. — In very good condition.
Mines Abandoned During the Year Lehner Shaft of the Lehner Coal Company, Diamiond No. 2 of the Westerman-Filer Company, Stoneboro No. 3 of the Mercer Iron and Coal Company, and Pine Run No. 2 of the Keystone Mining Company.
Mine Foremen's Examinations The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in the Court House,
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Mercer, April 21, 22, 23 and 24. The Board of Examiners was composed of Thomas K. Adams, Inspector; Edward Bnckham, Sn})eriiitendent, and George Young, Mine Foreman. There were 33 applicants examined, 29 for mine foremen and 4 for fire bosses. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates of qualification as mine foremen:
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Official Document,
No. 24.
Fourth District
JEFFERSON, CLEARFIELD, ELK, ARMSTRONG, CLARION, CLINTON, CAMERON AND McKEAN COUNTIES
DuBois, Pa., February 25, 19U9. Hon. James E, Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: In compliance with the requirements of the Bituminous Mining Law, I herewith transmit mj annual report for the Fourth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The year has been one of unusual inactivity in the coal trade, many of the mines being idle the entire year, while others were operated little more than half the time. There was a decrease in the production of coal amounting to 1,205,989 tons as compared with the year 1907, and also a decrease of three non-fatal accidents, but an increase of seven in the fatal accidents.
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Summary Of Statistics
Nuuibei' of mines 80
Number of iuiius in ojjcration, TO
Number of tuns of eoal lo maricrt -f, 806, 648
Number of tons used at mines for Htcsnii ai:tl bcjit, 175,635
Number of tons sold to local trade li- -1 by employes, 30,184
Number of tons used in tiie inanrsfaei avi-el' si. e, 366.161
Number of tons of coal prodneed , 5,378,628
Number of tons of coke produced, 209,719
Number of coke oveus, 933
Number of coke ovens in opei ;ition, 893
Number of tons of coal produced I y pick r. lining 2,812,534
Number of tons produced by coni[,i\'ss ".l ;'is' niacliines, . . . 2,392,004
Number of tons produced by electrical niachiries, 174,090
Numiber of persons employed inside of mines, 7,773
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, 196
Numiber of fatal accidents inside of mines, 22
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 33
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 6
Numiber of tons of coal produced pvv fatal accident inside, 244,483
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 353 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 236
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, '. 225
Number of wives made widows 13
Number of children orphaned, 39
Number of steam locomotives used outside 13
Number of electric motors used inside, 80
Number of electric motors used outside, 2
Number of fans in use, 43
Number of furnaces in use, ? 32
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 6
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation : 04
Number of new mines opened 4
Number of old mines abandoned, 5
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Northwestern Mining and Excliange Company, 1,082,294
Hiiawmut Mining Company, 809, TGS
Jeiieirion and Clearfield Coal and Iron Company,
Buffalo and Susiiuelianna Coal Mining Company, 520,507
lloeiiester and I'itfsburg Coal and Iron Company, 351,908
Kettle Creek Coal Mining Company, 250,401
Cascade Coal and Coke Company, 229 J98
Fairmount Coal Compairv, 207,247
Jefferson Coal Company,* 189,200
Rembrandt Peale, 157,000
Oak Ridge Mining Company, 130,879
Panther Run Coal Company, 110,743
Falls Creek Coal Comp.any, 86,942
Allegheny River Mining Company, 73,435
Dents Run Mining Company, 00,448
Clearfield Colliery Company, 00,341
Mahoning Coal Company, 45,848
Penheld Coal Company 44,425
M. Burns, V 41,731
Coaldale Mining Company, 34,487
Samuel Vallwork, Lessee, 25,313
Avoine Coal and Coke Company, 23,133
Cobough Colliery Company, 20,654
F. A. Lane, 19,688
Wilson Coal and Coke Company, 16.736
Camp Run Mining Company, .' 15,700
Penfield Colliery Company, 15,666
Harbison- Walker Refractories Company, 12,089
St. Mary's Sewer Pipe Company, ' 10,000
Verstine-Hibbra'd and Company, 8,425
Clearfield Steel and Iron Company, 7,350
Toby Coal Mining Company, 6,068
Isaac Stage, 4,284
Redbank Mining Company, 3,602
Baldauf Coal and Coke Company 3,405
Owens Mining Company, 1,182
Total, 5,378,628
Production by
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Jefferson, 1,680,557
Elk, 1,226,203
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Clinton, 250,461
Clarion, 77.265
Total 5,378,628
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Northwestern Mining And Exchange Company
Eriton, Dagus Nos. 1 and 3, Eureka, West Clarion Nos. 1 and 6, Clarion No. 27 and Brock. — Conditions good in all except Eureka, West Clarion No. 6 and Clarion No. 27. in which stronger currents of air are needed to keep them in a healthful condition. The Brock mine was worked out and abandoned.
Jefferson And Clearfield Coal And Iron Company
Soldier Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, Trout Run No. 1 and Maple wood. — Soldier Nos. 1, 2 and 5, and Trout Run No. 1 are in good condition; Maplewood in very fair condition. Soldier Nos. 3 and 4 were not well ventilated or drained.
Shawmut Mining Company
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Buffalo And Susquehanna Coal Mining Company
DuBois Nos. 1 and 2. — In good condition. The ventilation is good in No. 1 mine except in the part known as the west heading, where, owing to a great amount of leakage through wood stoppings, the air current was not being conveyed to the face of the workings. No. 2 mine is very well ventilated and the drainage is very fair.
Rochester And Pittsburg Coal And Iron Company
Helvetia Slope and Stanley Shaft. — This mine is in good condition in regard to ventilation except in the dip workings where stronger currents of air are needed. The drainage in the dip workings and other portions of the mine need some improvement. During the month of March, a section of the mine was found to be on fire, caused by the breaking of a trolley wire carrying 550 volts. The wire, broken by a fall of roof, fell on an air line short circuiting the current and producing suflScient flame to set the coal on fire, before it was discovered. The burning section was sealed off and flooded, and the fire was extinguished without having caused much damage.
Kettle Creek Coal Mining Company
Kettle Creek Nos. 2 and 5. — In good condition. The ventilation in the No. 2 mine was divided into two separate currents during the year, which was a decided improvement.
Cascade Coal And Coke Company
Tyler Nos. 7 and 8. — In good condition. The ventilation has been very much improved by making new openings to the surface near the face of the workings and by the placing of electrically driven fans thereon. The drainage is very good.
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Fairmount Coal Company
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Jefferson Coal Company
Coal Glen Nos. 1 and 2. — The ventilation of these mines has not been very satisfactory. The workings were smoky fromi the excessive amount of powder used in blasting the coal during all hours of the day. Some improvements were being made to remedy this defect upon my last examination of the mines.
Rembrandt Peale
Bloomington No. 9. — In good condition.
Oak Ridge Mining Company
Oak Ridge Nos. 2 and 6. — No. 2 is in fair condition. No. 6 is well ventilated and drained.
Panther Run Coal Company
Panther Run. — Ventilation was not in a satisfactory condition, but improvements are being made that will remedy the defects. The drainage throughout the mine is reasonably good.
Falls Creek Coal Company
Hopkins. — In good condition.
Allegheny River Mining Company
Conifer Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — These are new mines opened during the year 1907. Coal was first shipped from them during the month of February, 1908. They are drift mines into the Brookville seam. All are ventilated by fans and are in good condition. Mining is done by the use of compressed air puncher machines.
Dents Run Mining Company
Dents Run No. 1. — In good condition and well looked after in general.
Dents Run No. 2. — Idle during the entire year.
Clearfield Colliery Company
Bloom No. 1. — In good condition. A new opening was made to the surface for ventilation.
Mahoning Coal Company
Mahoning. — Ventilation was not sufficient on my last visit. The law was being violated by working men in advance of the air current and by the use of a very impure miners' oil. Drainage good.
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Penfield Coal Company
Penfield. — In good condition and well looked after by the foreman in charge.
M. Burns
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Ooaldale No. 10. — In good condition as to ventilation and drainage.
Coaldale Mining Company
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Carrier. — Was leased by the present operator during the early part of the year. In very good condition.
Avoine Coal And Coke Company
Avoine. — In good condition.
Cobough Colliery Company
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F. A. Lane
Lane. — In good condition.
Wilson Coal And Coke Company
Elss. — Ventilation fair; drainage not good.
Camp Run Mining Company
Camp Run. — In fair condition as to ventilation and drainage.
Penfield Colliery Company
Coalville. — In good condition.
Harbison-Walker Refractories Company
Plane. — In very good condition. i
St. Mary'S Sewer Pipe Company
Kaul. — In good condition.
Verstine-Hibbard And Company
Anderson Run. — In fair condition. Has not been operated much during the year.
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Clearfield Steel And Iron Company
Steel Plant Mine. — In good condition. Has been idle almost the entire year.
Toby Coal Mining Company
Black Diamond. — In good condition. Has been idle almost the entire year.
Isaac Stage
Clearfield No. 10. — In fair condition.
Redbank Mining Company
Kedbank. — In good condition. Wais idle almost the entire year.
Baldauf Coal And Coke Company
Baldauf No. 1. — Idle all the year. Baldauf No. 2. — In very fair condition.
Owens Mining Company
Owens. — In fair condition.
Emporium Iron Company '
Mt. Hope. — Has not been operated.
Clermont Sewer Pipe Company
Lyman. — Has not been operated.
Benscreek Coal And Coke Company
Carbon No. 1. — Has not been operated.
Runaway Run Coal Company
Runaway Run Mine. — New operation. Drift opening into the Brookville seam. Did not come under the provisions of the law.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
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The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Sparks Hall, Du- Bois, April 21, 22, 23 and 24, 1908.
The Board was composed of Elias Phillips, Inspector; George L. Miller, General Manager, and John Aikman, Mine Foreman. There were forty applicants for mine foremen's certificates, first and second grades, and fifteen for fire bosses' certificates. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
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First Grade
Maurice Pyne, J. 0. Brown, Helvetia.
Second Grade
B. D. Hampson, Punxsutawney ; John Woodall, Mark Davidson, Shawmut; George Lennox, Rathmel; William Gensler, Clearfield; James Trollau, Coal Glen; Gust A. Stone, Westville; Henry Chapman, Prescottville.
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No. 24.
Fifth District
Fayette County
Uniontown, Pa., February 26, 1909.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith mj annual report of the Fifth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31,
The report contains the usual statistics and tables, a brief description of the accidents, the most important improvements made during the year and a report of the annual examination of applicants for mine foremen's certificates. Out of the 60 mines in this District only 44 have been in operation, and they have only operated in part, ovving to the depressed 'financial condition.
Respectfully submitted,
I. G. ROBY, Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 61
Number of mines in operation, 44
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 169,923
Number of tons used at mines for steam and beat, 122,838
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 67,622
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 5,378,166
Number of tons of coal produced, 5,738,549
Number of tons of coke produced, 3,662,501
Number of coke ovens, 10,132
Number of coke ovens in operation, 9,844
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 5,572,674
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . . 137,090
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 28,785
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 5,069
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers, 3,005
Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, 2,023
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 13
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 31
Number of tons of coal produced yer fatal accident inside, 441,427 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 390 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, , 163
Number of wives made widows, 9
Number of children orphaned, 27
Number of steam locomotives used inside of mines, ' 1
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 15
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 5
Number of electric motors used inside, 24
Number of electric motors used outside, 8
Number of fans in use, 34
Number of furnaces in use, 3
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 18
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 26
Number of new mines opened, 1
Number of old mines abandoned, 1
No. 24.
Fifth Bituminous District
Table A
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Names of Operators
Tons
H. O. Frick Coke Comipaiiy, 3,856,701
Oliver and Snyder Steel Company, 591,060
Bessemer Coke Company, 252,372
W. J. Kainey, 185,013
Fayette Coke Company, 102,716
Sackett Coke Company, 97,077
Puritan Coke Company, 89,842
Wharton Steel Company, . 86,750
S. S. Smith and Company, 68,127
Republic Iran and Steel Company, 57,815
Stewart Iron Company, Limited, 46,709
Rich Hill Coke Company, 45,616
Sunshine Coal and Coke Company, 45,574
James Hoover, 40,834
Whyel Coke Company, 34,669
J. R. Carothers, 30,755
W. J. Parshall, 21,100
High House Coal and Coke Company, 20,110
Cheat Haven Coal and Coke Company, 17,365
Smithfield Coal and Coke Company, 15,400
James Byrne and Company, 9,503
South Fayette Coke Company, 9,083
John A. Whyel, f 7,610
Harding and Byrne, 5,120
William Barton, 1,622
Total, 5,738,549
Production by Counties
Fayette, 5,738,549
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Buffington, Oollier, Ooutinental Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Crossland, Edenborn, Footdale, Hopwood, Kyle, Lambert, Leckrone Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Leith, Oliphant, Redstone, Slioaf, Smiley, Wynn and Yorkrun. — Four of these have been idle during the year: Hojjwood, Leckrone Nos. 2 and 3, and Smiley, owing to the depressed financial conditions that set in during the latter part of 1907 and continued throughout the year 1908. The other 17 have been operated only in part.
The drainage and sanitary and general conditions of these mines are good. The company is very prompt to act and no expense is spared in safeguarding their workmen and property.
Where coal is being blasted down in these mines shot-firers are employed to inspect, load and fire all shots with instructions to refuse to fire any hole when in their judgment it would be unsafe to fire, or where there is not reasonable assurance that the force and heat developed by the explosion will be used up almost completely in the removal of the coal. All the shots are tamped with clay or other non-combustible material and fired when the workmen are all out of the mine, except those engaged in this special work, and none but one of the safest known explosives is used.
Oliver And Snyder Steel Company
Oliver Nos. 1 and 2 have been very much improved during the year. The ventilation, drainage and general conditions have been good on each inspection visit. Every detail is carefully guarded and the strictest discipline is maintained.
No expense is spared in making these mines safe and sanitary. The management in charge was the first in this district to employ shot-firers to examine, load and fire all shots while the workmen were out of the mine.
BElSSEMER COKE COMPANY
Griffin Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions good. On one visit I found the drainage and ventilation somewhat neglected on the south side of the main slope at No. 2 mine. This company enforces strict discipline in order to safeguard the lives of their workmen and property.
While gas has not as yet been detected in No. 1 mine they have installed safety lamps, thus taking extra precautions against a sudden inflow of gas.
W. J. Rainey
Eevere. — Ventilation and drainage good. The general conditions are exceptionally good. The entire development work will be completed by the first of August, 1909. This will establish permanent ventilation to the extreme boundary of all points of this property. A line of permanent overcasts will separate tlie main intake from the return to the face of the main dips, while the line headings that have been driven around the entire property will cause the ventilation to sweep the working faces at all points in the mine.
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Fayette Coke Company
Shamrock. — Despite the unfavorable natural conditions near the outcrop, due to soft bottom and tender top, the ventilation and drainage are good, excep't in a few places near the outcrop where surface breaks have affected the ventilation. The volume of air has been increased by enlarging the airways.
Sackett Coke Company
Crystal. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions good.
Puritan Coke Company
Parshall No. 2. — Ventilation a little sluggish at the working face on G flat, on my last visit. Drainage and other conditions good. Parshall No. 1. — Abandoned.
Wharton Steel Company
Bourne. — In good condition.
S. S. Smith And Company
Evans. — Ventilation good, but weak in some places at the work ing face, due to the narrow air-ways and poorly constructed stoppings. Tliese defects are now being remedied by permanent stoppings being built and the air-ways being enlarged.
Republic Iron And Steel Company
Atcheson. — General conditions and drainage good. Ventilation good, but not carried up well to the faces.
Stewart Iron Company, Limited
Stewart. — In very good condition.
Rich Hill Coke Company
Rich Hill. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions good.
Sunshine Coal And Coke Company
Francis. — In good condition.
James Hoover
Hoover. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions good.
Whyel Coke Company
Thomas. — In very good condition.
J. R. Carothers
Annamyra and Coffmau. — In good condition.
W. J. Parshall
Old Home. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good.
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High House Coal And Coke Company
Nellie. — In fairly good condition, except on No. 2 flat wliere ventilation a little sluggish on my last visll. Th'if will be remedied when the new fan that has been installed is put in operation.
Cheat Haven Coad And Coke Company
Eagle. — Ventilation a little sluggish in one part of the mine; otherwise in good condition.
Smithfield Coal And Coke Company
Burchinal. — In satisfactory condition.
James Byrne And Company
Finley. — In good condition.
South Fayette Coke Company
Fretts. — General conditions, ventilation and drainage good. Emory. — Idle.
John A. Whyel
Snyder. — In satisfactory condition.
Harding And Byrnei
Sapper. — In fair condition.
William Barton
Weaver. — In fair condition.
Gilmore Coke Company
Gilmiore. — Idle.
Penn Coke Company
Penn Nos. 2 and 3. — Idle.
Plumer Coke Company
Plumer. — Idle.
Newcomer Coke Company
Newcomer. — Idle.
Ada Coke Company
Ada.— Idle.
Baxter Ridge Coke Company
Ramsey. — Idle.
Iron City Coal And Coke Company
Dorothea. — Idle.
H. R. Sackett Coal And Coke Company
Sackett.— Idle.
J. L. Kendall
Emma. — Idle.
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Impkovements
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Buffington. — An underground tailrope haulage system, including additional boiler power, necessary steam line connections, bore holes, and fire proof underground haulage room, was installed; one 8-inch bore hole for the purpose of draining gas in the gob section was put down; steel head frame was repaired, and a number of permanent stoppings constructed.
Collier.— The construction of Collier is all completed but the installation of a compressed air motor haulage, including a large .motor driven Laidlaw-Dunn-Gordon compressor, the construction of a concrete and steel underground stable at shaft bottom, and the perfection of the ventilating system.
Continental No. 1. — One Nicholson engine stop was attached to the hoisting engine; the underground tailrope haulage extended; additional cages installed; air courses cleaned, and permanent stoppings constructed.
Continental No. 2. — A compressed air motor haulage, power for which is supplied from Collier, was installed; a new and safer type of cages was installed, and a Nicholson engine stop was attached to the hoisting engine.
Continental No. 3. — New 20 foot steel fan, with necessary engine, concrete foundations, et cetera, was built; the slope haulage extended to the right and left flats, and the necessary ventilation work was done.
Edenborn. — A large steel fan, with twin engines necessary buildings, pipe line connections, et cetera, was installed; steel head frame repaired; extensive lines installed, and tailrope haulage extended.
Footdale. — A steel tipple to replace the one destroyed by fire was erected; motor haulage extended; man ways parallel to the slope constructed; safety lamps installed in the slope section; additional pumping equipments and bore hole provided, and a number of permanent stoppings constructed.
Kyle. — Two Duplex plunger pumps were installed; additional .motor roads constructed; permanent stoppings erected, and the drainage improved.
Lambert. — An underground compressed air haulage, including necessary boiler powder, buildings, et cetera, was installed; sprinkling system enlarged and perfected; permanent stoppings built, and steel head frame repaired.
Leckrone. — Motor haulage roads were extended and an additional 10-ton electric locomotive was installed.
Leith. — Underground rope haulages extended; air courses cleaned; Clany laipp equipment replaced with Wolf lamps; additional mine pump installed and Nicholson safety device was put on the hoisting engine.
Oliphant. — 10-room tenemenf house, mine boss and yard boss houses erected; 25 steel underframe mine wagons were put in use; motor road extended; air courses cleaned, and permanent stoppings built.
Redstone. — Motor haulage road extended; additional compressed air motor haulage installed and permanent stoppings constructed.
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Wynn. — Safety lamps installed.
Yorkrun. — Motor roads extended; one five-ton electric gathering motor installed and ventilating system perfected.
Oliver And Snyder Steed Company
Oliver No. 1. — One concrete overcast and a nnni})er of concrete stoppings were constructed; also a new brick stable 40 feet by 90 feet and a new brick granary 40 feet by 84 feet were built outside.
Oliver No. 2. — Five concrete overcasts and a number of concrete stoppings were constructed during the year.
S. S. Smith And Company
— A number of permanent stoppings are under construction and the air-ways are being widened. The name of this mine has been changed from Smith to Evans.
J. R. Carothers
Colfman. — A new mine opened during the year and is operated in connection with Annamyra, its sister mine.
W. J. Par Shall
Old Home. — A new mine, and when completed will have 250 ovens of the beehive type, 32 of which are now completed and in operation. The rest are under construction and the slope has been driven through the strata to the coal. This mine will be equipped with the most modern machinery.
William Barton
Weaver. — This is an old mine that has been re-opened and is located near Smithfield.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in the Court House, Uniontown, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of I. G. Roby, Inspector; George H, Eeynolds, Superintendent, and John F. Dawson, Mine Foreman.
There were 75 applicants examined, 27 for mine foremen and 48 for fire bosses.
The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
A. W. Ramage, William 0. Hood, Earl V. Leadbeter, John N. Murphy, Joseph A. Hale, J. Lyman Dayton, John J. Tippen, John K. Davis, George Bervick, James Crum and Stephen P. Hackett, Jr.
Official Document,
No. 24.
Sixth District
Cambria, Somerset, Indiana And Westmoreland Counties
Johnstown Pa., February 2G, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual report as Inspector of Mines for the Sixth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908, in compliance with the Acts of Assembly, approved May 15, 1893, and April 14, 1903.
The report contains the usual tables and statistics, brief descriptions of the mines and the most important improvements made during the year, with a report of the annual examination of applicants for mine foremen's cei:tificates and a report of the legal proceedings.
Respectfully submitted,
Daniel R. Blower,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 76
Number of mines in operation, 73
Number of tons of coal shipped to luaiket, 5,841,387
Number of tons used at mines foi' steam and heat, 187,481
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 74,261
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 858,729
Number of tons of coal produced, 6,961,858
Number of tons of coke produced, 566,258
Number of coke ovens, 874
Number of coke ovens in operation, 874
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 4,072,367
Number of tons produced by couinrcsscd air machines, . . . 2,648,585
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 240,906
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 9,670
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers, 1,509
Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . . 348
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 29
Number of fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 82
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 4
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 240,064 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 333 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, . 754 Number of persons employed per non fatal accident inside, 118
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 377
Number of wives made widows, 15
Number of children orphaned, 26
Number of steam locomotives uscd outside, 2
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 7
Number of electric motors used inside, 78
Number of electric motors used outside, 2
Number of fans in use, 62
Number of furnaces in use, 9
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 15
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 58
Number of new mines opened, 2
Number of old mines abandoned, 3
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Table A
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Names of Operators
Tons
Berwind-Wliite Coal Mining Company, . 1,920,782
Cambria Steel Company, 1,84,227
Logan Coal Company, 862,489
Scineman Coal and Coke Company, 848,416
Henrietta Coal Mining Company, 268,881
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company, 250,579
Valley Coal and Stone Company, 287,284
Stineman Coal Mining Company, 215,846
Coulter and Hutt', 207,781
South Fork Coal Mining Company, 164,459
Kochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company, 144,599
Loyalhanna Coal and Coke 127,128
Alton Coal Company, 118,825
J. Blair Kennerly, 97,172
Joseph Wharton, 94,789
Shade Coal Mining Company, 87,878
Graceton Coke Company, 84,619
Graff Coal Company, 83,929
Sunnyside Coal Company, 74,985
Priscilla Coal Mining Company, 67,259
Citizens Coal Company, 66,280
Seward Coal Company, 58,064
Beaver Run Coal Company, 52,802
Ray Coal Company, 52,127
Smith Coal Company, 49,886
Cambria Coal Mining Compafiy, 49,260
Glenmore Coal and Coke Company, 45,982
Samnel Styer, : 45,088
Morrellville Coal Mining Company, 89,882
Ninevah Coal and Ooke Company, 87,088
Blair sville Coke Company, 84,781
Dixon Brothers, 27,204
Suppes Coal Company, 28,921
Lorain Steel Company, 21,505
Bell's Mill Coal Company, 19,814
Yellow Rnn Coal Compaiay, 18,218
Kelso Smokeless Coal Company, 15,441
A. J. Haws and Sons, Limited, 10,548
Ferndale Coal Company, 9,20'0
Commonwealth Coal and Coke Company, 7,556
Josephine Furnace and Coke Company, 2,075
Maryland Coal Company, 619
Total, 6,961,858
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Production by Counties
Oambria, 5,052,752
Somerset, 1,172,193
Indiana, 640,761
Westmoreland, 90,152
Total, 6,961,858
TABLE B.— Fatal and non-fatal accidents inside and outside of mines; number of tons of coal produced per accident; number of
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Eureka No. 32. — Idle during the year.
Eureka No. 35. — General condition good. Ventilation requires improvement. A shaft has been sunk at the back of the workings, upon which a Sirocco fan has been installed, which will greatly improve the ventilation.
Eureka No. 36. — Ventilation very fair. Drainage good.
Eureka No. 37. — Ventilation requires improvement.
Eureka No. 40. — Ventilation and drainage in very good condition.
Eureka No. 41. — Ventilation in some parts of the mine needs to be improved.
Eureka No. 42. — A new mine in course of construction.
Cambria Steel Company
Boiling Mill. — Ventilation and other conditions good. Franklin Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and other conditions good. Franklin Slope. — Ventilation and drainage require improvement in parts of the mine.
Conemaugh Slope.— Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Logan Coal Company
Logan No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage very unsatisfactory. I requested that the mine be put in better condition.
Logan No. 2. — General condition satisfactory.
Logan No. 4. — Ventilation and drainage in fairly good condition.
Logan No. 6. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Logan No. 7. — Mine closed down the early part of the year. No inspection made.
Stineman Coal And Coke Company
Stineman No. 2. — Ventilation poor; too many men working in one air current. I requested that the number of men be reduced so as to comply with the law.
Stineman No. 4. — In fair condition.
Valley Coal And Stone Company
Valley Nos. 2 and 3. — In good condition.
Stineman Coal Mining Company
iStineman No. 1. — Ventilation not up to the requirements of the law. I have requested that a larger fan be installed.
Henrietta Coal Mining Company
Henrietta No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage fair. This mine is nearly exhausted, being confined to pillar workings.
Henrietta No. 2. — Ventilation very poor, too many men working in one air current. At my request the men were withdrawn until the law was complied with.
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Loyallianua No. 3. — Ventilation in some working places and fair in others.
Joseph Wharton
Wharton. — Ventilation and drainage excellent.
Graceton Coke Company
Graceton No. 2. — Ventilation fair; drainage satisfactory. Graceton No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Graff Coal Company
Black Lick. — Ventilation requires improvement; drainage good.
Bell'S Mill Coal Company
Bell's Mill. — Ventilation fair; drainage satisfactory.
Alton coal company Alton. — Ventilation good; drainage needs to be improved.
J. Blair Kennerly
Valley No. 3. — Ventilation has been very much improved by the installation of a higher speed engine for fan.
I Citizens Coal Company
Dale. — In good condition. Green Hill. — In good condition.
Gautier. — Ventilation was very poor, but has been receiving a great deal of attention. A new inlet air-way has been driven to connect with the fan. The fan has been greatly improved.
Sunnyside Coal Company
Sunnyside. — In very fair condition, except drainage is defective on some parts of haulage road.
Pennsylvania Coal And Coke Company
Pennsylvania No. 3. — Ventilation has been greatly improved by a new line of concrete stoppings along the old workings. Drainage good.
Pennsylvania No. 5. — Fairly well ventilated, but in some parts the air current is not strong enough.
Pennsylvania Nos. 6 and 8. — Ventilation fair; drainage good.
Pennsylvania No. 15. — Ventilation was very poor, too many men working in one air current. I requested that thirty-five men be taken out of the mine until the ventilation was restored.
South Fork Coal Mining Company
South Fork No. 1. — Ventilation not satisfactory, due to the contracted and long air courses and leaking through the main stoppings. Concrete stoppings are being put in. The Company promised to remedy the defects as soon as possible.
South Fork No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage in very fair condition. I
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Argyle No. 1. — Ventilation not satisfactory. A new air-way is being driven to connect with No. 2 mine fan, which should greatly improve the ventilation.
Argyle Nos. 2 and 3. — In fairly good condition.
Priscilla Coal Mining Company
Priscilla. — In very fair condition.
Ray Coal Company
Ray. — In satisfactory condition.
Smith Coal Company
Smith. — In good condition . The mine is nearly exhausted. A little coal remains to be taken out near the crop.
Cambria Coal Mining Company
Lloydell. — Ventilation fair, except in the right side of the main entry where it was found to be weak when last inspected.
Glenmore Coal And Coke Company
Tearing Run. — In fair condition.
Beaver Run Coal Company
Beaver Run. — Ventilation is weak, but a new fan slope is being driven between the two mines, which will Improve the ventilation.
Ninevah Coal Company
Seward. — Ventilation very poor on my first inspection. A large fan has been installed and the mine put in good condition.
Seward Coal Company
Seward Shaft No. 1. — Ventilation is good, and the mine is in fair condition. Oil used by the employes is not of good grade.
A. J. Haws And Sons, Limited
Haws Shaft. — In good condition and well looked after at all times.
Rochester And Pittsburg Coal And Iron Company
Lucerne No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage fair. A poor grade of oil was being used by the miners. The management has been requested to furnish a better grade of oil.
Lucerne No. 2. — In fair condition.
Lucerne No. 3. — A new shaft mine; in good condition.
Shade Coal Mining Company
Hagevo. — Not in satisfactory condition, due to carelessness on the part of the mine foreman, who allowed the furnace to be neglected. An additional furnace has been built, which will improve conditions. i
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Dixon Brothers
Dixon. — In good condition, except where the ventiUition was poor at the working face in one or two places.
Kelso Smokeless Coal Company
Kelso. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions very good.
CONEMAUGH fuel COMPANY
Conemaugh. — In very poor condition. The only power used for ventilation is exhaust steam. I ordered a fan to be placed at the mine, but the mine has been closed down since my inspection.
Josephine Furnace And Coke Company
Josephine. — The mine has been closed dowm the greater jjart of the year. No inspection made.
Blairsville Coke Company
Strangford. — In fairly good condition when last inspected.
Commonwealth Coal And Coke Company
Lincoln. — Ventilation not satisfactory; drainage defective in traveling way. I requested that the mine be put in good condition.
Samuel Styer
Radnor. — In fair condition.
Lorain Steel Company
Ingleside. — Ventilation was defective, but has been improved and is now in good condition.
Yellow Run Coal Company
Yellow Run. — Ventilation was very poor in different sections of the mine; drainage poor. The mine is closed down for repairs.
Morrellville Coal Mining Company
iMorrellville. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Reese Hammond Fire Brick Company
Indiana Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — Not in operation during the year.
Uppe-S Coal Company
Suppes. — Ventilation was poor owing to natural conditions not being satisfactory. A new fan has been installed, which greatly improves the ventilation.
Ferndale Coal Company
Ferudale. — Does not employ a suflicient number of men to come under the law.
Maryland Coal Company
Coleman Shaft. — A new mine. The equipment is of a substantial character. 1
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Improvements
Berwind-White Coal. Mining Company
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Eureka No. 35. — A shaft has been sunk at the back of the workings, about three miles in, on which is to be placed a Sirocco fan, which, when completed, will greatly improve the ventilation. A number of brick overcasts and stoppings have been built.
Eureka Nos. 36, 37 and 41. — At these mines the air courses have been enlarged and a shaft sunk at the face of the workings. Wooden stoppings are also being replaced with brick and concrete.
Eureka Nos. 40 and 42. — These mines have been greatly improved as to health and safety by driving large airways and constructing brick and concrete overcasts along the main airway and side headings. Wooden stoppings are also being replaced with brick and concrete.
Cambria Steel Company
Rolling Mill. — The improvements at this mine consist of a lamp house and a new power house. Outside dimensions of the lamp house; length, 70 feet 6 inches; width, 14 feet; height under eaves, 10 feet 6 inches, with concrete foundation, concrete slab floors, brick walls, steel roof truss, concrete slab roof, Burt ventilators. The cellar is used for toilet and water heating system. First floor: office and lamp room. The lamp room contains sixteen 4-tier revolving lamp racks, capacity of each tier, 16 lamps; capacity of each rack, 64 lamps, making a total capacity of 1024 lamps; receiving and cleaning bench, copper covered, iron supported, extending entire length of room at receiving ,window, and distributing benches between pairs of lamp racks at distributing windows. There are four lamp-filling apparatuses. The repair room contains a repair bench copper covered with iron supports and iron supply cabinet. There is a uTiptha storage tank outside the building of 300 gallon capacity. Naptha is supplied under pressure to lamp filling apparatus referred to above.
The power house is 42 feet inches x 161 feet 6 inches, constructed of concrete foundations with stone masonry walls, and in it has been installed one 4-stage compressor, high pressure; one 2-stage compressor, low pressure; one boiler feed pump; one feed water heater, and four 250 H. P. boilers.
Logan Coal Company
At No. 4 mine, one haulage engine, 20 inch x 30 inch cylinders, was installed and the haulage changed from a third-rail locomotive to a rope haul. An engine house 24 feet x 37 feet was built.
At No. 2 mine, a 16 foot Brazil fan, driven by a 10 inch x 20 inch Crawford and McOrimmons engine, was installed, which greatly improves the ventilation. Considerable improvement has been made around the power plant, a large building of concrete having been erected and one Coatesville boiler of 175 H. P. installed.
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Pennsylvania Coal And Coke Company
The following equipment has been installed by this Company during the year:
One 24 x 36 inch 700 H. P. Erie City, 4-valve engine, directly connected to one — 400K. W. 250 V. Exciter; one 22J K. W. motor generator set, consisting of one — 300 K. U. A. 5500 volt, 3-phase motor, directly connected, one — 250 K. W. 275 volt compound wound, D. C. generator, at 500 R. P. M., and one — 250 H. P. Sterling boiler.
At No. 3 mine two 13-toti General Electric motors were installed.
Coulter And Huff
At No. 1 mine, the inside and outside side tracks have been lengthened, thus permitting the hauling of larger trips. The course of the outside gravity plane has been changed so that the loaded trips that formally ran to a point about 400 feet from the tipple to which they were hauled by mules, now run directly to the tipple.
The main haulage at No. 2 mine has been extended one mile. The handling of the cars at the tipple has also been greatly improved, which greatly facilitates the handling of the output, which was more than doubled during the year.
A new tile fan building has been erected, the old one having been destroyed by fire.
Ninevah Coal And Coke Company
A new 16 foot Guibal fan engine has been installed to replace the old one, which was inadequate to ventilate the mine.
A. J. Haws And Sons, Limited
A new 50 H. P. Otis hoisting engine was installed. A steel and brick boiler house and engine room has been erected; also a new steel head frame over the hoisting shaft to replace the old wooden one.
Citizens Coal Company
At Dale mine a 42-inch Robinson fan has been added to the equipment, making a great improvement in the ventilation.
Suppes Coal Company
Suppes Mine. — An 18-iuch Robinson fan has been installed, which has greatly improved the ventilation.
Prosecutions For Violation Of The Mining Law
On May 28 information was made against the following named persons: John Gosda, Peter Doublinski, Andy Burovinski and John Wanak, for using impure oil in Logan No. 2 mine of the Logan Goal Company. The defendants entered a plea of guilty and the Court sentenced them to pay the costs. Information was also made at the same time against Dominec Teeta and Dominec Stefno for using impure oil in Logan No. 4 mine of the Logan Coal Company. They are both fugitives from justice.
On June 2 information was made against Peter Madzin, an engineer, in the Franklin No. 1 mine, for burning impure oil. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay the costs.
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Ou July 13 I made information against D. J. Mullholland, superintendent and mine foreman, employed by the Alton Coal Company, at the Alton mine, charging him with neglecting and refusing to perform his duties in that he did not provide shelter holes on the main haulage or a second means of egress. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay the costs.
On August 8 information was made against D. J. Williams, mine foreman at Pennsylvania N'o. 3 mine of the Pennsylvania, Beech Greek and Eastern Coal Company, charging him with failing to use locked safety lamps where explosive gas was being generated, and failing to prevent dust from floating in the atmosphere by sprinkling it with water or otherwise, and not providing shelter holes on haulage roads. The defendant entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay the costs.
On October 24 information was made against John Fultor, charging him with having in his possession a key or other instrument with which he unlocked a safety lamp in a part of the Conemaugh slope mine of the Cambria Steel Company, where locked safety lamps were used exclusively. In default of bail, he was remanded to the county jail to await the December term of court. He later pleaded guilty of the charge and was sentenced to serve three months' imprisonment.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in the City Hall, Johnstown, April 21, 22, 23 and 24. The Board of Examiners was composed of D. R. Blower, Inspector, John Donaldson and Peter Connor. There were 44 applicants examined, 31 for mine foremen's certificates and 13 for fire bosses' certificates. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
Edward J. Morgan, William Davis, John Kulp, Joseph L. Jones, J. E. Chynoweth, Edward W. Wbbor and James B. Dunmire.
Second Grade
John Murray, Samuel C, Halverson, Charles Smethurst and Harry Fessler.
OFFICIAIi DOCUMENT,
No. 24.
Seventh District
ALLEGHElNY, WASHINGTON AND BEAVER COUNTIES
Grafton, Pa., March 2, 1909.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith mj annual report as Inspector of Mines for the Seventh Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908, in compliance with the Acts of Assembly, approved May 15, 1893, and April 14, 1903.
The report contains the usual tables and statistics, brief descriptions of the mines, the most important improvements made during the year, and a report of the annual examination of applicants for mine foremen's certificates.
Respectfully submitted,
John I. Pratt,
Inspector.
Report Of The Department Of Mines
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Summary Op Statistics
Number of mines, 65
Number of mines in operation, ; 54
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, G,068,T08
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 161,136
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 36,223
Number of tons of coal produced, 6,266,067
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 1,436,397
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . 949,188
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 3,880,482
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 9,756
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers 955
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 18
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 55
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 348,114 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . . 542 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, r 177
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 477
Number of wives made widows, 11
Number of children orphaned, 30
Number of steam locomotives used inside of mines, 1
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 1
Number of electric motors used inside, 72
Number of fans in use, 55
Number of furnaces in use, 7
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 31
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 23
Number of old mines abandoned, 1
Number of mines idle, 10
Number of fire baskets in use, 4
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Table A
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Names of Operators
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Pittsburg Coal Company, 3,323,002
National Mining Company, 780,002
Pittsburg and Eastern Coal Company, 464,399
Carnegie Coal Company, 231,205
Verner Coal and Coke Company, 192,505
Fayette Coal Company, 182,079
Pan Handle Mining Company, 176,571
Bulger Block Coal Company, 148,581
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company, 136,350
J. H. Sanford Coal Company, 74,167
Hormel Coal Company, 72,260
Hugh McHugh, 61,035
Pryor Coal Company, 56,478
McDonald Coal Company, 47,234
Steen Coal Company 47,118
Pittsburg and Washington Coal Company, 44,115
McClane Coal Company, 38,700
Pittsburg and Southwestern Coal Company, 38,004
Pittsburg and Erie Coal Company, 34,065
Mankedick Coal Company, 30,000
Island Run Coal Company, 24,413
Kirkbride Coal Company, 23,000
Penobscot Coal Company, 20,331
P. F. Hormel, ' 5,796
James T. Fox, 5,300
Haudenshield Brothers, 1,571
Washington County Coal Company, . 1,140
Cross Creek and Pittsburg Coal Company, 646
Total 6,266,067
Production by Counties
Washington, 2,174,209
Allegheny 4,067,445
Beaver, 24,413
Total, 6,266,067
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Pittsburg' Coal Company
Brier HilL — Ventilation, draiiia<.';e and general conditions very good. Means of egress and travel in good condition.
Bridgeville. — Ventilation has been improved; drainage could be improved in some parts of the mine. Second means of egress and traveling way in good condition.
Creedmoor. — Ventilation and drainage satisfactory. Means of egress and travel good.
Essen No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Means of egress could be somewhat improved.
Essen No. 3. — Idle greater part of the year. A few men were employed to take out coal for the boilers. Ventilation somewhat sluggish. Means of egress and travel in good condition.
Gramt. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition very satisfactory. Means of egress and travel good.
Idlewood. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Means of egress and travel could be improved.
Jumbo. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions have been very much improved. Second means of egress and travel not satisfactory.
Laurel Hill No. 1. — Idle greater part of the year; about four men were employed to take out coal for the boilers. Ventilation has been somewhat improved; drainage good, and second means of egress and travel fair.
Laurel Hill No. 2. — Did not come under the law during the year. Ventilation good in some parts; drainage satisfactory. Second means of egress and travel could be improved.
Laurel Hill No. 5. — Idle greater part of the year. When last visited the ventilation needed to be improved. Drainage satisfactory. Traveling way and second means of egress in good condition.
Mansfield No. 2. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition very good.
Moon Run No. 1. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition very good.
Moon Run No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage could be improved. Traveling way and second means of egress in good condition.
Moon Run No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage very good. Traveling way and second means of egress in good condition.
Margerum. — In very satisfactory condition.
O. I. C. — Idle greater part of the year. On my last visit I found the ventilation and drainage somewhat improved.
Partridge. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions need to be improved.
Ridgway. — Ventilation and drainage excellent.
Shaw. — Ventilation and drainage have been improved.
The following mines were not in operation during the entire year: Boyd, Champion, Dickson, Fort Pitt, Morgan, Nickle Plate, National and Vulcan.
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National Mining Company
National No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Traveling way and second means of egress good.
National No. 2. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions excellent.
Pittsburg And Eastern Coal Company
Pittsburg and Eastern No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage very good. Means of egress and travel satisfactory.
Pittsburg and Eastern No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair. The area of the air courses leading from the bottom of the downcast shaft should be enlarged. Means of egress and traveling way in good condition.
Pittsburg and Eastern No. 3. — Ventilation good; drainage fair, except in the traveling way leading to the second means of egress, which is somewhat wet.
Carnegie Coal Company
Carnegie. — On my last visit I found the ventilation a little sluggish; drainage satisfactory.
Primrose. — Ventilation, drainage and safety conditions excellent. Oakdale. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition very good.
Verner Coal And Coke Company
Verner. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition very good.
Fayette Coal Company
Ohalfont. — Ventilation and drainage Have been very much improved.
Pan Qandlb Mining Company
Blyth. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions very satisfactory.
BULGER block: COAL COMPANY
Bulger. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions have been very much improved.
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company
Francis. — Ventilation has been improved; drainage not satisfactory.
J. H. Sanford Coal Company
Armedi. — Ventilation, on my last visit, was not satisfactory; drainage fair.
Hormel Coal Company
Federal No. 2. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition fair. Second means of egress and travel very good.
Oak Ridge. — Idle greater part of the year. On my last visit the ventilation and drainage were fair.
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Clierry. — Ventilatiou a little sluggish; drainage fair.
Pryor Coal, Company
Avella. — Ventilation fair; drainage e:ood.
Mcdonald coal company Willow Grove. — Ventilation and drainage very good.
STEEiN COAL COMPANY
Willa No. 1. — Ventilation fair; drainage defective. Not under the law.
Willa No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Pittsburg And Washington Coal Company
Pryor No. 1. — Ventilation could be improved; drainage fair.
McCLANE COAL COMPANY
Katie. — Ventilation and drainage very satisfactory.
Pittsburg And Southwestern Coal Company
Donohoe. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions very good.
Pittsburg And Erie Coal Company
Raccoon No. 1. — Idle greater part of the year. Ventilation and dra.image fair.
mAnkedick coal company Pine Ridge. — Ventilation fair; drainage defective.
Island Run Coal Company
Dawson. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Kirkbride Coal Company
Kirkbride.— Ventilation and drainage somewhat defective. Catherine. — Idle during the entire year. Now in operation.
Penobscot Coal Company
Penobscot. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions very good.
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Beachmont. — Ventilation could be improved; drainage defective. Not under the law.
James T. Fox
Fox. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Haudenshield Brothers
Haudenshield. — Ventilation very sluggish; drainage fair.
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Washington County Coal Company
Cedar Grove. — Idle part of the year. Ventilation and drainage good. . .
Cross Creek And Pittsburg Coal Company
Cross Creek. — Idle greater part of the year. On my last visit ventilation and drainage were fair.
Philadelphia Railway Company
Maud. — Idle the entire year.
T. D. Steen
Crafton. — Abandoned.
Improvements
Pittsburg Coal Company
Brier Hill. — A shaft, 131) feet in depth, has been sunk at the head of the main workings. This is being equipped with an electric hoist for handling gob and is used as a second means of ingress and egress and as an air shaft, the power for which will be furnished by a G. E, 73 motor. At this shaft there will also be constructed a 12 foot 6 inch x foot Clilford Capell fan, which will be operated by a 125 H. P. Westinghouse variable speed motor. The power for this will be furnished from Jumbo No. 3 power plant over six 4-0 copper wires, equal to 50,000 feet. There have also been installed three 19 A. Jeifrey coal cutters; five 17 A. Jeffrey chain machines, and a 150 H. P. horizontal tubular boiler has replaced the old three-cylinder boiler at haulage
Bridgeville. — About seventy brick stoppings and two .overcasts have been constructed, and the air courses are being improved.
Greedmoor. — Thirty-live brick stoppings have been built, a fan has been rebuilt; the shaft bottom has been improved; a small engine has been placed at bottom of shaft for hauling empties with endless rope, and a motor has been added to the equipment. New slides have been put in the hoisting shaft and the area of the overcasts is being enlarged.
Grant. — Ninety-five brick stoppings and two overcasts have been built; a five foot fan of Stine lias been installed.
Jumbo. — Installed at eJumbo plant tvv'o 150 horizontal tubular boilers, 200 K. W. Westinghouse generators and a 24 x 24 inch ball engine; also a 20 x 20 x 3() inch double plunger wood lined pump at pumping station of Jumbo No. 3; eight 19-A Jeffrey chain machines and one Neumelectric puncher in the shaft.
Mansfield No. 2. — An air shaft, 185 feet in depth and 12 feet in diameter, has been sunk near the face of the main working, 300 feet west of six face entry. In No. 1 section two overcasts and about eighty brick stoppings have been built. In No. 2 section seven overcasts and about one hundred brick stoppings were constructed.
Partridge. — A 6 foot Stine fan has been installed in the main tunnel, better known as New Hill. A 12-ton Jeffrey haulage loco-
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motive has been installed; a 10 x 12 foot sand-house has been built, equipped with a No. 2 Clark sand dryer, two 400' foot drains, a new generating unit and an eight panel slate switch board.
Ridgway. — The fan has been moved to improve the cut-off, and a new cover has been put on top of shaft to increase the ventilation; a new boiler has also been install:\].
National Mining Company
National Nos. 1 and 2. — Two air shafts have been sunk at the head of the main workings in Nos. 1 and 2 mines; also new overcasts and brick stoppings are being constructed to improve the ventilation.
Pittsburg And Eastern Coal Company
Pittsburg and Eastern Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — The following have been installed during the year: One Thompson-Ryan generator, 250 volts; one McEwen 318 H. P. engine; two Erie City boilers, 100 H. P. each; one Jeffrey M. F. G. Company picking table operated by a Westinghouse 20 H. P. motor; five Jeffrey M. F. G. Company 19- A electric cutting machines. Electricity for cutting and hauling has been installed in No. 1 mine, and 3,000 feet of motor road have been laid; three drill holes for compressed air have been sunk and water lifts for draining the mine have been made.
Verner Coal And Coke Company
Verner. — The following improvements have been made: Installed one 200 H. P. Harrisburg steam engine, 200 R. P. M.; one Crooker 200 K. W., 250 volts, Wheeler generator, and one complete Jeffrey chain haul, length 1,150 feet, capacity 1,000 pit cars a day. A new shaft and traveling way have been made.
Fayette Coal Company
Chalfont. — The improvements are as follows: 40 new brick stoppings; 200 manholes; a 2,600 foot motor road, and 1,400 feet of drainage.
J. H. Sanford Coal Company
Armedi. — A new electric fan is under construction.
Pryor Coal Company
Avella. — Two 17-A Jeffrey mining machines, and one 1-Ton Jeffrey electric gathering locomotive have been installed, and three brick and steel overcasts have been constructed. Eight double block miners' dwellings, 8 rooms each; one superintendent's residence, 7 rooms, and one engineer's residence, 0 rooms, have been built.
Mcdonald coal company
Willow Grove. — One 8 H. P. tubular boiler; one haulage engine, 8 X 10, 60 H. P.; one fan engine, 8 x 10, and one fan, 16 feet in diameter, and 4-4 feet wide, have been installed. A new opening for an air way and traveling way has been made, and the haulage has been extended one hundred feet.
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Mine Foremen's Examinalions
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses Vvas held in the Carnegie Free Library Building, Carnegie, April 21, 22, 23 and 24. The Board of Examiners was composed of John I. Pratt, Inspector; Daniel Boden, Superintendent, and James Blick, Mine Foreman. There were G7 applicants examined, 30 for mine foremen and 37 for fire bosses. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
Leonard C. Sarver, Charles Tahaney, George Algeo, Thomas Kagle, Benjamin A. Johnson, Archie McConaughey, John Meute, Jr., Edward Vacheresse, Andrew Young, Robert Smith, Cornelius Carrick, George McCoiich, Jesse J. Harris, Jesse O. Taylor, J. W. Flanagan and Albert G. Reese.
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Eighth District
Clearfield, Centre, Tioga, Lycoming Bradford And Clinton
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Philipsburg, Pa., February 15, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual report in compliance with the requirements of the mining law, for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The report contains the usual statistical tables, the data ing fatal and non-fatal accidents, and all other necessary information.
The general condition of the mines in regard to health and safety has been kept up to the standard, but, as the coal business has been unusually dull, only absolutely necessary improvements have been made.
Respectfully submitted,
J. Knapper,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 116
Number of mines in operation, 110
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 3,386,891
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 67,605
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 37,331
Number of tons of coal produced, 3,401,827
Number of coke ovens, 106
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 3,246,134
Number of tons produced by air machines, 202,159
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 43,534
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 7,117
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 2
Number of fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 16
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 1,745,913
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 3,558 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 735 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 445
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 735
Number of wives made widows, 3
Number of children orphaned, 6
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 12
Number of electric motors used inside. 48
Number of fans in use, 28
Number of furnaces in use, 67
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 110
Number of new mines opened,
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Morrisdale Coal Company, 513,304
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, 373,620
Peale, Peacock and Kerr, Incorporated (Carbon Coal and
Clarejace Coal Company, 286,414
Blossburg Coal Company 282,189
Magee and Ellsworth, 201,325
Moshannon Coal Mining Company, 177,072
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company (T. IL Watkins, Receiver), 127,990
Irish Brothers, 120,090
Ashman Coal Company, 72,504
Victoria Coal Mining Company, 62,038
Kelly Brothers Coal Company, 59,233
Ghem Coal Company, 58,825
Monarch Coal Company, , 35,531
Guion Coal Company, 39,788
Tioga Coal Company, 39,542
Red Run Coal Company, 38,815
Red Bank Coal Company, 33,823
J. Edward Horne and Company, 31,675
Blair Brothers Coal Company, 31,303
Peale and Hooten, 31,227
Atherton-Barnes and Company, 29,338
Ellsworth-Dunham Coal Company, 17,626
Graham Coal Company, Incorporated, 14,659
Thomas J. Lee, 14,408
Decatur Coal Mining Company, 14,000
James F. Stott, 13,831
Atherton and Barnes, 13,244
Hayes Run Firebrick Company, 11,936
Daniel T. Jenkins, 11,200
Milsom and Hughes, 11,200
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O. J. Harm and Company, 9,167
Thomas F. Kelley, 8,552
F. J. Dunham and Company, 7,604
Hilldale Coal Company, 7,343
Heath Brothers, 7,267
Meadow Brook Coal Mining Company, 6,580
A. J. Lundquist and Company, 6,453
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Scootac Mining Company, 5,825
M. J. Kelley and Company, 5,152
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Harry Barnes and Company, 4,091
Penn Iron Company, Limited, 3,022
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Charles Shultz, 2,404
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J. E. Homer, 1,975
Centre Coal and Coke Company, 1,898
Centre Steam Coal Company, 3,849
Henry Liveright, 11,214
Burgess-England Coal Company, 11,200
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Tioga, 756,386
Lycoming, 38,815
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Clinton 5,825
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Condition Of Mines And Impkovements
Morrisdade Goad Company
Morrisdale No. 1. — Ventilation very poor in Dewey section; other places in good condition; drainage good.
Morrisdale No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Morrisdale No. 3. — Was in poor condition in January, but lias been improved. Drainage good.
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Grassflat Nos. 9, 10 and 11. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Knox Run. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Rope haulage is being installed.
Pleasant Hill. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Moravian. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Idle most of the year and is now shut down indefinitely.
Peale, Peacock And Kerr, Incorporated Carbon Coal And Mining Company
Bloomington J. No. 12. — Ventilation and drainage of old drift in good condition. Two new drifts have been opened and depend on natural ventilation, but it is not satisfactory, and a furnace will soon be installed.
Ogle No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition, 8th and 9th right headings have been driven to surface for ventilation at face of workings, and are used by the men in going to and from their work.
Ogle No. 6. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. The mine was in operation only twenty days and is now shut down indefinitely.
Ogle No. 9. — Manway was partly closed with water accumulations, but a new one is being driven at a higher elevation for drainage and as an escape way. Ventilation in good condition.
Decatur No. 1. — Employs only eight men and does not come under the law.
Decatur No. 3. — Not in operation.
Decatur No. 4. — Ventilation is natural and in fair condition. The mine is rapidly being exhausted. Drainage good.
Decatur No. 7. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Only a few men employed.
Decatur No. 8. — A new opening has been made near the working faces for haulage to a new tipple and to improve the ventilation, which is good.
Clarence Coal Company
Sugar Camp No. 9 and Slope. — Ventilation in March was insufficient, but the volume has been doubled by opening drifts nearer the working faces, and by the use of the best grades of oil for illumination and miners use.
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Sugar Camp No. 10. — On one visit the ventilation was in poor condition. I ordered lealcs stopped and tiie furnace kept going full, Avhich has kept the mine in good condition; drainage good.
Sugar Camp No. 12. — Ventilation natural, but in good condition; drainage good.
Sugar Camp No. 13. — The old drift has been abandoned. A new drift has been opened and a new furnace put in, which keeps the mine in good condition.
Sugar Camp No. 14. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Blo'Ssburg Coal Company
Arnot No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition. A fan is needed in the warm seasons of the year for a more constant supply of air.
Arnot No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair. A new drift is being opened for electric haulage that is being installed; it will also be used as a passageway for the men.
Arnot Nos. 3 and 5. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Electric haulage has been installed in part of the workings instead of steam locomotives.
Arnot No. 7. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition, except for local defects, to which I called the foremen's attention. Arnot No. 8. — A new opening; in good condition. Bear Run. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
MAGEE AND ELLiSWORTH
Anna S. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition. Another split is being made to improve the ventilation.
Moshannon Coal Mining Company
Electric. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Moshannon No. 8. — Does not come under the law. Moshannon No. 10. — Ventilation in fair condition, but another split is needed to improve the ventilation. Drainage good. Centre. — Does not come under the law.
Morris Run Coal Company
Jones. — Ventilation in only fair condition. A larger fan is needed near the face of workings, as there are too many openings in the surface strata. A fan has been ordered and the foundation has already been completed.
Lake. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition. Another split is needed.
Pennsylvania Coal And Coke Company, T. H. Watkins, Re- Ceiver
Winburne No. 45. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Winburne No. 46. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Winburne No. 47. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Idle most of the year.
Irish Brothers
Colorado Nos. 1 and 2. — Does not come under the law. Colorado No. 3. — Not in operation.
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Colorado No. 5. — Aoiitilatioii and in good condition.
Cuba Nos. 1 and 2.— These mines have only one tipple and only a few men are employed in each mine. Do not come under the law.*
Gearhart. — Ventilation and clrainap.e in fair condition.
Jefferson Nos. 1 and 2. — One operation. Drainage good; ventilation is being improved.
Red Jacket. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Ashman Coal Company
Ghem.- Ventilation in good condition. There are numerous defects in the drainage, water being severe on the mine pumps.
Ashman No. 3. — Ventilation ard drainage in good condition. A new drift has been opened as an escapeway and for ventilation.
Ashman Nos. 1 and 2. — These miiies have separate tipples. Employ only a few men and do not conic vaiCav the law.
Victoria Coal Mining Company
Acme Slope. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Acme No. 5. — Does not come under the law.
Acme No. 6. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Kelly Brothers
Cherry Run Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition.
Snow Shoe Colliery No. 9. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition. Only four men, on an average, worked in each drift, working along the crop lines.
Snow Shoe No. 5. — Idle during the year.
Ghem Coal Company
Ghem. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Monarch Coal Company
Lyon No. 4. — Ventilated by exhaust steam. As there are only a few men at work the yentilation is sufficient, but if more men are employed a fan will be needed. Drainage good.
Lyon Nos. 8 and 5. — Two drifts having one tipple. One depends on natural ventilation at present, which is good. Both are in fair condition.
Guion Coal Company
Guiou. — Ventilation was not up to the standard, too much canvas being used for conducting the ventilation. Its use has been forbidden, as it is so easily disarranged. Ventilation otherAvise in fair condition; drainage good. Rope haulage has been installed during the year, and compressed air mining machines are now being installed.
Tioga Coal Company
Rattler. — Furnace is taxed to its fall capacity; ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Red Run Coal Company
Red Run. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition.
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Red Bank Coal Company
Bloomington S. No. 7. — Installed a new 7-foot fan. Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
J. Edward Horne And Company
Ophir Nos. 9 and 12. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. A new drift has been opened during the year.
Blair Brothers Coal Company
Orient No. 4. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. A new drift has been opened on a seam above this one, called the Moshannon seam, and depends at present on natural ventilation, which is satisfactory.
PEALE AND HOOTEiN
Coaldale No. 12. — Ventilation was not in good condition owing to leaky and poorly constructed brattices, which have since been put in good condition; drainage in good condition.
Atherton Barnes And Company
Bloo-mington S. No. 14. — Ventilation and drainage in very good condition.
Jason Coal Company, J. Swires, Receiver
Hillside. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Ellsworth Dunham Coal Company
Royal. — Idle most of the year, and now shut down indefinitely. Ventilation and drainage good.
Graham Coal Company, Incorporated
Hartley. — Ventilation in the 5tli left was defective, also drainage, owing to local swamp in the airway, which was being remedied as fast as possible. Drainage and veiitilation of other parts good.
Thomas J. Lee
Chester. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Davis. — Idle most of the year, but in fair condition when in operation.
Decatur Coal Mining Company
Beacon. — Ventilation is natural and good, hoh*s to daylight in every working place. Drainage good.
James F. Stott
Red Jacket No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. An opening has been made at a crop line near face of workings.
Red Jacket No. 2. — Employs only a few men and does not come under the law.
Atherton And Barnes
Troy Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition,
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Hays Run Firebrick Company
Elayes Run. — Veutilation and drainage in good condition.
Daniel T. Jenkins
h'skins. — N'entilation natural and in fair condition; drainage fair.
Milsom And Hughes
Powelton. — Ventilation and drainage in very fair condition.
W. Scott Jenkins
Jenkins Erotliei's. — in good condition; drainage in n'jnnvay defective, but a second opening is being made to an adjoining mine.
R. H. Mull
Imperial No. 1. — Ventilation in good condition; drainage has local defects on main road, due to frost and which will be remedied.
Golden Brothers
Coal Jinn. — Ventilation was poor on my last visit, but has been improved; drainage good.
Thomas F. Kelley
Cato. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition.
Hilldale Coal Company
Kentuck. — Does not come under the law.
Heath Brothers
Reese. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Meadow Brook Coal Mining Company
Meadow Brook. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. All machinery is being removed from the mine, as the coal does not warrant its being operated on account of local swamps and the thinning of the coal vein.
A. J. Lundquist And Company
Delmar. — Ventilation is connected with the return airway of another mine, but is good.
Potter, Bigler And Potter
Horse Shoe. — Ventilation and drainage in very fair
Bower Coal Company
Bower. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
W. F. Holt
Phoenix. — Ventilation natural, but in fair condition. A second opening is being made and a furnace will be installed.
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Scootac Mining Company
cooLac. — VeiitihUioii and draiiiaiH' in condition. Only a fev/ men are employed at miniiig (0:11. day miners work in the same drift.
M. J. Kelley And Company
Kelley No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition. Do(\s not come under the law.
Long Valley Coal Company
Barclay. — Ventilation in very fair condition; drainage is defective. Mine is under a small lake with thin intervening strata of sand rock through which the water drains gradually.
Isaac Stage
Karthus. — Idle most of the year, but has been kept in fair condition.
Harry Barnes And Company
Tin Top. — Ventilation and drainage in very fair condition.
Penn Iron Company, Limited
Beading No. 2. — In operation only a short time during the .year, but kept in fair condition.
Reading No. 3. — Does not come under the law.
John Barnes And Sons
Lancashire No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Charles Shultz
Coal Run. — Does not come under the law.
John Hill
Decatur No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
J. E. Homer
Homestead. — Does not come under the law.
Burgess- England Coal Company
Mitchell. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Centre Coal And Coke Company
Union No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Henry Liveright
Fairmont No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage good. Fairmont No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Centre Steam Coal Company
Taylor No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage good.
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Kedly And Shaddock
Mt. Carmel. — Idle. Mosquito Creek. — Idle.
A. G. Spears
Myers Run. — Idle.
Cataract Coal Company
Cataract. — Idle.
Reakirt Brothers And Company
Reakirt. — Idle.
Parker Coad Company
Parker. — Idle.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Morrisdale, April 21, 22 and 23.
The Examining Board was composed of the following persons: Joseph Knapper, Inspector; Charles B. Maxwell, Operator, and Frank Boyd, Mine Foreman.
The follovving applicants passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
Second Grade
W. A. Peters, Philipsburg; Thomas Wynn; Benjamin Orago, Morrisdale; Thomas Hartley, Morrisflale; Scott Jenkins, Blossburg; Charles O'Neil, Morrisdale; Hugli Ji(*(n; Lonis Carlson, Antrim; George J. Ferguson, Philipsburg; Jolin Bohii, Wiiiburne; Fred Mears, Morrisdale; Charles Warrender, Osceola Mills, and Edward H. Stoker, Morrisdale.
Official Document,
Fayette County
Coiiiiellsville, Pa., Febniarv 20, 1909.
Hon. James E. liodork-k, Chief* of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the lionor to transmit lierewith my annual report as of Mines for the Ninth Bituminous District, for the year ending December 31, 1908.
It contains the usual tables and statistics with remarks on the condition of the mines and the important improvements made during the year; also a report of the annual examination of applicants for mine foremen's certificates.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas D. Williams,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 48
Number of mines in operation, 43
Number of tons of coal shipped to maiket, 727,438
Number of tons used at mines for steam and lieat, 190,821
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 114,439
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 3,757,045
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,789,743
Number of tons of coke produced, 2,562,054
Number of coke ovens, 9,132
Number of coke ovens in operation, 8,778
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 4,062,678
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . 343,424
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 383,641
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 4,953
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, 1,852
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 17
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 24
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 281,750 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 291 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 206
Number of wives made widows, 12
Number of children orphaned, 21
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 25
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 6
Number of electric motors used inside, 18
Number of fans in use, 40
Number of furnaces in use, 1
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 28
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 15
Number of new mines opened,
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Names of Operators Tons
H. C. Frick Coke Company, 2,538,207
W. J. Rainey, 395,548
Lincoln Coal and Coke Company, 327,400
Dunbar Furnace Company, 313,392
Pittsburg and Erie Coal Company, 292,922
Oliver and Snyder Steel Company, 178,938
Atlas Coke Company, T 171,016
Peoples Coal Company, 143,582
Brown and Cochran, 118,294
Pittsburg Coal Company, 72,931
Cambria Steel Company, 70,646
Waltersburg Coal and Coke Company, 35,772
James Cochran, Sons and Company, 29,887
E. A. Humphries Coke Company, 14,489
Marietta Ganier Coke Company, 14,454
Lang Coal and Sand Company, 13,238
Eocks Coal and Coke Company, 11,784
Genuine Connellsville Coke Company, 6,507
Browning Coke Company, 4,990
Percy Mining Company, 3,108
Hogsett Coal Company, 2,500
Butte Run Coal and Coke Company, 2,250
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Production by Counties Fayette, 4,789,743
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Condition Of Mines
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Leisenriug Nos. 1, 2 and 3, Adelaide, Davidson, Lemont Nos. 1 and 2, Phillips, Juniata, Yeiiiigstown, Bittner and Trotter.
With three execplions, these mines were in excellent condition as retards health and safety. The exceptions were Youngstown, Bittner and Trotter, Avhere tlie ventilation was found to be defective in parts of (\icli mine dririi)' the early part of the year. On my last visits the ventilation was to the requirements.
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Fort Hill, Paul and Elm (irove are in reasonably good condition.
Mt. Braddock.— The ventilation in portions of this mine was unsatisfactory until the latter ])art of the year, when a new diagonal slope was connected with the lower section of the mine, thus providing a good airway.
Eoyal. — On my first visit to this mine the ventilation was poor, depending on natural conditions. A temporary fan was immediately installed with satisfactory results.
Fayette. — Idle the entire year.
Lincoln Coal And Coke Company
Lincoln Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions are up to the requirements.
Dunbar Furnace Company
Furnace Nos. 1 and 2. — Furnace No. 1 is in good condition in regard to ventilation and drainage. Safety lamps are now being used exclusively throughout the mine.
Furnace No. 2. — A new mine and in excellent condition in every particular.
Pittsburg And Erie Coal Company
Sumner No. 2. — In reasonably good condition. Ventilation and other conditions v/ere greatly improved during the latter half of the year.
Oliver And Snyder Steel Company
Oliver No. 3. — Ventilation good, with the exception of a few minor details. Drainage and other conditions very good.
Atlas Coke Company
Lafayette. — In excellent condition throughout.
Peoples Coal Company
Pike. — Ventilation and drainage good. One section was idle throughout the year, pending the installation of a new fan.
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Brown And Cochran
Nellie. — In good coiidilion.
Pittsburg Coal Company
Colonial No. 1. — In good condition. Colonial Nos. 2 and 3. — Idle tlie entiic yeai'. Colonial No. 4. — In good condition. Idk the entire year, with the exception of eight daj's.
Cambria Steel Company
Atlas — Mahoning. — Ventilation good; drainage and other conditions fair.
Waltersburg Coal And Coke Company
Edna No. 2. — In fair condition. Ventilation weak at face of dip workings; drainage good.
James Cochran, Sons And Company
Clarissa. — In good condition.
Echard Coal And Coke Company
Murphy. — In good sanitary condition.
E. A. Humphries Coke Company
Chester. — In fair condition. Ventihition Aveak at face of some of the workings, due to inadequate ventilating power.
Marietta Ganier Coke Company
Junction. — In fair condition.
Lang Coal And Sand Company
Basil. — Ventilation very weak. Employs less than ten persons.
Rocks Coal And Sand Company
Cyrilla. — In good condition.
GENUINE CONNELLiSVILE COKE COMPANY
Park Hill. — In excellent condition.
Browning Coke Company
Browning. — Ventilation not satisfactory, as this is a new mine, the ventilation was dependent on natural conditions. Drainage and other conditions good.
Percy Mining Company
Percy. — In good condition.
Hogsett Coal Company
Hogsett. — Ventilation fair. Drainage and other conditions good. This is a. new mine and every effort is being made to put the mine in good condition.
Butte Run Coal And Coke Company
Florence. — In fair condition.
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H. C. Frick Coke Company
Adelaide. — Nicholson engine stop installed.
Bittner. — One underground electric haulage, with necessary boiler equipment, generator plaiil and motors, installed.
Da idson. — One engine stop was on the hoisting engine; the haulages were extended, and a line of permanent stoppings was built along the air course to the Trotter section.
Trotter. — The haulages were extended; air courses cleaned from shaft bottom in; and additional wood-lined mine pumps with necessary boilers were installed.
Leisenring No. 1. — Underground motor haulages extended; one 11 x 15 foot (inside measurement) air shaft sunk to the face of the vroi'kiiigs on the right side of the mine, as an outlet for the men and to improve the ventilation.
Leisenring No. 2. — Haulages were extended; permanent stoppings constructed; manways constructed; air courses cleaned, and an 8 incii here hole for the purpose of carrying off gas was put down in one of the gob sections.
Leisenring No. 3. — One 8 inch bore hole for the purpose of draining gas from the gob section was put down; underground motor haulages extended; air courses cleaned and sixty permanent stoppings built.
Youngstown. — One 8 inch bore hole for the purpose of draming gas from the gob was put down.
Lemont. — One pumping station, consisting of concrete and steel un.derrronnd [)iinip room, v. ood-lined plunger pump, and necessary boilers, boiler house and bore hole connections, v/as installed; undergroirnd tail-rope haulage was driven by air.
phillips. — The construction of the plant is completed, except the installation of an underground compressed air motor haulage, the construction of a concrete and steel underground stable and the perfecting of the ventilating system.
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Fort Hill. — A new 30 x 5 foot Lepley fan installed, and forty stoppings built.
Lincoln Coal And Coke Company
Installed an 18 foot x 8 foot Clifford fan, driven by Buckeye automatic cut-off engine, 22 inches x 21 inches.
The airways were enlarged and four additional overcasts were constructed. Permanent stoppings were built throughout the mine of brick and stone, laid in Portland cement. Forty and sixty pound rails were laid preparatory to installing compressed air haulage. One 400 H. P. sterling boiler was added to the power plant.
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Dunbar Furnace Company
Furnace No. 1. — A 12 inch bore hole has been put down and is connected with two doubt plunger iiumps, '21: Inches x 10 inches x 36 inches, for drainage; eighteen stoppings built of brick, laid in cement, and one overcast built of brick and steel for ventilation; two 300 H. P. Kust vertical water tube boilers have been added to the power plant.
Furnace No. 2. — A new mine developing a tract of 250 acres; ail the workings are to the rise. The equipment consists of a tipple and all necessary buildings.
Pittsburg And Erie Coal Company
Sumner No. 1. — A new Capell fan 6 feet x 4 feet x 8 inches, has been installed.
Peoples Coal Company
Pike. — An air shaft, 13 feet 4 inches x 26 feet 4 inches, has been sunk to face of workings, divided and lined; equipped with a pair of 10 x 20 inch hoisting engines, geared 5 to 1. All cut steel gears, Lepley cage with counter balance.
iA new 23 x 8 foot reversible Lepley fan, driven by two 22 x 24 inch engines connected so that fan can be driven by one or both, has been installed. Three new boilers of 140 H. P. each, with necessary feed, pumps and water heater, together Vvith a 16 foot x 25 inch water tank, have been installed. All buildings are built of brick and cement with slate roofing.
Echard Coal And Coke Company
Murphy.— A 12 x 4 foot Brazil faa was installed.
Genuine Connellsville Coke Company
Park Hill. — An 8x3 foot Sturdevant ventilation fan was installed.
Browning Coke Company
Browning. — This is a new coking plant consisting of twenty coke ovens. Bee Hive type, with necessary buildings and tenement houses.
Hogsett Coal Company
Hogsett. — A new operation with necessary buildings and equipment.
Mine Foremen's Eixaminations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and lire bosses was held in the First National Bank Building, Connells-ille, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was coMijiosed of the following persons: T. D. Williams, Inspector; James J. toker, Superintendent, and John Boylan, Mine Foreman.
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Thoro AV( Tli ex;) niincHl, 20 for mine foremen's certificates and for firc-bosses' ( citificates.
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First Grade
Frank Decker, Juniataville; Dennis M. McMahony, Mt. Rraddock, and Robert Ainsle}, Dnnbar.
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No. 24.
Tenth District
Cambria, Blair, Indiana And Clearfield Counties
Altoona, Pa., Febiuarv 27, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Departiueut of Mines.
Sir: In compliance with the mining law, I herewith transmit my report for the Tenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The report contains the usual statistical matter, together with remarks on accidents, condition of mines and
Re sp e c t full y s u b m i 1 1 d ,
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 96
Number of mines in operation, 83
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 4,388,172
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 128,278
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 29,861
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 324,417
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,870,728
Number of tons of coke produced, 223,300
Number of coke ovens, 1,268
Number of coke ovens in operation, 1,268
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 3,727,644
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . . 445,478
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 697,606
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 8,564
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . 239
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 17
Number of fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 57
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 286,513
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 503 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 1,017 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 150
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 508
Number of wives made widows, 13
Number of children orphaned, 36
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 9
NuMber of electric motors used inside, 42
Number of fans in use, 59
Number of furnaces in use, 31
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 3
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, SO
Number of new mines opened, 3
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Vinton Colliery Company, . . . ."V. . . 228,948
Shoemaker Coal Minini;' Compaiiv, . 221,679
Sonman Shaft Coal Comiiany, 203,314
Altoona Coal and Coke Company, . , 179,378
Tunnel Coaling Company, 172,999
Cresson and Clearfield Coal and Coke Company, 146,547
Forge Coal Mining Company, 143,401
George Fearce and Sons, 131,118
W. n. Piper and Company, 118,583
Puritan Coal Mining Company 111,345
Nant Y Glo Coal Mining Company, 103,152
Taylor and McCoy Coal and Coke Company, 97,585
Irvona Coal and Coke Company, 93,413
Miller Coal Company, 92,837
Lilly Coal Company, 81,869
Anderson Coal Mini-ig Company, 78,885
Estep Brothers Coal Mining Company 73,750
S. Hegarty and Sons 71,538
Bens Creek Soinnan Coal Company 69,714
Leahey Coal Mininfr Company 65.293
Cardiff Coal Company, ' 62,47.Q
Lackawanna Coal and Coke Company, 61,136
Cambria Mining Company, 57,102
Glen White Coal and Lumber Company 56,007
A. Smith and Company, ' 53,023
Plymouth Coal Mining Company, 48.890
Baker Whiteiy Coal Company, '. 48,614
J. Blair Kennerly, 42,762
Standard Coal Company 41,985
Barna Coal Minima: Company 36,483
Belifieid Co.nl and Coke Company 32,918
Max Frick 32,472
Kiskiminitas Coal Company 31,149
George A. Blowers, 26.402
Aetna Coal Minina: Company 22,939
F. A. Potts and Company, .' 20,873
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Harbison-Walker Iicfractories Company, 13,338
Spriniinold Coal Mining Compraiy 13,117
Benninglon Coiil C'oman\-, [!ic(>i-|)v;r;i{ l\! 12,799
J. E. Schniitlic 7,89'5
Kelly and Flanagan 7,745
Bens Creek Coal Mining Company, 7,283
Munster Coal Company, 7,254
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E. W. Tnrley and Company, 4,240
A. C. iuid Cemjiany, 2,400
Asliviile Coal and Coke Company, 3,500
Kokomo Coal Company, 500
Total, 4,870,728
Frodnction by Counties
Cambria, ' 4,175,440
Blair 309,798
Clearfield 289,969
Indiana, 95,521
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PENNSYLVANIA COAL AND COKE COMPANY (T. H. Watkins, Receiver)
Pennsylvania Nos. 1, 2, 7, 16, 9, 10, 14 and 19. Ventilation and drainage good during the year except in No. 7 mine. On my visit of October 14 to No. 7, I found the auxiliary fan at the back end of the mine not running. The fan is run by electricity and the starting box had been burned out. The ventilation in this part of the mine was so poor that at my request the men were withdrawn. The ventilation was restored the following morning. General condition good.
Commercial Coal Mining Company
Commercial Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5. In good condition. Ventilation and drainage good.
VINTON COLLIERY COMiPANY
Vinton Nos. 1 and 4. — In good condition. Vinton Nos. 2 and 3.-Idle. : , i ,. L. J
Vinton No. 5. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Vinton No. C. — Ventilation and drainage good; general condition also good.
Shoemaker Coal Mining Company
Wllmore No. 1. — In fair condition.
Portage Coal Mining Company
Portage No. 2. — In good condition. Portage No. 3. — In fair condition.
Portage No. 4. — New shaft mine, opened in C Prime seam. The headings are being driven to connect with Portage No. 2. Much danger is encountered from roof falling, as these headings are being driven with the cleavage in the roof. It breaks seven to eight feet high for long distances. This danger can be avoided by driving the headings at a different angle to the cleavage in the roof. Ventilation and drainage good.
Big Beind Coal Mining Company
Non Pareil. — In good condition.
Son Man Shaft Coal Company
Sonman Shaft. — Condition not satisfactory. Ventilation at the working faces is weak, caused by much leakage. Drainage is poor in the north side airway, and the general conditions need to be greatly improved.
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Delaney Nos. 5 and 6 — Were in very fair condition. Horseshoe. — Drainage in second opening very poor, but it is being improved. Ventilation fair.
Tunnel Coaling Company
Tunnel No. 1. — In good condition. Tunnel No. 2.— Idle.
Cresson And Clearfield Coal And Coke Company
Dean Nos. 8 and 10. — Condition good, except that the drainage in some of the headings of No. 8 was poor. Dean No. 9. — Employs only nine men.
Forge Coal Mining Company
Forge Slope No. 1. — In good condition.
George Pearce And Sons
Excelsior No. 1. — Drainage was poor in main air course, making the ventilation weak at the working faces. An effort is being made to drain the water by driving another opening along the main airway.
Excelsior No. 2. — In good condition.
W. H. Piper And Company
Sonman No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage very fair.
Puritan! Coal Mining Company
Puritan Shaft No. 1. — In, fair condition, the ventilation having been greatly improved during the year.
Nant Y Glo Coal Mining Company
Nant Y Glo No. 1. — In fair condition.
TAYLOR AND McCOY COAL AND COKE COMPANY
Gallitzin Shaft. — In very fair condition.
Irvona Coal And Coke Company
Irvona Nos. 5 and 10. — In fair condition.
Miller Coal Company
Miller Shaft No. 1. — Ventilation good; drainage poor.
Lilly Coal Company
Lilly No. 2. — In good condition.
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Blain Run Coal Company
Blain Kun No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Andersen Coal Mining Company
Peerless No. 1. — On my last visit the ventilation was poor. Peerless No. 2. — General condition good.
Peerless No. 3. — Employs only nine men. I found some timbers broken on main road at first left heading and requested that they be replaced. I also requested that a second opening be made if more than nine men were employed.
Estep Brothers Coal Mining Company
Ivory Hill. — Ventilation was improved during the year. At the <sme of my last visit the mine was in fair condition.
S. Hegarty And Sonsi
Oakland No. 2. — In good condition.
Oakland No. 8. — Ventilation at egress of mine was improved by making another opening at back end of mine.
Bens Creek Sonman Coal Company
Bens Creek Shaft. — Condition good. The pillars are being taken out, all the solid coal having been exhausted.
Leahey Coal Mining Company
Leahey No. 1. — In poor condition. The ventilation was not satisfactory, but improvements are being made.
Cardiff Coal Company
Cardiff. — In fair condition.
Lackawanna Coal And Coke Company
Lackawanna No. 4. — In good condition. Lackawanna No. 3. — Idle during the -ear.
CAMBSlA MINING COMPANY
Anchor. — Ventilation was not satisfactory, but during the latter part of the year a fan was installed which brought the ventilation up to the requirements of the law.
Glen White Coal And Lumber Company
Glen White No. 1.— Idle.
Glen White No. 2. — In good condition.
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Superior No. 1. — In fair condition. Superior Nos. 2 and 3. — Idle. Superior No. 4. — In fair condition.
Plymouth Coal Mining Company
Plymouth No. 1. — In fair condition.
Baker Whitely Coal Company
Ivy Ridge. — In fair condition.
J. Blair Kennerly
Becearia. — In fair condition.
Standard Coal Company
Standard. — In fair condition.
barna: coal mining company Barna Slope No. 1. — In fair condition.
Barna Buda No. 2. — New mine in course of construction. Ventilation is poor. I requested that power be installed to produce ventilation before the mine is operated.
Bellfield Coal And Coke Company
Bend No. 5. — In fair condition.
Max Frick
Frick Nos. 1 and 2. — In fair condiiion.
Kiskiminitas Coal Company
Brush Valley. — In fair condition.
George A. Blowers
Sonman No. 4. — In fair condition.
Aetna Coal Mining Company
Aetna No. 1. — In fair condition. Troubled a great deal by rock rolls.
F. A. Potts And Company
Mount Verde. — In fair condition.
Lincoln Coal Company
Lincoln. — In fair condition. Ventilation was improved during the year.
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Harbison-Walker Refractories Company
Cambria No. 1. — In good condition.
Springfield Coal Mining Company
Springfield No. 1. — In fair condition.
Bennington Coal Company, Inc.
Bennington No. 2. — Ventilation in fair condition; drainage poor.
F. A. Garman
Wopsy. — In good condition.
J. E. Schmittle
Pleasant Hill. — In fair condition.
Kelly And Flanagan
Kelly No. 1. — In good condition.
Bens Creek Coal Mining Company
Plane. — In fair condition.
Munster Coal Company
Eleanor No. 1. — Condi iioii poor. l*illars are being taken out.
Eraser And Wood
Bradley No. 1. — In fair condition. Bradley No. 3. — In poor condition. Drainage and very poor.
E. W. Turley And Company
Wister No. 3.— In fair condition.
Auld Run Coal Company
Auld Run. — In fair condition.
A. C. Blowers And Company
Sonman No. 1. — In good condition.
Ashville Coal And Coke Company
Jones. — New mine. In good condition.
Kokomo Coal Company
Kokomo. — Worked only eight days during the year.
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Improvements
Pennsylvania Coal, And Coke Company
Pennsylvania No. 14. — Kelaid the haulage road with 35-pound rails.
Commercial Coal Mining Company
Commercial No. 4. — Installed three Wick Brothers boilers, 150 H. P. each; one General Electric generator, belt driven by an Ideal engine, 18| x 18.
Commercial No. 5. — Installed new rope haulage engine, and one 8-ton Westinghouse motor.
Portage Coal Mining Company
Portage No. 2.— Installed two 150 H. P. boilers; one 125 H. P. tail rope haulage engine, 7 foot drum; several new pumps; one Fiory 80 H. P. tail rope double drum haulage engine; and one Flory GO H. P. single drum haulage engine. A new roof was put on the tipple; the slope and main headings were relaid with 35 pound rails and a stable was built for 30 mules.
Portage No. 3. — Installed one 25 H. P. double drum haulage engine.
Portage No. 4, Shaft. — Installed hoisting equipment with capacity for hoisting 1,500 tons a day of eight hours; one 250 H. P. Litchfield hoisting engine; one 24 x 26J x 30 inch Ingersoll compressor; one electric dynamo for lighting purposes; one No. 12 Cameron pump; one 20 x 6 foot Pollock fan. Forty-three houses were built.
Big Bend Coal Mining Company
Non Pareil. — Installed Jeffrey fan, 10 x 4 feet; four Pneumelectric punching machines, and one electric hoist.
Altoona Coal And Coke Company
Delaney No. 5. — Ventilation improved by replacing board stoppings with concrete blocks.
Sonman Shaft Coal Company
Sonman Shaft. — One pump house built, 18 feet x 60 feet x 13 feet, concrete and steel beams overhead. One Goyne pump installed, 21 X 39 X 15 X 48 inches, capacity 3,000 gallons a minute.
FORGfi COAL MINING COMPANY
Forge Slope No. 1. — To meet the increased output it was found necessary to install another air compressor.
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George Pearce And Sons
Excelsior No. 2. — Ventilation improved by driving headings and building overcasts.
Puritan Coal Mining Company
Puritan No. 1. — New head frame placed over the shaft. A 7-foot Stine fan installed near face of workings. An air compressor was also installed.
TAYLOR AND McCOY COAL AND COKE COMPANY
Gallitzin Shaft. — Renewed the guides and put in new cages.
Miller Coal Company
Miller Shaft No. 2. — Hoisting machinery installed to lower and hoist men in case of emergency.
S. Hegarty And Sons
Oakland No. 3. — New opening made near face of workings for egress.
Cambria Mining Company
Anchor. — Installed a 7-foot Stine fan and a gasoline engine.
A. Smith And Company
Superior No. 4. — Electric hoist and three electric chain machines installed.
Aetna Coal Mining Company
Aetna Slope No. 1. — Installed larger hoisting engine and a 12 foot X 3J foot Brazil fan.
Springfield Coal Mining Company
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Ashville Coal And Coke Company
Jones No. 1. — New slope mine. One hoisting engine, and one four foot Sturdevant fan installed. Capacity has reached 100 tons a day.
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Prosecutions For Violation Of Mining Law
Steve Gi'inch and Mike Grinchi, miners in the employ of the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company, at March term of court, 1908, Cambria County, were charged with having crossed a danger board in Pennsylvania No. 3 mine. They pleaded guilty and paid the costs; sentence was suspended.
Jacob JEIasketh, mine foreman, employed by the Priscilla Coal Mining Company in Priscilla mine, was charged with and found guilty of not running the fan before the employes entered the mine and stopping the fan before the employes were all out of the mine. Sentence suspended; defendant to pay the costs. Charles E. Potter, superintendent of the mine, was charged with the same oli'ense, but on motion of his attorney the court quashed the indictment, as the law was not clear as to whether or not it was the duty of the superintendent to see that the fan was kept running.
Thomas Mowskyor, miner, in the employ of the Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company, in Pennsylvania No. 16 mine, was charged with wilfully entering the mine before the examination of the mine was completed by the hre boss. He pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four months' imprisonment, was fined f25.00 and had to pay costs of prosecution.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for mine foremen's certificates was held in the P. K. 11. Y. M. C. A. rooms, Altoona, April 22, 23 and 24, 1908. The examination for fire-bosses' certificates was held April 25.
The Board of Examiners v/as composed of Joseph Williams, Inspector; F. P. McFarland, Superintendent, and John M. Jones, Mine Foreman.
The following persons were granted certificates as mine foremen :
First Grade
Joseph Harrison, Expedit; Abram Abrams, Nettleton.
Second Grade
Matthew Falsey, Frugality; rJavid W. Davis, Cresson; William Young, Nant Y Glo; S. N. Hewleii, Welirum; Joseph Kelsall, Patton; Joshua Wilkinson, Frugality; John E. Beckman, South Fork; John Alexander, Ehrenfeld; W. W. Hamilton, Expedit, and W. H. Saulsbery, Nant Y Glo.
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No. 24.
Eleventh District
Westmoreland And Fayette Counties
Scottdale, Pa., February 20, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual report as Inspector of Mines for the Eleventh Bituminous District, for the year ending December 31, 1908, in compliance with the Acts of Assembly, approved May 15, 1893, and April 14, 1903. The report contains the usual information.
Respectfully submitted,
ALEXANDER McCANCH,
Inspector.
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Summary Op Statistics
Number of mines, 62
Number of mines in operation, 44
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 841,586
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 157,607
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 55,150
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 3,285,524
Number of tons of coal produced, 4,339,927
Number of tons of coke produced, 2,202,440
Number of coke ovens, 9,624
Number of coke ovens in operation, 7,520
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 3,946,866
Number of tons produced b}' compressed air machines, . . 393,061
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 4,275
Number of persons emploj'ed outside, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . 1,743
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 8
Number of fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 26
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 542,491
Number of persons employed per fatal arcideiit inside, ' 535 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 1,370 Number of persons emplo'ed per non-fatal accident inside, 164
Number of wives made widows, 8
Number of children orphaned, 15
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 34
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 7
Number of electric motors used inside, 5
Number of electric motors used outside, 2
Number of fans in use, 49
Number of furnaces in use, 11
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 23
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 21
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Names of Operators Tons
H., C. Frick Coke Company, 2,746,907
Washington Coal and Coke Compariy , 1,216,941
W. J. Rainey, 68,679
Bessemer Coke Company, 61,432
B. F. Keister and Company, 41,355
Hester Coke Company, 41,244
Clare Coke Company, 36,900
Peerless Conuellsville Coke Company , . . 18,542
Perry Coke 13,326
Brush Run Coal Company, 13,379
Magee Coke Company, 12,022
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company, 11,519
Mount Pleasant Coke Company, 7,670
Veteran Coke Company, 7,293
Connellsville Mutual Coke Company, 4,686
Keystone Coal and Coke 1,931
Total, 4,339,927
Production by Counties
Westmoreland, 2,770,052
Fayette, 1,569,875
Total 4,339,927
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Condition Of Mines
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Alverton No. 2, Biiukerton, Buckeye, Calumet, Central, Hecla No. 1, Hecla No. 2, Hecla No. 3, Henry Clav, Mammoth Shaft, Marguerite, Mutual, South West A, South West No. 2, South West No. 3, Standard Shalt, Standard No. 3, United, Valley and White are in good condition as to ventilation, drainage and general safety.
Coalbrook and Rist were not in satisfactory condition on my last visit. In Coalbrook the ventilation was not sufficient at the face of the workings; tlie drainage was defective in many places, and a number of the working places were poorly posted. In Rist, the air current was too weak for efficient ventilation, and some of the shelter holes along the main haulage headings were in a very disorderly condition.
Alverton Nos. 1 and 3, Chambers, Enterprise, Mammoth Slope, Mullen, Painter, South West B, South West No. 4, Standard Slope, Sterling, Summit and Tip Top were idle during the year.
Washington Coal And Coke Company
Washington Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions are very good. These mines have a full complement of officers and are very carefully managed.
W. J. Ratney
Acme and Grace are in good condition as regards ventilation, drainage and general safety. Union has been idle the entire year.
Beisse'Mer Coke Company
Humphrey. — Ventilation very good. Drainage is also very good, except as to some details.
B. p. KEISTER AND COMPANY
Franklin. — Ventilation good, except in a small portion of the mine, which is naturally ventilated. Of course the air in this section is at times good. Drainage and other conditions are excellent.
Hester Coke Company
Hester. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Cl.Are Coke Company
Clare. — Ventilation good, except at the face of a few of the working places. Owing to the amount of black damp given off in the pillar workings, it is difficult to keep some of the working places in proper sanitary condition at all times. Drainage is good.
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Brownfiel.D-Connellsville Coke Company
Myers. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Peerless-Connellsville Coke Company
Carolyn.- Ventilation and drainage good.
Perry Coke Company
Perry. — In satisfactory condition.
Brush Run Coal Company
Brush Run. — Ventilation and drainage good. On my last visit to this mine tlie following was recommended: "That working places be kept more substantially posted; that shelter holes be made on No. 2 flat and kept whitewashed; that a proper storehouse be made for the storing of hay or straw in the mine, and that the stable be kept cleaner, that is, more free from loose hay or straw."
Mageb Coke Company
Magee. — A new plant located in Mount Pleasant township, Westmoreland County, on the southwest branch of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The hoisting shaft is 12 feet by 18 feet, outside dimensions, and is divided into two hoisting compartments, each 6 feet 6 inches by 10 feet 4 inches in the clear, and one pipe line compartment, 2 feet by 10 feet 4 inches. The shaft is 148 feet deep and is substantially timbered throughout, with concrete coping at the surface landing. The head-frame is a timber structure set on a concrete foundation. The air-shaft is about the same depth as the hoisting shaft and is 12 feet by 12 feet, outside dimensions. It is timbered throughout and is provided with a safe and convenient stairway.
The ventilating fan is of the Guibal pattern, 15 feet by 5 feet, and will furnish an ample volume of air for the future requirements of the mine when run at a moderate speed.
Engines for hoisting are IG inches by 24 inches and are provided with automatic controller, indicator, and a device to prevent overwinding. The steam for the operation is furnished by two 150 H. P. boilers. Boilers and engines are housed in the same building, which is 36 feet by GO feet, framed with heavy timber and trussed roof.
Forty bee hive ovens of the standard type have been built, which will be drawn by hand power and charged by animal power. The water supply is obtained from a near-by stream.
Six double houses, one superintendent's house and other necessary' buildings have been built.
Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good.
American Sheet And Tin Plate Company
Scottdale. — Ventilation excellent, but the roads are usually wet and muddy in various places.
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Mount Pleasant Coke Company
Boyer Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation satisfactory, except In a portion of the first section of No. 2 mine. Drainage good in both mines.
VBiTERAN COKE COMPANY
Veteran. — Idle during the year.
Majestic Coke Company
Bethney. — Not in operation on any tour of inspection.
C:Onnedlsville Mutual. Coke Company
Love. — VentiJation, vrhich is produced naturally, is excellent. Drainage satisfactory.
Pleystone Coal And Coke Company
Hunker. — In good condition.
Cochran Brothers
Spring Grove. — Idle.
Pennsville Coke Company
Pennsville. — Idle.
J. R. Stauffer And Company
Dexter. — Idle.
Shannon Coal And Coke Company
Shannon. — Idle.
Mount Pleasant Connellsville Coke Company
Mount Pleasant. — Under construction.
Improvements
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Hecla No. 1. — The stairs were taken out of the air shaft; the shaft re-timbered and enlarged; and hoisting equipment placed in operation. Nicholson overvvinding device was installed, and underground haulage extended.
Hecla No. 2. — Haulage extended. Two tubular boilers, one Cornell fuel economizer, a new wood-lined plunger pump with bore hole connections, etc., and one electric light plant, installed.
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Hecla No. 3. — Brick arch pump room for new wood-lined mine pump, with necessary boilers, connections, etc., was built; one underground tailrope jiaulage, with the necessary stone and steel engine room, haulage engine, etc., was installed; also 230 new Improved Wolf safety lamps.
Calumet. — One Nicholson overwinding device, one compressed air underground motor haulage with necessary pipe connections, and one 20-ton tandem Baldwin locomotive, and one low stage Ingersoll-Sargent air compressor installed; 25 permanent stoppings built.
Briukerton. — One underground tailrope haulage, with necessary boilers, haulage engine, boiler house, etc., and one 20 foot fan with the necessary concrete foundation installed. Also fan engine building with steam line connections, etc., constructed.
Central. — One mine pump, with the necessary underground steel and concrete pump room, bore hole, pipe connections, etc., was installed.
Mammoth. — Haulage extended on 7 Flat Left entry, 6 Right entry and in the 'slope; main air course cleaned; manway constructed; permanent stoppings built, and Nicholson engine stop installed.
Marguerite. — Pipe system installed for conveying Westmoreland Water Company's water to tenement houses, and for fire protection; also one 150 H. P. tubular boiler installed.
Mutual. — A tailrope underground haulage is in course of installation, with the necessary haulage engine, boilers, boiler house, etc.
Southwest A. — One Nicholson overwinding device, and one underground tailrope haulage, with necessary concrete and steel haulage engine room, have been installed; new bedplate for hoisting engine has been laid, "A" Shaft; and the underground workings have been connected with Standard No. 3 shaft for ventilating jHirposes.
Standard. — New ventilating and pumping equipment at Standard No. 3 shaft has been completed; an additional compound duplex pump was installed at the new shaft; the 36 inch wood-lined water column in Standard No. 2 shaft was renewed; all the haulage was extended; additional manways and air courses were constructed, and many permanent stoppings were built.
United. — One Nicholson safety engine stop was installed; the bin was enlarged to double its former capacity; the underground motor haulage was extended, the air courses were cleaned, and permanent stoppings were built.
Washington Coal And Coke Company
Washington No. 1. — One 13-ton electric locomotive installed.
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Prosecutions For Violation Of Mining Law
February 13, I made information before Squire J. Q. Truxall, of Greensburg, as follows:
(1) Charge against John Blaine, a miner, who took a pipe and tobacco into Hecla No. 3 mine, which was worked exclusively with locked safety lamps. A hearing was had and the defendant was bound over to appear in court when he entered a plea of guilty, and on the 29th of February was sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars and costs.
(2) Charles Rusnak was charged with taking a pipe and tobacco into Hecla No. 1 mine. After the hearing he was bound over to appear in court, and on the 29th of February was sentenced to a fine of ten dollars and costs.
(3) R. A. Dando was charged with taking four matches into Hecla iNo. 3 mine. It seems that he had made special search before he went into the fine, but overlooked the matches. The squire discharged him upon payment of costs.
March 14, Joseph Komisky was charged with taking matches into Hecla No. 1 mine of the H. C. Frick Coke Company. The defendant is a fugitive from justice.
March 17, John Lowry, a mine foreman in the employ of the Brownfield-Connellsville Coke Company, was charged with permitting rooms in the mine to be opened in advance of the ventilating current. Defendant afterwards pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars and costs.
May 23, Christian Echard, superintendent of the Connellsville- Peerless Coke Company, was informed against by me, charged with failing to provide and keep at the mine office a map of the mine, failing to provide and maintain sufficient ventilation, and failing to employ a mine foreman. August 24, the defendant entered a plea of guilty and was later sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars and costs.
September 2, George Bowman was charged with taking matches into Southwest No. 2 mine of the H. C. Frick Coke Company. Pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay five dollars and costs.
September 2, John Myres was charged with taking pipe and smokers' articles into Southwest No. 2 mine of the H. C. Frick Coke Company. September 30, he entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine of five dollars and costs.
October 7, S. L. Lohr, the superintendent and mine foreman of Love Mine of the Connelisville Mutual Coke Company, was charged with not keeping proper map at the mine office, not providing a fan, furnace or other artificial means of ventilation, not measuring the air current once a week at the inlet and outlet and at or near the faces of the entries, and not keeping a record thereof, and also not providing stretcher and blankets. Plea of guilty was entered and defendant sentenced to pay a fine of fifteen dollars and costs.
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Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Citv Hall, Scottdale, April 21, 22 and 23.
The Board of Examiners was composed of Alexander McCanch, Inspector; William Duncan, Superintendent, and P. P. Glenn, Mine Foreman.
Fifty-two applicants were examined; fourteen for mine foremen and forty-eight for fire-bosses. The following persons having passed a satisfactory examination, were granted certificates as mine foremen:
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Harry C. Wilt, Trauger; Henry 0. Howarth, Star Junction; Martin Shopsky, Greensburg; James A. Hay, Mount Pleasant, and John Marshall, Mount Pleasant.
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No. 24.
Twelfth District
Indiana, Jefferson, Armstrong And Clearfield Counties
Punxsutawney, Pa., February 27, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I herewith transmit my annual report of the Twelfth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908. It includes the usual tables of statistics.
Respectfully submitted,
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Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 71
Number of mines in operation, G9
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, G,179,044
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 275,024
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 2G,550
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 057,780
Number of tons of coal produced, 7,138,404
Number of tons of coke produced, 252,081
Number of coke ovens, 1,855
Number of coke ovens in operation, 1,855
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 1,361,139
Number of tons produced by coiipressed air machines, . . 5,767,497
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 9,768
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 9,384
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . 390
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 24
Number of fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 50
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 6
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident
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Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 391 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, . . 1,615 Number of employed per non-fatal accident inside, 187
Number of p'ersons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 269
Number of wives made widows, 13
Number of children orphaned, 33
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 9
Number of electric motors used inside, 116
Number of electric motors used outside, 2
Number of fans in use, 51
Number of furnaces in use, 20
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 65
Number of new mines opened, 3
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Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company, 1, 037,374
Pittsburg Gas Coal Company, 928,220
Cowanshannock Coal and Coke Company 078,012
Buffalo and Susquehanna Coal Mining Company, 078,502
Jefferson and Clearfield Coal and Iron Company, 077,773
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, 005,013
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company, 327,204
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company, 201,102
Cascade Coal and Coke Company 194,059
Ellsworth-Dunham Coal Mining Company, 108,927
Seneca Coal Mining Company, 107,390
Urey Ridge Coal Company, 129,230
John McLeavy and Company, 95,290
Indiana Coal Company, 92,172
Glen wood Coal Company, 89,007
Anita Coal Mining Company, 79,473
Valier Coal Company 70,497
Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company 04,812
Bowers Brothers 44,207
S. A. Rinn and Company, 42,092
Bear Run Coal Company, 30,300
Hillsdale Coal and Coke Company, 34,100
Dayton Coal Company, 31,950
Summit Coal Company, 25,975
Cortez Coal Company,' 20,548
Madeira-Hill Coal Mining Company, 8,487
Chestnut Ridge Coal Company, 2,384
Total, 7,138,404
Production of Counties
Indiana, 3,833,109
Jefferson, 2,500,205
Armstrong, 730,543
Clearfield, 8,487
Total, 7,138,404
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Rochester And Pittsburg Coal And Iron Company
Walston No. 3. — In good condition as regards ventilation and drainage.
Walston Nos. 6 and 8. — Ventilation and drainage good. They are still troubled with rolls. A new opening is being made in No. 8 territory.
Adrian No. 1. — In good condition. Preparatory to starting No. 3 mine they have put in a new watercourse to drain the dip workings.
Florence Nos. 1 and 2. — In good condition as regards drainage and ventilation.
Elk Run shaft was worked only a portion of the year. The coal is now being taken out through Adrian mine.
Eleanora Nos. 2 and 3. — In good condition. A new shaft has been put down near the face of the main slope of No. 2 and a large Guibal fan has been installed to ventilate the lower part of the mine. At my last visit the tunnel from No. 2 to the shaft was nearly through and when it is completed it will greatly improve the drainage of the lower portion of No. 2.
Eleanora shaft. — In good condition. Every care is being taken to keep the mine safe. Pipes have been put in from top of shaft to sprinkle the headings and rooms as needed.
Jefferson And Clearfield Coal And Iron Company
Ernest Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. — In good condition. At No. 4 a large Robinson fan has been installed and is satisfactory. A good territory is being opened up by this mine.
Pittsburg Gas Coal Company
Iselin Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — Ventilation and drainage are good. At No. 3 they have cut through the hill and now the water all runs out by gravity. Outside the mines they have put in picking tables at the tipples.
Seneica Coal Company
Seneca. — In fairly good condition as regards drainage and ventilation.
Cowanshannock Coal And Coke Company
Yatesboro Nos. 2, 3 and 4. — In good condition. At No. 1 a shaft has been sunk, but has not yet been connected. It will serve as a sub-station for power and pumping and also as a ventilating shaft as the fan will be moved there later on. At No. 4 mine a shaft has been sunk which serves as a power and pumping station; the larg Robinson fan will be moved to this shaft and the ventilation will be close to the face of the workings.
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Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Canoe Ridge Nos. 1, 3 and 4. — Ventilation and drainage good. A new opening has been made from No. 5 across heading in No. 3 to the outside, and a shaft has been sunk down to the water course heading near the face of the workings in No. 1. The management of this operation is to be commended for its persistence in pushing so successfully the water course on the lower side of the property, which is now doing them some good as the drainage from No. 4 and No. 3 can pass into No. 1 and after traveling nearly two miles passes into Canoe Creek. They now have a body of coal above water level that will last a great many -ears.
Buffalo And Susquehanna Coal Mining Company
B. and S. Shaft No. 3. — In good condition. On the north side of the shaft a hoisting engine has been installed to pull the coal from that portion of the mine as it goes to the dip. A large amount of coal can now be handled from this shaft.
Sagamore Nos. 11 to 18. — In good condition as regards drainage'e and ventilation; general condition good.
At each of the eight mines a 12-foot Capell fan has been installed, all of which are run by electiicity and give the same amount of air, as the motors are all run at the same speed.
Cascade; Coal Company
Sykesville. — In good condition as regards drainage and ventilation. They have cut through the fault at another point which gives them two good haulage roads through the fault, and the coal has Increased in height up to six feet. Everything in and around the mine is in good condition.
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
West Eureka No. 6. — In operation only a portion of the year, but in good condition as regards drainage and ventilation.
West Eureka No. 7. — In good condition. A connection has been made to No. 4 from which the water has been drained. They now have access to all the pillars that were left in the dip workings of No. 4. Nothing has been done at No. 8 owing to the depression in the coal trade.
JOHN McLEAVY AND COMPANY
Conrad and Sholler. — In good condition. Conrad was in operation only a part of the year.
Anita Coal Mining Company
Anita No. 1. — In good condition as regards ventilation and drainage. A steam haulage engine has been installed outside in place of the compressed air engine and the haulage road has also been lengthened.
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Boweirs Brothers
Hillman. — In good condition. The main slope is being driven into a large body of coal they have leased.
Bear Run Coal Company
Bear Run No. 1. — Idle the entire year.
3ear Run No. 2 has been worked steadily all year and a good deal of ground has been opened up. The mine was always found in good condition. Installed a Brazil fan; built a power house for compressors, and installed electricity for hauling. The coal is cut with puncher machines and a large amount of coal is ready for shipment.
S. A. Rinn And Company
Walston No. 1. — In good condition.
Dayton Coal Company
Dayton. — In good condition. In operation only a portion of the year owing to the depression in the coal trade.
Summit Coal Company
Summit. — In operation only a part of the year. In good condition.
Valieir Coal Company
Valier. — In good condition.
Punxsutawney Coal Mining Company
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Williams Coal Company
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Cortez Coal Company
Cortez. — In fair condition. This company is working some coal left in the old Berwind-White mines at Anita.
Glenwood Coal Company
Glenwood Nos. 3, 9, 11 and 12. — In good condition. No. 9 is now connected with No. 3 and coal from No. 3 is brought through No. 9. They have pushed the work in the upper vein of No. 3 quite a distance and the vein is very promising. No. 11 was in operation only part of the year.
Urey Ridge Coal Company
Urey Nos. 1, 3 and 6. — In good condition. The mines are connected from No. 1 down to No. 3, a distance of nearly three miles. A good deal of ground has been opened up in No. 6 as it is a machine mine.
Frances. — opened up.
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Indiana Coal Company
Indiana Nos. 3, 1, 5 and 8. — In good condition. No. 3 was idle the greater part of the year.
PEiNNSYLVANIA COAL AND COKE COMPANY
Arcadia Nos. 40, 41, 42, 43 and 44. — In good condition. At No. 41 a fire destroyed the tipple which kept the mine idle for a couple of months. The name of the company has been changed from Pennsylvania, Beech Creek and Eastern to the present name.
Ellsworth-Dunham Coal Company
Victor No. 11. — Ventilation and drainage good. They have not attempted to push the workings of No. 14, but concentrated their efforts on No. 11.
Chestnut Ridge Coal Company
Indiana No. 6. — Idle during the year.
Hillsdale Coal And Coke Company
Hillsdale Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — In good condition. In operation only a part of the year.
Madeira-Hill Coal Mining Company
Clover Run Nos. 1 and 2. — In good condition. They have openings on two separate veins and have furnace ventilation at present, but the company intends to install electric haulage and fans at an early date.
Mine Foremen'S Examinations
The examination of candidates for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Municipal Hall, Punxsutawney, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Examining Board was composed of Roger Hampson. Mine Inspector, John Reed, Superintendent, and James Wood, Mine Foreman.
The following candidates passed a successful examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
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Thomas Williams, Sagamore; George M. Turnbull, Sagamore; William Patterson, Yatesboro.
Second Grade
Thomas Williamson, Valier; John A. Downing, Glen Campbell; Michael Fahey, Rossiter; Andrew Haggerty, Rossiter; O. R. Johnston, Yatesboro; David Baird, Punxsutawney ; Robert Maloney, Punxsutawney; Arthur M. James, Horatio; Richard Joseph, Horatio; Robert Hunter, Wishaw; John Chapman, Coalport; R. C. Patterson, De Lancy; Matthew, Crawford, Knoxdale; James A. Null, Sykesville; G. M. Kriner, Sykesville; Robert Davis, Sagamore,
OFFECIAL DOCU?vIENT,
No. 24.
Thirteenth District
Allegheny, Westmoreland And Washington Counties
Dravosburg, Pa., February 27, 1908.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Min'es:
Sir: In compliance with the Bituminous Mining Laws, I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual report of the Thirteenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908. The report contains the usual tables and statistics, a brief description of the mines and improvements made during the year,- also a report of the annual examination and legal proceedings.
Respet'fully submitted,
John F. Bell,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 43
Number of mines in operation, 41
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 5,741,424
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 102,768
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 37,451
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 91,682
Number of tons of coal produced, 5,973,325
Number of tons of coke produced, 50,988
Number of coke ovens, 106
Number of coke ovens in operation, 100
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 1,465,351
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines,. . 275,177
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 4,232,797
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 8,442
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers, 1,045
Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, 37
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 20
Number of fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 48
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 2
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 298,666
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, 442 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 1,045 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 176
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 522
Number of wives made widows, 6
Number of children orphaned, 14
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 6
Number of electric motors used inside, 47
Number of fans in use, 34
Number of furnaces in use, 7
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 32
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 9
Number of new mines opened, 3
Number of old mines abandoned, 2
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Names of Operators Tons
Pittsburg Coal company, 1,978,035
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, 1,815,104
United Coal Company, 674,850
Penn Gas Coal Company, 563,480
Blaine Coal Company, 394,222
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company, 282,768
Peoples Goal Company, 84,190
McVickers Brothers Company, 50,490
Star Coal Company, 41,677
Lake Shore Gas Coal Company, 32,380
Clair and Rockwell Coal Company, 24,000
Bowman Brothers Company, 15,352
Diamond Coal and Coke Company, 6,960
Smithdale Coal Company, 5,189
Emblem Coal Company, 4,328
Cane Coal Company, 300
Total, 5,973,325
Production by Counties
Allegheny, 4,071,153
Westmoreland, 1,318,425
Washington, 583,747
Total, 5,973,325
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Ocean No. 5. — Ventilation excellent; drainage good. Banner, Forest Hill, Manovvn, Painter, Ocean Nos. 1 and 2. — Condition good as to ventilation and drainage.
Ocean Nos. 3 and 4, Sarah and Shaner in fairly good condition.
Guffev in fair condition.
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(o:u Bluff, Cincionati, Gallatin, Lovedale and Snnoyside. — Condition goOi!.
Yough No. 2. — Condition good, except the ventilation in part of the advanced workings, due to the air current not being properly conducted.
Bunola, Camden, Mongah, Rislier and Walton No. 2. — Condition fair. The ventilation in part of Mongah needs to be improved.
Belle Bridge was idle most of the year. This mine will soon be exhausted.
Grospel. — Not in operatio:>.
United Coal Company
Ella and Patterson No. 2. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions very good.
Pbnn Gas Coal Company
Penn Gas No. 3.— Ventilation, drainage and general conditions good.
Blaine Coal Company
Blaine. — Ventilation good; drainage fair.
Youghiogheny And Ohio Coal Company
Budd.— In fair condition. The ventilation in part of the mine needs to be improved.
Howe. — In fairly good condition as to ventilation and drainage.
Peoples Coal Company
Clinton. — Conditions fair.
McVICKERS BROTHERS COMPANY
Rock Run. — In fair condition.
Star Coal Company
Star. — In fairly good condition.
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Lake Shore Gas Coal Company
Ayers Hollow. — In fairly ood condition. Dravo. — Idle.
Clair And Rockwell Coal Company
Dilworth. — In fair condition. This mine was abandoned in 1896 and reopened during the year.
Bowman Brothers Company
Bowman. — General condition good.
Diamond Coal And Coke Company
Huston Run. — A now mine opened during the year in the Pittsburg seam. In fair condition.
Smithdalb Coal Company
Guiler. — In fair condition. Will soon be exhausted.
Emblem Coal Company
Osceola. — (Leased from the Westmoreland Coal Company.) In fair condition.
Cane Coal Company
Sterling. — A new mine opened during the year in the Redstone seam, the average thickness of the seam is 8 feet 10 inches. In fair condition.
Lynne Coal Company
Lynne. — Abandoned January 16.
Improvements
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Banner. — Thirteen permanent stoppings built; and two openings m,ade near face of workings, one a shaft 50 feet in depth. One 8x5.5 inch Triplex Plunger pump, driven by a 10 H. P. general electric motor, connected direct, and one centrifugal bronze pump, driven by a 20 H. P. Burke motor, connected by belt, installed.
Forest Hill. — A shaft 14x11 feet and 200 feet in depth sunk near the face of the workings, equipped with stairs and can be used for the purpose of ingress to or egress from the mine. The shaft is also used as an inlet, greatly improving the ventilation at the face of the workings. Thirty-four brick stoppings and 3 brick overcasts built. Return airways cleaned out and enlarged in places. An additional airway, 2,800 feet in length to fan. Six thousand feet of 1.5 inch pipe, with hose connections every 200 feet, laid
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along the main haulage road for laying the dust. Outside. — Installed an automatic car haul for handling the empty cars on the tipjjle, driven by a 10 H. P. Western Electric motor, belt connection.
Manown. — Return airway enlarged for a distance of 4,000 feet. Eight permanent stoppings and 2 permanent overcasts built.
Ocean No. 2. — A shaft 14x11 feet and 90 feet in depth sunk near the face of workings, equipped with stairs and can be used for ingress to or egress from the mine. The shaft is also used as an inlet improving the ventilation at face of workings. Thirty-five permanent stoppings and 3 overcasts built. Outside.— A brick fanhouse and a frame building for repair shop.
Ocean No. 5. — Installed a 7-foot Stine fan, driven by a 25 H. P. Burke ekn-Lric motor*, connected by belt. Twenty-seven permanent stoppings a:Td 2 })ermanent overcasts built.
Sarah. — An 8-foot Stine fan installed, driven by a 20 H. P. electric motor. This fan has replaced the Clark fan. One permanent overcast and one permanent stopping built.
Shaner. — A 10-foot Capell fan installed, replacing the Brazil fan. Air-shaft enlaiged from .5 to 7. .5 feet in diameter. Return air-way has also been enlarged.
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Bunola. — An additional airway to fan.
Coal Bluff. — Two openings made near face of workings, which improved ventilation. One permanent overcast built.
Cincinnati. — A shaft sunk 10x10 feet and 200 feet in depth. A 12x6.5 feet Capell fan installed at shaft, driven by a 250 H. P. electric motor, connected to fan by a Reynolds' chain. The construction work about the fan and shaft is built in the most substantial manner with concrete. Two thousand five hundred feet of rope haulage renewed with 40-lb. T-iron; 4,600 feet of motor road completed, and one 10-ton Jeffrey locomotive installed. A number of permanent stoppings have been built.
Gallatin.— A 13.5x5.5 feet Capell fan installed. One 10-ton Jeffrey motor; 40 brick stoppings and 5 permanent overcasts built. Outside. — New rail and river tipple built.
Lovedale. — The fan at this mine formerly ventilated Yough No. 2 mine, but a fan has been installed at Yough No. 2, which has improved the ventilation in both mines. Sixty concrete stoppings and 5 permanent overcasts built. Outside. — Concrete foundation under haulage engine.
Mongah. — Seven concrete stoppings and one permanent overcast built.
Risher. — A shaft 9 feet in diameter and 80 feet deep sunk; a 6-foot Clark fan installed. Fourteen permanent stoppings and 2 overcasts built.
Sunnyside. — One 10-ton Jeffrey motor installed. Four brick stoppings and one permanent overcast built.
Walton No. 2. — One permanent overcast built.
Yough No. 2.— A 20x7.6 foot Pollock fan installed. Twenty-five concrete stoppings apd one overcast built.
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Ella.— A 20x6 foot Loploy fai d'iveii by a 22x24 inch 300 H. P. engine, direct connected. Fan and engine house built of concrete. Fortv-one concrete stojjpings and 4 permanent overcasts built. The return air-course leading to the fan has been enlarged to 151 feet in area for a distance of 130 feet, and from this })oint the air course has been enlarged from 40 feet in area to 00 feet in area for a distance of 3,950 feet. The right return air-course has also been enlarged.
Patterson No. 2. — Twenty concrete stoppings and 2 permanent overcasts built. Motor road extended 2,500 feet with 40-lb. T-iron.
Bdaine Coal Company
Blaine. — Ten tile stoppings built.
Youghiogheny And Ohio Coal Company
Budd. — Eighteen brick stoppings and one overcast built.
Peoples Coal Company
Clinton. — One permanent overcast built.
Star Coal Company
Star. — A 5-foot Stine fan installed, driven by a 20 H. P. motor. Rope haulage extended to ISTew Hill.
Lake Shore Gas Coal Company
Ayers Hollow. — One Yough pump installed, driven by a Westinghouse 15 H. P. motor.
Diamond Coal And Coke Company
Huston Run. — A new mine. The power house is 80x140 feet, built of brick, with 3 tubular boilers 6x18 feet. One Buckeye engine 250 H. P. and one electric generator 100 K. W., 250 volts. Frame rail and river tipple combined, equipped with Phillips dump. Supply building, blacksmith shop, brick and concrete powder magazine, 19 frame dwellings, one stable 34x44 feet, and store building 40x60 feet, have been built. A fan is also being installed.
Emblem Coal Company
Osceloa. — Furnace installed.
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Prosecutions For Violation Op The Mining Law
On information received, suit was entered against Josepli Maize and George Kettering, fire bosses at the Shaner mine of the Pittsburg Coal Company. Charge, failure to examine the mine, as required by law, on the morning of December 20, 1907. The defendants were held for court and the Grand Jury ignored the bills. As required by Article 16, Section 2, of the Act of May 15, 1893, a petition was presented to the court of common pleas of Westmoreland County to withdraw the fire boss certificates of the said Joseph Maize and George Kettering. The case came up for a hearing in the Court of Equity, March 18, and was dismissed by the court; prosecution to pay the costs.
Information was made against Israel White, a miner employed at the Ayeis Hollow mine. Charge, passing a danger signal. Defendant was held for court. The Grand Jury found a true bill, the case came up for trial, and the jury returned a verdict of ''not guilty;" county to pay the costs.
Prank Lacenia and James Rober, miners employed at the Penn Gas No. 3 mine, of the Penn Gas Coal Company, were arrested, charged with taking down and passing a danger signal. Defendants were given a hearing February 29, and held for court. On May 14, the Grand Jury found a true bill against them. They pleaded guilty, and the court sentenced each to pay a fine of five dollars and the costs.
Suit was entered against William Callaghan, a fire boss employed at the Penn Gas No. 3 mine, of the Penn Gas Coal Company. Charge, failure to examine and leave evidence of his presence in a large number of the working places in the section of Penn Gas No. 3 mine, which he was employed' to examine. The defendant was held for court, and a true bill found on May 14. He was found guilty as indicted and the court sentenced him to pay a fine of ten dollars and the costs.
As required by Article 16, Section 2, of the Act of May 15, 1893, a petition was presented to the court of common pleas of Westmoreland county to withdraw/ the fire boss certificate of the said William Callaghan. The court found that the allegations of the petition were true and directed that his fire boss certificate be withdrawn for a period of three months.
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ley township, Westmoreland county, Pennsylvania, in that on the morning of the 6th of March, 1908, he neglected to leave evidence of his presence in a large number of the rooms in the section of said mine which he was employed to examine, and notice is hereby directed to be given by John F. Bell, Mine Inspector, to Thomas Williams, mine inspector, Alfred Jones, a miner, and Clair Stillwagon, representing the operators, the Examining Board which examined said William Callaghan, or to their successors on the said Board, of this finding, by giving them a true and correct copy of this decree and instruct said Board to withdraw the certificate of William Callaghan during the period of three months, and at the expiration of said three months the said William Callaghan shall be entitled to a re-examination, costs of this proceeding to be paid by William Callaghan." [ )
Suit was entered against Joseph Hardon, a miner employed at the Ocean No. 2 mine, of the Pittsburg Coal Company, charged with passing a danger signal on September 12. Hardon is a fugitive from justice.
On information received, suit was entered against Frank Shomer and Joseph Bolobrush, miners employed at the Penn Gas No. 3 mine of the Penn Gas Coal Company, charged with passing a danger signal and entering with op-en lights a portion of the mine worked exclusively with cl safc'tv lamps. They were given a hearing October 26, and held for court. Defendants entered a plea of guilty and were sentenced to pay a fine of ten dollars, each, and the costs.
Mine Foreman's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Belter's Hall, Mc- Keesport, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of John F. Bell, inspector, James Henderson, superintendent; and William Lauder, mine foreman.
There were 59 applicants examined, 22 for mine foreman and 37 for fire boss. The following persons having passed a satisfactory examination were granted certificates as mine foremen.
First Grade
John Patrick, Manown.
Second Grade
William Rae, Gallatin; Isaiah Clayton, Suterville; W. E. Gregory, Elizabeth; John D. Robertson, Frank.
Official Document,
No. 24.
Fourteenth District
Allegheny, Westmoreland, Armstrong, Indiana And But- Ler Counties
Wilkinsbarg, Pa., February 27, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual report of the Fourteenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The general condition of the mines in the district is good. The output from the mines dropped about 17 per cent below that of 1907, owing to the depression in business. The report contains the usual statistical tables, a statement of the most important improvements in and about the mines, and a brief account of the accidents.
Respectfully submitted,
F. W. CUNNINGHAM, Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 70
Number of mines in operation, 65
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 5,920,860
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 87,686 Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 112,737
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 1,977
Number of tons of coal produced, 6,123,260
Number of tons of coke produced, . 1,200
Number of coke ovens, 35
Number of coke ovens in operation, 8
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 3,366,027
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines,. . 847,327
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 1,909,906
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 7,216
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . 1
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 8
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 31
Xuinlsv r of tons of coal produced per fatal <-!;l;-:ir inside. 765,408 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 902 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 233
Number of wives made widows, 6
Number of children orphaned, 19
Number of steam locomotives used inside of mines, 4
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 5
Number of electric motors used inside, 35
Number of fans in use, 49
Number of furnaces in use, 16
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 14
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 51
Number of old mines abandoned, 1
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Pittsburg Plate Glass Company 319,763
Allegheny Coal Company, 227,216
Bessemer Coal and Coke Company, 201,216
McKean Coal Company, ' 167,050
Joseph G. Beale and Company, 157,241
Cornell Coal Company, 156,142
FennsylTania Salt Manufacturing Company, . 124,044
Avonmore Coal and Coke Company, 122,486
Cochran Coal Company, 115,496
Pine Run Company, 100,589
W. B. Skellv Coal Company, 94,334
Valley Camp Coal Company 85,681
McFetridge Brothers, 84,612
Conemaugh Coal Company 79,477
TTnite'i States Sewer Pipe Company 71,123
Apollo Coal Company, 68,334
Howard Gas Coal Company, 68,018
Allegheny Coal and Coke Company 63,733
Hamilton Coal Mining Company, 62,000
Lechburp; Coal ar*d Coke Company G1.692
Mitchell-Watson Coal Company, . .' 54,062
Lucesco Coal Company, 52,184
Paulton Coal Mining Company 46,138
Bowman Coal Company, 46,026
Boyd Brothers Coal Company 45,535
Bagdad Coal and Coke Company, 45,250
Butler Junction Coal Company 45,076
Gilpin Coal Company 44,464
Kerr Coal Company, 43,230
Valley Coal Company, 41,518
Edri Coal Company,' 41,284
Hnddon Coal Company, 40,576
Kiskiminitas Coal Company 39,823
Lewis Coal Company, 39,309
Pine Run Coal and Coke Company 33,679
West Penn Coal Mining Company 33,474
Raridan Coal Company 31,399
Maher Coal and Coke Company 31,076
West Penn Mining Company 28.672
Lognnsport Coal Company, 27,179
Provident Coke and Mining Company 19,872
West Leechburg Steel and Tin Plate Company, 18,593
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Braeburn Steel Company, 14,260
Roaring Run Mining Company, 12,981
Spring Hill Gas Coal Company, 10,000
Dalliba Coal Company, 7,661
Jacob Weinman and Sons, 7,262
Steel and Scott, 5,400
G. Vogele and Son Company, 5,118
John Peterman, 3,400
Vandergrift Coal Company, 2,852
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Production by Counties
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Westmoreland 2,239,204
Armstrong, 639,900
Indiana, 490,998
Butler, 43,230
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New York And Cleveland Gas Coal Company
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Westmoreland Coal Company
Export No. 1. — In fairly good condition. Export No. 2. — In excellent condition.
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Creighton. — In good condition. The management has employed shot firers during the year, and is using one of the so-called safety explosives. The ventilation has been put in a more substantial condition by the elimination of doors and the building of overcasts.
Salts Burg Coal Co'Mpany
Poster Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — In good condition.
Avo'Nmore Coal And Coke Company
Avonmore. — In good condition.
Leechburg Coal And Coke Company
Hill and River view. — In good condition.
Allegheny Coal And Coke Company
Avenue. — In good condition.
Edri Coal Company
Edri. — In good condition,
Pine Run Coal And Coke Company
Pine Run No. 1. — In good condition.
Bagdad Coal And Coke Company
Bagdad. — In good condition.
Paulton Coal Mining Company
Paulton. — In good condition.
Gilpin Coal Company
Gilpin. — In good condition.
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Butier Junction Coal Company
Butler Junction. — In good condition.
Haddon Coal Company
Haddon. — In good condition.
Pine Run Company
Lewis. — In good condition.
West Penn Mining Company
West Penn. — In good condition.
Lewis Coal Company
Blackstone was in fair condition; the ventilation and drainage in some parts of the mine were defective.
Allegheny Coal Company
Harwick. — In very good sanitary condition. This mine is worked exclusively with locked safety lamps. The coal is being mined with compressed air and electric mining machines. The mining machines and all wires are so insulated that they comply fully with the requirements of the mine law; that is, they will not emit sparks into the mine atmosphere. The coal is hauled to the shaft bottom by rope haulage.
Bessemer Coal And Coke Company
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McKEAN COAL COMPANY
Peterson. — In very good condition.
Joseph G. Beale And Company
Beale. — In very good condition. Aladdin. — In very good condition.
Cornell Coal Company
Cornell. — In fairly good condition.
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atrona No. 1. — In excellent condition. This mine is in the Upper Preeport coal seam, which has a thickness of 3 feet, 9 inches.
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Cochran Coal Company
Cochran No. 1. — In fairly good condition.
W. B. Ske'Lly Coal Company
Elizabeth. — Ventilation good; drainage defective.
Valley Camp Coal Co'Mpany
Valley Camp. — Ventilation defective. A fan vas installed the first part of the year. Since that time explosive gas has been generated, and the fan is unable to give the proper ventilation. The company is purchasing a larger fan to be installed on the surface, which will produce ample ventilation.
McFETRIDGE BROTHERS
Hite. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition.
Conemaugh Coal Company
Conemaugh. — The ventilation has been very much improved during the year by driving the main entry to the surface, thus allowing a strong air current near the face of the workings.
United States Sewer Pipe Company
Jobnetta No. 2. — Jn excellent condition.
Apollo Coal Company
North West. — In good condition.
Howard Gas Coal Company
Mt. Gray. — In good condition. The location of the fan was changed, and the ventilation has been very much improved at the face of the workings.
Piamilton Coal Mining Company
Crag Dell. — In fairly good condition. It has been included among the gaseous mines during the year.
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Mitchell- Watson Coal Company
Mitchell-Watson. — In excellent condition.
Lucesco Coal Company
Lucesco. — Ventilation poor; drainage good.
Bowman Coal Company
Bowman. — In excellent condition.
Boyd Brothers Coal Company
Boyd. — In excellent condition.
Kerr Coal Company
Kerr No. 8. — In fair condition.
Valley Coal Company
Valley. — In good condition.
Kiskiminitas Coal Company
Tunnelton. — In fair condition.
West Penn Coal Mining Company
West Penn No. 1. — The ventilation and drainage have been ver; much improved during the year, and improvements are being continued along this line.
Raridan Coal Company
Earidan. — In fair condition.
Maker Coal And Coke Company
Maher No. 4. — In very good condition.
Logansport Coal Company
Bethel. — In good sanitary condition.
Provident Coke And Mining Company
Provident No. 1. — In good sanitary condition. This mine vviis, idle the greater part of the year, incident to change in ownership and management. The operations during the year were largely in the nature of development work to fit the mine for a larger output. The mine equipment in general has been largely increased. Extensive improvements are planned to be made early in the new year, which will include a new tipple, equipped, and an augmented power plant, etc.
No. 24. FOURTEENTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT 685*
West Leechburg Steel And Tin Plate Company
West Leechburg. — In excellent condition.
American Sheet And Tin Plate Company
Kirkpatrick. — In good condition.
Braeburn Steel Company
Braeburn. — In good condition.
Dalliba Coal Company
Dalliba. — In good condition. This mine does not employ many miners, due to a fault they have been working in for the last few years. However, they are cut through, and are working in a good body of coal at present, and the mine is being developed under plans with a view of a large output in the future.
Jacob Weinman And Sons
Weinman. — In good condition.
Steel And Scott
Ward. — A custom mine; in fair condition.
G. Vogele And Son Company
Hampton. — A custom mine, in fairly good condition.
John Peterman
Peterman. — A custom mine in fair condition.
Vandergrift Coal Company
Vandergrift. — In excellent condition.
Impeovements
New York And Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Plum Creek. — An electrically driven Stine fan has been installed to ventilate one section of the mine.
Lyons Run. — Incombustible overcasts and stoppings have been built during the year. The rope haulage has also been extended to the working part of the mine.
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Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Creightou. — An extra fan has been installed, to be used in case of an accident to the main fan. A number of substantial stoppings and overcasts have been built. A second haulage road has been made, and laid with 65 pound rails.
Allegheny Coal Company
Harwick. — A rope haulage system has been installed, operated by a pair of large engines located on the surface. The shaft bottom has been graded, and roof supported by 'T beams. Electric coalcutting machines of the enclosed type and free from the emission of sparks into the mine atmosphere, have been installed. The electric wires are very heavily insulated, and oil switches are placed thereon along the productive entries at every third room for the attachment of the machine cable. A slate picking machine has been installed on the tipple.
Cornell Coal Company
Cornell. — A new traveling way lias been made to the extreme end of the min'e. The electric wires have been removed from the main return airway and taken into the mine through a drill hole near the workings of the mine.
McKEAN COAL COMPANY
Peterson. — Substantial incombustible stoppings have been erected throughout the whole of the mine.
United States Sewer Pipe Company
Johnetta No. 2. — During the year about 600,000 bricks have been used in the mine; 42 wood stoppings have been replaced by brick; also, one overcast. The shaft bottom has been made more substantial by brick walls and steel "I" beams, 19 feet long, 12 inch face, and 15 inches high. One 3-inch water line has been laid the entire length of the main entry, to be used in case of fire.
Boyd Brothers Coal Company
Boyd. — A four-foot Stine fan has been installed.
Kerr Coal Company
Kerr No. 8. — A tunnel has been completed 1,500 feet in length through rock, to tap the coal seam on a cradle favorable to the loads, to a new steel tipple, 100 feet long and 93 feet high.
One mile of haulage road has been relaid with 40 pound steel rails; and 150 new mine cars; one 10-ton electric locomotive, four electric chain mining machines; one 8-foot, high speed fan, electrically driven; one 150 K. W. generator, driven by a 200 H. P. engine; and two 100 FT. P. boilers have been added to the eo,uipment of this mine. All stopjings between the main intake and return airways have been built of masonry.
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Maker Coal. And Coke Company
Maher No. 4, — A 12-foot Brazil fan has been added to the equipment of this mine.
Ben Franklin Coal Company
Metcalf. — The haulage roads have all been graded and relaid with 40 pound steel rails. A 100 K. W. generator, one 150 H. P. boiler, one coal crusher, one electric locomotive, and two electric chain mining machines, have been added to the equipment.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Morehead Hall, Pittsburg, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of F. W. Cunningham, Inspector; E. A. Watters, Superintendent, and Alexander McCanch, Sr., Mine Foreman. There were 27 applicants examined, 14 for mine foremen's certificates and 13 for fire bosses' certificates. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen.
First Grade
Grant Linderman, W. G. Crawford and Samuel Homer.
OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, No. 24.
Fifteenth District
Cambria, Indiana And Clearfield Counties
Patton, Pa., February 27, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: In compliance with the Bituminous Mining Laws, I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual report of Fifteenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
Respejctfully submitted,
Alexander Monteith,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 110
Number of mines in operation, 106
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 6,238,579
amber oi tons used at mines fur hiceam aiid neat, i-i8,oo.j
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 45,335
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 252,18(>
Number of ions of coal producea,
Number of tons of coke produced, i4h,5u6
Number of coke ovens, 48
Number of coke ovens in operation, 482
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 4,865,500
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, 1,259,751
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 539,414
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 9,822
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . 136
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 16
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 37
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 416,542
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 614 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 265
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 1,014
Number of wives made widows, 8
Number of children orphaned, 25
Number of electric motors used inside, 81
Number of fans in use, 66
Number of furnaces in use, 35
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 2
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 104
Number of new mines opened, 3
Number of old mines abandoned, 2
No. 24.
Fifteenth Bituminous District
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Names of Operators Tons
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Company, 1,433,133
Carrolltown Coal Company, 556,309
Barnes and Tucker, 380,541
Penn Mary Coal Company, 366,231
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation, 330,803
Madeira Hill Coal Mining Company, 323,431
Empire Coal Mining Company, 305,969
Sterling Coal Company, 266,667
Peale, Peacock and Kerr, Incorporated, 257,727
Possum Glory Coal and Coke Company, 236,916
Greenwich Coal and Coke Company, 218,959
Dixon Coal Company, 198,725
Hines Coal Company, 159,144
Duncan and Spangler Coal Conipanv, 153,554
Cherry Tree Coal Company, 150,739
Cymbria Coal Company, 117,159
Nant Y Glo Coal Mining Company, 111,579
Oak Ridge Coal and Coke Company, 89,015
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Allport Coal Company, 66,344
Woodland Coal and Coke Company, 55,049
Clearfield and Cambria Coal and Coke Company, 49,530
Walnut Coal Company 40,329
Peerless Coal Mining Company, 38,534
Logan Coal Company, 32,580
Miller Run Coal Company 29,166
Randolph Coal Company 21,687
Hastings Coal and Coke Company, 19,115
Patton Clay Manufacturing Company, 15,337
Red Top Coal Company, 14,179
Morrisdale Coal Company, 13,493
M. J. Kelly and Company, Incorporated 10,116
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Berwindale Coal Company 4,211
Cheston Coal Company, 3,039
Little Creek Coal and Coke Company, 1,560
Stratton Brothers and Company, 1,467
Victor Coal Company 1,127
Olanta Coal Mining Company, 1,016
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Indiana, 1,871,355
Clearfield, 445,884
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Condition Of Mines
Pennsylvania Coal And Coke Company
Pennsylvania Nos. 11, 12, 13 and 20 located near Hastings. — In fail* condition, except on my last inspection the ventilation in No. 12 was weak, and the drainage in No. 20 was defective on some parts of haulage roads.
Pennsylvania No. 25. — In fair condition.
Pennsylvania Nos. 27 and 29. — In fair condition. In No. 27 on right side the ventilation was weak near face.
Pennsylvania Nos. 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37 and 34.— In fair condition. In No. 30 the ventilation was weak on eighth section.
Carrolltown Coal Company
Victor Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 and 10. — In fair condition. In Nos. 1 and 6 the ventilation was weak in some parts. In No. 10 the drainage was defective on main haulage road.
No. 5 mine did not come under the law during the greater part of the year.
Russell Coal Company
Victor Nos. 24, 25, 26, 27 and 29. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions very good. The ventilation was a little weak in No. 26, on right side, near face.
Barnes And Tucker
Lancashire Nos. 3, 6, 7, 10 and 12. — In fair condition. In Nos. 10 and 12 the ventilation was weak near face, due to defective stoppings. A new shaft is being put down near face of No. 12 for ventilation. No. 10 is also being improved.
Penn Mary Coal Company
Penn Mary Nos. 1, 2, 4 and 5. — In very good condition on my last visit. Previous to that time the ventilation in No. 4 was weak at face.
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Gazzam, West Branch, Sample Run and Barr. — In very fair condition. The ventilation was weak in some parts of West Branch, and to improve this a new slope is being constructed near face of mine.
Madeira Hill Coal Mining Company
Spangler Nos. 1, 2, 3, 3J and 4.— In fair condition. In No. 1 the ventilation was weak on right side, and the drainage was defective on haulage. In No. 2 the ventilation was weak in some parts near face.
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Empire Coal Mining Company
Empire A, Empire P, Empire M, Empire R, and Eclipse. — In good condition. In Empire A the ventilation was weak in some parts. Eclipse was abandoned in June.
Sterling Coal Company
Sterlins: Nos. 1, 5 and 6. — In fair condition, except second left section of No. 1 and part dip section of No. 6 on left where ventilation was weak. No. 5 was idle greater part of the year.
Peale, Peacock And Kerr, Incorporated
I Glen Richey Nos. 3, 4 and 5 and Bloomington No. 19 A. — In fair condition. Nos. 3 and 4 were idle seven months during the year.
POiSSUM GLORY COAL AND COKE COMPANY
Possum Glory No 1. — In fair condition.
Greenwich Coal And Coke Company
Greenwich Nos. 2 and 3 located at Greenwich. — In fair condition. Greenwich No. 4 located at Love Joy was drowned out on main section; on the right section ventilation was fair, except on my last visit, when it was weak at face due to canvas on air course where rooms are turned from air course side. Greenwich Nos. 3 and 5, located at Starford in fair condition. No. 5 did not come under the law during the greater part of the year.
Dixon Coal Company
Dixon No. 1. — In fair condition, except on my last inspection, when ventilation was not sufficient and one-half of the men were withdrawn. Drainage defective in some parts. A fan is being installed which will furnish ample ventilation.
Hines Coal Company
Hines Nos. 1 and 2 was in fair condition, except on left side of No. 2 where ventilation is weak. An air course is being made which will improve this condition.
Duncan And Spangler Coal Company
Delta and Blubaker No. 13.— In fair condition, except drainage was defective on some parts of haulage roads in Delta.
Cherry Tree Coal Company
Emeigh Run Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — In fair condition. Nos. 1 and 2 are now one mine.
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Cymbria Coal. Company
Oymbria Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — In fair condition, except ventilation was weak in No. 2 on left side of old main. A new air course is being made across old workings to improve this condition.
Nant Y Glo Coal Mining Company
Nant Y Glo No. 2. — In fair condition, except as to drainage on some parts of haulage roads.
Oak Ridge Coal And Coke Company
Oak Ridge Nos. 1 and 2. — In fair condition, except ventilation was weak in No. 2, dne to fall on air course near shaft.
Rich Hidl Coal Company
Rich Hill Nos. 1 and 2. — In good condition except drainage at first left was defective.
Potts Run Land Company
Potts Run No. 2. — In fair condition except drainage in parts was defective.
Allport Coal Company
Allport No. 1. — In good condition
Woodland Coal And Coke Company
Woodland Nos. 1 and 2. — In good condition.
Clearfield And Cambria Coal And Coke Company
Lee Run No. 1. — In good condition.
Walnut Coal Compny
Walnut Run Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — In fair condition. No. 3 is a slope to B coal which is just completed, and has been idle during the greater part of the year.
Peerless Coal Mining Company
Peerless No. 1. — In good condition.
Logan Coal Company
Logan No. 5. — In good condition except drainage in some parts was defective.
Miller Run Coal Company
Miller Run No. 1. — In good condition.
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Randolph Goad Company
Randolph No. 2. — In good condition.
Hastings Coal And Coke Company
Kinport No. 1. — In good condition.
Patton Clay Manufacturing Company
Patton Clay No. 3. — In good condition.
Red Top Coal Company
Red Top Nos. 1 and 2. — In fair condition. Are now one mine.
Morrisdale Coal Company
Patton Nos. 1 and 2.— No. 1 has been reopened but did not come under the law until the latter part of the year. On my last inspection it was not in satisfactory condition. No. 2. — Not under the law, but in fair condition.
M. J. Kelly And Company, Incorporateid
Burnadette. — In good condition.
Mosier And Jose
Wilson Run. — In good condition.
W. A. Gould And Brothers
Black Diamond. — In fair condition except that drainage was defective in some parts.
Berwindale Coal Company
Berwindale No. 1. — Did not come under the law during the greater part of the year and on my last inspection was not in a satisfactory condition.
Cheston Coal Company
Cheston No. 1. — This is an old mine reopened and was not in satisfactory condition when last inspected.
Little Creek Coal And Coke Company
Oshsnter No. 3. — Idle during part of the year and was in fair condition except on second left, where ventilation is weak.
Stratton Brothers And Company
Howard Mine. — Not in satisfactory condition when last inspected. Did not come under the law.
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Victor Coal Company
Empire G. — Idle, the greater part of the year. In fair condition.
Olanta Coal. Mining Company
Olanta No. 1. — A new mine just being developed. In fair condition.
Bellmore Coal Company
Alaska. — Idle.
Dowler Coal Company ,
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Oshanter Coal Company
Manhattan. — Idle.
Improvements
Pennsylvania Coal And Coke Company
Pennsylvania No. 11. — A seven foot Stine fan has been installed.
Pennsylvania No. 12. — A new shaft for ventilation has been put down near face of mine.
Pennsylvania No. 25. — A drift for drainage and ventilation has been put in on dip section of this mine.
Pennsylvania No. 33. — A new twelve foot Stine fan has been installed to replace the Brazil fan which was burned August 31.
Carrolltown Coal Company
Victor Nos. 2 and 3. — A new twenty foot Pollock fan is being installed to ventilate these mines.
Victor No. 10. — A new shaft for second opening has been made
Barnes And Tucker
Lancashire No. 12. — A shaft is being put down near face of this mine for ventilation, which is nearly completed.
Clearfield Bituminous Coal Corporation
Sample Run. — A pair of new haulage engines 18x24, made by the Vulcan Iron Works, installed for rope haulage.
Barr. — pair of new haulage engines 18x24, made by the Vulcan Iron Works, installed for rope haulage.
Madeira Hill Coal Mining Company
Spangler No. 1. — A new drift for drainage and ventilation made into right section.
Spangler No. 2. — A new opening for drainage and ventilation made near face.
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Empire Coal. Mining Company
Empire A. — A new shaft for ventilation was put down near face.
Sterling Coal Company
Sterling No. 1. — A new opening was made and a seven foot Stine fan installed for dip section.
Dixon Coad Company
Dixon No. 1. — An electric plant and motor haulage installed consisting of one generator 165 K. W. of general electric type, one Buck Eye engine 200 H. P., two Phoenix boilers 150 H. i. each, and two 10-ton general electric motors. A new Capell fan is also being installed.
Hines Coal Company
Hines No. 1. — A seven foot Stine fan has been installed near number five opening.
Cherry Tree Coal Company
Emeigh Run No. 1. — A pair of new haulage engines 14x18 and rope haulage installed.
Randolph Coal Company
Randolph No. 2. — A seven-foot Stine fan installed with twenty H. P. Atlas engine and thirty H. P. boiler.
Hastings Coal And Coke. Company
Kinport No. 1. — Electric plant and motor haulage installed which consists of one 150 H. P. Phoenix boiler, one Skinner engine 125 H. P., one Crocker Wheeler generator and one six-ton general electric motor; also new tipple and bin with elevator, and fifty coke ovens and mechanical coke drawer.
Mine Foremen'S Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Miners Hall, Patton, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of Alexander Monteith, Inspector; T. A. Estep, Superintendent, and Timothy McCarthy, Mine Foreman.
There were 52 applicants examined, 50 for mine foremen's certificates and 2 for fire bosses' certificates. The following persons, having passed a satisfactory examination, were granted certificates as mine foremen:
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First Grade Fred Summerill, John Metcalf.
Second Grade
Henry Ball, G. A. Hinterleitner, Samuel Irvine, Edward J. Milson, John Harvej, James C. Ward.
Official Document,
No. 24.
Sixteenth District
Fayette, Washington And Greene Counties
Brownsville, Pa., February 27, 1909.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I herewith transmit my annual report for the Sixteenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
There was a decrease of 1,406,676 tons in the production of coal and a decrease of 25 in the fatal accidents and 15 in the non-fatal accidents, as compared with 1907.
The usual descriptive and statistical matter is given in the report.
Respectfully submitted,
David Young,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 59
Number of mines in operation, 55
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 4,299,225
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 178,006
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 58,148
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 3,182,378
Number of tons of coal produced, 7,717,757
Number of tons of coke produced, 2,194,492
Number of coke ovens, 6,028
Number of coke ovens in operation, 4,482
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 3,903,690
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, 667,156
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 3,146,911
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 7,919
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . 1,185
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 27
Number of fatal accidents outside, 1
Number oi non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 64
Number ol: non-fatal accidents outside, 1
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 285,843
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside,. . 293 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 2,496 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside 124
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 2,496
Number of wives made widows, 21
Number of children orphaned, 35
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 5
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 12
Number of electric motors used inside, 60
Number of electric motors used outside, 17
Number of fans in use, 52
Number of furnaces in use, 3
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 45
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 10
Number of old mines abandoned, 4
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Table A
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Names of Operators Tons
Mouongaliela Kiver Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, 2,226,704
Vesta Coal Company, 1,285.607
Brier Hill Coke Company, 510,485
H. C. Frick Coke Company, 452,751
Sharon Coke Company, 371,779
Connellsville Central Coke Company, 346,380
Orient Coke Company, 340,834
Taylor Coal and Coke Company, 276,852
Consolidated ConnellsAdlle Coke Company, 266,358
Repnblican Iron and Steel Company, 265,926
Thompson Connellsville Coke Company, 262,383
Diamond Coal Company, 189,485
Dilworth Coal Company, 143,461
Bessemer Coke Company, 129,046
Century Coke Company, 118,121
Tower Hill Coke Company, 92,177
Clyde Coal Company 89,786
McKeefrey Coal Company, 80,988
Prospect Coal and Coke Company 57,062
LaBelle Coke Company, 55,488
Struthers Coal and Coke Company, 34,750
Connellsville Standard Coke Company, 28,648
Jacobs Creek Coal and Coke Company, 28,400
Sunshine Coal and Coke Company, 18,870
Brownsville Coke Company,' 15,882
Champion Connellsville Coke Company, 13,483
River Coal Company, 7,834
Hnstead-Semans Coal and Coke Company, 6,072
Dunlap-Connellsville Coke Company, 2,145
Total, 7,717,757
Production by Counties
Fayette, 4,884,820
Washington, 2,689,476
Greene, 148,461
Total, 7.717,757
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Crescent. — Condition fair as to ventilation and drainage.
Beaumont. — Ventilation and general condition fair. This mine is retreating with the pillars and stumps, and will soon be exhausted.
Crowthers. — Ventilation and drainage good. Riverville and Fox. — Idle.
Vesta Coal Company
Vesta No. 4. — Ventilation and drainage good. As there are four different sections to ventilate, the general conditions are good.
Vesta No. 3. — Condition good as to ventilation and drainage.
Vesta No. 5. — Ventilation good; drainage fair.
Hila. — Formerly operated by the Hila Coal Company. It was taken over by the Vesta Coal Company during the year.
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Gates Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage in excellent condition.
Dearth Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition satisfactory.
Sharon Coke Company
Eonco. — General condition of ventilation and drainage good.
Consolidated Connellsville Coke Company
Donald Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage very good. Virginia. — In operation only part of the year. In good condition. Sterling. — Ventilation and drainage in excellent condition.
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Brier Hill Coke Company
Brier Hill. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition satisfactory.
Orient Coke Company
Orient. — General condition as regards ventilation and drainage very good.
Taylor Coal And Coke Company
Searigbt. — Ventilation, drainage and general conditions are excellent.
Republic Iron And Steel Company
Republic. — General condition and ventilation very satisfactory.
Clyde Coal Company
Clyde. — Ventilation and drainage satisfactory.
Diamond Coal Company
Diamond. — Ventilation good; drainage fair.
McKEEFREY COAL COMPANY
McKeefrey. — In excellent conditioD.
Thompson-Connellsville Coke Company
Thompson Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Tower Hill Coke Company
Tower Hill Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition good.
Connellsville Central Coke Company
Low Phos Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage very good. Herbert. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Bessemer Coke Company
Martin. — Ventilation and drainage in fairly good condition. Millsboro. — Ventilation good; drainage fair.
Prospect Coal And Coke Company
Solon. — General conditions very good.
Struthers Coal And Coke Company
Struthers. — Ventilation and drainage good.
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DILiWORTH COAL. COMPANY
Dilworth. — Ventilation weak at the face of workings, due to improper distribution of the air and a creep overrunning the right side of the mine. Drainage good.
Consolidated Standard Coke Company
Eleanor. — This is a new mine. In very good condition.
Hustead-Semans Coal And Coke Company
Hustead. — Ventilation and drainage in very good condition.
Labelle Coke Company
LaBelle. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Century Coke Company
Century. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. February 8, a serious mine fire occurred by a blown-out shot of black powder which ignited the coal. It was necessary to seal off part of the mine for sometime, then flood the enclosed part of the mine with water and extinguish the fire.
Sunshine Coal And Coke Company
Teresa. — Ventilation and drainage very satisfactory.
Champion Connellsville Coke Company
Champion. — Ventilation and drainage very much improved during the year.
Jacobs Creek Coal And Coke Company
Jacobs Creek. — General condition and ventilation very satisfactory.
Brownsville Coke Company
Ganns. — Ventilation and drainage in excellent condition.
River Coal Company
River Mine No. 1. — General condition good. Idle most of the year.
Dunlap Connellsville Coke Company
Garwood. — Ventilation and drainage not very good. This is a new shaft mine and connections have not yet been made with the second opening.
Charles Bradford Coal Company
Coal Centre. — Idle.
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Improvements
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal And Coke
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Alice. — Two ten-ton Jeffrey motors, one 475 H. P. engine, two 150 K. W. generators, one 250 H. P. boiler, and one 11x12 inch Jeanesville pump, were installed. Air shaft sunk 196 feet. Built addition to boiler house and two brick overcasts.
Albany. — Built three concrete stoppings and one brick overcast.
Chamouni. — Five stoppings and three overcasts were built of brick.
Crescent. — Installed motor haulage on main entry and relaid two miles of haulage road.
Vigilant. — Fifteen stoppings and nine overcasts were built of concrete.
Knob. — Five stoppings and two overcasts of concrete were built.
Crowthers. — Built twelve stoppings of masonry. Cleaned and straightened the return air course. Two motor sidings 275 feet long were made. Changed the system of ventilation.
Vesta Coal Company
Vesta No. 4. — Built thirty-two stoppings of masonry. Installed two new fans, which are not yet in operation.
Brier Hill Coke Company
Brier Hill. — Built two stoppings and one overcast of concrete. Installed a 14-ton H. K. Porter air locomotive and are installing a new air compressor.
H. C. Frick Coke Company
Gates No. 1. — Installed compressed air haulage system and a piping system for sprinkling dust; also Nicholson overwind safety device.
Gates No. 2. — Installed compressed air haulage system and a piping system for sprinkling dust. Built incline for transporting employes from the works to houses.
Dearth No. 1. — A concrete overcast, 66 feet long over main dip at main east flat, and four permanent stoppings, were built. Extended motor haulage 1,600 feet.
Dearth No. 2. — Built four permanent stoppings and extended motor haulage 1,300 feet.
Sharon Coke Company
Konco. — Installed air motor haulage, an air compressor, one 30 H. P. tubular boiler, a feed pump for boilers, and a safety overwind device for hoisting engines. Built 350 coke ovens, compressor house and 25 blocks of houses.
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Connellsvil.Le Central Coke Company
Low Phos No. 1. — Improvements consist of a new slope, rope haulage and a second motion hoisting engine.
Herbert. — Built 50 feet of arch for pump room, three overcasts and nine stoppings of concrete. Installed one 100 K. W. Westinghouse generator and one steel coke conveyor.
Orient Coke Company
Orient. — Installed a coke drawing machine, air compressor, feed pump in boiler house, and two hot air furnaces in two dwelling houses. Erected bin for coke ashes and a system for burning the coke ashes. Built 30 feet of retaining wall and rebuilt front wall of 23 coke ovens. Planted 200 trees before the tenement houses. Inside improvements consist of 51 brick stoppings, one overcast and a telephone system. Installed one additional locomotive for gathering, extended air haalage, and 1,200 feet haulage road graded and laid with 45-lb. rail. Replaced 3,000 feet of 25-lb. rail with 45-lb. rail.
Taylor Coal And Coke Company
Searight. — Built one overcast and fifteen concrete stoppings.
Republic Iron And Steel Company
Republic. — Built 21 stoppings, 3 overcasts and 300 feet of arch in main heading, all of concrete. Stable for 25 head of stock, feed room and harness room were built. Installed one compressed air gathering locomotive, 100 steel mine cars, and Parson blowers for burning coke ashes.
Consolidated Connellsvillb Coke Company
Donald Nos. 1 and 2. — Built 105 permanent stoppings and 2 overcasts of concrete. Cleaned 5,000 feet of air course and increased the area from 36 square feet to 56 square feet.
Sterling. — Built 15 concrete stoppings and 2 brick overcasts.
Diamond Coal Company
Diamond. — The old stoppings replaced by permanent stoppings. Roof taken down and track raised in No. 10 entry.
Dilworth Coal Company
Dil worth — Built a railroad tipple.
Bessemer Coke Company
Millsboro. — Built 14 brick stoppings and 2 brick overcasts, and installed Wolf safety lamps in the mine. Built 6 single houses of tile, one frame office and one frame house.
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Century Coke Company
Century. — Erected 47 permanent brick stoppings.
Tower Hill Coke Company
Tower Hill No. 1.— Fan installed and a fan house erected. Tower Hill N'o. 2.— Fan installed, fan house built, and pump room completed at bottom of the shaft.
Clyde Coal Company
Clyde. — Installed a watr-rincr system throughout the mine, and built one concrete over tlie traveling road.
Labelle Coke Company
LaBelle. — Built one concrete overcast.
Struthers Coal And Coke Company
Struthers. — Built six concrete overcasts.
Dunlap Connellsville Coke Company
Garwood. — A new coke plant under construction.
Pkosecutions For Violations Of The Mining Law
September 4, 1907, information was made against C. L. Burkey, mine foreman of Orient mine, operated by Orient Coke Company, and John J. Mclntyer, mine foreman of Searight mine, operated by Taylor Coal and Coke Company, charging them with violation of article 20, rule 4, of the mining law. They waived a hearing to December sessions of court and by consent of the attorneys the charges were carried over to the March sessions, 1908, at which they entered a plea of guilty and paid all costs.
Inform.ation was made against John Jackson, mine foreman of Snow Hill mine, operated by the Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, in December of 1907, charging him with violation of article 8, section 4 of the mining law. He was held for March sessions of court at wiiich he entered a plea of guilty, and the Court sentenced him to pay a fine and costs.
January 30, 1908, information v/as made against Thomas Harris, mine foreman for violation of article 20, rules 4 and 60, and Steve Hash, miner for violation of article 20, rule 4, in the Century mine, operated by Century Coke Company. They entered a plea of guilty and paid a fine and costs.
Information was made against Mike March and Thomas Shurela, machine runners, in December, 1907, for violation of article 8, section 4 of the mining law, in Dilworth mine, operated by Dilworth
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Coal Company, situated in Greene county. They were committed to county jail to await trial at March term of court when they entered a plea of guilty and paid all costs.
Joseph Whail was arrested, on February 22, for passing a danger signal in Ganns mine of Brownsville Coke Company and held for court and was sentenced to twenty-five dollars and costs.
February 2, 1907, information was made against W. D. Johnson, mine foreman, employed by Clyde Coal Company at Clyde mine, charging him with violation of article 20, rule 60 and article 4, section 3 of the mining law. He entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to paj the costs. On the same day T made information against John W. Carroll, fire boss, of the same mine, charging him with violating article 5, section 2. The defendant furnished bail and was tried before the grand jury, May 6, found a true bill. May 13 the case came up for trial and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty, but defendant to pay half of the costs.
George Andrews was arrested for using impure illuminating oil in Alice mine of the Monongahela Eiver Consolidated Coal and Coke Company. He was given a hearing on November 29, 1907 and held for March sessions, 1908. He was tried before a jury on March 19, and the jurj returned a verdict of guilty. The Court sentenced him to pay a fine and costs.
John Bertye was arrested for taking matches in Gates mine of H C. Frick Coke Company. In default of bail, he was remanded to the county jail until he had a hearing when he entered a plea of guilty and was directed to pay a fine and costs.
March 21, 1908, information was made against Joseph Brunsvich, miner, employed by Orient Coke Company at Orient mine, charged with passing a danger signal. In default of bail, he was remanded to the county jail until June 3, when he had a hearing and entered a plea of guilty, was directed to pay a fine and costs.
October 27, 1908, information was made against Andrew August, Charles Rislow and Ernest Reigg, miners, for taking matches beyond station in Gates No. 2 mine,' of H. C. Frick Coke Company. Defendants entered a plea of guilty, and were directed to pay fines and costs.
Mine Foremen's Examinations The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held April 21, 22, 23 and
The Board of Examiners was David Young, Inspector; Harry Drum, Superintendent, and William Seddon, Mine Foreman. There were 85 applicants examined, 56 for mine foremen's certificates and 29 for fire bosses' certificates. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
William J. Burns, George A. Mill ward, Ralph M. Keeney, Charles C. Butler, Thomas D. Rose, John A. Morrison. John N. Brewer, Patrick J. Boyle and Harry O. Millward.
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Official, Document,
No. 24.
Seventeenth District
Allegheny And Washington Counties
Pittsburg, Pa., March 2, 1909.
Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I hereAvith transmit my annual report of the Seventeenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The report contains the usual tables and statistics, with a brief description of the mines and the most important improvements made during the year.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES P. McOREGOR, Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 60
Number of mines in operation 37
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 5,382,089
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 161,948
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 54,614
Number of tons of coal produced, 5,598,651
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 1,620,452
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . 1,432,157
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 2,546,042
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 8,730
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers, 856
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 20
Number of fatal accidents outside 2
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 47
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, ; 279,932
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . . 436 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 428 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 186
Number of wives made widows, 7
Number of children orphaned, 13
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 4
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 2
Number of electric motors used inside, 50
Number of electric motors used outside, 3
Number of fans in use, 34
Number of furnaces in use, 5
Number of gaseous mines in operation 21
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 16
Number of new mines opened, 2
Number of old mines abandoned, , 1
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Table A
PRODUCTION OF COALr
Names of Operators Tons
Pittsburg Coal Company, 2,806,789
Pittsburg-Bujffalo Company, 719,110
Youghiogheny and Ohio Coal Company, 651,758
Crescent Coal Company, 392,358
United Coal Company, 272,944
Meadow Lands Coal Company, 242,331
Monongahela Kiver Consolidated Coal and Coke Company, 226,865
Mifflin Coal Company, 142,853
Ollett Brothers, 51,590
J. M. Greek and Company, . . , 50,500
E. R. Weise, 31,100
W. S. B. Hays, 10,453
Total, 5,598,651
Production by Counties
Allegheny, 3,237,651
Washington, 2,361,000
Total, 5,598,651
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Condition Of Mines
Pittsburg Coal Company
Allison. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good. B or Mine No, 2. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
C or Mine No. 3. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good.
D or Mine No. 4. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
Fair Haven. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fair. First Pool Nos. 1 and 3. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions favorable.
First Pool No. 2. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions favorable.
F or Mine No. 6. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
G or Mine No. 7. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
Lick Run. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions favorable.
Harrison. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good.
Midland No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage good, except at head of main entries where the ventilation needed to be improved.
Midland No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage fairly good, except in a few entries where the ventilation needed to be improved.
Nottingham. — Ventilation and drainage fairly good, except in a few entries where the ventilation needed to be improved.
Oak. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions favorable.
'Summer Hill. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company
Hazel. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good. On my last inspection, I found the ventilation was well up to the face of the workings, and the mine was unusually clear of explosive gas.
Bertha. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
Youghiogheny And Ohio Coal Company
Manifold Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good.
Reilly Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fair. Reilly No. 1. — Worked out and abandoned August 22. Reilly No. 3. — Worked out and abandoned November 7.
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Peter Creek Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions were fair, but the ventilation in No. 3 needed to be improved. It is a new mine in course of construction. Commenced shipment in April.
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United Coal Company
Ricli Hill. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions good. The ventilation has been doubled by cleaning out the airways and putting in permanent stoppings and overcasts.
Meadow Lands Coal Company
Meadow Lands No. 1. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fair.
Meadow Lands No. 2. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal And Coke Company
Becks Run. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions favorable.
Mifflin Coal Company
Mifflin Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fair.
Ollett Brothers
Essen No. 1. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions fairly good.
J. M. Greek And Company
Dandy. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions favorable. Sallie. — Not in operation during the year.
E. R. Weise
Germania. — Ventilation, drainage and other conditions favorable.
W. S. B. Hays
Calhoon. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Paul Coal Company
A new mine in course of construction.
Monteith Coal Company
A new mine in course of construction. Will be custom mine.
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Improvements
Pittsburg Coal Company
Allison. — Built an overcast and an air lift in No. 25 entry; an air lift in No. 28 entry; an air lift in No. 14 entry, two air lifts in No. 13 entry, one air lift in No. 8 entry, six concrete stoppings in main entries, and timbered 250 feet of main in-take.
B or Mine No. 2. — 1,000 feet of 40 pound steel laid for extending motor road, and an electric pump installed.
All air-ways have been cleaned up; 1,000 feet of air-way has been driven to improve ventilation ; and airway close to fan has been enlarged.
O or Mine No. 3. — A small generator has been installed for lighting the buildings, stables and shaft bottoms. All airways have been cleaned up.
D or mine No. 4 — .300 feet of rock, 6 feet thick, shot down in Nos. 6 and 7 south butt for leveling swamp. Three brick stoppings and one brick overcast have been built.
Thirty-three barrels and buckets have been placed at the head of each entry to be used in case of fire.
First Pool Nos. 1 and 3. — Extended rope haulage 3,200 feet, and motor haulage 1900 feet.
First Pool No. 2. — General overhauling of fan engine, doors and 400 feet -of entry; built two overcasts for additional return airway; cleaned out No. 13 entry on north side to give new inlet; improved and increased ventilation to 40,000 feet with the same water gauge.
F or Mine No. 6. — Built fifty-two brick stoppings, one brick overcast, eight doors bricked in and one air shaft. 600 feet of return airway was cleaned up and all electric power lines were taken off the return airways.
G or Mine No. 7. — Extended motor road 1,200 feet and built two new mule stables, 30 feet by 60 feet, and 32 feet by 60 feet.
Harrison. — Installed one 8-foot disk Stine fan and 35 H. P. motor, in brick fan house; removed electric power lines off the return airways; installed one 10-ton general electric haulage motor; added 50 new mine cars to roliino* stock; extended motor road 2,000 feet; cleaned and timbered 2,000 feet of old return airways, and replaced all wood overcasts with brick or concrete work, also a number of wood stoppings.
Lick Run. — Built 27 brick stoppings; one door bricked in at the sides; cleaned up 1,500 feet of return airway, and 500 feet of intake airway.
Midland No. 1. — Built an overcast in No. 7 face entry; made a parting in No. 7 face entry off No. 1 face left entry, and a parting in No. 6 face entry off No. 1 face left entry; extended the motor road 600 feet in No. 6 left entry off No. 1 face left entry; sunk a 36 foot air shaft at of No. 1 main entry; extended the motor road 600 feet in No. 7 left entry off' No. 1 face left entry; built two airlifts in No. 5 left entry oft* No. 1 face left entry, one airlift in No. 11
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Midland No. 3. — Built one overcast at No. 8 left entry across No. 1 face entry, and one overcast at No. 9 left entry across No. 1 face entry; ten concrete stoppings on main entries, five concrete stoppings between Nos. 4 and 5 face entries left of main entries and eight concrete stoppings betveen Nos. 1 and 2 face entries left of main entries; extended motor road 800 feet on main entry, 1,000 feet on No. 1 face entry, and 700 feet on No. 7 left entry off No. 1 face entry.
Nottingham. — Built twenty brick stoppings; laid 600 feet of 3 inch water line; laid 1,800 feet of 16 pound iron in traveling way; installed one 13-ton electric haulage motor, one electric hoist, and one Erie City boiler, 150 H. P., and widened the airway.
Summer Hill. — Built brick stoppings in all entries, except entries beyond No. 3 face, face entries and main entry; cleaned up intake airway.
Fair Haven. — Made thirty entry partings; extended motor road 800 feet; built a stack 30 feet high on air shaft; put in new cage in Linehart shaft ; sunk three airlifts to take place of pumps ; laid 1,500 feet of new 40 pound iron on motor road; put new guides in Linehart shaft, and five new stacks on boilers; built two new overcasts for return airway; set seventy-five sets of timber along haulage road; rebuilt sixty-five mine cars; built protection boards outside all electric feed wires in butt entries; drove 300 feet of tunnel at water level for extension of motor road; renewed five hundred and twenty-five cross timbers for hanging motor wire, and put in all new lead insulated cables in Linehart shaft.
Pittsburg-Buffalo Company
Hazel. — Reinforced all stoppings with concrete and brick; all over casts are made of steel, brick and concrete. Installed a new Clifford fan. Belaid main entr-ies with 60 pound iron rails. The retreating system has been adopted, which, when in proper working order, will always leave clean workings in the rear of the workmen, thereb making it unnecessary for men to work beyond a point where rooms have been worked out or abandoned. Installed a steam and water system throughout the mine for laying the dust.
Meadow Lands Coal Company
Meadow Lands No. 2. — Installed one Western Electric generator (500 volts), one 13-ton Jeffrey motor and two 17-A mining machines.
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal And Coke Company
Becks Run. — Laid 1,800 feet of new motor road.
Mifflin Coal Company
Mifflin No. 1. — Rebuilt fan house that was destroyed by fire.
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Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in Morehead Hall, Pittsburg, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of Charles P. McGregor, Inspector; James J. Boyle, Superintendent, and S. P. McCaffrey, Mine Foreman.
There were 61 applicants examined, 27 for mine foremen's certificates and 34 for fire bosses' certificates. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
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Official Document,
No. 24.
Eighteenth District
Bradford, Clearfield, Centre And Huntingdon Counties
Tyrone, P., February 27, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I herewith transmit my annual report for the Eighteenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
Tlie mines of the district, on an average, have been in operation only about one-half time during the year.
The report contains the general descriptive and statistical matter and a report of the legal proceedings, all of which is Respectfully submitted,
Nicholas Evans,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 122
Number of mines in operation, 115
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 2,667,941
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 54,879
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 14,368
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 116,791
Number of tons of coal produced, 2,853,979
Number of tons of coke produced, 72,790
Number of coke ovens, 408
Number of coke ovens in operation, 408
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 2,560,489
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, 241,250
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 52,240
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 6,220
Number of persons employed outside,, including coke
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Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, . . . 108
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 6
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 22
Number of non-fatal accidents outside 2
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 475,663
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 1,037 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, 271
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 572
Number of wives made widows, 5
Number of children orphaned, 11
Number of electric motors used inside, 15
Number of fans in use, 39
Number of furnaces in use, 51
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 115
Number of new mines opened, 7
Number of old mines abandoned, 4
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Berwind- White Coal Mining Company, 350,423
Corona Coal and Coke Company, 329,683
Rockhill Iron and Coal Company, 201,326
Carbon Coal and Coke Company, 179,766
Joseph E. Thropp, 127,101
H. B. Swoope and Company, 113,929
John Langdon, 103,748
W. A. Gould and Brothers, 79,587
Cambria Coal Mining Company, 73,039
S. J. Mountz and Company, 71,619
Colonial Iron Company 69,182
Broad Top Coal and Mineral Company, 62,974
Betz Coal Mining Company, 61,028
G. L. Whitehead Coal Company, 60,801
Bulah Shaft Coal Company, ' 55,370
Bulah Coal Company, 54,254
Moshannon Coal Mining Company, 53,689
Nassau Coal Mining Company, 51,500
Centre Coal and Coke Company, 49,214
Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company 45,756
Peerless Coal Mining Company, 41,230
Penberton Coal Company, 38,940
E. J. D. Coxe, 37,830
Commercial Coal Mining Company 37,570
Clearfield Coal Mining Company, 35,906
Huntingdon Coal Company, 33,670
E. Eichelberger and Company 31,219
Rocky Ridge Coal and Minins; Company, 29,327
A. j'. Black, ' 28,535
White Oak Coal Company, 27,985
Whitney and Kemmerer, 27,176
Mount Enuity Coal and Coke Company 22,308
Schipper Brothers Coal Mining Company 22,114
standard Moshannon Coal Company, 21,187
Atlantic Coal Mining Company 19,346
Morrisdale Coal Company 17,927
Leo J. Tierney, 1 17,874
H. A. Munn Company, 17,620
Irish Brothers, 16,097
E. J. Walker and Company, 15,784
Thomas Blyth, 14,973
S. J. Mountz, 14.019
Highland Coal Mining Company, 12.915
McGee Coal Mining Company 9,834
Fmnklin Coal Company, Limited, 8,641
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Clearmont Coal Mining Company, 8,572
E. C. Brown, 8,457
New Steam Company, 8,000
Blyth Coal Company, 7,165
Henry liveriglit, 6,911
Thomas McGlynn, 4,763
Vogal and McKenzie, 4,520
Henrietta Coal Company, Limited, 4,067
Brisbin Coal Mining Companj, 3,935
Frank Witchey, 2,658
J. J. Colfey, 915
Total, , 2,853,979
Production by Counties
Clearfield, 1,570,682
Huntingdon, 547,840
Bedford, 457,866
Centre, 277,591
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Condition Of Mines And Impkovements
Berwind-White Goad Mining Company
Eureka No. 7. — Connections from this mine have been made to adjacent mines and also to the surface. The ventilation has therefore been much improved.
Eureka No. 16. — Drainage and ventilation not satisfactory.
Eureka No. 22. — Ventilation good; drainage poor.
Eureka No. 27. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Eureka No. 28. — Drainage in parts of the mine is defective owing to local dips. Ventilation is well taken care of and the general conditions of the mine are good.
Corona Coal And Coke Company
Bucher. — Conditions have been very much improved and the mine is now in good condition. Davis. — In good condition.
Corona. — Ventilation is good. All the workings in this mine are being drawn back.
White Oak No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage in part of the mine are weak and poor. The traveling way is in poor condition.
Hegarty. — In good condition.
Shoff. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Rockhill. Iron And Coal Company
Robertsdale Slope. — Considerable trouble is being experienced in maintaining the ventilation on account of failure in the past to make airways of sufficient area and to build air-tight stoppings.
Woodvale Shaft. — In good condition and well taken care of.
Carbon Coal And Coke Company
All the mines of this company are in good condition, with the exception of Ocean No. 2, in which the ventilation and drainage are not satisfactory.
Joseph E. Thropp
Kearney 'Slope. — Ventilation and drainage good. Kearney Barnett. — In good condition.
Melrose Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — A strong effort has been made this year to improve the ventilation of these mines, and now a new fan is to be erected. Drainage good.
Gordon. — In good condition and wll taken care of. Ventilation and drainage in very good condition.
H. B. Swoope And Company
Eighteen Colliery. — Ventilation is weak and most all the work is being drawn back.
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King. — A new opening. On my first visit I found the ventilation very poor, no fire in the furnace, and very poor oil being used, and I was obliged to order the men out of the mine until the ventilation was restored. On my last visit I found conditions much improved.
Morgan Run. — A large furnace is under construction, a new shaft has been put down, splits in the ventilation established, and a new second opening and traveling way made.
Sylvania. — good condition.
John Langdon
Cambria No. 1. — The work in this mine is all retreating. Ventilation good.
Chevington No. 2. — In good condition. A new second opening has been made from the bottom of the slope.
Glendale Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation and drainage good. Duval. — This mine has done very little work this year.
W. A. Gould And Brotheks
Midvale No. 1. — Ventilation good; drainage poor. Midvale No. 3. — Ventilation very weak ; drainage fair. Henderson No. 5. — Ventilation good; drainage poor.
Cambria Coal Mining Company
Leeland No. 1. — Ventilation weak on the right; drainage good. Leeland No. 7. — Ventilation good; drainage poor in part of the mine.
Leeland No. 8. — Ventilation and drainage are poor in the straight headings. The fan is entirely too small.
Leeland Nos. 9 and 10. — These mines are now connected and are in good condition. The headings are not made wide enough to provide for ditches, and as a result the roads are very wet.
S. J. Mountz And Company
Viola. — In a splendid condition in regard to ventilation and drainage and is well cared for.
Colonial Iron Company
Judith. — A new slope opening has been made to the surface from the face of the left side of the plane workings, which has improved the ventilation very much.
Broad Top Coal And Mineral Company
Jacobs. — In excellent sanitary condition.
Betz Coal Mining Company
Betz No. 2. — Ventilation is weak in headings to the right. Drainage good.
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G. L. Whitehead Coal. Company
Peerless No. 4. — A new drift opening has been made and tlie drainage and ventilation have been improved. A fan is needed very badly at this mine.
Bulah Shaft Coal. Company
Bulah Shaft No. 1. — Conditions in this mine were such that twice during the year I was compelled to call two other inspectors to examine the mine, and after each examination due and legal notice was served on the superintendent and mine foreman. After waiting a sufficient time for them to comply with the law, which they failed to do, I applied for an injunction to restrain them from working more than twenty men at one time until a second opening had been established.
In October I made information against the mine foreman, Mr. George Blevins, and the superintendent, Mr. James H. Minds, of the same company; first, for working more than 65 men in one current of air; second,, for permitting the air from the mule-stables to enter the working parts of the mine ; and third, for permitting water to fall in the shaft opening on the stairway. The case of the mine foreman was tried on December 15, 1908. Since the information was made, the mine has been put in satisfactory condition.
Bulah Coal Company
Webster No. 4. — In good condition. A new fan has been erected at the air shaft close to the face of the works, and a steam pump is used to take the water out of the mine. As a result the roads are not as muddy as when the water was taken out in a tank.
Moshannon Coal Mining Company
Lenore Nos. 1 and 2. — Ventilation very poor. The furnace is entirely too small for the mine. The roads are very muddy.
Moshannon No. 1. — Ventilation very poor. The furnace is entirely too small, and the stoppings are poorly built.
Moshannon No. 9. — Ventilation very good and drainage poor in the lower drift. In the upper drift ventilation and drainage are very poor.
Nassau Coal Mining Company
Nassau No. 3. — The ventilation has been given a great deal of attention this year, and a system of good permanent stoppings established, with very satisfactory results. Drainage is not so good.
Centre Coal And Coke Company
Weston. — In splendid condition and well taken care of.
Clark Brothers Coal Mining Company
Falcon No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage have been very much improved by a third opening, but little attention has been given in pro-
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viding width in the headings for ditches, and as a result the roads are very wet.
Falcon No. 2. — In splendid sanitary condition.
Peerless Coal Mining Company
Penn No. 5. — The ventilation has been very much improved, and if the stoppings had been put in properly in the early life of this mine, the ventilation would be better today.
PEiMBERTON COAL COMPANY
Pemberton No. 1. — Yentilation weak. Numerous openings to the surface make it difficult to maintain a large volume of air. Drainage good.
E. J. D. Coxb
Elizabeth. — A new fan was erected during the year and gives satisfactory results, but the ventilation is not conducted well around the mine, especially on the right of the slope.
Commercial Coal Mining Company
Commercial No. 1. — A new fan has been erected and provision made to give the mine splendid ventilation.
Clearfield Coal Mining Company
Penn No. 4. — This mine was worked for some time with small narrow headings having no place for ditches, and with poor stoppings. During the year the point was reached when more air was required at the face of the workings, and at this time efforts are being made to improve the conditions.
Huntingdon Coal Company
Delaware No. 1. — Well ventilated and drained. A large fan has been erected, which gives very satisfactory results.
Delaware No. 2. — Well ventilated. The work in this mine is mostly all drawing back pillars.
E. EICHE'LBEiRGER AND COMPANY
Bacon No. 2. — The ventilation in this mine was not very satisfactory and the drainage was poor. A fan is on the ground now, and openings made to the surface, preparatory to having the fan erected.
Rocky Ridge Coal And Mining Company
Wrays Hill. — A new opening. It is well ventilated and drained, and equipped with rope haulage for the dip works.
Louise. — A new slope opening. It has not yet been equipped with fan or furnace, but a fan is to be erected to furnish the ventilation.
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A. J. Bdack
Blacks Nos. 2 and 3. — Tlie conditions at these mines have been very much improved during the year. At No. 3 a new shaft was put down and a furnace built that improved the ventilation very much. During the year the tipple was destroyed by fire and a more modern one has been erected.
Whitney And Kemmerer
Whitney No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage good. Mine kept in good condition.
Mount Equity Coal And Coke Company
Mount Equity Nos. 2 and 3. — In very good sanitary condition. Ventilation has been very much improved by the opening of an airway from the face of the workings to the surface.
Schipper Brothers Coal Mining Company
Ladysmith. — Ventilation is weak and poorly taken care of. A new fan is on the premises and will be erected as soon as the airway, now being made, is completed.
Standard Moshannon Coal Company
Standard No. 4. — The ventilation is good,, but the roads are very muddy in many places. Strenuous efforts are being made to get the mine in first class condition in all respects.
Atlantic Coal Mining Company
Cross Keys. — Ventilation is good in the Moshannon seam, but not so good in the Cap seam, due to poor stoppings and small airways.
Morrisdalb Coal Company
Madera No. 1. — In splendid condition.
Leo J. Tierney
jij;iller. — Ventilation poor in some of the openings. Drainage good.
Bartle. — In good sanitary condition.
H. A. Munn Company
Benedict. — Condition not satisfactory.
Irish Brothers
Industry.— This mine is almost exhausted.
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E. J. Walker And Company
Stanley. — A new furnace was in the course of erection, but tlie company is now considering the matter of putting in a fan. A new tipple, engine and boiler house, and a tail rope system of haulage have been erected and installed during the year.
Troy. — Not under the law.
Thomas Bl.Yth
Alexander. — Condition not satisfactory.
Highland Coal Mining Compant
Highland No. 3. — Ventilation is not satisfactory. Local dips make good drainage very difficult.
Fulton No. 4. — Not under the law.
McGEiB COAL MINING COMPANY
Big Run. — In good sanitary condition.
Franklin Coal Mining Company, Limited
Sterling No. 2. — All the openings are well ventilated.
Clearmont Coal Mining Company
Clearmont. — This is an old slope opening now being reopened. On my last visit the ventilation was not well restored.
E. C. Brown
Kenmar Nos. 2 and 3. — In unsatisfactory condition.
New Steam Company
Schwim. — In good sanitary condition.
Blyth Coal Company
Blyth Shaft. — Began to ship coal in July. It is equipped with all modern arrangements. The second opening is not yet completed. Ventilation is weak.
Henry Liveright
Reliance. — Ventilation and drainage in poor condition.
THOMAS McGLYNN
Yorkshire, — The drift mine was finished late in 1908.
Henrietta Coal Company, Limited
Henrietta No. 2. — In unsatisfactory condition. Henrietta No. 3. — Idle nearly all year.
Brisbin Coal Mining Company
Mascot. — A steam pump was placed in this mine to take care of the drainage in a better manner.
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Legal Proceedings In The Court Of Common Pleas Of Clearfield County
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ex rel. Nicholas Evans, Mine Inspector et al.
vs.
Bulah Shaft Coal Company and James H. Minds, defendants.
Now, July 6,, 1908, this case come on to be heard, as per ord'er of Court made July 2, 1908, and testimony was taken on behalf of both the relator and the defendants. At the close of the testimony of the defendant, James H. Minds, General Manager of the defendant company and one of the defendants, alleged that upon the services of the said rule upon him he had shut down the mine and that the same would not be again started until he had completed the sta-airway in the second shaft. Upon receiving this pledge from Mr. Minds the case was continued without issuing an injunction and without making any final order as to costs,, which continuance was to continue until the Inspector and the Court were notified of the completion of the stairway in the second shaft.
By The Court.
Now, August 17, 1908, this case again called in open court, with Harry Boulton, Esq., counsel for relator, and William H. Patterson, Esq., of counsel for defendants present. The attached letter of James H. Minds, General Manager of the Bulah Shaft Coal Company, having been received by the Court and a like paper was admitted to have been received by counsel as also by the inspector of the district, from which it appears that the defendant claims to Jiave carried out his pledge of finishing the shaft before starting its operation and nothing being shown to the contrary, it would appear unnecessary at this time to issue an injunction in this case. It is therefore ordered and decreed:
First. That all further proceedings in this case be dismissed.
Second. That all costs of this case be paid by the defendants, Bulah iShaft Coal Company and James H. Minds.
By The Court.
Ramey, Pa., July 13, 1908. Hon. Allison O. Smith, President Judge, Clearfield, Pa.,
Dear Sir: The stairs have been placed in Bulah Shaft and men can travel from bottom of shaft to surface without any difficulty.
I expect to start operations of the Colliery on Wednesday morning, July 15.
Am sending you this so that you may be posted, as I mail a similar letter to the air inspector of the 18th district to-day.
Yours truly,
Jas. H. Minds, General Manager, Bulah Shaft Coal Company.
No. 5 September Term, 1908. In Equity.
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In The Court Op Quarter Sessions Of Clearfield County
Commonwealth 1 No. 31, December Session, 1908.
vs. - Cliarge — -Violation of Mining Law.
George Blevins. Mcholas Evans, Prosecutor.
December 15, 1908. True bill found.
1 count. Working more than 68 men in one air current.
2 count. Permitting air from mule stables to enter working parts of mine.
3 count. Permitting water to fnll in second shaft opening. December 15, 1908. Defendant being arraigned plead not guilty.
The jury after hearing the proofs and being charged by the Court do say that they find the defendant guilty on first and second counts. Not guilty as to 3rd count. The t sentences the defendant to pay a fine of |100 and to pay the costs of prosecution.
By The Court.
Clearfield County Seal.
Certified from the records of said court, this 3rd day of February A. D. 1909.
Roll B. Thompson, Clerk.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in the Assembly Hall, Tyrone, April 21, 22, 23 and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of Nicholas Evans, Inspector; A. E. Bachert, Superintendent, and Thomas B. Gallagher, Mine Foreman.
There were forty-one applicants examined. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
William Axon.
Second Grade
Warren Kephart, W. M. Roundsley, James Jarvie, F. V. Aldstadt, Thomas Callen, Daniel Fetters, Ben. B. Swanson. John Christoff, John R. Ryan, Archie Adam.
Official Document,
No. 24.
Nineteenth District
Westmoreland And Fayette Counties
Irwin, Pa., February 25, 1909. Hon. James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
Sir: I herewith transmit my annual report of the Nineteenth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908. There was a decrease of over 2,000,000 tons in the production of coal, also a decrease in the number of accidents.
The report contains the usual tables and statistics, remarks concerning the condition and improvements of the mines, the report of the annual examination of candidates for mine foremen's and fire bosses' certificates, and also report of legal proceedings.
Respectfully submitted,
William J. Neilson,
Inspector.
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Summary Op Statistics
Number of mines, 37
Number of mines in operation, 35
Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 7,630,451
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 203,640
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes 51,114
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 68,243
Number of tons of coal produced, 7,953,454
Number of tons of coke produced, 42,089
Number of coke ovens, 255
Number of coke ovens in operation, 73
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 2,830,362
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . 2,109,316
Number of tons jjroduced by electrical machines, 3,013,776
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 8,943
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers, 1,255
Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke,.. 47
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 29
Number of fatal accidents outside, 3
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 108
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 3
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 274,257
Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . . 308
Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside, 418 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
inside, 83
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident
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Number of wives made widows, 17
Number of children orphaned, 32
Number of steam locomotives used outside, 3
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 14
Number of electric motors used inside, 29
Number of fans in use, 33
Number of furnaces in use, 1
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 29
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 6
Number of new mines opened, 2
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Table A
Production Of Coal,
Names of Operators Tons
Keystone Coal and Coke Company,, 2,419,858
Pittsburg Coal Company, 1,299,202
Westmoreland Coal Company, 1,187,344
Penn Gas Coal Company, 759,332
Ocean Coal Company, 709,805
Pittsburg- Westmoreland Coal Company, 611,676
Pittsburg and Baltimore Coal Company, 524,122
Manor Gas Coal Company 368,208
Madison Coke Company, 35,526
Adamsburg Gas Coal Company, 30,211
Northern Connellsville Coke Company, 8,170
Total 7,953,454
Production by Counties
Westmoreland, 7,292,021
Payette, 661,433
Total, 7,953,454
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Aroiia. — Ventilation very good, except near faces of some of the rooms; drainage good. Explosive gas was discovered in some of the pillar workings during the year; heretofore it was a non-gaseous mine. The haulage roads in general are neat and clean; the mine is practically free from dry dust, and is in a healthy and safe condition.
Carbon. — Ventilation and drainage in general very good. The haulage roads are kept in a neat and clean condition, the mine is practically free from dry dust, and is in a safe and healthy condition.
Claridge. — and drainage good; general condition good. Explosive gas was discovered in pillar workings during the year, and the mine is now worked almost exclusively with locked saf((y lamps.
Greensburg No. 1. — Ventilation is reasonably good, except at faces of Nos. 2 and 3 flats; drainage good considering the difficulties encountered. Other conditions good.
Ci'eensburg No. 2. — Ventilation good, except at workings on No. 4 flat. Drainage good, except in some unimportant places. Some of the entries and rooms were rather dry and dusty on my last visit, but otherwise the mine was in good condition. One section is worked with safety lamps.
Greensburg No. 8. — Tn fair condition. Ventilation reasonably good; drainage good. No explosive gas has been discovered, but a fire boss has been employed.
Keystone Shaft. — Ventilation and drainage very good, except in a few minor places. A fire occurred in the mine during the month of October, necessitating the sealing off of a portion of the mine, which was successfully sealed without any accidents. Portions of the mine are very dry and dusty. A watering system was installed in the dry portions of the mine, but owing to the recent drought water was unobtainable.
Owing to the dry condition of the mine I recommended that the best known safety explosives be used for blasting purposes.
Madison. — Idle during the year.
Sewickley. — Ventilation in general good; drainage good, except in No. 3 South Main entry. A portion of the mine is dry and dusty, but not to a dangerous extent. Other conditions are good.
Seaboard. — In good condition.
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ors accompany me to this mine to investigate conditions, as the mine was adjacent to and connected at several different points with the Darr mine.
After making a very careful examination, we sent the following notice, in accordance with Article XI, Section 1, of the Bituminous Mine Law, recommendations:
"Irwin, Pa., January 24, 1908.
Wm. M. Kelvington,
Supt. of Banning No. 1 Mine, Operated by the Pittsburg Coal Co.,
Van Meter, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
You are hereby notified that the undersigned inspectors of thj Bituminous Co'al Mines> have proceeded to Banning No. 1 mine, in Perry township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where danger is alleged to exist, and on January 22, 1908, have examined into the matter, and after a full investigation of the said mine, we, being all of the inspectors making such examination, are agreed in the opinion that there is immediate danger therein, arising from the gaseous condition and lack of proper ventilation, the use of open lights, and from deposits of coal dust, which endangers the lives, health and security of the miners employed therein. And you are hereby instructed to remove such conditions forthwith and provide at least two hundred thousand (200,000) cubic feet of air per minute at the inlet or inlets of said mine, and to have the said air properly and constantly circulated through all the working places, main entries and cross entries, so as to dilute and carry off and render harmless the noxious and dangerous gases generated therein; to work the said mine exclusively with locked safety lamps; to install and main tain a sufficient water system, and to thoroughly water and keep wet the sides, roof and floor of all working places, main entries and cross entries, and to thoroughly water, as herein directed, all working places for a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet back from the working face, immediately before any shot or shots are fired; otherwise, we shall be obliged to apply to the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Fayette for an injunction to suspend the work in and about the said mine in accordance with the provisions of Article XI, Section 1, of the Act of Assembly approved May 15, 1893, entitled An Act relating to bituminous coal mines, and providing for the lives, health, safety and welfare of persons employed therein.'
C. B. ROSS, Inspector of 2nd Bituminous District. I. G. ROBY. Inspector of 5th Bituminous District. JOSEPH KNAPPER, Inspector of 8th Bituminous District.
ALEXANDER McCANCH, Inspector of 11th Bituminous District.
JOHN F. BELL, Inspector of 13th Bituminous District. W. J. NEILSON, D. R. BLOWER, Acting Inspector,
Inspector of 19th Bituminous District."
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Siipt. of Banning No. 1 Mine, Aan Meter, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
In addition to the dangers which you are instructed to remove from Banning No. 1 mine, we would recommend to you the following adtlitional precautions in order to protect the lives and health of the miners and the mine itself;
First — That you allow no blasting on ends of pillars or pillar work.
Second — That you use the best flameless explosives.
Third — That competent shot firers be selected and employed to prepare, charge und hre sho(:s, after the workmen are out of the mine. These shot-hers to have the right to refuse to charge or fire any hole which, in their judgment. would be unsafe to fire, and all stemming to be done with clay or other isicombustible material.
Fourth — That a different ty})e of coal-cutting machines be substituted for the chain machine.
Fifth — That dust should not be allowed to accumulate in the mine.
Sixth — That you employ a sufficient number of fire bosses so that they can make a careful examination of the mine without undue haste.
Seventh — That you see to it that the mine foreman devotes his whole time to his duties in the mine, as prescribed by the Act of May 15th, 1893.
Eighth — That the mine foreman maintains rigid discipline at all times.
Ninth — We also recommend that the system of mining be such that a greater percentage of the seam of coal be removed from the pillars, so as to allow the overlying strata to fall, thus closing up all cavities where gas might accumulate and endanger life and property.
R e s p e c t f u 1 1 y s u b m i 1 1 e d , C. B. ROSS, Inspector of 2nd Bituminous District.
ELIAS PHILLIPS, Inspector of 4th Bituminous District.
L G, ROBY, Inspector of 5th Bituminous District.
ALEXANDER McCANCH, Inspector of 11th Bituminous District.
JOHN F. BELL, Inspector of 13th Bituminous District.
W. J. NEILSON, D. R. BLOWER, Acting Inspector,
Inspector of 19th Bituminous District."
The company viewed this notice as a decision, under Article 14, Sections 1. 2 and 3 of the Act of Assembly approved May 15th, 1803. entitled "An Act relating to Bituminous coal mines, and providing for the lives, henlrh, safety and welfare of persons employed therein." From this they took an appeal in the Court of Quarter Sessions of Fayette County.
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Tlie following is opinion and order of the Court in tiie appeal:
'\appeal of Pittsburg Coal Co. In the Court of Quarter Sessions from: of Fayette Co., Pennsylvania.
Decision of Mine Inspectors: IsTo. 298 Dec. Sessions, 1907.
The qu(\ti(.n for deterniinatioii here has never been decided. The case comes before the Court on a motion tO' strike off an appeal of the Pittsburg Coal Company to the Court of Quarter Sessions, from what it claims is a decision of the mine inspector of th( 19th bituminous mining district of Pennsvlvania, under section 1, article 14, of the Act of May 15th, 1893, P.L. 52, entitled 'An Act relating to bituminous coal min s, and providing for the life, health, safety and welfare of persons employed therein.'
On January 27, 1908, Wm. M. Kelvington, Superintendent of Banning No. 1 mine, operated by the Pittsburg Coal Company, in Perry township, Fayette county, received a communication, dated January 24, 1908, signed by the mine inspectors of seven different bituminous mining districts in the western part of the State, including the inspector of the 19th bituminous district, in which said mine is located. The communication is as follows:
You are hereby notified that the undersigned inspectors of the Bituminous coal mines, have proceeded to Banning No. 1 mine, in Perry township, Fayette county, Pennsylvania, where danger is alleged to exist, and on January 22nd and 23rd, 1908, have examined into the matter, and after a full investigation of the said mine, we, being all of the inspectors making such examination, are agreed in the opinion that there is immetliaL:? danger therein, arising from its gaseous condition and lack of pi oper ventilation, the use of lights, and from deposits of coal dust, which endangers the lives, health and security of the miners employed therein. And you are hereby instructed to remove such conditions forthwith and provide at least two hundred thousand (200,000) cubic feet of air per minute at the inlet or inlets of said mine, and to have the said air properly and constantly circulated through all the working places, main entries and cross entries, so as 'to dilute and carry otf and render harmless the noxious and dangerous gases generated therein; to work said mine exclusively with locked safety lamps; to install and maintain a sufficient water system, and to thoroughly water and keep wet the sides, roof and floor of all working places, main entries and cross entries, and to thoroughly water, as herein directed, all working places for a distance of not less than one hundred (100) feet back from the working face immediately before any shot or shots are fired; otherwise we shall be obliged to apply to the Court of Common Pleas of the county of Fayette for an injunction to suspend the work in and about said mine, in accordance with the provisions of article II, section I of the Act of Assembly approved May 15th, 1893, entitled 'An Act relating to bituminous coal mines, and pro-, viding for the lives, health, safety and welfare of persons employed therein.'
Alleging that this communication was in fact a decision of the mine inspector of that district under the 14th article of the act, and that the orders and directions contained in said communication are not called for under the true intent and meaning of the bituminous mine law and its supplements, and are not called for by any danger
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threatening the lives, health and welfare of the persons employed in said mine, and that to observe and follow said orders and directions would be burdensome upon the comijany in the extreme and would entail great loss and waste of outlays already made, and would practically suspend the ordinary, fair and reasonable operation of the mine, the lUtlsburg Coal Company appealed, and asks the court to determine the (juestion involved in said decision and appeal, and alleges that it stands ready to assist the court in any examination of the mine and tiie complaint of the inspectors which the court may order through such practical, reputable, competent and disinterested persons as under the Act of Assembly the court may be willing to appoint, and prays that the court will appoint three such persons to forthwith examine such mine and said case of complaint under the instructions of the court and make report thereon as required by law.
The mine inspectors, through their counsel, now move to strike ofi:' said appeal for the reason that the communication signed by the inspectors was but a notice under section 1 of article II of the act, and was not a decision under article 14 thereof; that the appeal was based on section 1 of article 14, and does not apply to the matter from which it was taken; that section 1 of article 11 provides a remedy for a specific condition, that of immediate danger to life or health of employes in the mine, and having in itself a suiiicient statutory proceeding that proceeding is exclusive and no appeal lies under article 14.
Section 1, article 11, of the act, so far as pertinent to this inquiry, reads as follows: 'In case, however, where, in the judgment of the mine inspector of the district, any mine or part of mine is in such dangerous condition as to jeopardize life or health, he shall at once notify two of the mine inspectors of the other districts, whereupon they shall at once proceed to the mine where the danger exists and examine into the matter, and if, after full investigation thereof, they shall be agreed in the opinion that there is immediate danger, they shall instruct the superintendent of the mine in writing to remove such condition forthwith, and in case said superintendent shall fail to do so, then they shall apply in the name of the Commonwealth to the court of common pleas of the county, or in case the court shall not be in session, to a judge of said court in chambers in which the mine may be located, for an injunction to suspend all work in and about said mine, whereupon said court or judge shall at once proceed to hear and determine speedily the same, and if the cause appear to be sufficient after hearing the parties and their evidence, as in like cases, shall issue its writ to restrain the working of said mine until all cause of danger is removed.'
Section 1 of article 14 of the act, reads thus : 'The mine inspector shall exercise a sound discretion in the enforcement of the provisions of this act, and if the operator, owner, miners, superintendent, mine foreman, or other persons employed in or about the mine as aforesaid shall not be satisfied with any decision the mine inspector may arrive at in the discharge of his duties under this act, which said decision shall be in writing signed by the mine inspector, the said owner, operator, superintendent, mine foreman or other person specified above shall either promptly comply therewith or within sevn days from date thereof appeal from such decision to the court of quarter sessions of the county wherein the mine is located, and
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said court shall speedily determine the question involved in said decision and appeal the decision of said court shall be binding and conclusive.'
2 of article 14, provides: 'The court or the judge of said court in chambers may, in his discretion, appoint three practical, reputable,, competent and disinterested persons whose duty it shall be, under instructions of the said court, to forthAvith examine such mine or other cause of complaint and report, under oath, the facts as they exist or may have been, together with their opinions thereon, within thirty days after their appointment. The report of said board shall become absolute unless exceptions thereto shall be filed within ten days after the notice of the filing thereof by the owner, operator, mine superintendent, mine foreman, mine inspector, and other persons, as aforesaid, and if exceptions are filed the court shall at once hear and determine the case and the decision shall be final and conclusive.'
It is argued by counsel for the Pittsburg Coal Company that the language of the communication signed by the mine inspectors is so strong that it amounts to a decision under article 14 of the act, and that the company would not be safe if it had failed to appeal from it as a decision of the mine inspector of the district,, under penalty of having it enforced against the company as a decision under article 14 after the time for appeal had expired.
On the other hand, counsel for the mine inspectors disclaim any intention of considering the communication as a decision under article 14, but aver the purpose of it to be but a notice under article 11.
The purpose of these two articles of this act seems to be entirely different. The provisions of article 11 apply only when conditions in the mine are such as to jeopardize life or health. In such case action must be taken at once by the mine inspector of the district in v>'hich the mine is located; he must notify two of the mine inspectors of other districts, and he and they, acting together, shall then examine into the matter, and if, after full investigation thereof, they shall be agreed in the opinion that there is imminent danger they shall notify the superintendent of the mine in writing to remove such condition forthwith, and in case the danger is not forthwith removed the mine inspectors sliall th'en have the right to apply to the Court of Common Pleas, or a judge thereof, for an injunction to suspend all work in and about the mine until such danger is removed. It is a matter demanding immediate action and requiring immediate results, to protect the lives and health of the miners. Many cases may occur where it is absolutely necessary that these results be obtained within a few hours. Such results would be impossible if the mine owner or operators should have the right to consider for seven days the matter of appeal, and should then require the court, possibly during its busiest sessions, to make an investigation into the matter alleged by the mine ins])ectors, or appoint three persons under the act to make the investigation, who would have thirty days in which to make their report, which report v>'ould not then become absolute until ten days thereafter even if no exceptions were filed, and if exceptions were filed then the court would be required to pass upon the exceptions before anything definite could be determined. In this way more than six weeks' time might and probably would be consumed after the investigation and notice by the mine
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before a determination as to tlie dangerous condition of the mine could be obtained. Such can not be the intention of the act.
The directions and instructions in the notice from the mine inspectors in this case as to the manner in which the alleged danger shall be removed, and as to what shall be done to put the mine. in safe and proper conrtitio-i, are to be considered merely as suggestions or recommen (Lit ions from (he mine inspectors who examined the mine. The conipanv is not bound to follow out these directions and instructions. The company is at lilw r( v to use £inj other metho-d or means that it may see fit to adopt to put and keep the mine in safe condition. The only result to be obtained is the safe condition of the mine for the workingmen employed therein. If in the opinion of the officers of tlie company the condition of the mine is not dangerous, and they arc v. -ini-o to stand to that opinion, the company need take no action 'ui'ver on the notice from the mine inspectors. The matter can then be determined by an application by the mine inspectors for an injunction to suspend work in and about the mine until the alleged danger' is removed.
The fact that in this case six mmv ' ' ' o'-j of the other districts were notified by the tor of tic t in which the mine is
located, anl Hint all joined with iiim in the examination of the alleged dang-ei-ous condition of the mine, does not in any way effect the case or invalidate the proceccnngs under article 11. The act requires the notification of but two inspectors of other districts who shall assist in maki' ?r tn rx iiin-'M tion and investigation, but it does not prohibit the notification of moi'e th-in that number, and the fact that m.ore than that number act in the matter can not prejudice the rights of nny of the parties com-'r-Tcr!. ft ic of benefit and not harm, as tei<"!j??g to secure a better ric'lcr jiulgu'ent as to the real condition of the mine relative to ernie'-i' to (he lives or health of those employed therein.
Article 14 of the act is not intended to apply to a condition of imminent danger at the mine. Its proviPions are too slow. It is intended to provide a plan for review hx tlie courts of the decision of the mine inspector of the district wherein the particular mine is located in matters of operation and regulation other than that of immediate danger to the lives or health of the miners. It does not apply in cases where three mine inspectors under authority of the 11th article give notice of imminent danger to life or health at the mine. The notice in this case given by the mine inspectors to the superintendent of the mine, by its lanjinaq-e as vrell as by its positive averment at the close, shows that th inspectors were proceeding under article 11.
These two methods of procedure are applicable respectively and separately to the two articles of the act under consideration. The matter of decision and appeal applies only to the 14th vnrticle, and the matter of notice and injuTictinn applies only to the 11th article. The remedy in the one case is in the Court of Quarter Svssions, aud in the other it is in the Court of Common Pleas.
Each of these articles of the net has its own methofl for the enforcement of its provisions, and this method in each case must be taken as conclusive. In all cases where a remedy is provided, or duly enjoined, or anything directed to be done by the Act or Acts of Assembly of the Commonwealth, the directions of the said acts shall
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be strictly pursued.' Act of March 21, 1806, Sec. 13 4 Sm. :j:32; 1 Purdon's Digest, a3th Ed. 271.
When a statute creates a right and provides a particular niodt by which it may be vindicated,, no other remedy than that by the statute can be enforced.' Borough of Beltzhoover v. Gollings, 101 Pa. 293. 'In ail cases in the courts where the authority to ])proceed is conferred by statute, and where the manner of obtaining jurisdiction is prescribed by statute, the mode of proceeding is mandatory, and must be strictly complied with, or the proceedings will be utterly void.' Harris v. Mercur, 202 Pa. 313; Norwegian Street, 81 Pa. 349.
Applying the above rule to this case it is clear that an appeal to the Court of Quarter Sessions from a notice preliminary to an application for an injunction in the Court of Common Pleas, and especially when the appeal is taken in direct opposition to the provisions of that article of the act under which the proceedings in this case are instituted, confers no jurisdiction upon the Court of Quarter Sessions, and consequently the appeal and all proceedings thereon would be absolutely void. 'It has been repeatedly held that courts have no dispensing power, even in matters of practice, when the legislature has spoken.' Harris v. Mercur, supra, Consequently there is nothing for the court to do but to strike olT this appeal.
And now, February 25, 1908, for the reasons set forth in the opinion herewith filed, it is ordered that the appeal in this case be and the same is hereby stricken off."
During the month of August E. J, Taylor, Chief Engineer for the company, called me on 'phone, and said they intended to start operations of the mine, but wanted an examination made before doing so. I again called the committee of inspectors to make another examination. After making a careful examination we sent the following notification:
. ''Uniontown, Pa., August 13, 1908.
Mr. W. M. Kelvington,
Supt. of Banning No. 1 Mine,
Operated by the Pittsburg Coal Co., Van Meter, Westmoreland Co., Pa.
You are hereby notified that the undersigned inspectors of Bituminous Coal Mines of Pennsylvania visited the above designated mine, August 11th and 12th, 1908, and made a careful examination of the same.
You are further notified that upon such examination we find that some of the conditions which we found existing in the said mine on a former visit, made January 22nd and 23rd, 1908, and which conditions on January 24th, 1908, we notified you to remove, still remaiii practically unchanged. We particularly call your attention to the fact that the ventilation has not been increased to the amount of two hundred thousand (200,000) cubic feet; that safety lamps have not been introduced into the uiine and that the system of watering the mine for the removal of dust is not in compliance with our re- (|uest made in our former notice.
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We are therefore of the opinion that if you attempt to operate the mine under its present condition, you will cause immediate danger to the employes therein.
Inspector of the 2nd Bituminous District.
Inspector of the 5th Bituminous District.
D. R. BLOWER, Inspector of the 6th Bituminous District,
ALEXANDER McCANCH,
Inspector of the 11th Bituminous District.
JOSEPH KNAPPER, Inspector of the 8th Bituminous District.
JOHN F. BELL, Inspector of the 13th Bituminous District.
W. J. NEILSON, Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District."
No attempt has been made to operate the mine since this notification.
Banning No. 2. — The ventilation is very good, except near the faces of some of the rooms. Drainage is good, except in some minor places. Some of the rooms are rather dry and dusty, but precautions are being taken to keep the mine safe. Safety explosives are being introduced in the mine and shot-firers employed to do the blasting. The general conditions are very good.
About 190 Wolf safety lamps and about 40 Clanny lamps were put in use during the year.
Darr. — In very good condition. Only improvement work has been done since the explosion of December 19, 1907.
Eureka. — There are four openings or sections to this mine; in three of which the work is principally stump and pillar work. All are in good condition, except the slope section, which is only fair.
Euclid.— In operation only part of year, most of the work being improvements. It is dry and dusty, but precautions are taken to keep it in safe condition.
Safety explosives and safety lamps are being gradually introduced.
At Port Royal Nos. 1 and 2, which have been abandoned for three or four years, lie adjacent to Euclid mine, and are filled with water and gas, I sent the following letter to the superintendent in 1907:
'Irwin, Pa., June 3, 1907.
Mr. Wm. Riggs, Supt. Euclid Mine, Fitz Henry, Pa.
Dear Sir: As there is great danger of Port Royal Nos. 1 and 2 mines, which adjoin Euclid, containing water and gas in dangerous quantities, I expect you to strictly comply with Aritcle 9, sections 3 and 4 of the bituminous mine law.
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As the survey of tlie Port Royal mines does not appear to be very accurate, I would suggest that you stop all places advancing to or adjoining Port Royal mines. Kindly acknowledge the receipt of this letter and oblige,
Yours very truly,
W. J. NEILSON, Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District."
I did not receive a to this letter, as the superintendent had left the mine. In June I wrote the following letter to the mine foreman:
'Irwin, Pa., June 17, 1907.
Mr. P. J. Garvey,
Mine Foreman Euclid Mine, Fitz Henry, Pa.
Dear Sir: Will you please inform me if you have stopped the places advancing toward Port Royal mines, which I mentioned to you might become dangerous on account of water and gas in the Port Royal mines?
I am,, Very truly vours,
W. J. NEILSON, Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District."
The following is a copy of his reply:
"Mr. W. J. Neilson,
Mine Inspector, Irwin, Pa.
Dear Sir: In answer to your letter of the iTth inst., will say the places have been stopped as per your request.
Yours trulv,
P. J. OARVEY, Mine Foreman."
Preparations were being made to tap this water from the Euclid mine, but were afterward abandoned. I became alarmed about these conditions and called a committee of inspectors to accompany me to investigate the conditions. After examination we sent the following notice to the superintendent.
"Greensburg, Pa., February 7, 1908.
To J. D. Sharpe,
Bupt., Euclid Mine, Fitz Henry, Pa., Operated by the Pittsburg Coal Company.
You are hereby notified that the undersigned inspectors of Bituminous Coal Mines have proceeded to Euclid mine in South Huntingdon township, Westmoreland county, Pa., where danger is alleged to exist and on the 4th of February, 1908, have examined into the conditions in and about said mine, and after a full and complete investigation thereof, we being all the inspectors making such examination, are agreed in the opinion that there is immediate danger therein, arising from the existence of an immense body of water confined in what Is knowR as the Fort Joyal mine? Nqs. I and 2,
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wMcli mines lie to tlie one side of the said Euclid mine, and that the barrier pillar of coal which separates the Port Royal mines from the Euclid mine is of much less width or thickness than the law requires and is believed to be insufficient to withstand the pressure of the water, and that there is imminent danger of its forcing its way into the Euclid mine.
You are hereby instructed to remove this condition forthwith and to remove all men and persons employed in the mine; and to cease operating the said mine until the said dangers are removed. Otherwise we sliould be obliged to apply to the Court of Common Pleasi of Westmoreland County for an injunction to suspend the work in and about said mine according to the provision of Article 11, Section 1, of the Act of Assembly, approved May 15, 1893, entitled 'An Act relating to bituminous coal mines and providing for the lives, bealtli, safety and welfare of persons employed therein.'
C. B. ROSS, Inspector of the 2nd Bituminous District.
ELIAS PHILLIPS, Inspector of the 4th Bituminous District.
I. G. ROBY, Inspector of the 5th Bituminous District.
JOSEPH KNAPPER, Inspector oT the 8th Bituminous District.
ALEXANDER McCANCH, Inspector of the 11th Bituminous District.
W. J. NEILSON, D. R. BLOWER, Acting. Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District.
In re])ly to this notification, I received the following letter:
"Fitz Henry, Pa., Feb. 11th, 1908.
MESSRS. W. J. NEILSON, D. R. BLOWER, Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District.
C. B. ROSS, Inspector of the 2nd Bituminous District.
ELIAS PHILLIPS, Inspector of the 4th Bituminous District.
I. G. ROBY, Inspector of the 5th Bituminous District.
JOSEPH KNAPPER, Inspeotor of the 8th Bituminous District.
ALEXANDER McCANCH, Inspector of the 11th Bituminous District."
'Greensburg, Pa.
Dear Sirsl. I am in receipt of your communication of February 7th, calling attention to accumulation of water in the workings of
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the old Port Koyal mine, endangering, as you believe, the lives of the men working in the Euclid mine.
I beg to advise jou that we have not been doing any work at Euclid mine for some time back beyo'ud the necessary pumping to keep the mine dry and some improvements that were needed immediately adjacent to the shaft bottom. I do not believe it is your intention to insist upon our discontinuing this improvement work and the pumping of the mine, and in order to arrive at a proper understanding on this point, I together with other representatives of the Coal Companj,, would be glad to meet you, or any of you, at any time, at Greensburg, Uniontown, or Pittsburg.
Trusting that you will make convenient for me to meet you at an early date, I am,
Yours truly,
J. D. SHARPE, Superintendent."
To this I sent the following reply:
rwin, Pa., February 19, 1908.
Mr. J. D. Sharpe,
Supt., of Euclid Mine, Fitz Henry, Pa.
Dear iSir: Since receiving your communication of the 11th instant, I have consulted with a couple of the inspectors who were with me at the examination of the Euclid mine, and who are of the same opinion they were at the time that the notice was given, that imminent danger exists and that this should be removed before work is done in the mine. We believe that you can arrange to pump the mine without subjecting your men to the danger of being therein.
I do not know of any advantage that would result in a conference over the matter at the present time, but would be willing to take the matter up with you after the danger has been removed or very materially lessened.
Myself as well as the other mine inspectors are very busily engaged at the present time, and, if you have any additional reasons for meeting us, I will take the matter up with them and advise you on the matter. You will bear in mind that the matters that control in a case of this hind are the danger and compliance with the law, which we are sworn to enforce.
Yours trulv,
W. J. NEILSON, Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District."
I received a reply as follows:
'Fitz Henry, Pa., February 22, 1908.
Mr. W. J. Neilson,
Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District, Irwin, Pa.
Dear Sir: Yours of the 19th received. We believe our present method of pumping the mine is entirely safe,, but we note your statement to the effect that the mine could be pumped without sub-
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jectingthe men to tlie danger of being therein. Would you kindly advise what method you would adopt to do this?
Yours truly,
J. D. SHARPE, Superintendent/'
The following letter was sent in reply:
"Irwin, Pa., February 25, 1908.
Mr. J. D. Sharpe,
Supt. of Euclid Mine, Eitz Henry, Pa.
Dear Sir: Your of the 22nd is at hand. I do not think you fully under stand tlic IcU; v/e wrote you on the 7th and 19th. We mean in Ih;' littci ;;, : !;!(( (], that all persons employed in the mine must be removed nuiW llie dangers are removed or materially lessened. If you pump the water in the mine, we think it can be done without keeping men inside and exposing them to the danger.
Yours very truly,
W. J. NEILSO", Inspector of the 19th Bituminous District."
Three drill holes were put down at on r e into the Port Royal mines and the water pumped out by cot - -nessed air. By June following the water was practically punrvv J out. The mine is now in very good condition.
Wick Haven. — Idle most of the year, but many improvements were made. It is a dry mine, but precautioiis are taken to keep down the dust by sprinklinjr. About 75 safety lamps have been put in use during the year. Ventilation and drainage very good.
Waverly. — Not in operation since April. Ventilation and drainage favorable. Safety lamps should be used in the pillar workings, as explosive gas is likely to be generated at any time.
General condition good.
West Newton. — Ventilation not satisfactory; drainage good. Some of the rooms and haulage roads were rather dry and dusty on my last visit.
No safety lamps are used in the pillar workings, but I recommended their use.
Yough Slope. — Ventilation not satisfactory, but mine has been in operation only a portion of the year. Improvements are now being made.
Westmoreland Coal. Company
Criterion. — In good sanitary condition. It is a very dry and dusty mine, but since my last visit a water system has been installed which put the mine in a first class condition. The main haulage roads and traveling ways are in very good condition. Safety explosives are used and shot-firers employed throughout the mine.
Larimer. — Is about exhausted; the principal work is drawing entry stumps. It is in very good condition.
Magee. — A new mine which consists of a large field of coal. It is being developed on an extensive plan; six main entries are being driven and the seventh is about to be started; two of these will be
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used for hauling coal; two for traveling-ways and three for return airways. Each side of the slope will be run as independent workings. When developed it should produce a great tonage. The management contemplates installing an electric plant for cutting and hauling the coal.
The ventilation on my last visit was so bad that I had to order all places stopped, except one entry, until better ventilation could be furnished. The main entries were very wet.
Westmoreland Shaft. — The ventilation as a whole is fair, but the current is rather weak in some of the entries. Drainage is good, except in some minor places. Some of the haulage roads are obstructed by slate and dirt. Portions of the mine are a little dry and dusty. Safety explosives are used and shot-firers employed in the greater portion of the mine. The method of extracting pillars is not the one that affords the greatest degree of safety.
Penn Gas Coal, Company
Penn Gas No. 2. — On my last visit the ventilation in one part of the mine was below the legal requirements; but was in a very healthy condition; it could have been distributed to better advantage. Portions of the dip side of the mine are dry and dusty. Safety lamps have been introduced throughout the greater portion of tlio mine; safety explosives are used entirely and shot-firers are employed to do the blasting. The drainage is good and the main haulage and traveling ways are in excellent condition.
Penn Gas No. 5. — The general ventilation is very good, but it is not properly carried to some of the working faces. The drainage in general is good. The mine is naturally damp and is practically free from dry dust. Safety lamps are used in all pillar workings.
Ocean Coal Company
Ocean No. 1. — Ventilation fair; drainage very good in some places but poor in others. A large portion of the mine is dry and dusty and black powder is used for blasting. I recommended that safety explosives be used and the places thoroughly watered. Shot-firers are employed and the mine is worked exclusively v/ith locked safety lamps.
Ocean No. 2. — This mine was ventilated from No. 1, but a new fan is being installed and will soon be completed. The ventilation is good, except at the faces of some of the entries., where it is weak. Drainage in general is good. There are great accumulations of dirt, slack and dust on a large portion of the haulage roads, and most of the rooms are dry and dusty. Black powder is used and the mine is worked the same as No. 1; therefore I made the same recommendations.
Pittsburg-Westmoreland Coal Company
Penn Manor No. 1. — The ventilation is a little weak in a portion of the mine. The drainage in some places is poor, owing to local swamp. The haulage roads in places are obstructed with dirt, and also the traveling-way at the bottom of the slope. About 40 safety lamps have been put in use in the pillar workings.
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Penn Manor No. 5. — Ventilation is ample, but not carried properly to the working faces. Drainage in some places is not good. Electric wires are allowed to remain in return airway, and consid'erable gas has been generated on pillar workings during the year. All pillar workings are worked with safety lamps. Some of the haulage roads are rather dirty; other conditions are good.
Pittsburg And Baltimore Coal Company
Edna No. 1. — The ventilation is sufficient for the number of employes, but if the mine were working to its full capacity it would not be adequate. Drainage is good, except in No. 6 Diagonal. Some of the haulage roads are rather dirty. Safety explosives have been introduced and sho't-firers employed, and all places are worked with safety lamps.
Edna No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage very good. The main haulage roads are very neat and clean. Most of the mine is dry, but precautions are taken to keep down the dust; safety explosives are used and shot-firers employed. About 130 safety lamps have been put in use.
Manor Gas Coal Company
Denmark. — The ventilation is fair, but there is a great loss of air between the ventilator and workings. Draiiiage is fair but some of the haulage roads are dirty. The mine is damp and practically free from dry dust.
Madison Coke Company
Madison. — Ventilation and drainage, part of the year, were not very good, but had been improved on my last visit.
Adamsburg Gas Coal Company
Gress. — A new mine opened during the year. In good condition.
Northern Connellsville Coke Company
Marthabel. — In good condition.
Improvements
Keystone Coal And Coke Company
Arona. — Constructed two permanent masonry overcasts; areas on top for airways 65 and 135 square feet each.
The ventilation was greatly increased by widening the area of the airways from 60 to 85 square feet and by cleaning them out.
Carbon. — Constructed one permanent overcast and cleaned out airways, which increased the ventilating capacity.
Claridge. — The airways near the fan have been widened and cleaned out, thus improving the ventilation.
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Greensburg No. 2. — One 17-ton H. K. Porter compressed air locomotive installed, and one permanent overcast and about 26 tile stoppings constructed.
Greensburg No. 3. — One permanent overcast constructed over slope haulage road, to prevent persons from crossing the slope to the main traveling vay.
Seaboard. — One Yough steam pump, 12x24x36 inches, has been added to the pumping plant.
Pittsburg Coal Company
Banning No. 1. — One permanent masonry overcast and 30 stoppings constructed; all permanent doors rebuilt with side frames of brick and cement; the return airway next the fan has been widened and rebuilt with masonry; a governor has been added to the fan engine, also improved water car for watering the mine.
Banning No. 2. — Constructed 94 permanent brick stoppings and 9 permanent brick overcasts; installed an improved water car for watering the mine. An additional airway has been driven a mile. Outside a brick safety lamp building heated by steam, has been erected.
Darr. — Constructed 6 permanent brick overcasts; nearly all stoppings between the main intake and return airways, and side frames of doors, rebuilt with brick and cement. A new shaft with stairway has been completed. On the outside a fire proof lamp house, 12 feet by 18 feet has been erected, and a governor has been placed on the fan engine.
Eureka. — Installed one 13-ton Jeffrey electric motor; also an eight foot electrically driven Stine fan, but it is not completed. Two permanent overcasts are in course of erection. On the outside a new power house has been erected; Burke generator of 150 K. W., directly connected to an 18x18 inch Ball engine, and two 6x18 feet Erie tubular boilers have been installed.
Euclid. — Constructed 3 permanent brick overcasts and 8 more are in course of construction; 18 brick stoppings constructed, and 17 more are in course of construction. Main entry timbered 800 feet from shaft bottom; shaft bottom storage capacity increased from 30 to 100 loads. Installed an empty. and a loaded chain haul, operated by a 35 and a 20 H. P. motor, and a sprinkling tank operated by compressed air, for sprinkling purposes. Outside, two 6x18 feet Erie tubular boilers have been installed.
Additional airways have been driven and old airways cleaned out. A traveling way is in course of construction and motor roads have been extended.
Port Eoyal Nos. 1 and 2. — Installed a pumping plant consisting of three air lifts, capacity 1,100 gallons ])er minute, operated by a 28x17.5x28x30 inch Norwalk compressor located at Euclid mine.
Waverly. — Constructed 2 overcasts and 2 concrete sto])]>ings.
Wick Haven. — The fan has been removed to a new air shaft, which has increased its ventilating capacity. A fan building of fire-proof material has been erected; 7 permanent overcasts have been built, and 78 permanent stoppings of brick have been erectfnl. A traveling-way has been driven the entire length of the mine. Outside, a new frame boiler house, 36x40 feet has been erected.
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West Newton. — Installed one 10-ton electric motor; bonded a mine track one and one-half miles and a water line tor conveying water to sprinkling car for laying of dust; removed all electric wires from return airways; removed water and steam pipes from fan shaft; constructed 4 overcasts and 18 stoppings, and built an inside feed room of brick.
Yough Slope. — 2 overcasts and 6 stoppings of brick are in course of construction and the traveling-way is being cleaned up. Outside: Installed one 150 H. P. boiler and one Burke electric generator and switch board.
Penn Gas Coal Company
Penn Gas No. 2. — Ventilation has been improved by the erection of two main overcasts in order to make a new split.
Penn Gas No. 5. — Ventilation has been very much improved by the widening of main return entries, and the erection of four main overcasts.
The drainage system has been improved by the installation of a horizontal, triplex, single acting, Allentown electric pump. This pump is driven by a 125 H. P., 500 volt, D. C. Keystone motor; it will deliver 1,000 gallons of water per minute against a 250 foot head, when running at a normal speed of 45 revolutions per minute.
Ocean Coal Company
Ocean No. 1. — Installed a new haulage engine and completed the extension of the tail rope system. An additional traveling-way was made and is in good condition. Outside: A concrete boiler house was erected.
Ocean No. 2. — An air shaft has been completed and a new fan is being installed. Two permanent overcasts and 18 stoppings of concrete constructed.
Pittsburg-Westmoreland Coal Company
Penn Manor No. 1. — A fire occurred in November, burning down the tipple, which has been replaced by a steel tipple.
Pittsburg And Baltimore Coal Company
Edna No. 1. — Constructed 4 permanent brick overcasts. Numerous stoppings are in course of construction and main airways have been widened and cleaned out.
Edna No. 2. — Constructed 2 permanent brick overcasts, 87 brick and concrete stoppings, and a concrete building 10x20 feet for a mine foreman's office and tool house. Laid 4,450 feet of 40 pound steel T rails for motor track. The ventilation has been greatly improved by increasing the number of airways and cleaning them out. Installed one Epping-Carpenter pump, 8x12x14 inches. Outside: One Crocker-Wheeler, 550 volt, electric generator, installed.
Manor Gas Coal Company
Denmark. — The drainage system has been improved by the addition of one 11x18 inch horizontal, quintuplex, single-acting wood-
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lined electric pump. It is driven by a 200 II. P., 500 volt, I). C. variable speed Westingbouse motor and is guaranteed to deliver 2,000 gallons a minute against a vertical bead of 250 feet.
Tbe pump house has been extended, the extension being built of brick and cement. A nev traveling-way has been driven parallel to the main haulage way, a distance of G,000 feet, (hereby doing away with the necessity of employes being on the haulage way. Constructed 5 main overcasts.
Madison Coke Company
Madison. — A new Stine fan has been installed and the ventilation is now excellent.
Prosecutions For Violation Of The Mining Laws
Legal proceedings were entered against Arthur J. McNally, a mine foreman of Penn Gas No. 2 mine, in October, 1907, but were continued until February term of court. He was charged with:
First. — Allowing open lights in part of mine v/here explosive gas was being generated in dangerous quantities.
Second. — Allowing safety lamps that were open and out of repair in a gaseous part of the mine.
Third. — Allowing the magnet for opening safety lamps to be in a part of the mine where safety lamps were used so that all persons so desiring could have access to it.
The defendant was found guilty of all three charges and sentenced to pay a fine and costs of prosecution.
The following is a copy of the judge's charge to the jury in the case:
In The Court Of Quarter Sessions Of Westmoreland
County, Pa.
Commonwealth 1 No. 27 February Sessions. 1908. vs. - Charge: Violating Mining Laws.
Arthur J. McNally W. J. Neilson, Prosecutor.
Charge Of The Court
Gentlemen of the jury:
There are three counts in this bill of indictment. The indictment is brought against Arthur J. IcNally, Mine Foreman in the employ of the Penn Gas Coal Company. You will understand that this proceeding is not against the Coal Company, but it is against an individual. It is a criminal proceeding. It is predicated on an Act that was enacted for the purpose of protecting the safety of miners and others while operating a coal mine. The Act is quite extensive and voluminous and prescribes duties that are to be performed not only by the miners engaged in the mines, but the duties that are to be performed by certain other persons that are to perform functions in the
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operating of the mine, which functions are fully set out in the Act. The mining-industry is so (xli iisive and so many people are engaged in one way or another in it, that it has been deemed necessary to subject the operations of coal mines to restrictions and regulations which do not generally obtain as to carrying on any other kind of business, or dealing with any oihvv kind of property. The coal of course is the coal of a private individual or individuals, or of private corporations; but for the safety of those engaged in operating and extracting the coal, it is thought to be necessary by the law-making power that those l regulations be adopted, and to some extent the choice of the maniur of opemting coal mines is taken from the private owriei' and is put into the care of public officers.
We have mine inspectors that are commissioned for the performance of their duty by the Governor of the State. They are required to have certain qualifications and they are required to perform certain duties. They ar(\ as the term indicates, to inspect the operations, and they are given powers and means of enforcing the power that is given to them. That is not the procedure that has been instituted by the mine inspectors that examined this mine. It is made the duty of the minv iusnr'ctor in this particular district, when he finds violations of the law, to invoke the power of the Criminal Court for the punishment of the infractions of the law. The procedure that we have heard about in which the four mine inspectors participated, was riot one incident to the trial of the case that we now have before us. That was the inception;n of a proceeding to remove a danger to the end that safety might exist in the mine. It was not a proceeding directed to the punishment of any one — did not look to that end; it was satisfied with the removal of the danger, and if it had not been removed — the particular danger that they considered had not been removed — there was a means provided in the law for their coming, not into this court, but into the court of Common Pleas, and it might on inquiry, if a good ground for so doing was shown, have resulted in the stopping of the operation of the mines. Now we refer to that proceeding for the purpose of excluding that from our minds. In the consideration of this case we do not have anything to do with that; it is not that case that we are dealing with. It is a case wherein it is charged that the defendant McNally was guilty of violating some of the prescribed duties under this Act of Assembly. This proceeding cannot remove danger if it exists. It is conducted entirely independent of the removal of the danger. Of course in the long run it looks at the prevention of dangers, by punishing those who do not carry out the provisions of the mining law when they are required to do so, so that in the long run it is aimed at preventing dangers; but it is to be accomplished by punishing those charged wdth the performance of duty, when that duty is neglected, and not for the immediate removal of the thing that constitutes the danger. It may deter that person from, in the future, allowing dangerous conditions to exist and it may also deter others from allowing such conditions to exist. But the case that we ha.ve before us is a criminal case and all the strictness of the criminal law is applicable to a case of this kind. This proceeding is satisfied when a person guilty of infraction of the criminal law has been ascertained to be guilty and punished. It is therefore our duty,
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to inquire into the case and keep specifically in our minds the things that are put in issue in this case just as we do in any other criminal case that we have listened to during the week of your service here in court.
Now, it is not to be presumed against this defendant, no matter what has transpired before this — it is not to be presumed against him that he is guilty of any violation of the law. That must be shown by the evidence in the case; so that if we at all introduced no evidence and you were sworn in the case you could do nothing but render a verdict of not guilty. When evidence is introduced, it is incumbent on the Commonwealth to carry that evidence far enough to satisfy you beyond a reasonable doubt of defendant's guilt.
Now, let us try to see if we can understand just what this defendant is charged with. There are three counts in this bill of indictment. They are designed to cover different sections of this mining act. The first count charges that the defendant, who is alleged to be a mine foreman, 'neglected and refused to perform his duties as mine foreman of said mine as required by law, in that he unlawfully and wilfully allowed the use of open lights by miners and other men, in the employ of the said company and under direction and control, which miners and men aforesaid were Avorking in the entries, tunnels, roadways, traveling-ways and other working places in the said mine where explosive gas was and is being generated in such quantities as can be detected by the ordinary safety lamp, and in pillar workings and in other places in the said mine where a sudden inflow of said explosive gas was likely to be encountered, and in roadways and other places of said mine through which tire-damp might be carried in the air-current in dangerous quantities; contrary to the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."
Now that Is simply a formal statement of the thing that is forbidden by a certain section of 'the mining law; that section is Article 5 of Section 5. It provides as follows:
entries, tunnels, airways, traveling-ways and other working places of the mine where explosive gas is being generated in such quantities as can be detected by the ordinary safety lamp, and pillar workings and other working places in any mine where a sudden inflow of said explosive gas is likely to be encountered (by reason of the subsidence of the overlying strata or from other causes), shall be worked exclusively with locked safety lamps. The use of open lights is also prohibited in all working places, roadways and other parts of the mine through which fire-damp might be carried in the air-current in dangerous quantities."
Now that is the basis of the charge that is made here in this case. Now there are several places there that we see that locked safety lamps are to be made use of. Where are these places? Well the first part of that section says "all entries, tunnels, airways, travelingways and other working places of the mine," Now it doesn't stop there because that would include every mine and every part of a mine, but it proceeds and says, "where explosive gas is being generated in such quantities ns can be detected by the ordinary safety lamp." Now that is the one class of places. Persons are in entries.
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persons are in tunnels, persons are in airways, or at least airways may supply the necessities of persons engaged in mining; and traveling-ways— persons are there, and other working places of the mine where explosive gas is being generated in such quantities as can be detected by the ordinary safety lamp. Now we have that class of places where they shall be worked exclusively with, locked safety lamps. It means all those places; it doesn't mean simply rooms where men are working, but in places where that danger exists and menaces men, they shall be worked, according of course to the nature of the jjlaces, exclusively with locked safety lamps. It is just as necessary for a man to have a lamp when he is using a traveling-way as when he is engaged with the pick in mining the coal; but wherever he is and where gas has been detected or may be detected in the way indicated, such places are to be operated and used according to their nature with the locked safety lamps. And then there are other places, because the statute continues and says, "and pillar workings and other working places in any mine where a sudden inflow of said explosive gas is likely to be encountered, by reason of the subsidence of the overlying strata or from other causes." Now pillar workings, as we learn from the evidence, entail very often a special danger, and they distribute the gas in such a way as to make a special danger that requires the use of a safety lamp when so engaged. "And other working places in any mine where a sudden inflow of said explosive gas is likely to be encountered." The likelihood of an inflow of gas — the gas need not be generated in those ])articular workings or working places; but wherever there is danger of a sudden inflow of said explosive gas they also are to be worked exclusively with locked safety lamps. The danger of such a thing is not detected by a locked safety lamp in those places. The statute undertakes to say that when there is gas in such proximity to those places as to create a danger when doing pillar work or other work, where there is a danger of a downfall of slate or any other sufficient (cause makes a sudden inflow of gas to those points,, that in those places locked safety lamps must be made use of, whether in those places you can at first detect with the lamp presence of gas or not. Gas may come in there from sudden cause after an examination with the locked safety lamp and the examination would serve no useful purpose for that class of cases. So we have to determine that largely by the presence or the absence of the danger that is spoken of in this second class of cases. Now of course if gas is being generated in the part of the mine and it could be detected by an ordinary safety lamp we would at once see that that condition of things could not be allowed to exist and this law be complied with; when the danger in the particular cases that we just mentioned exists, then we know that locked safety lamps are to be made use of there. The last clause that I read to you looks as though it had been added by some one else than the person who wrote the first part to which we have been referring, because there are terms used that are designated to mean the same thing, yet different words are employed. It says, "the use of open lights is also prohibited." Now what we read before said nothing about lights, but it did require the use of closed lights or safety lamps. This starts out the same, use of open lights is also prohibited." The understanding of whoever added that addition was that safety lamps were not only required by
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what bad gone before but that open lights were also prohibited, and that would be the proper construction of what we have already read to you. 'The use of open lights is also prohibited in all working places, roadways or other parts of the mine through which firedamp might be carried in the air-current in dangerous quantities.'' Now there is another danger that might menace men; that is not from a sudden inflow, but the regular air-currents might carry this gas in dangerous quantities and in such places open lights are prohibited. Of course safety lamps are required if safety lamps are used at all. Now you get the idea of several different kinds of cases in which the prohibition of this fifth section is applicable; and the first count in this indictment is so framed as to charge the defendant with a violation of the law in these respects.
The second count goes on and states in formal language something that would also appear to be predicated on this same section because it says further that the defendant :
''leing a mine foreman in the employ of the Penn Gas Coal Com pany, a corporation of the State of Pennsylvania, owning and operating coal mines in North Huntingdon Township, said county, known as the Penn Gas Coal Company No. 2, did neglect and refuse to attend to his duties in said mine, in that be failed to require the workmen and miners employed in said mine to use locked safety lamps in the entries, tunnels, airAvays, traveling-ways and other working places in said mine where explosive gas was and is being generated in such quantities as can be detected hj the ordinary safety lamp, and in pillar workings and in other working places in said mine where a sudden inflow of said explosive gas is likely to be encountered, and in roadways and in other parts of said mine through which fire-damp might be carried in the air current in dangerous quantities; contrary to the Act of Assembly."
He failed to require the workmen to use locked safety lamps in that count. In the first count it is charged that he allowed the us<? of open lights by miners. So that in substance these two counts do not differ from each other. To use open lights in places where open lights should not be used and to not require them to use safety lamps in such places is substantially the same charge, so that when you have determined this question of his guilt or innocence on one of these questions you have substantially disposed of the other. There is no use mystifying ourselves about mere verbal distinctions; we want to deal with substance in a thing of this kind; the different forms of expression do not alter the essential nature of these charges on these first two counts.
The third count charges a different kind of offense. It charges that he is a mine foreman just as the other counts did and cliarp; r .neglect and refusal to perform his duties as such mine foreman, ''in that he unlav/fully and wilfully allowed and permitted the workmen and miners employed in said mine to have in their posROfsion have access in the mine to the keys or the magnets, being ments used to unlock safety lamps, and snid workmen and miners not being the mine foreman or his assistant or fire bosses or other competent persons in whose care the said snfetv should be. and not being persons whose business it wns to clown., fill, trim au'l deliver the same locked and in a safe condition to the men when en.- tering the mine, and also not being men whose duty it was to re-
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ceive the same from the miners at the eud of each shift, which workmen and miners were employed in in the entries, tunnels, airways, traveling ways and other working plai iii ilw said mine where explosive gas was and is being generated in such quantities as can be detected," and so on.
Now there is a different charge. That is predicated on a different section of this Mining Act. There are a number of dilferent sections relating to these safety lamps. We have this provision:
safety lamps used for examining mines or for working therein shall be the property of the operator, and shall be in the care of the mine foreman, his assistant or fire boss, or other competent person, who shall clean, fill, trim, examine and deliver the same, locked, in a safe condition to the men when entering the mine before each shift, and shall receive the same from the men at the end of each shift, for which service a charge not exceeding cost of labor and material may be made by the operator."
Then the number of lamps is provided for. Now the terms in which the third count is framed are designed to exclude the defendant as being one of the persons who should have the custody of these safety lamps. I do not mean that exactly. I mean it is designed to include him in the charge as not being authorized by law to suffer the violation that is therein set out of the Act with respect to the locking of these safety lamps, because this section here gives to certain persons that are enumerated here the right to lock these lamps and enjoins on them the duty of having them locked when they go into the custody of the miners who are to make use of them.
Now the locked condition of the lamp is an essential thing in that section. It is not only tlie lamp that is to be delivered to the miners when they go in to work, but it is the lamp in a locked condition. What is the object of that? That of course is to make the safety lamp continue to be a safety lamp in the hands of the miner making use of it. It is intended that the possibility of a miner converting it into an open light in places where only safety lamps can be used shall be taken away. It should be altogether against the spirit of this Act to give into the hands of the miners generally a locked safety lamp and furnish him with a key at the same time, because the power of converting that locked safety lamp into an open light would be given to him under these circumstances. The only interpretation of this section is that they are given these locked safety lamps to remain locked.
We have another provision which makes this entirely clear. Rule 55, Article 20 reads as follows:
"No one, except a person duly authorized by the mine foreman, shall have in his possession a key or other instrument for the purpose of unlocking any safety lamp in any mine where locked safety lamps are used."
!Now even a safety lamp can be put into the hands of a person without the approval of the proper officer — the mine foreman charged with the condition of the mines, because Rule 57 says that "No safety lamps shall be entrusted to any person for use in mines until he has given satisfactory evidence to the mine foreman that he understands the proper use thereof and danger of tampering with the same." Even the lamps themselves, the locked safety lamps, are not to go into the hands of persons without the mine foreman
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knowing that they know better than to tamper with such safety lamps.
This rule 55, it is true, speaks of the persons possessing a key, the 'magnet in this case serves the same purpose as the key, and the rule speaks not only of a key, but of other instruments for the purpose of unlocking the safety lamp; and the thing that that magnet and the key have in common, is the facility of opening a locked lamp, changing it from the condition in which it passed into the hand of a miner to a different condition. When the law provides with such great care for the lamp in its locked condition it would be against the spirit of the Act to suppose that the whole Act taken together meant that persons generally should have the power to make that an unlocked lamp, and this 55th Rule says that 'no one except a person duly authorized by the mine foreman shall have in his possession a key or other instrument for the purpose of unlocking any safety lamp in any mine where locked safety lamps are used." What is that for? There may be occasions when it is necessary to open locked safety lamps. They may meet with accident so that they have to be opened. Now it is not the of this mining law that every miner shall have a key and open his lamp whenever an accident does occur. Authorized persons can do this and no one except authorized persons shall have the means of doing this. The possession that is meant under this rule is such possession as enables the person having the instrument to unlock the safety lamp. It does not matter whether he owns the instrument or the or whether he dosen't own it; the possession of such an instrument that would unlock a safety lamp would be just as dangerous when he did not own it as if he did own it. The possession that is referred to in this rule is not a possession that is predicated on ownership ; it has nothing to do with ownership ; it has to do with the ability to unlock safety lamps that are only given to miners locked, and authorized persons should do' this, and that is the spirit of this Act of Assembly.
Now it has been said that that relates to persons, to individuals, and not specifically to the mine foreman. We find in Article 20, Section 1, that:
'The mine foreman shall attend personally to his duties in the mine and carry out all the instructions set forth in this act and see that the regulations prescribed for each class of workmen under his charge are carried out in the strictest manner possible, and see that any deviation from or infringement of any of them are properly adjusted."
There are, as I told you in the outsturt, many provisions in this act that relate to different classes of persons, intended and designed to regulate what they can do and what they cannot do; and it is made the business of the mine foreman to see that the requisites contained in this act of assembly with reference (o these different classes of persons are carried out. lie has charge of the mine and he must see that the law is observed. The individual wlio violates the law by having a key or other instrument for unlocking a safety lamp does a thing that this act forbids, and he does a thing that the mine foreman must see that he does not do, because it is his duty to see to the (Miforcemcnt of that regulation as well as to the enforcement of every other regulation with respect to other classes of persons.
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We have then this provision coiilaiiKd ia Article 21, Section 2: 'The neglect or refusal to perform the duties required to be performed bj any section of this act by the parties therein required to perform them, or IUl' violiitioii o'l any oi ihe provisioiis or retjuirements hereof, shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof in the court of quarter sessions of the county wherein the misdemeanor was committed, be punishable by a fine," and so on.
Now the unauthorized person that would carry a key or have in his possession an instrument wherewith to unlock a locked safety lamp would be committing an offense, and it might be possible that one guilty of such an offense could be convicted under this section of the code. We are not dealing with the person charged with having such an instrument, though, in his possession. We are dealing bere with the mine foreman whose duty it is to see that the rules and regulations are enforced; and this third count charges that he did not enforce this regulation, and neglected and refused to enforce this regulation, and we are trying this case to see whether it is true or not. Undoubtedly it he i'ound a iiiau possessed of a ke}', — if a man had a key in his pocket, he, as mine foreman, could take it from that man, to the end that this Rule 55 should have efficacy. Undoubtedly if he found a man with any other instrument wherewith to unlock this safety lamp he could deprive him of that means of making locked lamps unlocked lamps. He can authorize certain persons to have such instruments, but it is not the spirit of the act that he can authorize miners generally to have such instruments in their possession. That would make locked lamps of but little use. It is intended that the power of miners generally to make locked lamps unlocked lamps shall be kept away from them; and the means of doing this is restricted to certain designated persons that the mine foreman can point out. That number is comparatively a limited number of persons, however. If he should authorize and designate every miner that goes into the mine as such a person he would be violating the whole spirit of this Act of Assembly. He would not be enforcing the rules and regulations embodied in this statute within the sense of those rules and regulations.
Now while what we have said is perfectly plain in so far as a key us concerned, this thing that is laid to his charge, or at least the thing that the evidence points out, relates not to a key that the person in possession of can keep in his pocket, but some instrument of considerable bulk, comparing in size with the volume lying on the table there in its dimensions. So that that instrument if properly described, would not be an instrument that a man could have in his pocket. He could not possess it; he could not have dominion over it in the same way that a small instrument like a key could be subject to his dominion. But the possession of a thing may not mean precisely the same thing in every case. Possession must be understood as that kind of possession of which the thing according to its nature is susceptible. You can possess a farm in a certain sense; you cannot put it in your pocket. You can possess a horse or a cow; you can possess a great many things in the sense of ownership and your dominion over them may be exclusive; it is not essential to the proper interpretation of this statute that we should understand that it was such possession of an instrument as must have for its basis ownership. We have already said that that was
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the kind of possessioii that made use possible, and if (he inslniiiient, although owned by the company, is put in such a place that miners generally can make use of it at will, such a placing of the instrument would be indicative of a common possession by the miners — common possession of an instrument that could be used to make a locked lamp an unlocked lamp. And if that instrument was owned by one of the miners, no matter how bulky it might be, it would be the duty of the mine foreman to take it away from him to the end that Rule 55 might have efficiency, if that person was not an authorized person to ihave it; and it is his duty to do so no less if the operator is the owner of tliat inslrunient. And a mine foreman who does not seek to carry out the rules and regulations of this Act of Assembly relating to the different classes of persons neglects his duty.
Now it is urged to have the instrument convenient for the miners when accidents occur to their lights is a thing that is to be taken into consideration. That may be. It is a thing to be taken into consideration, but we must remember that all these regulations entail some inconvenience on the persons operating the mine, and the thing that is to be avoided is the danger to those who are interested in the operation of that mine and that is the thing of paramount importance, and inconvenience to miners in other respects must give away in order that the main object of the act may have efficacy, to wit, the safety of the miners may be preserved. One of the means of thus preserving their safety is to have only authorized persons to have the instruments wherewith to unlock these locked lamps; and even if the authorized person requires the miner to go to a great distance to have the lamp opened, that inconvenience must be endured in order that the danger may be avoided Those authorized persons legally have some discretion about the matter. The law doesn't prescribe how the instrument is to be kept; it says nothing about a magnet specifically. It does use the general term "instrument," which would comprehend a magnet. One thing is certain, and that is that it cannot be kept or used by even an authorized person in a place that is generating explosive gas. It must be in some safe place. A literal interpretation of the provision might require it to be kept outside of the mine entirely, but no necessity for saying whether such a strict literal construction is the true construction is incumbent on us at present and we will not decide that matter.
But we decide in this case that possession of such instruments is not restricted to authorized persons if authorized persons and unauthorized persons indiscriminately can have the instrument at will. That creates the very danger that the law intended should not exist. Whether the person having it in custody should keep it under lock and key to which no one has access but himself or some other authorized person, is perhaps a proper construction of this Act. By that means miners generally could not have possession so that they could utilize it. If it is common to all for the purpose of utilization then in the sense of this statute it is in the possession of unauthorized persons; and it is the business of the mine foreman to see that it is not in the possession of unauthorized persons. This instrument, as I understand the evidence for the defense, may be in the custody of unauthorized persons. Is it kept out of the custody of unauthorized persons? If it was just placed on a box there where the
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authorized person in comiuou with the unauthorized persons could make use of it at will, then it is possible to find the defendant guilty on that count of the bill of indictment, if he neglected and refused to carry out this regulation as was his duty under that Act of Assembly. That is the charge tjiat we have in this third count.
Now with respect to the first two counts we have a different question. What would constitute an offense under those counts we have already spoken of. In order that you may find the defendant guilty of the things therein charged he must have neglected or refused to perform the duty that the Act of Assembly enjoined upon him. There is a question of fact there between the Commonwealth and the defense. There is perhaps not so much conflict on material points with respect to the count in the indictment, but there is a question of fact in so far as those first two counts are concerned. It is the contention of the defense that open lights were not used or not allowed to be used in a place where a sudden inflow of gas would be likely to occur. It is contended that there is no evidence, and perhaps that is true, of the gas being generated at the places where those open lights were made use of. It is, however, the contention of the Commonwealth that they were used in places where there was danger of a sudden inflow or there was danger of gas being carried in the air-currents. There you have a dispute.
There has been called on the part of the Commonwealth the several mine inspectors who have made examinations there and have been called in by the inspector in whose district this mine is. There is provisions made for their being called in. That is done under the civil procedure that we spoke of in the early part of our charge. They are called in for the purpose of removing or seeing that an imminent danger is removed and considering whether that imminent danger exists.
Now some of the persons who were discharging duties of that kind, the mine inspectors of other districts and also the mine inspector of this district, testified about the danger of the use of open lights in the places where they were actually used. You have heard their testimony in that regard. On the other hand, you have heard the testimony of the defendant and of other witnesses called in his behalf who have testified that there was no such danger there, no danger of splash of the gas or a sudden inflow or a carrying of the gas to the open lights.. There you have that issue or fact.
If the mine foreman in good faith, acting on his own best judgment, believed that that was not a dangerous situation that makes in his favor and you might be able to find, even if you believe the inspectors that there was danger, you might be able to find that there was no intentional neglect or refusal to perform duty in suffering that condition to remain there, if the defendant acted in good faith, and you might think there was nothing in his conduct that justifies his punishment for that, even if you should find the fact with the inspectors who say there was danger in using open lights in these places. Or you may not find that; you may find that the danger was so obvious that that was a neglect of a plain duty that a diligent mine foreman would have corrected and ought to have corrected of his own motion. Remember that he is not indicted for not doing the things that these mine inspectors required him to do; that is not the thing that he is indicted for. He is indicted for not
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doing tlie things that tho law requires him to do, neglecting or refusing to do the things the law requires him (o do. Now if he neglected or refused to perform that duty then he can be found guilty, if the condition was there that required the removal of those open lights at the places indicated in the testimony. There is an issue of fact and a fair one for the determination of the jury. His guilt or innocence may depend somewhat on the determination of that contested question. How imminent the danger, if you find the danger tO' exist, was, you will have to determine from (he evidence. It may have been so imminent that you would feel authorized to sav that he was negligent in the performance of his duty, or it may not have been so imminent as to induce that belief in your minds. Now this we say in respect to the first two counts in the indictment; that is a thing that stands on a different basis from the third count in the indictment. The testimony I do not intend to review.
There has been something said, and we may have something more to say about that in answering the points, there has been something said in your hearing in argument here about obedience to the requirements of the mine inspectors being the exhaustion of the terms of this Act of Assembly so as to make a criminal proceeding inapplicable when that has been done. We do not think that is the fair interpretation of this Act of Assembly. This, you will observe, is a proceeding that is directed against a particular individual, to wit, the mine foreman. The thing that the inspectors dealt with was a thing that lead them to deal only with the superintendent. They were authorized to deal with him, not for the punishment of the superintendent nor for the punishment of any one else, but for the pur}}0se of liavinp; tho danger leiiioved. There may have been neglect, there may have been refusal to discharge duties imposed by this Act of Assembly by some persons in that mine that would not be at all cured by the removal of the danger which such neglect had brought about. The thing that the mine inspectors dealt with was a thing that may have existed without the fault of any one at all. It might be due to the negligence of no person at all; it might be a danger nevertheless and the necessity of a speedy removal exist, and the occasion of resorting to that procedure was an imminent and urgent occasion. That doesn't punish any person for neglect. And although the very danger that neglect brought about may have been removed by that procedure, still it does not preclude the punishment of any persons whose negligence brought that about. We do not mean to indicate to you at all that it is our opinion that any negligence of the defendant here brought about that; I am only speaking about the legal position that was urged on the attention of the court that if the civil procedure had been followed that thereafter excluded the criminal procedure. Perhaps we may have practically said to you that it did not, but in this connection we think proper to give some reason for that opinion. We will not rend the entire section that contains both modes of procedure; we will have occasion to refer to that a little more specifically later.
Now I think you will understand what the nature of the issues that are submitted is, both with respect to the first and second counts and with respect to the third count.
We have been asked by the defendant to affirm some propositions for the guidance of the jury and these are as follows:
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On the part of the defendant the court is respectfully requested to instruct the jury as follows:
1st. — The Act of Assembly under which the defendant is indicted relates to the mining of coal and provides, or attempts to provide, for the lives, health and safety of persons employed in bituminous mines. It is voluminous and furnishes both civil and criminal remedies and punishments for its violation. The present indictment invokes its powers to punish criminally, and, therefore, it must be construed by us at present strictly, or, in other words, favorably to the defendant. He cannot be found guilty of either of the charges against him unless you are satisfied that he clearly violated his duty as mine foreman.
Answer. That point we affirm.
2nd. — There is no attempt by this legislation to prevent mining in mines which generate explosive gas, but only to render such mining reasonably safe considering the hazardous employment of mining coal; a mine foreman is, therefore, not to be held to perfect accuracy of judgment in his methods. There is no proof here that open lamps were used where mining was conducted and where gas could be detected by the ordinary safety lamp, the only claim under the first two counts of the indictment being that open lights were in use, to some extent, in the entries by the drivers where it was possible the gas might flow out and come in contact with them, though there was a considerable distance between the open lights and the places where the gas was found.
If the defendant exercised the precaution which his own judgment required, in the first place, and if he afterwards put into execution the directions given by the mine inspectors on the 2nd and 10th days of October, 1907, he cannot be held to have neglected or refused to perform the duties required by the Act and he should be acquitted.
Answer. With respect to the first two paragraphs of this point there is no substantial ground of objection. With respect to the last clause, however, it is to be observed that in substance it is contended that if the defendant exercised his own judgment and later carried into execution the directions of the mine inspectors he should be acquitted. This is predicted on the idea that the procedure provided for in the first sentence of Section 1, Article 11, of the mining law is to be excluded when the procedure in the remainder of that section has been followed. This we do not think to be the proper construction. The procedure of the first clause is criminal and is designed to punish the individual violating the law. The procedure of the latter clause is not aimed at punishing any one, but at removing the dangerous condition. It deals with the superintendent alone. The first clause deals with the individual personally who commits an infraction of the law; the last clause may be applicable to a condition brought about by the default of some one, or to a condition which the default of no person has brought about. The latter procedure is satisfied when the danger has been taken away; the former is satisfied when a person who has violated the law is punished for his default. The latter is civil procedure; the former is a criminal one. The one procedure is not to exclude the application of the other. The point predicated on tlie idea that one procedure is to exclude the other must therefore be refused for that reason.
3rd. — Tliere is no requirement of the Act imposing on the mine
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foreman thv duty of keeping tlie keys or magnets in liis possession or under his immediate control, the 55th Rule of Section 20, applying to the possession of a key or other instrument by an unauthorized person, such key or instrument not being the property of the operator or owner.
There is no evidence here to show that those magnets were ever in the possession of other persons in the sense of the statute or used by them at all; and even if they were placed at points where the miners might conveniently reach them to relight their extinguished safety lamps, that seems not to be an offense under the statute.
If, pursuant to the directions of the inspectors, on or after October 10th, they were removed from the zone or area of possible danger from their use to the places designated by the inspectors, then the mine foreman should not be convicted for observing what was recommended by them, and your verdict should be not guilty.
Answer. This point must be refused as you will already understand from the general charge. The Act must be construed as to make the whole efficacious for accomplishing the ends in view, namely, the safety of those engaged in mining. Section 7, Article 5, puts the care of safety lainps in the mine foreman and such other officers as he may designate and requires that they be the property of the operator. Those charged with their care can only deliver these safety lamps locked. The locked condition of the lamp is an indispensible requisite of the statute. The intention is to take away the power of the miners to make the lamp an open one. Rule 55 of Article 20 is as follows: "No one except a person duly authorized by the mine foreman shall have in his possession a key or other instrument for the purpose of unlocking any safety lamp in any mine where locked safety lamps are used." The object of that rule is to take it out of the power of the mirer to make a safety lamp an open lamp in places where safety lamps are necessary. Article 6, Section 5, says: "It shall be the further duty of the mine foreman to require the workmen to use locked safety lamps when and where required by this act." In addition to -this, Article 20, Section 1, requires that "the mine foreman shall attend personally to his duties in the mine and carry out all the instructions set forth in this act and see that the regulations prescribed for each class of under his charge are carried out in the strictest manner possible and see that any deviation from or infringement of any of them are promptly adjusted."
Undoubtedly if the m.ine foreman found an unauthorized person in possession of a key or other instrument for the purpose of unlocking a safety lamp in violation of Rule 55, it would be the duty of that foreman to at least take it out of his possession to the end that Rule 55 may h'ave efficacy. Rule 55 requires that "no safety lamps shall be entrusted to any person for use in mines until he has given satis factory evidence to the mine foreman that he understands the proper use thereof and danger of tampering with the same." This protection with respect to the lamps ar other protections to which we have already referred would be of little use if keys were not only not kept from the miners generally, but were actually provided so that miners generally can use them as freely as authorized persons can use them. The mine foreman is not seeing that Rule 55 is being carried out in the strictest manner possible if he suffers that condi-
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tioii of things to exist. The possession contemplated by Rule 55 is such possession as enables a miner to use a key or other instrument for opening the locked safety lamp. It is not a possession that requires ownership to be the basis of it. The possession of a key or other instrument that belongs to some one else may be as harmful as a possession which has ownership for its basis. The kind of possession, therefore, that is meant is such a possession as would enable the miner to utilize the instrument for unlocking a locked safety lamp, a thing that no person but an authorized person can do; and there is no evidence here that miners generally were such authorized persons, for if there were such evidence, the authorizing of miners generally to thus use these instruments would be a violation of the entire spirit of the Act of Assembly; and if the possession which the authorized ]>erson had of this instrument was precisely the same kind of possession that every miner had, and the mine foreman knowing of this common possession of such an instrument, and neglecting or refusing to take away that condition of things, neglected or refused to give efRcacy to Rule 'No. 55, which rule it was a duty of him to see that the parties to wiiom it relates was observed. So that we cannot affirm this third point and the case is not a case for the court to determine the result of. The affirm.ance of all the points now submitted would make it practically a question of law for the court. We do not think the case is of that character and cannot construe the Act in the way we are asked to construe it. The things that the mine inspectors may have donr is not a thing that is conclusive one way or the other of what the jury may do in this case. The procedure now being conducted is not a procedure engrafted on the authority of the mine inspectors; neither is the authority of the mine inspectors a thing engrafted on the procedure that we are now conducting. They are independent of each other and have their own purposes and objects, and the exercise of the authority under one procedure does not exclude the exercise of the authority under the other procedure. The point is therefore refused.
If you should find the defendant guilty on any of these counts in the bill of indictment you will have nothing to do with the question of costs. If you should acquit of all charges you would have the question of costs to dispose of. But in this case the prosecutor is a mine inspector in whose district this alleged default in the observance of the law took place. Generally in cases of misdemeanor where there is no acquittal, the jury can place the costs on the prosecutor, naming who he is, or place the costs on the defendant notwithstanding his acquittal, or place tlie costs on the county, or in the fourth place, divide the costs between the prosecutor, naming who he is, and the defendant in any proportions that may seem just. That is the general rule that prevails. But in this case, as we have already remarked, the prosecutor is the mine inspector. A section of this mining law, which we do not need to read to you in extenso, makes it the duty of the mine inspector to prosecute for violation of the mining laws. He is not simply the inspector for information. He is an officer of the State clothed with the authority of the State, and he inspects for the purpose of seeing whether the mining law is being observed or whether it is being violated, and one of his duties, when he sees that it is being violated is to prefer criminal
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charges against the person wlio has vioLated the hiw. Now that being his duty, a thing about which lie has no choice, even tliough the proofs should fail when the case comes in for trial, he ought not to have the costs or any portion of them placed upon him if he has acted in good faith. So that we have to modify the rule I told you a moment ago of about your ability to place costs on the prosecutor. That is the rule that obtains in the case of the ordinary prosecutor, because the ordinary prosecutor can do as he pleases about prosecuting or refraining from prosecuting; he is under no obligation. It is not eo with the mine inspector. It is a part of his sworn duty to see that certain persons be prosecuted, and it being his duty he ought not be punished by having the costs put on him for performing his duty. So that in this case we do not think, no matter what the result of the case may be, that any portion of the costs ought to be put on the mine inspector. It is not mine inspectors generally that look after these things; it is the mine inspector in the particular district that is enjoined to institute for the punishment of those who violate the mining law, and that particular mine inspector is named here as the prosecutor. So that if you should find the defendant guiltless of everything that would seem to leave the question open without respect to costs, as to whether the costs be placed on the defendant notwithstanding his acquittal or on the county, you cannot divide the costs between the county and the defendant. If the county pays any, it pays all.
Now, that is all that we think necessary for us to say to you in order that you may dispense of the case justly as between the defendant and the Commonwealth.
Peter Smith, an employe at Greensburg No. 2 mine, on information received, was charged with destroying a danger signal and also passing one. He was found guilty, and was sentenced to pay a fine and costs of prosecution.
T. D. Thomas, superintendent at Banning No. 2 mine, on information received, was charged with opening a danger gate or signal at the entrance of a mine and telling the employes to enter the mine, before the fire bosses had completed their examinations.
Defendant entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine and costs.
T. K. Smith, mine foreman, Sam Rollins. A. Hoenshell, and James Pancost, fire bosses of Banning No. 2 mine, were charged with not notifying the district mine inspector, as required by law, of the violation committed by Superintendent T. D. Thomas. Defendants pleaded guilty and were fined.
Harry Taylor, of Westmoreland Shaft mine, Jim Feragio, and Joe Feragio, of Waverly mine, Martin Marula of Edna No. 1 mine, Joseph Smith, Andy Patteriseck, Joseph Barrish and Joseph Meleck of West Newton mine, and Joseph Krem and Sam Freno of Criterion mine, were charged with passing a danger signal.
The defendants from Edna No. 2 and West Newton mines were fugitives from justice. The other defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced to pay a fine and costs.
John Feedsack, miner at Ocean No. 2 mine, was charged with injuring a safety lamp and using an open light where safety lamps were used. The defendant was tried, found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine and costs.
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Stailie Sukoski, and Steve Gosick, employes of Greensburg No. 2 mine, were charged with having matches and an open lamp ready for use where safety lamps were used. Sukoski entered a plea of guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine and costs. Gosick is a fugitive from justice.
Adolph Boiler, mine foreman at Westmoreland Shaft mine, was charged with eniploying a person as fire boss who did not have a certificate. Defendant pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a fine and costs.
William Long, a shot firer at Westmoreland Shaft mine, was charged with acting;: as fire boss without having a certificate. Defendant pleaded guilty ai.d was sentenced to pay a fine and costs.
Tony Casino, an 'employe of Criterion mine, W. C. Mitchell, T. W. Thomas, and John Bartnot, employes of Penn Gas. No. 2 mine, were charged with taking matches and pipe into that part of the mine where safety lamps were being used. Defendants, except Bartnot, entered a plea of guilty, and were sentenced to pay a fine and costs. Bartnot is a fugitive from justice.
Paul Peilo, an employe of Carbon mine, Jack and Henry Garland, employes of Greensburg No. 2 mine, were charged with blasting coal off the solid. Defendants pleaded guilty and were sentenced to pay a fine and costs.
Fred Perry, John Patocky and William Strowsky, employes of West Newton mine, Thomas Zembor and Frank Ropelski, employes of Penn Manor No. 1 mine, and Joe Ferofski, an employe of Penn Gas No. 5 mine, was charged with burning impure illuminating oil.
Perry's case came up before the court for trial. He was found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine and costs of prosecution. This he refused to do and was consequently sent to jail.
The other defendants entered a plea of guilty and were sentenced to pay a fine and the costs of the case.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses was held in McClellad's Hall, Irwin, April 21, 22, and 23. The Board of Examiners was composed of William J, Neilson, Inspector; William Bird, Superintendent, and John Walter, Mine Foreman.
There were 21 applicants examined for mine foremen and 54 for fire bosses. The following persons, having passed a satisfactory examination, were granted certificates as mine foremen.
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W. P. Pilkington, Jacobs Creek; Henry Neal, Madison; Thomas J. Hunt, Manor; and William Condie, Larimer.
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Somerset County
Somerset, Pa., March 1, 1909.
Hon, James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines:
iSlr: In compliance with the Bituminous Mining Law, I transmit herewith my annual report as Inspector of Mines for the Twentieth Bituminous District for the year ending December 31, 1908.
The report contains the statistical information as required by law, a brief description of the condition of the mines and the most important improvements made during the year ; also an account of the fatal accidents and a report of the annual examination of applicants for mine foremen's certificates.
Respectfully submitted,
Thomas S. Lowther,
Inspector.
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Summary Of Statistics
Number of mines, 93
Number of mines in operation, 82
Number of tons of con: shipped to market, 5,583,353
Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 142,851
Number of tons sold to local trade and used by employes, 27,493
Number of tons used in the manufacture of coke, 2,843
Number of tons of coal produced, 5,756,540
Number of tons of coke produced, 1,700
Number of coke ovens, 225
Number of tons of coal produced by pick mining, 3,530,981
Number of tons produced by compressed air machines, . . 1,559,020
Number of tons produced by electrical machines, 666,533
Number of persons employed inside of mines, 7,776
Number of persons employed outside, including coke
workers, 986
Number of persons employed at manufacture of coke, ... 9
Number of fatal accidents inside of mines, 23
Number of fatal accidents outside, 3
Number of non-fatal accidents inside of mines, 70
Number of non-fatal accidents outside, 4
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, 250,284 Number of persons employed per fatal accident inside, . . 338 Number of persons employed per fatal accident outside,. . 329 Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident inside, Ill
Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident outside, 247
Number of wives made widows, 16
Number of children orphaned, 33
Number of compressed air locomotives used inside, 1
Number of electric motors used inside, 88
Number of fans in use, 59
Number of furnaces in use, 18
Number of gaseous mines in operation, 3
Number of non-gaseous mines in operation, 79
Number of new mines opened 7
Number of old mines abandoned, 14
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Table A
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Names of Operators Tons
Somerset Coal Company, 1,595,155
Ber wind- White Coal Mhiln<>' Company, I,o02,644
Jenner-Quemalioning Coal Company, 502,950
Merchants Coal Coniapny, 499,709
Quemahoning Coal Company, 413,864
Meyersdale Coal Company, 216,891
Knickerbocker Smokeless Coal Company, 148,744
Somerset Mining Company, , 134,350
Reading Iron Company, 81,758
Hocking Coal Company, 53,876
Enterprise Coal Company, 53,244
Haws Coal Company, 52,103
Carbo Smokeless Coal Company, 45,153
Somerset and Cambria Coal Company, . 40,526
Coronet Coal Company, 39,260
Federal Coal Company, 36,170
S. M. Hamilton and Company 35,599
John Meager, 32,359
Listonburg Coal Mining Company, 28,192
W. D. Althouse and Company, / 21,430
Big Vein Coal Company 20,607
Randolph Coal Company, 19,652
Atlantic Coal Company, 19,412
Elk Lick Coal Company, 18,319
Stoner Coal Company 17,156
W. A. Merrill and Company, . 16,336
Meyersdale Fuel Company, . '. 15,811
Smith Meyers and Company, 8,922
Huff Coal' Company 8,831
'Savage Fire Brick Company, 8,683
Boynton Coal Company, 7,346
Fred Rowe, 7.092
Penwood Coal Company 6,515
Pittsburg and Cambria Coal Company 6,201
Southern Coal Company, 5,809
Somerset Fuel Company, 4,473
Somerset Real Estate Coal Company, 4.427
Fairview Coal Company 3,600
Cochran Coal Company 1.696
Garrett Coal Company, 1,021
Total, 5,756,540
Production bv Counties Somerset, ' 5,726,540
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Elk Lick No. 2. — Ventilation fair and drainage good at time of last inspection.
Elk Lick No. 3. — Idle the greater portion of the year. Condition fair.
Hamilton. — General condition fair. All pillar work. Jenner No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage good. Jenner Nos. 2 and 3. — Ventilation, drainage, and general condition good.
Jenner Nos. 4 and 5. — In very good condition. Listie. — General condition very fair.
Pine Hill No. 1. — Ventilation has been improved and is good; drainage is poor.
Pine Hill No. 2. — Idle since February. Condition good when last inspected.
Stuart. — Ventilation and drainage good. All pillar work and will soon be exhausted.
Summit Nos. 1 and 2. — In fair condition. Thomas. — Not under the law.
Wilmoth. — Worked out and abandoned in February.
iisoii Creek. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition very fair.
Coal Mining Company
Eureka No. 30. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition, good, as much needed improvements have been made during the year.
Eureka No. 31. — Ventilation fair; drainage good. Eureka No. 33. — Ventilation and drainage good. Work is all on pillars.
Eureka No. 34. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition good. Eureka No. 38. — Ventilation fair; drainage very good. Eureka No. 39 Upper. — The ventilation has been greatly improved during the year and the drainage is very good.
Jenner— Qqemahoning Coal Company
Jerome Shaft No. 1. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition excellent.
Jerome Shaft No. 2. — Idle the entire year.
Merchants Coal Company
Orenda No. 2. — After inspecting this mine on January 22 and 23, I asked the Chief of Department of Mines to have two of the other
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inspectors accompany me on a joint inspection of the mine. TTie Chief of the Department at once ordered Inspectors Elias Phillips and Alexander McCanch to accompany me. On March 11th and 12th we made a joint inspection and found the ventilation of the mine very bad in all of the working sections, it being weak at the faces on account of leakage and very much vitiated from the excessive use of black powder and the burning of impure oil for illuminating purposes by the employes throughout the entire mine. After a thorough inspection of the mine the following notice and decision was sent to the officials in charge:
"Somerset, Pa., March 13, 1908.
Mr. George Morris, Superintendent, and Mr. W. H. Morris, General Superintendent,
Orenda No. 2 mine of the Merchants Coal Company, Boswell, Pa.
Gentlemen: You are hereby notified that the undersigned Inspectors of Bituminous Coal Mines have proceeded to Orenda No. 2 mine of your company, located at Boswell, Pa., where danger is alleged to exist, and on the 11th and 12th days of March, 1908, have examined into the matter and after a full investigation of the said mine, we, being all the Inspectors making such examination, are agreed in the opinion that there is immediate danger therein from a sudden inflow of explosive gas and lack of proper ventilation.
You are therefore hereby instructed to remove such conditions forthwith and to provide ample ventilation, properly and constantly conducted through all the working places, main entries and cross entries, so as to dilute and carry off and render harmless the noxious and dangerous gases generated therein. Otherwise we shall be obliged to apply to the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Somerset for an injunction to suspend the work in and about said mine in accordance with the provisions of Article XI, Section 1, of the Act of Assembly, approved May 15, 1893, entitled An Act relating to bituminous coal mines and providing for the lives, health, safety and welfare of persons employed therein.'
Thomas S. Lowthek,
Inspector, 20th Bituminous District. ALEXANDER McCANCH,
Inspector, 11th. Bituminous District. ELIAS PHILLIPS,
Inspector, 4th Bituminous District."
In reply to this and other letters written to Mr. W. H. Morris, General Superintendent, I received the following reply:
"Boswell, Pa., March 17, 1908.
Mr. Thos. Lowther, Mine Inspector, Somerset, Pa.
Dear Sir: Your several letters received. I have read them over carefully and beg to say that we have already improved the air to such an extent that I don't think you will find much fault. Yesterday we had 14,500 in 7th Left, and 26,000 between 6th Left and 7th Left. This can be all put down there if necessary. By to-morrow we will have a large current from 7th Right sweeping through the headings. The fire boss reports to me this morning that there is no
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gas anywhere. We are putting brattices up on the workings now so as to have a decided split on the right side of the headings; on the left side we have split current.
I will write you more fully to-morrow or next day giving you the measurements of air in the lov/er right hand side of the mine. We have only between 40 and 50 men working in 7th Left, and 14,500 feet of air traveling there and this is conducted to the working face. I think this fulfills what you require.
Yours respectfully,
W. H. MOERIS, General Superintendent."
I also received the following from Mr. G. W. Morris, Superintendent :
Boswell, Pa., March 17, 1908.
Mr. Thos. Lowther, Mine Inspector, Somerset, Pa.
Dear Sir: Your several favors received. I have instructed Mr. Malcolm mine foreman, to push all air courses, brattices, and overcasts in the 7th Right. We have started to make overcasts in First Dip 7th Left and have one return current for 7th Right, also for 6th Right.
Yours respectfully,
G. W. MORRIS, Superintendent."
I visited the mine on March 28th to ascertain what improvement was being made in regard to the ventilation, and again on April 13th and on May 4th and 5th I made a complete inspection and found a decided improvement although the condition was still far from what was desired. I again inspected the mine on July 13th, 14th and 15th, and again on October 27tli and 28th, accompanied by Inspector Elias Phillips. At that time we found the general condition of the mine very fair tlirougbout the workings.
Merchant No. 2. — Worked out and abandoned early in the year.
Merchant No. 3. — Ventilation, drainage and general condition fair.
Quemahoning Coal, Company
RalDhton No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage in fair condition. Ralphton No. 2. — Ventilation fair; drainage good. Ralphton No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage good. Ralphton No. 4. — A new opening. In good condition.
Meyersdale Coal Company
Stauffer. — Ventilation and drainage in good condition. Wells Creek. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Pen Mar No. 2. — Ventilation has been somewhat damaged during the year on account of a squeeze on part of the mine. Drainage good.
Pen Mar No. 3. — Idle the greater part of the year. In very fair condition when last inspected. 63—24—1908
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Knickerbocker Smokeless Coal Company
Knickerbocker No. 2. — Ventilation is very v/eak in portions of the mine on account of poor airways. Drainape very good.
Knickerbocker No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage satisfactory.
Somerset Mining Company
Knickerbocker No. 1. — Ventilation very fair; drainage good.
Reading Iron Company
Kimmelton Nos. 1 and 2. — Abandoned about July 1. The balance of the property will be mined from No. 8 opening.
Kimmelton Nos. 3 and 4. — Opened in separate seams, but yentilated by the same fan. Ventilation and drainage very fair.
Hocking Coal Company
Hocking No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Enterprise Coal Company
Ponfeigh. — Ventilation very fair; drainage good.
Haws Coal Company
Haws No. 1. — Abandoned early in the year.
Haws No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage very good.
Haws No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Carbo Smokeless Coal Company
Bethel No. 2. — Ventilation fair; drainage good. Bethel No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Somerset And Cambria Coal Company
S. and C. No. 1. — Ventilation very fair; drainage very good.
Coronet Coal Company
Standard Nos. 1 and 2. — Idle the entire year. Standard No. 3. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Federal Coal Company
Federal Nos. 1, 2 and 3. — In fair condition; all yentilated by the same fan.
Federal No. 4. — Ventilation and drainage in very good condition.
S. M. Hamilton And Company
Adams. — Ventilation very weak in left side workings, otherwise fair. Drainage good.
John Meager
Grassy Kun No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Grassy Run No. 2.— Ventilation and drainage good.
Keystone Coal Company
Keystone No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Keystone No. 2. — Ventilation fair; drainage poor.
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Listonburg Coal, Mining Company
Miller. — Ventilation and drainage very fair. Liston. — Idle the entire year.
W. D. Althouse And Company
Pretoria No. 1. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Pretoria No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage very good.
Big Vein Coal Company
Big Vein. — Exhausted and abandoned.
Randolph Coal Company
Randolph. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Atlantic Coal Company
Atlantic. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Elk Lick Coal Company
Beachly. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Stoner Coal Company
Stoner No. 1. — Not under the law.
Stoner No. 2. — Ventilation and drainage good.
W. A. Merrill And Company
Enterprise. — Ventilation fair; drainage good.
Meyersdale Fuel Company
Yoder. — Ventilation and drainage fair. Henry. — Exhausted and abandoned.
Smith Meyers And Company
Anspaeli. — Ventilation very weak, but a fan was being erected at the time of my last visit. Drainage good.
Huff Coal Company
Baldwin and Huston. Exhausted and abandoned.
Savage Fire Brick Company
Glade City. — Not under the law. Williams. — Not under the law.
Boynton Coal Company
Flog Hill. — In very fair condition.
Fred Rowe
Mystic. — Condition fair. All pillar work.
Penwood Coal Company
Penwood. — Ventilation and drainage good.
Pittsburg And Cambria Coal Company
Shamrock Nos. 1 and 2. — In very fair condition.
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Southern Coal Company
Southern No. 1. — In very good condition wlien last inspected. Idle greater part of the year. Southern No. 2. — Idle the entire year.
Somerset Fuel Company
Somerset. — Ventilation and drainage fair.
Somerset Real Estate Coal Company
Bando No. 2. — General condition very fajr.
Fairview Coal Company
Fairview. — Ventilation fair; drainage good.
Cochran Coal Company
Cochran. — General condition fair.
Garrett Coal Company
Hocking No. 1. — Abandoned.
Eureka No. 39, S. and C. No. 2, and Ursina have been abandoned. Hoblitzel, Viaduct, Bando No. 1, South Side, Cook, Kanter, Beals and Milford Nos. 1 and 2 have been idle the entire year.
Improvements
Somerset Coal Company
Casselman No. 2.— Opened during the year and equipped with electric haulage on the main road, a drainage ditch to avoid all pumping, a separate traveling way, and an electric-driven 7|-foot Stine fan.
Elk Lick No. 1. — Overcasts have been erected, changing the ventilation in the new section of the mine. Main haulage roads have been improved and shelter holes provided on same. A 7x18 duplex Connellsville pump was installed outside for an emergency boiler and toAvn supply.
Elk Lick No. 2. — A new electric-driven 7-foot Stine fan and house were erected over the old furnace shaft. Haulage roads improved throughout by ditching, etc.
Jenner No. 1. — Shelter holes have been provided on the main haulage roads. A deep well was drilled and a pump erected and housed over for water supply.
Jej.ner No. 2. — Three overcasts constructed of iron and brick, and 50 brick stoppings built; a drainage heading completed, doing away with pumping in about one-third of the mine. A hole 90 feet deep was drilled from the surface into the mine at the face of the dip workings and a pump installed at the bottom of same. Shelter holes have been provided throughout the mine on all haulage roads.
tlenner No. 3. — Thirty brick stoppings completed, and 2 brick overcasts are in course of erection. Haulage and traveling roads were improved by rijiping down roof to provide height. There was installed in the power plant of Jenner Nos, 2 and 3 mines one new 400
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K. W. D. C, generator direct connected to 28x48 W'etherill Corliss engine. A filtration piaut for town and boiler water supply was also installed.
Jenner Nos. 4 and 5. — Power transmission line covering a distance of S:}: miles from Jenner Nos. 2 and 3 main power plant and a substation Lave been completed, and electric haulage installed. A frame fipple, 48x98 feet, equipped with two Phillips' Automatic cross over dumps has been completed, with side tracks to accommodate 60 empty and 60 loaded railroad cars. A 300-foot well has been drilled and the pipe lines are being laid from two 50,000 gallon tanks for town water supply.
Lis tie. — A water course a,bout 820 feet long has been driven to elimioate the use of a steam pump. All wood brattices and overcasts have been repaired and many old ones entirely replaced, and shelter holes have been ] provided on main haulage roads.
Pine Hill No. 1. — The ventilation has been improved by repairing overcasts and brattices and cleaning up falls in the airways. Shelter holes have been provided on main haulage roads.
Summit No 1.— The electric haulage has been extended 1,200 feet, the air shaft retimbered, and all haulage roads improved by ditching, etc.
Wilson Creek. — Ventilation improved by repairing old brattices, and e-belter holes have been provided on haulage roads.
Berwind-White Coal Mining Company
FJureka No. 30. — The old drift timbers have been removed and brick side walls and arch built in place thereof. A drainage ditch about 5,000 feet long and 14 feet deep at the summit was made inside the mine to eliminate several pumps; additional airways have been driven and the old ones cleaned and enlarged; also a shaft sunk for an outlet near the face of the v/orkings. Several overcasts and stoppings couBtructed of concrete have been built, putting the ventilation of the mme in good condition.
Eureka No. 31. — The old drift timbers have been removed and brick side walls and arch built as'in No. 30 mine. An opening has been driven out at the other side of the hill and a new opening is being made opposite in the second hill.
Eureka No. 34.— Airways have been cleaned and enlarged; several concrete stoppings and overcasts have been built, and an opening put out to the surface near the face of the workings for an outlet airway.
Eureka No. 38. — Airways have been cleaned and enlarged, with several concrete stoppings built.
Eureka No. 39 Upper. — Old airways have been cleaned and several thousand feet of additional airways have been driven; permanent stoppings and overcasts built of concrete have been erected. The cost of improvements m.ade to the Eureka mines was over $30,000.
Jenner-Quemahoning Coal. Company
Jerome Shaft No. 1. — Five permanent concrete overcasts and 216 permanent concrete stoppings have been built, the use of concrete stoppings having been adopted on all room entries as well as on main haulage roads. The storage track at the shaft bottom has
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been lengthened to hold about 150 mine cars. One additional heavy electric locomotive and four gathering locomotives have been put in use during the year. The main shaft pumps have been permanently located some distance from the shaft bottom, housed in a concrete pump room, as is also the motor barn. On the outside of the mine a water" treating system housed in brick buildings, has been installed to purify the mine water for use in the boilers.
Jerome Shaft No. 2. — A shaft has been sunk down from E seam of coal to intersect with No. 1 mine in the "C" Prime seam. The shaft bottom has been put in an up-to-date manner; the roof having been shot down to make easy working grades. The side walls are constructed with concrete and the roof supported by steel eye beams filled in with concrete, giving 7 feet clearance between the eye beams and rail. A travelingway has been provided from the shaft bottom to the inner workings so that employes do not need to travel on the haulage roads near the shaft bottom. Five mining machines and two electric locomotives will be installed at once, as part of the No. 1 mine workings will be given over to No. 2 mine. The hoisting engine, which is of the Exeter type, was installed during the year. The steam power is furnished from the No. 1 plant.
Merchants Coal Company
Orenda No. 2. — The main airways were cleaned, and between 50 and 60 permanent brick stoppings built along the main slope airways.
Merchant No. 3. — An electric-driven G foot Stine fan was installed for the right side of the workings.
Quemahoning Coal Company
Ralphton No. 4. — Opened during the year and equipped with electric haulage and an electric driven Robinson high speed fan. The power for this mine is furnished from Ralphton No. 1 mine.
Meyersdale Coal Company
Stauffer. — Rope haulage extended about 900 feet.
Reading Iron Company
Kimmelton No. 3. — Air shaft 90 feet deep was sunk and a 16-foot Brazil fan erected.
Kimmelton No. 4. — Opened during the year and equipped with electric haulage. Ventilated by fan at No. 3 mine.
Listonburg Coal Mining Company
Miller. — An 80 H. P. boiler and a 20x20 iDgersoll air compressor installed. They expect to put in puncher mining machines and also to use the compressed air for pumping water in dip workings.
Atlantic Coal Company
Atlantic. — Opened during the year and equipped with rope haulage and a 12-foot Brazil steam driven fan.
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PROTEST AGAINST THE CONSTRUCTION OF A DAM BE- TWEEN HOCKING NO. 1 MINE xVND HOCKING NO. 2 MINE
On learning that the Hocking Coal Company, of Garrett, Pa., contemplated constructing a dam inside the mine on an entry which connected Hocking No. 1 mine of the Garrett Coal Company and Hocking No. 2 mine of the Hocking Coal Company, I proceeded to the mine to make an inspection of same and investigate the circumstances in connection with the construction of the proposed dam. Believing that the dam would be, if built, a menace to the lives of the workmen employed in Hocking No. 2 mine, I asked the Chief of department of Mines to send two other inspectors with me to make a joint investigation. He at once notified Inspectors F. W. Cunningham and Nicholas Evans to join me and make the investigation. We proceeded to and entered the mine on January 24, 1908, and after thoroughly examining all the circumstances and surroundings in connection with the proposed dam, we rendered the following report and protest against the construction of same to William G. Hocking, Superintendent for the Hocking Coal Company.
"Somerset, Pa., January 24, 1908.
To the Hocking Coal Company, Garrett, Pa.
Gentlemen: We, the undersigned, respectfully desire to submit our report, and to enter our protest against the erection of a dam, which we are informed your company contemplate building between Hocking Mine No. 1, of the Garrett Coal Company, and- Hocking Mine No. 2, of the Hocking Coal Company, for the following reasons:
1st. By the erection of the said dam, in the opinion of the undersigned, it would cause a large body of water to accumulate in mine No. 1, which would endanger the lives of the workmen employed in mine No. 2, and which conditio-n does not now exist.
2nd. Furthermore, it would not only endanger the lives of workmen in mine No. 2, but also those employed in adjacent mines.
3rd. That in the opinion of the undersigned, the overlying strata is of such formation in places that no body of water can safely be stored by the ere(*tion of a dam in the aforesaid mine.
Respectfully submitted,
THOMAS S. LOWTHER, Inspector of the 20th Bituminous District.
F. W. CUNNINGHAM, Inspector of the 14th Bituminous District.
NICHOLAS EVANS, Inspector of the 18th Bituminous District."
In accordance with the provisions of Section 1, of Article XIV, of an Act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, approved the 15th day of May, 1893, the Hocking Coal Company filed the following appeal :
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TTie alleged decision of the State Mine Inspectors reads as follows:
Said decision as a matter of law is wholly illegal and void.
The Hocking Coal Company denies that it contemplates building a dam ''between Hocking Mine No. 1, of the Garrett Coal Company and Hocking Mine No. 2, of the Hocking Coal Company," for the Hocking Coal Company owns but one mine.
The Hocking Coal Company admits it is the intention of said company to erect a dam between the mine of the Garrett Coal Company and the Hocking Coal Company, situated in Summit township, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and a copy of the plans and specifications for* the erection of said dam is hereto attached and made a part hereof and marked Exhibit ''A.'
The Hocking Coal Company avers that by the erection of the proposed dam as set forth in the foregoing paragraph 3, it would not cause so large a body of water to accumulate in the Garrett Coal Company mine which would endanger the lives of the workmen employed in the Hocking mine.
The Hocking Coal Company denies that the erection of such dam as indicated in paragraph 3 would endanger the lives of v/orkmen emjjloyed in other mines, designated in Inspectors Decision as "adjacent mines."
The Hocking Coal Company denies the existence of facts as contained in the third paragraph of the Inspectors' Decision, and avers that the overlying strata is of such formation in the Garrett Coal Company mine and in the Hocking Coal Company mine, that a large quantity of water can be safely stored by the erection of a dam as set forth in paragraph 3 of this appeal.
Wherefore the Hocking Coal Company, appellant, prays the Court to reverse the Inspectors' Decision and to decree that the Hocking Coal Company be permitted to erect a dam between the Garrett Coal Company mine and the Hocking Coal Company mine in accordance with the plans and specifications set forth in paragraph 3 of this appeal.
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And this said Hocking Coal Company ever prays, etc.
THE HOCKING COAL COMPANY, By WM. G. HOCKING, Vice President and General Manager.
In the matter of the Appeal of the Hocking Coal Company From
the decision of the State Mine Inspector of the 20th Bituminous District of Pennsylvania.
IN THE COURT OF QUAR- TER SESSIONS OF SOMER- SET COUNTY, PENNSYL- VANIA.
No. 37, February Sessions, 1908. Appeal.
The said appeal having been presented in the said court on the 6th day of February, 1908, the court made the following appointment and order:
Frank B. Fluck, Telford Lewis, and James ScurjSeld, are appointed in accordance with section 2, of article 14, of the Act of the 15th of May, 1893, to forthwith examine the above named Company's mines, located in Summit Township, near the borough of Garrett, in the county of Somerset, and cause of complaint and report under oath the facts as they exist or may have been, together with their opinion thereon, within thirty days from this date, February 6, 1908.
I, Milton H. Fike, Clerk of said Court, hereby certify the above to be an extract of my record, of said appointment, which shall be the commission and authority for the said named persons to act in accordance with the order of court.
Witness my hand and seal this 7th day of February, A. D. 1908.
MILTON H. FIKE, Clerk.
The members of the commission thus appointed rendered the following report:
"We, the undersigned, a commission appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions of the County of Somerset, Pa., in the above stated proceeding, to examine the mine or mines of the Hocking Coal Company, located in Summit Township, County of 'Somerset, and the cause of complaint as appears in the decision of the State Mine Inspector of the 20th Bituminous District of Pennsylvania, and the appeal of the Hocking Coal Company against said decision, do here- , submit our report.
After being duly qualified on the 13th of February, 1908, before William Clement, Esq., a justice of the peace of said county, to the performance of our duties to the best of our knowledge and belief, in accordance with the accompanying order of court, we have examined the mines of the Hocking Coal Company and Garrett Coal Company, and the connecting gangway between the two mines, and the location of the proposed dam, and in our opinion the construction of said dam is proper with the following changes :
1. We recommend that a shoulder of not less than eighteen inches be cut into the overlying and underlying strata to receive the breast of the walls.
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2. We recommend that a cast iron pipe of sufficient size with proper valve be inserted in the dam for the purpose of draining off the water collected bj the dam, should such necessity arise.
3. We recommend that an accurate survey and map be made on each side of the proposed dam, and that no coal be further mined within a radius of two hundred feet of the proposed dam; and that said map be prepared within a reasonable time by the Hocking Coal Company, v.eritied by affidavit of the engineer and filed at this proceeding.
With the addition of the floor and roof hitches of eighteen inches each, in our opinion the specifications filed by the Hocking Coal Company in this case are sufficient for the construction of the dam. They provide for two brick arches, forty-five feet apart and of eight feet thickness each, convex toward the water pressure; the brick to be hard burned fire brick, laid in cement and the arches hitched seven and one-half feet in the side walls. The forty-five foot space between the two arches to be filled with packed clay and held in place by a solid bulwark of 12 x 12 timbers, caught five feet in the side walls.
In our examination of the mine of the Garrett Coal Company we found over a portion of the mine a considerable squeeze on the unmined pillars of coal, and falls of the roof at various places, and as indicated by the map, some workings of said mine are under the bed of Buffalo Creek. Should a break occur in the roof overlying the workings under Buffalo Creek, the mine of the Garrett Coal Company would be flooded; and unless prevented by a dam obstruction, would also flood the mine of the Hocking Coal Company. This latter contingency would be prevented by the construction of the dam at issue, and the lives of the workmen would be thereby safeguarded. This breaking-in of Buffalo Creek would not endanger the security of the dam, as the pressure head due to the breaking-in of Buffalo Creek would not be greater than the pressure head due to the difference in elevation between the location of the proposed dam and the outlet at Casselman mine.
We have made this report upon the assumption that the connecting mines known as the Garrett mine of the Garrett Coal Company and the Casselman mine of the Somerset Coal Company, shall be filled widi water and no pumping or drainage other than from the mouth of those mines. From our levels and measurements this will impose a head of water of seventy feet to reach what is known as the old opening of the Casselman mine and ninety-six feet to reach the mouth of the present slope of that mine. These heads of water represent respectfully a pressure of thirty and forty-one pounds to the square inch.
We consider a dam built according to these specifications will have an ample margin of safety sufficient to hold this pressure. If the water is kept out of either of said mines, there will be no water pressure against the dam.
Witness our hands at Somerset, Pa., this 3rd dav of March, 1908.
Frank B. Fluck, Telford Lewis, James H. Scurfield."
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I then filed the following exceptions and appeal from the report of this Commission.
And now March 10, 1908, Thomas S. Lowther, Inspector of Mines of the 20th Bituminous District of Pennsylvania, comes and appeals from the finding and report submitted March 3, 1908, by Frank B. Fluck, Telford Lewis and James H. Scurfield, who were appointed by the Court of Quarter Sessions of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, in the above case and in accordance with Section 2 of Article 14, of the Act of Assembly, approved May 15, 1893, forthwith examine the above named Company's mines located in Summit township, near the Borough of Garrett, Somerset county, Pennsylvania, and cause of complaint, and report under oath the facts as they exist or may have been, together with their opinion thereon, etc.," files the following exceptions to the said report :
First
The said Frank B. Fluck, Telford Lewis and James H. Scurfield erred in their finding in saying, We have examined the mines of the Hocking Coal Company and the connecting gangway between the two mines, and the location of the proposed dam, and in our opinion the construction of said dam isrproper with the following changes: "As set forth in their finding, and which, in the opinion of the said Thomas S. Lowther, is not feasible, and if constructed as suggested by the aforesaid report, would be a constant source of danger to the safety and lives of the miners, employes and servants of the said Hocking Coal Company.
a. Because an iron pipe with a proper valve could not be located anywhere at the breast of the dam which would render the lives of the miners secure and safe. This suggestion might do if the said miners, employes and servants were employed at a point higher than the contemplated dam, but from the plan or draft submitted in this case by the said Hocking Coal Company, the great danger is to those employed below said dam and which danger will not be lessened by the proposed drainage.
b. The squeeze, with reference to the unmined pillars of coal, and falls of roof at various places, are not in the vicinity of Buffalo Creek and therefore the said creek can not endanger the lives of the workingmen in mine No. 1 so long as this mine remains in its present condition, or so long as no work is done in the vicinity of the said creek.
c. Eegardless of the construction and strength of the contemplated dam, the nature of the upper and lower strata and formations are of such character, taken in connection with the present seam of coal now being mined by said company and to remove which it is proposed to build said dam, as to render the lives of miners, employes and servants exceedingly hazardous.
d. The building of the dam would create a danger to life that does not exist at present.
Thomas S. Lowther.
Somerset County, SS: Before me, M. H. Fike, Clerk of the Court of Quarter iSessions of Somerset County, personally appeared Thiomas S. Lowther, Inspector of Mines of the 20th Bituminous Dis-
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trict, of Pennsylvania, who being duly sworn, deposes and says that it is not for the purpose of delay that the foregoing appeal is entered, but because he firmly believes that an injustice would be done the miners, employes and servants of the said Hocking Coal Company engaged in and about the aforesaid mines if the said report were to be accepted and confirmed as submitted by Frank B. Fluck, Telford Lewis, and James H. Scurfield, and filed to No. 37 February Sessions, 1908, in the Quarter Sessions Court of Somerset County, Pennsylvania.
Sworn and subscribed before me this 10th day of March, 1908. M. H. FIKE, Clerk.
Thomas S. Lowther.
The court has never taken any further action and in the meantime the Hocking Coal Company has erected a single breast dam. They did not comply with their own specifications or with the recommen dations of the Commission as per their report. At present there is considerable water stored above the dam which I consider a constant danger to the lives of the workmen employed in the Hocking No. 2 mine.
Prosecutions for Violation of the Mining Laws
March 13, 1908, I made information before W. W. Knable, a Justice of the Peace, Somerset, against William Malcolm, mine foreman of the Orenda No. 2 mine, owned and operated by the IMer- cLants Coal Company, situated in Jenner township, Somerset county, charging him with violation of Article V, Sections .1 and 2, also Article VI, Sections 3, 4 and 5, of the act of May 15, 1893, and other minor violations. The defendant gave bail for his appearance at the May sessions of the oonrt, at which time, by the consent of the counsel for both sides and the district attorney, the case was continued to the next term. On July 20, at the suggestion of the attorneys and by permission of the court, a Nol. Pros, was allowed by the defendant paying the costs.
July 6, 1908, I made information before C. S. Eakes, a justice of the peace, Boswell, against John iShinowitz, Michael Ketchura, Thomas Stompach, Michael Kravitz, Michael Oleshovski, Savana Reall and Joseph Tarah, miners, employed at Jenner No. 2 mine of the Somerset Coal Company, for violation of Article YIII, Section 4, of the Act of May 15, 1893. They all pleaded guilty and were sentenced to pay the costs of prosecution.
Mine Foremen's Examinations
The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualification as mine foremen and fire bosses, was held in Somerset, April 21, 22, 23, and 24.
The Board of Examiners was composed of Thomas S. Lowther, inspector; James H. Scurfield, superintendent, and Thomas Gritfith, mine foreman. There were 45 applicants examined, 32 for mine
No. 24. TWENTIETH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT 1005
foremen's certificates and 13 for fire bosses' certificates. The following persons passed a satisfactory examination and were granted certificates as mine foremen:
First Grade
Arthur Dukes.
Second Grade
Robert A. Stoiighton, Robert A. Gilmonr, Merton E. Jones, John Spence, George S. Hoover, David R, Richards, George R. Spence, Walter Lobb and William Lobb.
Official. Document,
No. 24.
Index
Page
Letter of transmittal, 1
Introduction, 3
The explosion at Marianna 5
Accidents, 20
Coal production in Pennsylvania 24
The explosion of coal dust, 25
Safety explosives, 26
Safety lamps, 28
Testing Station at Pittsburg-, 28
Report and recommendations of foreign experts, 29
Mine discipline, 35
Education of mine employes, 36
Mining education as carried on by the International Correspondence
Schools of Scranton, , 39
A National Bureau of Mines, 41
Comparison of Farming and Mining Industries, 42
Proposed bituminous mine law, 43
Letter of transmittal to Governor Stuart, 43
Remarks regarding proposed law, 45
Synopsis of part of testimony offered before the Royal Commission
on Mines of Great Britain in 1891-1894 and 1906-1909 46
Number of mines, number of employes and production by districts.
Anthracite and Bituminous, 1908, 56
Nationality of employes killed by falls, 1908, 57
Fatal accidents by counties and districts, 1908, 58
Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident inside, and number
of persons killed per each 1,000 employed, by companies, 1902-1908, 59
Causes of fatal accidents inside the mines, and percentage of employes
killed, by counties, 1888-1908, 67
Number of employes inside and outside the mines, 1886-1908, 72
Table AA, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked, persons employed, killed and injured, quantity of powder and dynamite used, etc., 73
Table A, Classification of employes in each district, 76
Table B, Classification of fatal accidents in each district 77
Table C, Classification of non-fatal accidents in each district, 78
Table D, Number of gaseous and non-gaseous mines in each district,
and production from gaseous and non-gaseous mines 79
Table E, Quantity of coal produced by each company that produced
Table F, Classification of employes killed or fatally injured, 1893-1908 82
Table G, Classification of fatal accidents, 1877-1908, 83
Index
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Page
Table H, Nationality of employes killed or fatally injured, 1899-1908, 85
Table I, Production of coal in tons of 2,000 pounds, explosives used, etc.,
Table J, Number of employes, by counties, 1890-1908, 86
Table K, Production of coal, by counties, 1890-1908, 88
Table L, Production of coke, by counties, 1890-1908 90
Table M, Fatal accidents, 1877-1908, 92
Table N, Mines using m.ining machines, and production by machines in
each district, 93
Table O, Production of coal by pick mining, compressed air and electrical machines, 1901-1908, 93
Summary of work of Department, 1898-1908, 94
First District 97
Letter of transmittal, 97
Summary of statistics, 98
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 99
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 100
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 101
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 101
Table E, Occupations of persons killed 102
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 102
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 103
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 103
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 104
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 106
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., lOS
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 110
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 114
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 119
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 126
Explosion at Marianna Mine, 130
Explosions at Ellsworth No. 1, 132
Condition of mines, 134
Prosecutions for violation of mining laws, 136
Mine foremen's examinations, 137
Second District, 139
Letter of transmittal, 139
Summary of statistics 140
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by counties, 141
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 142
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 143
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 143
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 144
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 144
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Page
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, I4n
Table H, Nationality of persons injured 145
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 146
Table J, Mines using coal cutting-machines, power used, amount
of production, 150
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 151
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 154
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked 159
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 166
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 168
Condition of mines, 171
Improvements, 173
Prosecutions for violation of mining laws, 174
Mine foremen's examinations, 175
Third District, 177
Letter of transmittal 177
Summary of statistics, 178
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 179
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 181
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 182
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 182
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 183
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 183
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 184
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 184
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 185
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 191
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 193
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 198
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 206
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 217
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 219
Condition of mines and improvements, 221
Mine foremen's examinations, 225
Fourth District, 227
Letter of transmittal, 227
Summary of statistics, 228
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 229
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 231
Ta.ble C, Classification of fatal accidents, 232
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents 232
Table E, Occupations of persons killed 233
Table P, Occupations of persons injured, 233
Page
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 234
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 234
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 235
Table J, Mines using coal cutting-machines, power used, amount
of production, 240
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 242
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc 246
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 251
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 260
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents 264
Condition of mines and improvements, 266
Mine foremen's examinations, 269
Fifth District 271
Letter of transmittal 271
Summary of statistics, 272
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 273
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 274
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 275
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 275
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 276
Table F, Occupations of persons injured 276
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 277
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 277
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines 278
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 281
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 282
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc 285
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 289
Table 4, Fatal accidents 294
Table 5, Non-fa'tal accidents, 295
Condition of mines, 297
Improvements, 300
Mine foremen's examinations, 301
Sixth District, 303
Letter of transmittal, 303
Summary of statistics, 304
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators, and by
counties 305
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 307
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 308
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 308
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 309
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 309
Table G, Nationality of persons killed 310
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Page
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 310
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 311
Table J, Minos using-coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production 316
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 318
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc 322
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked 328
Table 4, Fatal accidents 337
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 340
Condition of mines 345
Improvements, 349
Prosecutions for violation of mining laws, 350
Mine foremen's examinations, 351
Seventh District, 353
Letter of transmittal, 353
Summary of statistics, 354
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties 355
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 356
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 357
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 357
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 358
Table F, Occupations of persons injured 358
Table G, Nationality of persons killed 359
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 359
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines 360
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 364
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 366
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc, 370
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked 375
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 382
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 384
Condition of mines, 387
Improvements 390
Mine foremen's examinations, 392
Eighth District, 393
Letter of transmittal, 393
Summary of statistics 394
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 395
Table B, Fatal and nonfatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 397
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 398
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 398
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, ; 399
Table F, Occupations of persons injured 399
Index
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Page
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 400
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 400
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 401
Table J, Mines using-coal cutting-machines, power used, amount
of production, 408
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 409
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 415
Table 3, Classification of employes, days woilrod, 424
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 437
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 438
Condition of mines, and improvements, 440
Mine foremen's examinations 446
Ninth District 447
Letter of transmittal, 447
Summary of statistics, 448
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 449
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 450
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 451
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 451
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 452
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 452
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 453
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 453
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 454
Table J, Mines using-coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 457
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 458
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 461
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 465
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 470
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents 472
Condition of mines, 474
Improvements, 476
Mine foremen's examinations, 477
Tenth District, 479
Letter of transmittal, 479
Summary of statistics, 480
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 481
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 483
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents 484
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 484
Table E, Occupations of persons killed 485
Table F, Occupations of persons injured 485
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 486
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Page
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 486
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 487
Table J, Mines using coal cutting-machines, power used, amount
of production, 494
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 496
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, dajs worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 501
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 510
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 521
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 524
Condition of mines, 526
Improvements, 531
Prosecutions for violation of mining laws, 533
Mine foremen's examinations, 533
Eleventh District 535
Letter of transmittal, 535
Summary of statistics, 536
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 537
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 538
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 539
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 539
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 540
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 540
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 541
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 541
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 542
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 546
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 547
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 550
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 554
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 560
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 561
Condition of mines, 562
Improvements, 564
Prosecutions for violation of mining laws, 566
Mine foremen's examinations, 567
Twelfth District 569
Letter of transmittal, 569
Summary of statistics, 570
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 571
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 572
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 573
T.able D, Classification of non-fatal accidents 573
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 574
Index
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Page
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 574
T'able G, Nationality of persons killed, 575
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 575
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines 576
Table J, Mines using-coal cutting-machines, power used, amount
of production 580
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 582
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 584
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 588
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 594
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 598
Condition of mines and improvements, 601
Mine foremen's examinations 604
Thirteenth District 605
Letter of transmittal, 605
Summary of statistics 606
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties 607
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 608
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents 609
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 609
Table E, Occupations of persons killed 610
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 610
Table G, Nationality of persons killed 611
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 611
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines 612
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 615
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 618
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 620
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 624
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 628
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 630
Condition of mines 633
Improvements 634
Prosecutions for violation of mining laws, 637
Mine foremen's examinations, 638
Fourteenth District 639
Letter of transmittal, 639
Summary of statistics 640
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by counties 641
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 643
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents 644
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 644
Table B, Occupations of persons killed , <645
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Page
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 645
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 646
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 646
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines 647
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 652
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 654
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 659
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 666
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 676
Table 5, Non-f,atal accidents, 678
Condition of mines, 681
Improvements, 685
Mine foremen's examinations, 687
Fifteenth District, 689
Letter of transmittal, 689
Summary of statistics, 690
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 691
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident 693
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 694
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents 694
Table E, Oecupations of persons killed 695
Table P, Occupations of persons injured, 695
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 696
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 696
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 697
able J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 703
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 706
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 711
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 719
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 731
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents 733
Condition of mines 736
Improvements, 740
Mine foremen's examinations, 741
Sixteenth District, 743
Letter of transmittal, 743
Summary of statistics, 744
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 745
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 746
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 747
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents 747
Tabjl Occupatipj?® of persons killed, , , , , . r , , 748
Index
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Page
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 748
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 749
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 749
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 750
Table J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 754
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc 756
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 759
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 765
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 772
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 776
Condition of mines, 779
Improvements 782
Prosecutions for violations of the mining law, 784
Mine foremen's examinations, 785
Seventeenth District, 787
Letter of transmittal 787
Summary of statistics, 788
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties 789
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 790
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 79J
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents 791
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 792
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 792
Table G, Nationality of persons killed 793
Table H, Nationality of persons injured 793
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 794
Table J, Mines using coal cutting maciiines, power used, amount
of production, 796
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 798
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 801
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 805
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 810
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 814
Condition of mines, 816
Improvements 818
Mine foremen's examinations, 820
EIGHTEENTH DISTPaCT, 821
Letter of transmittal, 821
Summary of statistics, 822
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, S23
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 825
Table C, Classificatioij of fatal accidents, , g26
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Page
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents 826
Table E, Occupations of persons killed 827
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, . 827
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 828
Table H, Nationality of persons injured 828
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines 82S
Table J, Mines using coal cutting-machines, power U3c;d, amount
of production, 836
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc 837
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed," kegs of powder used, etc 842
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked 852
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 866
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents 868
Condition of mines and improvements, 870
Legal proceedings 876
Mine foremen's examinations 877
Nineteenth District, 879
Letter of transmittal, 879
Summary of statistics, 880
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and by
counties, 881
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 882
Tal>!9 C, Classification of fatal accidents, 883
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 883
Table E, Occupations of persons killed, 884
Table F, Occupations of persons injured, 884
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 885
Table H, Nationality of persons injured, 885
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines, 886
Tble J, Mines using coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production 888
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 890
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 892
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked, 895
Table 4, Fatal accidents, , 900
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents 904
Condition of mines, 912
Improvements, 926
Prosecutions for violation of the mining law 929
Mine foremen's examinations, 944
Twentieth District, 945
Letter of transmittal, 945
Summary of statistics, 946
Table A, Production of coal by the various operators and hj
counties, 947
Table B, Fatal and non-fatal accidents, tons of coal produced per
accident, 948
Page
Table C, Classification of fatal accidents, 949
Table D, Classification of non-fatal accidents, 949
Table Occupations of persons killed, 9'50
Table F, Occupations of persons injured 950
Table G, Nationality of persons killed, 951
Table H, Nationality of persons injm-ed, 951
Table I, Method of ventilation of mines 952
Table J, Mines using-coal cutting machines, power used, amount
of production, 958
Table 1, Operators, location of mines, railroads, etc., 960
Table 2, Tons of coal mined, tons of coke produced, days worked,
persons employed, kegs of powder used, etc., 964
Table 3, Classification of employes, days worked 971
Table 4, Fatal accidents, 982
Table 5, Non-fatal accidents, 986
Condition of mines, 991
Improvements 996
Protest against the construction of a dam between Hocking No. 1
mine and Hocking No. 2 mine, 999
Prosecutions for violation of mining laws, 1004
Mine foremen's examinations, 1004