Report of the Bureau of Mines of the Department of Internal Affairs of ...

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tent culpable to the extent that his discipline was lax in not enforcing
the instructions given him by his superiors and seeing that they were
obeyed.
When a mine accident occurs whereby from five to twenty men are
killed, it strikes awe into the hearts of a mining community, but when
one is
killed at one or another colliery until the death rate reaches
ten a month or seventy-three a year, we are too prone to give it
but very little thought, and to look upon the accidents as matters
of course.
Yours very respectfully,
WILLIAM STEIN,
Inspector of Mines.
Examination of Applicants for
Mine Foreman's Certificates.
The annual examination for mine foremen's certificates was held
in Pottsville, June, 1897. The examiners were William Stein, mine
Inspector, William H. Lewis, superintendent, Frank Wilcom and
Michael Erennan. miners.
The following are the names of the successful candidates who were
granted mine foreman's certificates: William S. Davis, Audenreid;
and Patrick J. Freel, New Boston.
^Total Number of Persons Employed Inside and Outside of Mines
and Nature of Tlieir Employment—Inside.
Inside foremen, 59
Fire bosses, 130
Miners, 4,688
Miners' laborer^, 2,834
Drivers and runners, 878
Door boys and helpers, 244
Al] other company men, 3,199
Total inside, 12,032
Outside.
Outside foremen 62
Ulacksmiths and carpenters 293
Engineers and firemen, 802
Siate pickers, 4,669
All other company men, 3,096
Superintendents, bookkeepers and clerks, . . 102
Total outside, 9.024
Total inside and outside, 21,056