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Official Document, No. 11.
First Anthracite District.
LACKAWANNA.
Scranton, Pa., February 28, 1901.
Hon. James W. Latta, Secretary of Internal Affairs, Harrisburg, Pa.:
Sir: I now have the honor of herewith transmitting to you my
report as Inspector of Mines for the First Anthracite District for the
year 1900.
The total production of coal was 0,363,948 tons, which is a decrease
of 1,005,023 tons from that of 1899.
This was owing to the general
strike, which continued six weeks, and another of nine months at
one of the best producing collieries of the district.
The average number of days worked was 161.5, or 12.7 days less
than in 1899. There were 17,285 persons employed, during the year,
an increase of 142 over the number employed the previous year.
The total number employed inside of mines was 12,844, and outside,
and outside 4,441, one of whom lost his life; 39 were killed inside,
leaving 27 wives widows and 50 orphans under 14 years of age.
The number of tons per fatal accident was 154,223.7, or an increase
of 45,774.2 tons per fatal accident over that of the previous
year, when there were 68 deaths, while the number last year was 40.
The total number of accidents was 158, and the number of tons
mined for each one was 40,309.8, an increase of 230.8 tons over
that of 1899. The number of tons produced per person employed was
368.5. There were 204,359 kegs of powder consumed, which is 40,507
less than for the preceding year. There were 31 tons of coal produced
per keg of powder used.
Of the 15S persons killed and injured, 97 were citizens and 61 aliens.
Of those who met witli accidents. 111 were from among the English
speawing nations, namely, Americans, Irish. English, Welsh and
Scotch; while the remaining 67 were of the German, Polish, Slavish,
Hungarian, Russian, Italian and Austrian nations. The percentage
of both classes employed is about equal.
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