1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

Nu. 11 FOURTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 447
Shawmut No. 9.—The sanitary condition of f his mine on my last
visit was only fair, the ventilation at face of workings being verj
sluggish and not up to the requirements. I called the attention of
the mine foreman to this, and he promised to remedy the defect
at once by having the brattices and doors overhauled.
Shawmut No. 10.—This is a new opening made during the year,
and was in good condition generally.
Mines of the Blossburg Coal Company.
The mines of this company have been operated reasonably well
during the year and are located in Tioga county.
Arnot No. 1.—This opening was abandoned thirty years ago, when
a more profitable field was mined, but it was reopened during the
year, and the headings driven forward into the field with a view of
proving the seam in this locality, but owing to a large quantity of
refuse it contains, it is rather an expensive vein to mine at the
present day. The conditions were not very satisfactory as to ventilation.
The furnace in its present location is not adequate to meet the
requirements, and a new location should be chosen for the furnace
shaft, whereby a longer heated column would be procured, or better
still, a fan might be used. Other conditions of the mine were good.
Arnot No. 2 Mine.—This mine had also been abandoned for several
years and again reopened during 1S99. The coal to the west side of
this opening is low and was not mined so long as a higher coal could
be obtained, but it is now being developed, and will be mined, as
high coal in this section of the district is becoming scarce.
The condition of the mine was only fair. The ventilation at face
of some headings being quite defective.
Arnot Nos. 3 and 5.—These tw T o openings are ventilated by the
same fan, which was producing a very fair volume of air, which
was being conducted to face of workings in two separate currents.
In the No. :! mine, black damp (C was given off freely from the
2),
old workings, which vitiated the air to some extent and requires a
vigorous current to remove, and to keep the mine in a good healthful
condition. The product of these openings is hauled from the side
tracks in the mine to the tipple by a steam locomotive
lArnol No. 7.— This is a new opening made during the year; on my
visit I found sixteen persons employed, and it was in very good condition.
Maple Hill Mine.—1 found only six persons employed in this mine,
consequent ly it did not conic under the provisions of the law. It was
in very fair condition, witli a volume of 7,600 cubic feet of air passing
around the workings.