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476 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OP MINES. Off. Doc.<br />

Number of tons of coal shipped, 2,835,875<br />

Number of tons of coal used for steam at mines, .... 173,583<br />

Number of tons of coal sold to employes and others. 72,110<br />

Number of tons of coal used in the production of coke, 6,878,705<br />

Number of coke ovens, 11,202<br />

Number of tons of coke produced, 4,477,(502<br />

Number of persons employed inside the mines, 13,867<br />

Number of persons employed outside the mine, 4,570<br />

Number of fatal accidents, 40<br />

Number of tons of coal produced per fatal accident, . . 249,006<br />

Number of non-fatal accidents, 56<br />

Number of tons of coal produced per non-fatal accident,<br />

177,862<br />

Number of persons employed per fatal accident, . . . 346,675<br />

Number of persons employed per non-fatal accident,<br />

247f<br />

Number of wives made widows by accidents, 29<br />

Number of children orphaned, 63<br />

Number of kegs of powder used, 344,991<br />

Number of pounds of dynamite used 62,921<br />

Number of cylindrical boilers in use, 83<br />

Number of tubular boilers in use, 195<br />

Number of steam locomotives in use 28<br />

Number of air locomotives in use, 3<br />

Number of electric locomotives in use 3<br />

Number of new mines opened, 20<br />

Number of old mines abandoned 00

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