1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

526 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES. Off. Doc.
one, the Cymbria, which is the largest producer on the Run and
is well ventilated by a fan, and it is well drained. The others are
kept in very fair condition, as none of them employ a very large number
of men and great power is
not required to produce ventilation;
the drainage is well looked after. The other eight mines in this
group are on the headwaters of the Susquehanna river, near the
town. Four of them are quite large operations, yet only two use
fans, the West Branch and the Empire, both of which are well ventilated
and drained. The other two of the four larger ones are
Lancashire Nos. 6 and 7 where furnaces are used which are scarcely
adequate. These collieries are well drained and have good arrangements
for distributing air, if sufficient power were used to
produce a volume, and this defect will doubtless soon be remedied,
as arrangements are now under way to place a fan at each.
Mines at Spangler and Southward on the Susquehanna Extension of
Pennsylvania Railroad.
There are seven mines at Spangler, five of which ship over the
Pennsylvania Railroad and two over the Beech Creek Railroad. All
are ventilated by furnace, except the Gussie, operated by the Spangler
Coke and Coal Company, which company put in a fan at the opening
up of the mine, which will be sure to prove a good investment
for them. All of these operations were in good sanitary condition
when examined last. There are also three other mines on this
branch of the Beech Creek Railroad, making five in all. Four of
these have been opened up during the present year, and the Patton,
though in operation for several years, is now being worked from a
new opening, which is more favorable for the transportation of
coal from the mine to the tipple. The ventilation when examined
last, was somewhat defective, as the mine had just been connected
with the old working and the arrangements for producing and distributing
the air had not been established, which I learn, however,
has since been done. The others of this group of mines are small
ones, and furnaces suffice to keep them supplied with air. On the
Susquehanna Extension of the P. R. R., there are ten other operations
between the town of Spangler and Carrolltown, seven of them
being new mines, all ventilated at present by furnaces. Elmora Nos.
1 and 2 and Blubaker No. 13, or Sterling, are old mines, each of which
was in fair condition as to ventilation and drainage when last inspected.
On the Blacklick Extension.
Near Nant-y-Glo are located three mines, known as Nant-y-Glo,
Columbia No. , and Shoemaker. The former two are ventilated by