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

Summary of Statistics.<br />

Number of mines in the district, 120<br />

Number in operation, 120<br />

Number of net tons of coal mined, 4,342,176<br />

Number of tons shipped by rail, 4,225,931<br />

Number of tons used for steam and heat at mines, .<br />

. . 57,364<br />

Number of tons sold to employes, 13,678<br />

Number of coke ovens, 156<br />

Number of tons of coke produced, 20,724<br />

Number of persons employed inside of mines 6,719<br />

Number of persons employed outside of mines 611<br />

Number of fatal accidents, 9<br />

Number of tons produced per each fatal accident, . . . 482,464<br />

Number of non-fatal accidents, 27<br />

Number of tons produced per each non-fatal accident, 160,821<br />

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

Number of wives left widows by accidents 6<br />

Number of orphans, 13<br />

Number of kegs of powder used 25,626<br />

Number of pounds of dynamite used 18,078<br />

Number of cylindrical boilers in use 29<br />

Number of tubular boilers in use 61<br />

Number of electric locomotives 16<br />

Number of new mines opened 24<br />

Number of old mines abandoned, 5<br />

Number of mules employed 769<br />

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