1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

Official Document, No. 11.
Tenth Bituminous District.
HUNTINGDON, BEDFORD, FULTON AND BLAIR COUNTIES, AND
THE PARTS OF CLEARFIELD, CAMBRIA AND INDIANA COUNTIES
LYING ADJACENT TO THE BELLS GAP RAILROAD, AND THE PARTS
OP CLEARFIELD, CENTRE AND CLINTON COUNTIES LYING ADJA-
CENT TO THE BEECH CREEK RAILROAD.
Altoona, Pa., March 5th, 1901.
Hon. James W. Latta, Secretary of Internal Affairs:
Sir: In accordance with the provisions of the Bituminous Mine
Law, I herewith submit the annual report for this district for the
year ending- December 31st, 1900.
The coal trade was very good during the past year, and there was
a considerable increase in the production and the number of persons
employed. The number of accidents both fatal and non-fatal
were in
excess of the previous year, but many of them were due to
carelessness on the part of the victims in not using proper precautions
to make themselves safe while at work. The condition of the
mines has been up to the average of previous years, and there is
nothing special to report on the district as a whole. The number of
new mines opened during the year was twenty, with prospect of a
number more in near future. Following will be found a summary
of the report, while the usual tables will be found in their proper
places.
Respect fully submitted,
R. HAMPSON.
Summary of Stat istics.
Number of mines in the district 85
Number of mines in operation in L900 85
Number of ions of coal produced 4,390,572
Number of tons shipped 3,650,818
Number of tons used for steam, etc.. at the mines,. . . 30,280
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