1900 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

672 REPORT OP THE BUREAU OP MINES. Off. Doc.
operates the Delaney mine, and it lias been worked only part of the
year. The ventilation was good.
Glen White.—The slope mine was the only mine worked by this
company during the year, the small vein having been' shut down for
some cause or other. They still have trouble with clay veins, making
the work very irregular. The mine is ventilated by fan, and the condition
was good.
East End.—Work has been again resumed after a years shut down;
water has been pumped out below the first level, and the hauling
rope has been extended up this heading to the side track. The ventilation
was good.
Bradley No. 1.—This work is connected with the old Porter shaft,
and part of the coal goes to the shaft, and the remainder is hauled
out of the drift. The ventilation was fair during the year.
Bradley Xo. 2.—This old mine, has been reopened and trouble is
still experienced from water, but a deep drain has been cut that will
relieve it a little. A small furnace has been put in and ventilation
was fair.
Kobertsdale.—This is a very extensive mine, and a great deal of
work has been done during the year. Both veins of coal are worked
from this opening as a tunnel leads from the Barnet into the Fulton
vein, and in the latter vein a great deal of heading work has been
done, and the top shot down to grade the road properly. The roof
in this vein is not as good as in the Barnet, and needs more attention.
In the Barnet vein a connection has been made with the old workings,
which has shortened the air current, so that it conies more
direct to the face of the work. The ventilation was good in this vein,
but on one visit it was a little deficient in the Fulton.
Woodvale Shaft.—This mine is in connection with the Robertsdale
mine, and the workings are connected, so that one can travel from one
to the other. A good deal of heading work was done in this mine in
the Barnet seam, while in the lower or Fulton seam there has been a
great deal of water to contend with, and on my last visit a big lodgment
was being made for the water, and preparations w ere r beingmade
to instal a very large and powerful pump which will handle
all the water that is now made. A great deal of heading work, and
grading of roads has been done, and in a short time this will be a
very productive mine, as the coal is of good thickness. The ventilation
was good during the year.
Fisher.—Work has again been commenced at the back end of the
old mine, and a ventilating shaft has been put down at the face of
the work. In the other opening there is little left but the room and
heading pillars, and this winter will see it worked out. The ventilation
was good during the year.
Blacks.—This is a new mine recently opened, and the old Carbon
mine has been cut into. The seam is being opened at a point on a