1873 - Old Forge Coal Mines

284 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
driven half course to the pitch of the slope from the top, to take empty
cars down to counter gangways, which are about 900 feet in length, on the
west side of slope. Direction of gangways east and west from slope,
which is pitching north. This is a fine colliery, well conducted and well
ventilated by two furnaces, assisted on the west side by exhaust steam
from steam pump. The present amount of air traveling on both sides is
25,000 cubic feet per minute. There is also on the east gangway a slope
sunk to the basin for the purpose of opening another lift while working
the present lift. There is also a new slope sinking to work the opposite
pitch. The vein has a good slate bottom and an excellent roof of rock, a
moderate pitch, good clean coal, a large breaker to prepare the coal, worked
by a 30-horse power engine.
Machinery consists of 4 hoisting engines, 202-horse power ; 2 pumping
engines, 200-horse power.
A. M'Clellan, superintendent ; E. L. Powell, mine agent.
Colliery No. 3, Woodside, Luzerne county.— Landowners, Jeddo
Company.— Operators, Jeddo Coal Company.
Coal
Slope No. 1, south dip, 270 feet in length and 136 feet vertical. The vein
worked is the Buck Mountain. Average thickness 14 feet. Directions of
gangways is east and west from the slope. This is not a very extensive
colliery, yet it is well conducted and well ventilated. The air passingthrough
the mines amounts to 15,000 cubic feet per minute. The machinery
and boilers are in good condition.
1 breaker worked by a 25-horse power engine ; 2 hoisting engines of 60-
horse power ; 1 pumping engine of 60-horse power—total horse power of
engines, 145 ;
6 boilers.
H. L. Fuller, superintendent ; Wm. M'Donel, mine agent.
Colliery No. 4, Jeddo, Luzerne county.— Landowners, Union Improving
Company.— Operators, G. B. Markle & Co.
Old and Red Ash slopes are now abandoned. Oakdale slope, No. 1, is
*U0 feet in length, 313 feet vertical. This slope is sunk in and works the
Big vein ;
average thickness, 2T feet. Two gangways, one east and one
west. The east gangway is a very long one, going around a point of the
l-asin. A locomotive engine is used in this gangway to bring back the coal
from a turn-out,, where it is brought from the miners by mules. The air
is let down through a down-cast, passing the miners or face of workings,
going up east to near bottom of the slope, through the gangway in which
the locomotive works. There is also a letting-down plane from a counter
in west gangway. The mines are well ventilated. Average air is 25,000
cubic feet per minute.
Machinery consists of 1 hoisting engine, 80-horse power ; 1 breaker engine,
30-horse power; 1 steam pump, 50-horse power; 1 locomotive, 15-
horse power; total horse power, 170; 12 boilers in good order. Mine
agent, Wm. Bradley; outside foreman, Robert Cawany.
Oakdale slope, No. 2, south dip, is a new slope in full operation, with a
large new breaker attached,, working a lift below Oakdale, No. 1.