1873 - Old Forge Coal Mines

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is sunk to the bottom of the basin, and works both pitches. The coal is
good and strong, but that on the east and west side is faulty. This work
is well ventilated by exhaust steam from pumps. Average air 12,000 cubic,
feet per minute. A new slope is being sunk, and the building of a new
breaker, which is not in operation yet.
Machinery consists of 3 hoisting engines, 2 breaker engines, 1 pumping
engine, 2 steam pumps and 13 boilers, in good order.
Win. H. Harris, of Ebervale, superintendent ; C. Kerbaugh, assistant;
John Cleghour, outside foreman ; Paul Winters, mine boss.
Colliery No. 10, Harleigh, Luzerne county.— Landowners, Big Black
Greek Improving Company.— Operators, Harleigh Goal Company.
No. 1 slope, south dip, 461 feet long, 155 feet vertical. The coal worked
is the Big vein ;
thickness 27 feet. The ventilation is good; the amount
of air is about 7,000 cubic feet per minute. There is also in No. 1 slope
an inside slope of about 80 yards in length, hoisting the coal to the bottom
of No. 1. The hoisting engine and steam pumps are supplied with steam
from the surface.
Slope No. 2. This is a pumping slope to drain the surface water oft' No. 1.
Slope No. 3, south dip, 609 feet long, 297 feet vertical. The coal worked
is the Big vein ; average thickness 27 feet. This slope works the coal below
No. 1
; is a lift deeper in the basin. In No. 3 there is also an inside
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slope to the bottom of the basin, about 100 } ards in length. No gangways
are going on at present, owing to their being to the boundary.
Machinery consists of 4 hoisting engines, 155-horse power ; 2 breaker
engines, 60-horse power ; 1 pumping engine, 80-horse power ;
6 steam pumps,
180-horse power; total engines^ 13, of 475-horse power.
Morgan Silliman, superintendent ; Daniel Reid, mine agent ; Wm. Silver
and Perry Fitzsimon, outside foremen.
Colliery No. 11, Lattimer, Luzerne county.— Landowners, Black Creek
Improving Company.— Operators, Pardee Bros. & Co.
Slope No. 1, north dip, 489 feet long, 297 feet vertical.
Slope No. 2, south dip, 360 feet long, 297 feet vertical.
The coal worked
is the Big vein ;
thickness 27 feet. Both slopes are down to' basin and connected
with each other by a gangway driven across the basin, yet the workings
are separated, but much better ventilated. The air in both slopes is
good.
The amount of air passing through the mines is about 20,000 cubicfeet
per minute. In No. 1 counter is open to work the cross on No. 1 side
of the basin, so that the bottom of the basin is worked by No. 2 alone.
Machinery consists of 2 hoisting engines, 2 breaker engines, several large
pumps, and 22 boilers, in good order.
M. M. Cooper, superintendent ; Wm. Martin, mining boss.
Stockton Colliery, Luzerne county.— Landowners, Smith, Roberts &
Packer.— Operators, Linderman, Hkeer & Co.
No. 2 slope, south dip, 1,490 feet long. The workings of this slope are
on the Big vein or Mammoth vein. Direction of gangways east and west.