1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

142 RKPOliT OF THE i3UilEAU OFMINES. Off. Due.Guide rails wc'ie placed iu the slopes and the hoisting engine housesof both slopes were repaired.Two corrugated iron powder houses wer*? erected.The lO-foot fan fornierl^v at No. 1 slope was transferred to No. 5 andS( + iu place over the Wharton shaft and is enclosed in a corrugatediron building resting on stone foundation.an improved and suOicient ventilation.We are }ileased to tiote the good airways and overcasts, all of"iiiis is a suction fan and was started in July and has given the collieryvvhicli were made willi a ^ ii'w of permanency and safety from fires.The No. 5 slope is iis( d by a gun-boat and balance for the hoistingol' coal only, the Xo. -1 slope being the tender slojx- for the use ofand sui»plies.Double lire ]>lugs at llu' uioulh of the slope are connectairs of the heavy timbei ing in the main jjoition of the breakei".The c(Ity a l()x.54 inch llight double chain conveyor from a Coxe patent(;n dum]> at the ground level on a pitch of :U degrees and 'Mt minutest(- the ])latfoiiu.The coal from the sli;ift will lie iJiised from the surface level bytwo similar conveyor lines.There are two traveling phill'orms ;iud an unique arrangement of|>icking stands for properly clenning the coal before it passes intothe rolls.'IMiere aic 2S jigs in the breaker. 7 revolving screens and '.V2 shakingscreens.The bi-eiiker is roj'e (lri\eii, by a 2.10 lioise power Coi-liss \;ilveiMovemenl engine 22x42 inch, which is housed in a seiiarate buildingencased with cori'Ug;ited iron.The f