1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

320 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES. Off. Doc.Carbon Slope.—The general condition of this mine has been verygood during the year, both in regards to ventilation and drainage.Quantity of air in circulation at inlet when last measured, 52,620cubic feet per minute. The coal is mined by pick, and is hauled fromthe working faces by animal power to the main entry, from whenceit is delivered to the bottom of the slope by a compressed air locomotive.Mine foreman, Joseph Weightman.Aroua Slope.—The general condition of this mine has been verygood during the year. The ventilation is good in all parts of theworkings. Mine foreman, William Nesbit.Madison Slope.—This mine has been kept in fairly good condition.(Quantity of air passing in at the inlet when last measured was 5;i,760cubic feet per minute, which was veiy well conveyed around theworkings. Mine foreman, James Duncan.Ocean No. 1 Shaft.—The condition of this mine has been veryfavorable during the year. On my last visit J measured 125,600 cubicfeet of air per minute passing in at the inlet, and good measurementswere obtained near the face of the different entries. The system ofworking is double entry, except the main face entries, in which casetiiree entries are driven. Six Harrison, and lour Ingersoll miningmachines driven by compressed air are in use. The hauling is alldone by animal power at present, but j)reparations are being madeto inl reduce the tail-rope system of haulage. Mine foreman, Williaml^ainl)ridge.Description of Fatal Accidents which Occurred in the Second BituminousMine Inspector's District of Pennsylvania during the Year1898.Joseph Desylveater, an Italian nn'ner, was instantly killed in PlumCreek n\ine on January 2iMh by a fall of slate, in room ]>illar 2."^. on. .second No. entry. He was working alone and it is snijjtoscd that hewas knocking coal at the time, as he was foiind with a pick in hishand under the slate.The mine foreman stated at the investigation 'fiat he was in llicdeceased's place about onehalf hour l»efore the accident hapiicncdand oi'dcrcd him to set up a i»ost. This h.-^ failed to do, licucc (lieresult.Alter a careful cxaiiiinalion of the ])la('(' 1 am of the o|tinion thaihad he carried oiil the mine foreman's instruclious (ho accidcnl wouldnot have occuircd. The coroner held an iiKjuesi ;ind a >erdic( of accidentaldeath was rendered.De('eased was .')5years of age and single.Valiant P.alah, a Polish miiwi', aged 24 years, and single, was iu:slantly killed in Soiilh West No. 2 mine on March 81h, by a fall of roof.IJalah was at woi'k on No. 11 "Shintp," 6 entry, south, when Ihe-acci