1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

ThisNo. 11. THIRD BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 351^Li.v. 1 aid not tiiul it in operation at eitlioi' of tlie last two visits Imade. The company has erected a Stine fan, ten feet in diameter,and it was producini>- ?.(),()00 cubic feet of air per minute and the mostof it was being carried to the face of the workings m two splits.At the last examination I made of the mine I found it in excellentcondition generally.Mines Situated inBeaver and Lawrence Counties.There are eleven mines in this division of the disti-ict and all arein active operation at present except the l*enn, which has done nobusiness since last February or March.Thompson Kun mine is in very good condition, except that theair current was not quite strong enough at the face of No. 4 buttentry. The lawful amount of air was measured near the face of theprincipal parts of the mine, liowever.Sterling mine was very well ventilated. At one point in theworkings the drainage was somewhat defective but this would beremedied a few days after my visit. The tail rope system of haulagehas been introduced at this mine during the year.The Butts Cannel Coal mine was in excellent condition l»oth as regardsventilation and drainage.At State Line mine there was a large volume of air being producedwhich was fairly well distributed to the different portions ofthe mine. Some of the air courses were not kept as clean asi theymight have been. .mine was reasonably well drained.Mehard mine w\as in very fair condition. There w^as more thana sufficient volume of air being produced but much of it was lostthrough leakage at defective brattices before it reached the men atthe face of the workings. The drainage except at one point ofthe mine was reasonably good. Some mud was allowed to accumulateon the hauling roads, however.Excelsior No. 2 is a small operation. There are only a few acresof coal to be taken out of this opening. I found the mine very Avellventilated. The nuiin hauling road at one or two i»oints was verymuddy.Rock Point mine was found in very good condition generally. Theventilation was in sullicient volume which was fairly well distributedto all parts of the mine. The drainage was good.Beaver mines Nos. 1 and 2 were in excellent condition. A sulhcientquantity of air was being produced in each mine and the aircurrents w?.There are twelve mines, xr/.: PJackstoiie, Bagdad No. 2, West34