1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

368 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES. Off. DocNumber of non-fatal accidents, 28Number of kegs of powder used as per operator's report, . . 46,154Number of pounds of dynamite used, 30,995Number of steam boilers, 132Number of horses and mules, 932Number of 'mine locomotives, 25Number of coke ovens, 1,519Number of tons produced per each fatal accident 409.809Number of tons produced per each non-fatal accident, . . . 268.462(Jlassitication of Fatal Accidents.By falls of coal 3By mine cars, 3By falls of roof 8Powder explosion, 2Total, 16Classification of Non fatal Accidents.By falls of coal, 11By mine cars, 5By explosion of i)owder, 5By falls of roof, 6By bull wheel, 1Total, 28JetTerson ( 'Oiinty.(Marion Nos. 1 and 2.—Were closed during the year from exhaustionof available coal.\>'est Clarion.— Located about one mile west of BrockwavN illc, is anew mine ojK'ned up by the North Western Mining and KxchangeCompany during the year, which commenced loading c(>al about thetiist of March. This mine is equii>ped with a complete electricaliiiiiiing mnchinc plant, the machines being of the cutter chain \\]h'.made by the -letTrey Manufacturing Company of Columbus, Ohio, ol'which there are nine in use at this mine. The production of coal at thismine is about one thousand tons daily, which is being increasedas fast as developnuMits can be made. Ventilation is produced bya furnace at i)r('sent, which is to be changed to a fan as soon as themine has been sufficiently developed.Clarion No. 4.—Owned by the same comjiany, located at the Elkcounty line, was found in good condition. John Cunningham, mineforeman.