1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. FOURTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 369Claiioii No. 5.—Owned by the same eonipaiiy, was found in faircondition as to ventilation. Archie Donaldson, mine foreman.IJrotk Mine.—Leased and operated by Joseph Reily & Co, wasnot found in very satisfactory condition as to ventilation and drainage.Henry J. Thomas, mine foreman.Kurtz Mine.- -The coal of the front hill is exhausted and they arenow mining from the second hill. The coal is hauled by steam locomotivepower through a tunnel in the front hill. The ventilation isproduced by furnace power at present, and the mine was found ingood condition.Walston No. 1.— lias been idle for some time, and recently theymade a 20 foot rock tunnel in order to reach new territory. Ventilationat face of workings was not good.Walston Nos. 2 and 3.—At these mines they have made a newmanway, erected a new fa'n and a shaft 116 feet in depth. Headingsare being driven to connect with the Elk Run shaft for drainage.Four tubular steam boilers have been added to the compressorplant, making 17 in all. The ventilation in some parts of these minesis not good. John Lowther, mine foremUn.Walston No. 4.—Is a new mine opened ujj during the year with acapacity of 800 tons daily. They use an Ingersoll compressor todrive the coal cutting machines; roj)e haulage and a A«entilating fanhave been installed. It was found in good condition.Coal Glen Nos. 2 and 8.—Were found not in good coiulilion as toventilation at the face of the workings.Coal Cilen No. 4.—Was found in good condition.mine foreman.Adrian Mine.—This mine was in fair condition.John M. Jones,During the yearthey have consolidated the haulage of two principal headings, the()tli and 7th left, by means of a road diiven at an angle of 45 degreesthrough the pillars between these headings, enabling a com])ressedair locomotive to haul coal from both headings to (5tli left side trackat main slope. The^' have also placed in position one 24x12x18 JeansAille pump (capacity 1,200 gallons per minute) at foot of main slope.This throws all surplus water to surface by means of a bore hole310 feet deep. There is at present under construction at Elk Runa large drainage shaft, which when comi)leted will diain a large pereentage of water from both the Adrian and \\'alst()n mines. Theyare now driving what is known as the shaft heading, and will probablyconnect with the shaft by the end of the year. Twenty-six newcoke ovens have been built, making a total of 470. Thirty others havebeen rebuilt.Adrian No. 4.— Is a new ojjening made during the year by S. A,Rinn, and is still in process of development,24-11-1)8