1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

272 REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF MINES. Off. DoC.stoppings and overcasts have been i-eplaced by brick work, and takenaltogether the mine has been greatly improved.Noble No. 1.—Was exhausted during the year.Noble No. 2.—Was not in good condition as to ventilation anddrainage.Tioga County.Antrim Nos. 1 and .5.—Were both in good condition.Maple Hill.—Was in good condition.Bear Kun.—They sunk a new shaft near the face of the workingswhich has greatly improved the ventilation.Arnot No. 3.— \A''as found in good condition.Arnot No. 5.—They sunk a new shaft during the year for the purposeof improving llie ventilation. L>rainage in many parts of themine is not good.Fall Brook No. 2.—Is nearly worked out.Klondike Mine.— \\'as in good condition. Robert Kussell, mineforeman.Bradford County.Long Valh^y Mines Nos. 1 and 2.—Were in good condition both as todrainage and ventilation.Lycoming County.Red Run Mines.^Three in number: No. 1was in fairly good condition;No. 2 is nearly worked out, and No. 3 was in good condition.Clinton County.Kettle Creek Mines.—Two in number, were in good conditionthroughout the workings.McKean County.Instanter Mine.—Was ingood condition.Lyman Mine.—Was also in fairly good condition.Inipiisition Indented and taken at Cartwright.In the county of Elk on the 12th day of April, A. D. 1898, before W.A. McCoy, justice of the peace, the county aforesaid, upon the Aiewof the bodies of Joseph CJoodyear and James Goodyear, then andthere lying dead; upon the oaths of William liarclay, Moses Manghan,John Black, John Larson, Nels Paulson, Theo. Coon, six good andlawful men of said county aforesaid, who being duly sworn andcharged on the part of the Commonwealth to incjuire when, where,how, and after what manner llic said Jose])h Coodyear and James(Joodyear came to their death, do say upon their oaths lluit thesaid Joseph (Joodyear and James Goodyear came to their dcntlia fall of i()