1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. EIGHTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 475had lu^ai'ly fiiiislicd a lunv air shaft iicai- the woikiiij:- face wliichwonhl put the air siij)i>l,y in ^ood condilion, but foi- the constant fallscaused from the setllinj^' of the strata in th'' seam below. Foi-eman,W. Wood.Henderson's Nos. 1 and 2.—Enqdoved only nine nn-n each, and donot come under i>ro\isions of the iaw.Highland ]Mine.—On my last visil had (;,:',()(l cubic feci of air in circulalionin oiu' cuirenl, keejdnj;' tlu mine in very fair condiMon foinumberof men em})loyed. Di-ainage had only local def(M-ts.Imperial Mine.—Had S,4(K> cubic feet of aii- circnialinj; in one current, which kei)t the mine healihfnl foi' nnudx-r of men employed.The drainage was fair on my last visii. Foreman, -John Tate.Jefferson Mine.— Had S,4U0 cubic feet of air in circulation in onecurrcMit, which kept the mine in a heaKhful (ondition for the numberof men emi)loyed; drainage v(n'v good. Foreman, J. (\ .Johnson.Kentuck Mine.—A\'as idle on my last visit, but in .luly only 4,420cubic feet of air was entering the mine, Avhich was not sufficient tokeep it in good condition; drainage was however in fail' condition.Foreman, James Dunsmore.Leader Mines Nos. 1 and 2.—Have been worked alternately duringthe year. No. 2 being a new opening on "D"' S(^am of coal to tak(^ outsome ci-o]) coal left by other operators, having no detinite volume ofair. but receiving air through broken strata and hoh^s made to thesurface at several points, which keejts the mine in healthful condition.A new diift and incline ]»lane have been built and opened on "pyseam, which is ventilat