1898 - Coalmininghistorypa.org

No. 11. TENTH BITUMINOUS DISTRICT. 527o uiiiie the licadiiijis to (In: dij) have been i-lraicd of watci- and pnslu'doil fai-tliei- and the vciitihition was found good in this i)art of llic mine,as the workings aie not very far away from the fan. In (he upperI^u't of tlie mine (he work lias been mosdy pilhir wcnk, and (lie conditionwas very fair in this portion. As they are now about towork out a small iiiece of coal they have leaded adjacent to this bodyof coal, they will start up the headings again and this will last fora while longer.In No. 4 mine they are digging most of (he coal by machines, andas the mine is g"elting a long dislance in, (he ventilation a( the backfuii-t of the work was not as good as in the other portions. The coalis hauled out by means of a tail rope, and one branch of it runs downNo. 3 right, and brings out all the coal from that por(ion of (he mine,and the main rope runs up (he main heading and brings out the coalfrom back part of the workings. They liave several pumps in thedip which are worked by compressed air, rnri they all do good work.This mine is about at the limit of profitable haulage, and the headingswill not be pushed much farther, but a new opening will be putin to cut off all the present workings.In the new slope, connection has been made, and they can nowopen up this mine and soon make it a very productive one, as theyLave room for a good many headings on the right and left, and asthey will go a long distance it will make a l^ig mine.Koyal Slope.This mine is operated by O. P. Jones Co., and is located near MunseuStation. They have worked fairly well during the .>ear, and their.ine was always found to be in good condition and every attentionis paid to the keeping it in good sanitary condition. Th(\v stillhave trouble with water in the dip workings, and as tbey have hada great deal of trouble with the old pumps, but they have been replacedby new ones which are fully caiiabl^ of taking care of allnater now made in that portion of the mine.They are stilland in a short time will be far enough to start a heading totlivpushing the headings from (he dip towai-d the noiihthe easttliat will liberate a body of water lying at tJie face of the main heading;which will allows this portion of the mine to be worked again.Harts.This is a small mine operated by Thomas Hart, and sometimes ith;i > enough miners (o come under the provisions of the law and sometimesnot, but I have visited it once or twice during the year andfound it in good condition at each visit, and as they are workinga narrow strip of coal it will not Iflst long.45