Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite coal regions of ...

64 Keports of the Inspectors of Mines. [No. 10,
same person call for a second copy, it also, would be charged to him.
This would be a check against carelessness in taking care of these printed
pamphlets.
In view of this state of things, I am of the opinion that the law, in the
forms referred to, should be furnished b}' the operators, just the same as
is required by the English law.
General and Special Rules.
The mining law of England, and of most other great mining countries,
require that general and special rules l)e posted up at each colliery. This
is also a requirement which they have found necessary from many j^ears
of actual experience, and our experience here, proves the necessity of a
similar provision. Whenever any amendment will be made, in our pres-
ent mining law, this matter ought to be one of its new features, as it is
much needed. This amendment is certain to be adopted, sooner or later,
and I think that the sooner it is done the better it will be for all concerned,
and there can be no valid objection to such an amendment.
Coal Prodiietion for 1877.
Coal returned as having been sent to market, o,83fi,164 tons; coal re-
turned as liaving been consumed at mines and sold as local sales, equal to
103,107 tons in a production of 1,579,127 tons; coal estimated as consumed
with the balance of production at the same rate as returned above,
141,05(i tons, equal to six per cent, of the said ])roduction; total quantity
of coal mined in tons of 2,240 pounds during the year, equals 4,080,327 tons.
IVumber of Persons employed in the Wilkes Barre Oistrict, about the mines, in 1877,
inside and outside.