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

106 ANNUAL IlEPORT OF THE
veil), uiiil ;i continuation of" tliifs tunnel opens the D vein in 4| feet of coal,
and its still continuation opens the 13 vein in 5 feet of coal. There are 32
breasts working in all these openiugs. A lO-liorse pov/er fan supplies ventilation
for all these different panels. Four engines, of ItJOhorse power,
with 10 boilers, are in use ; 112 men and 38 boys are employed ; 15 mules
and 50 waorons are in use.
PocHT & W^HiTTAKEK.— Operated by FocJtt d- V/hitlaker, on lands of (he Lehigh
Valley Railroad Compa^iy. at Mahanoy City.
,lt coiiLsIsts of a 60 feet deep shaft, opening the B vein, in IG feet of coal.
An outlet is now ready to receive a fan for ventilating the mine A counter-lift
is worked by inclined planes. Twenty-nine breasts are open. Ven-
tilation is produced by the use of a 10-horse power fan, but found to be inadequate
to furnish a full supply of air for such extensive openings. Three
engines, of LSO-horso power, with 4 boilers, are used ;
arc employed ;
15 mules and 75 wagons are in use.
163 men and 50 boys
IIoNKY Brook Mixes.— Operators, Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal Company,
on the lands of said corporation
It consists of four separate and distinct slope openings, each one a collier}^
in itself, with all and singular the premises thereto belonging, to wit
The No. 1 slope is sunk 185 yards in two lifts, being the oldest and most
extensively worked, having over 16,000 yards of gangway opened. No. 3
slope is 24:0 yards deep and in the basin, touching the synclinal axis in its
present depth, and both north and south dips. The Wharton vein is open
on this lift by a tunuel, and is also extensively worked. No. 4 slope opens
the E vein, 275 yards deep, on the eastern end of the basin, and working
the south and north dips westward. Here a tunnel, run north, opens the
Wharton vein in 8 feet of coal. No. 5 slope is open into the E vein in the
western end of the basin. In connection with these extremely extensive
Avorks there are available traveling roads and outlets to all. The ventilation
of all these mines is effected by furnaces and steam exhausts, which
only supply a moderate quantum of air. The substitution of fans of the
requisite capacity would cost less, and have the desired effect of improving
the ventilation. There are 14 steam engines, with 2,165-horse power, and
59 steam boilers in use; 795 men and 142 boys are employed; 63 mules
and 4C0 wagons, with seven miles of tracks, are in use ; annual shipments
will average tons.
Shenandoah City Colliery.— Operated by J. 0. Bhoades for James Neal,
trustee, on lands of the P. & R. G. d: I. Co.
It consists of a slope and drift opening. The E and B veins have been
extensively worked for the last 13 years. On the gangway of the slope,
some 11,711 yards east, a new slope has been sunk to the basin, and still
further east of this another slope has been opened, which connects the Plank
Ridge workings. The drift coal is 18 feet thick, and has been extensively
worked by a counter-level and inclined planes. Ventilation is produced by
a fan of 20-horse power, while the drift works are ventilated by' natural
means. Nine engines, of 338-horse power, with 12 boilers, are in use ; 295
mea and 69 boys are employed ; 26 mules and 60 wagons are in use.
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