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

120 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
Locust Gat Collieky.— Kwibell & Graher, Oper-ators, on land^ of the P.
and li. Coal and Iron Company.
Two slopes are used ou the E vein in 22 feet of coal. A partition slate
separates the vein forming- the Nos. 8 and 9 seams. The lower vein is 7
feet thick. The breaker had been burned in spring and consequently detered
mining until a new one had been built up, and will be ready in the
spring. Ventilation was not as godd as should be, but eflbrts are now
uiaking to remedy the defects. U-.'^CO tons of coal had been shipped.
Two hundred men and 40 bovs were <
mployed
; 270-horse power engines,
Avith 12 boilers, are in use ; a tirstci;l^p Grubal fan has been put in operation,
which will insure a plentiful s»j')> y of air for all purposes.
LocutT Spuing Colliery.— P. and Pi. C. and I. Co., owners and operators.
The colliery is situated at Locust Gap, in Nortumberland county. A
slope 400 yards deep opens the E vein on its south dip. No. 2 breast is
used as a self-acting plane for working the upper part of the lower lift ; a
20-horse power fan is used, which supplies a suiEcient amount of air for the
colliery ; 16 breasts are working, and the general condition of the collier}^
is good ; 21,393 tons of coal had been mined ; 90 men and 60 boys are employed
; 170-horse power engines, with 11 boilers are used, and a pole
pump has been used for draining.
!MoRETOx CoLLiEKV.
—
Thovias Moreton, ope^-ator, on lands of the Northumberland
Coal and Railroad Company.
It is situated west of Mount Caimel, and consists of two drift openings,
but mining is chiefly confined to robbing out pillar coal from a small local
basin. A 15-horse power engine, with one boiler is used ; 20,803 tons of
coal has been mined ; 45 hands are employed. The general condition of
Ihe.'colliery is good.
Lilly Colliery.- Ceorrye Thraiilman, operator, on lands of the Locust Ilountain
Coal and Iron Company.
It is situated one-half mile west of Centralia, and consists of a single
slope driven across the measures of the Centralia colliery to get the top
coal of the vein. Nine men and 5 boys are employed here; 9,326 tons of
coal had been mined and shipped by the Lehigh Valley Railroad. The
character of the woik done is considered safe.
Wadley Colliery (at Ashland.)— 'OiunfcZ and operated by the Philadelphia
and Heading Coal and Iron Company.
The colliery has been idle for a number of years past. The company has
had the water taken out preparatory to mining coal, of which there is a
large body. A 60-horse power engine, with 4 boilers, and a steam pump
are ia use.