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

13« ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
38 breaker men and 31 slate pickers ;
in all 333 men and boys and 68 mules..
They sliipped during the year ending December, 1875, 55,616 tons of coal,
and used for mine purposes 7,938 tons, and sold to individuals 2,000 tons.
Total tonnage mined, 65,554 tons. They used 1,200 kegs of powder and
Avorked 113 days.
Ventilation is produced partially from the exhaust steam from the pumps
and atmospheric action. In No. 4 they have a sort of a furnace erected in
the old upper Vv'orkings, which does not afford adequate ventilation, I have
requested the parties in charge to improve the ventilation. The superintendent
has promised to put up a ventilating fan at slope. No. 4, which I
think will meet the requirements of the mine.
JJacJiinery.—They use 10 hoisting engines of 368-horse power, 1 breaker
engine of 30-horse power, 1 pumping engine of GO-horse power and 8 steam
pumps; total number of engines, 12; aggregate horse-power. 458; they
have 45 steam boilers, cleaned, examined and reported in good condition ;
they have steam gauges on their boilers ; they have no brakes on the hoisting
drums nor speaking tubes in the slopes ; they have traveling-ways for
men to travel to and from their work. William Spencer, superintendent;
John M'Ginley, assistant superintendent; Evan Daniels, general mine superintendent;
J. M'Cole, mine boss; James M'King, outside foreman.
Council Rioge Collieries, Eckley.
These collieries are located 9 miles noith-east of 'Ilazleton, on the estate
of lion. Tench Coxe, and operated by J. Leisenring & Co.
Slope No. 2.— Sunk on the north dip of the Buck Mountain or B vein, a
distance of 486 feet, at an angle of about 35°, vertical 330 feet. The top
of the slope is 1,698.67 feet above tide, and the bottom is 1,368.67 feet.
The vein is about 13 feet thick, and the coal of very good quality. The
west gangway has been driven 1,647 feet, and the east gangway 3,345 feet,
with 28 breasts opened. There is an inside slope in No. 2, sunk to the
basin, a distance of 477 feet, vertical 84 feet. The west gangway has been
driven 1,701 feet, with 16 breasts working. This mine has been very extensively
worked.
Slopk No. 4.—Sunk on th(; north dip of tUc same vein, a distance of 327
feet, at an angle of about 4U°, perpendicular depth of slope 210 feet. The
top of the ^lope is 1,681.85 feet, and the bottom is 1,'471.67 feet above tide.
The east gangway has been worked around the circumference of the basin.
And an inside slope sunk 261 feet, elevation' above tide, at the top of inside
slope 1,471 feet, at bottom l,425*feet. The east gangway has been driven
729 feet, and the west 1,623 feet, with 19 breasts working. The old slope,
Jfo. 3, is now kept for pumping, the coal has been worked out.
Slope No. 5.—This is a new slope sunk on the south dip of the Buck
Mountain or B vein, elevation above tide 1,659 feet. The gangways are
now being turried off" east and .west of the slope This mine has all the
appearance of becoming an excellent colliery. The vein at this point dips
about 45°, and the coal is of superior quality. A new breaker will be built
to prepare the coal from this slope. They have in use at all the mines 146
mine cars, 8,118 feet of T iron track, (in Nos. 1 and 2 slopes,) and a breaker
capacity of 950 tons of coal per day. They employ 3 bosses, 78 mijiers,
48 laborers, 11 company men, 29 drivers, 6 door boys in all the mines. 2
bosses, 12 mechanics, 9 head and plate men, 7 breaker men, 6 drivers, 94
slate pickers, in all 354 men and boys They shipped 76,4535^,j tons of
coal during the year ending December 31, 1875, and used 1,495 kegs of
powder, and worked 125 days.