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

142 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
drivers, 42 slate pickers, all men employed outside, 80 ; mules, 13 ; coal
mined during the year, 91,919.15 tons ; days worked, 91 ; powder used, 690
kegs ; capacity of breaker, 450 tons per day.
Slope No. 2 has been worked out, and is now used for pumping.
Slope No. 3.— S^unk on the same vein and on the same dip, a distance of
708 feet, vertical 297 feet, average thickness 27 feet. The top of the slope
is 1,521 feet above mid-tide, at the bottom of the same 1,224 feet. A gangway
is now being driven eastward under the slope in order to mine some
coal which could not be worked heretofore. They employ inside 1 boss,
45 miners ; 54 laborers, 11 company men, 15 drivers, 3 door boys, total inside,
129 ; outside 2 bosses, 5 mechanics, 5 head and plate men, 11 company
men, 3 drivers, 51 slate pickers, total outside, 77 ; mules, 33 ; powder
used, 770 kegs; number of days worked, 122-|.
Ventilation.—This is eifected by the exhaust from the pump, 11,000 cubic
feet of air per minute at face of gangway, and 25,000 cubic feet per minute
at outlet; men employed, 108 ; air good.
31achinery —They use 3 hoisting engines of r28-horse power, ] breaker
engine of 24-horse power, and 2 steam pumps, (Allison's,) total number of
engines t, aggregate horse power 152.
James IT. M'Kee, general superintendent ; John Lloyd, mine boss ; "William
Silver, outside foreman.
Lattimer Collieries.
These collieries are situated about 3 miles north of Hazleton, on the estate
of the Black Creek Improvement Company'', and operated by Pardee
Bros. & Co.
Slope, No. 1 .—Sunk on the north dip of the Mammoth or E vein a distance
of 489 feet; vertical, 297 feet; thickness of vein about 30 feet.
This slope has been sunk to the basin. The east gangway has been driven
about 2,400 feet and the west 1,200 feet, which has been discontinued ;
breasts working, 23 ; width of, 30 feet; width of pillar, 18 feet. A good
traveling way has been made for men to travel to and from their work. They
employ 1 boss, 53 miners, 9 laborers, 6 company men, 6 drivers, 1 door boy,
in this slope ; outside, 1 boss, 2 mechanics, 2 head and plate men ; 12
breaker men, 2 drivers and 50 slate pickers, in all 145 men and boys. They
shipped 67,40(^0 tons of coal from this slope, and used 928 kegs of powder,
and worked 134 days. The breaker is calculated to prepare 800 tons of
coal per day. «
7,500 cubic
Ventilation is produced by the exhaust steam from the pump ;
feet per minute at face of gangway ; at outlet, 8,000 cubic feet per minute ;
all men employed inside, 76. They have measured and reported according
to law.
Mackinery.—They have i hoisting engine of 100-horse power, 1 breaker
have 14
They engine of 25-horse power, 2 pumping engines of .
boilers; have been cleaned, examined and reported safe and in good condition.
They have steam gauges on their boilers and safety valve.
Slope, No. 2— Sunk on the south dip of the same vein as No. 1 a distance
of 360 feet perpendicular depth, 297 feet. The east gangway has been
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driven across the basin, connecting with slope. No. 1, on the 'north, dip.
The west gangway has been driven 4,500 feet. A locomotive engine hauls
the coal from the turnout to the bottom of the slope. The coal from the
counter is dumped into a shute and reloaded on the main gangway. The
counter gangway has been driven about 450 feet; width of breast, about
30 feet; width of pillar, I'i feet; thickness of vein, about 30 feet. They
employ 1 boss, 46 miners, 13 laborers, 13 company men, 6 drivers, 2 door