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

IXSPECTOKS OF MINES. 153
shipped during tlie year 30,000 tons of coal, and used 600 keg's of powder
and worked 118 days.
Ventilation.—This is produced by the exliaust from tlie pump in Nos. 3
and 4, and was not very commendable the first time I visited these mines,
but there is some hope of having- the new workings l)eUer ventilated, as
precautionary measures are taken" to reserve good air-vv'ays.
Machinery consists of 3 hoisting engines of 100-horse power, 2 breaker
engines of 50diorse power, 3 steam -pumps of 120-horse power; in all 8 engines
of 2T0-horse power; they have no speaking tubes in their slopes;
they are putting a brake on their hoisting drum ; they have had their boilers
cleaned, examined and reported ; they have steam gauges on their boilers.
Remarks.—They have furnished maps of their workings ; they have had
two men killed in these works during the yepr, one by a fall of roof and the
other by the breaking of the machinery, letting the car to the bottom, which
kdjed hnn while crossing. They had been notified to put a brake on the
hoisting drum previous to the accident, and if they had complied perhaps
the accident would not have occurred ; at any rate they would have complied
with the law. An inquest was held by'Xatin Martin, justice of the
peace of Beaver Meadow. The jury rendered a verdict of an accident
caused by defective machinery. The other accident by neglect of tlie miner
standing timber in his breast. He had been notified of the danger by the
inspector, and requested him to stop woiking on the pillar until there were
some timbers stood in the breast. He said it was all right, and in about
two weeks I was notified of a man having been killed. I repaired to the
scene of the accident, and, unfortunately for him, it was the same nersou
whom I had cautioned of the danger.
A new breaker is building, which will be completed by spring, to prepare
the coal from the new workings. It is gratifying to me to be able to
state that there is some hope of this colliery Jbecoming equal to anv of the
others in the district under the management of the present superintendent.
James Waddle, superintendent; William Carlille, iniiie boss; Teter
Keiim, outside foreman.
C'OLERAIXE Cor.r.IERY.
Situa,ted 4 miles south-east of Ilazleton, on the estate of William T. Carter^&
Co.,^and operated by said company. Consists of 3 slopes and 1 drift.
Slope, No. 1. has been partly driven in rock to where the vein takes its
regular course, dipping south. The vein worked is the Mammoth or E,
about 27 feet thick. Length of slope, 1,1 00 feet ; perpendicular depth, 230
feet. This slope will soon bo worked out. Consists chiefly in robbino- nil-
lars.
Drift, No. 1, has been driven westward for a considerable distance on
the Wharton or D vein. Thickness about 9 feet. This drift has not very
far to go to the boundary connecting with Jeanesville workings. It has
been very extensively worked. There is an excelknt roof, and the coal is
of very good qualit}^ As the pillars had been considerably robbed I
deemed it proper to order
the safety of the men.
props to be stood along the main gano-way '"' for
Ventilation.~1\ns is eflected by natural causes, and is not veiy satisfact^ory.
I have ordered the same to be improved. The vei\tiiation in the
No_. 1 slope is good. Number of men employed at drift and .slope. No. 1 :
inside, S3; outside, 18; boys picking slate, 20.
J/ac/«>i('ry/. —There are 1 hoisting engine of 60-horse power,. 1 breaker
engine of 30-horse power, 2 pumping engines of 85diorse power; total, 4
engines of HS-horse power. Coal mined during year, 42,100 tons, as fol-
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