The Sun.
London, England, 1867-06-15 00:00:00

THE OAKS COLLIERY.

Yesterday a meeting of the principal mining en-
gineers of the kingdom was held at the office at-
tached to the Oaks Colliery, for the purpose of
taking into consideration the propriety of opening
in the mine. Among those pre-
out the shafts, with a view to the recovery of the
remainingDickenson, Mr. Evans, and Mr.
Inspectors of
ssbeoondotitehswe,renr:e thirro.o
of
her
s:lealjneesltay:
Mr. Embleton,
(a late inspector) ; Mr.
Mines ; Mr. Foster and Mr. Potter, Newcastle-on-
Tyne ; Mr. -Woodhouse, Derby ; Mr. Cooper, Mas-
NAI erc
tohhuol gle Nicholson, o;; I‘lllllr dJeffcock,lieiteodi,eY., together with most of
the local viewers and stewards. After minutely
examining all the shafts, and the pipe through
which the gas continues to come up in
large quantities in the No 2, the party
returned to the office, when all the circum-
stances relating to the question as to opening
out the pit with safety were gone into. After
rather more than three hours' deliberation, the
following resolutions were agreed to : 44 Re-
solved, that the No. 1 pit be opened first to the
bottom drift; that the meeting be adjourned to the
call of the local committee, and that Mr. Jeffcock,
Mr. Beaumont, Mr. Mammatt, and Mr. Embleton,
jun., be the executive for superintending the works
connected with the re-opening of the colliery." It
was also agreed that operations should commence
as soon as possible. A considerable number of
widows were outside the office, and requested to see
Mr. Woodhouse. On that gentleman coming down
among them, one of them said that those present
had relatives in the pit, and they were desirous of
knowing what decision the engineers had come to.
considerable time
soon,ak o a Mr. Woodhouse then addressed them in very feel-
ing terms, stating that the engineers had agreed to
open the pit without delay, but it was a work that
as might
be couldnot e
dbe donet wo
would
o d
t .
exp I
to clear and reach the bodies, and he trusted
they would continue to bear with patience
oot perhaps,
until that period arrived, as they might rest
assured everything would be done in that direction
as speedily as possible. The poor women appeared
much pleased on hearing that the colliery was to ba
opened out, and the news soon spread through the
Hoyle- mill and Barnsley, where a similar feeling
prevailed. Several of the colliers who congregated
in the neighbourhood of the colliery, expressed
their opinion that the conclusion come to was satis-
factory, remarking that there would be no reason
to ask for volunteers to descend when the time
arrived, as they would only be glad to have the
opportunity. It was stated by the resident manager
that there would be about 200 yards in depth of
rubbish to be removed out of the shaft, which is
seven feet six inches in diameter. In the No. 2
shaft the scaffolding will remain, and the pipe,
which throws up a great deal of gas, will have the
valve opened, to keep the No. 1 shaft as clear as
possible while the men are in it. The actual time
which the work of clearing the shaft will occupy
cannot be anticipated, but theprogress will doubtless
be very slow indeed, from the fact of but few men
being able to be employed at one time. However,
if everything proceeds
satisfactorily,
the clearing
will go on uninterruptedly night and day.

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