The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1870-05-21
THE MINER.

CAsEYVILLE, I'll, May IL, 1870.
70 the Editor or the wonKrHanAS's ADvooArH
1t appears by the action Of a recent dele
gate meeting of the miners of this district.
that your humble servant has been appoint
ed as the correspondent Of the ADVOCATE.
l am sorry that they made such bad seleer
ton, as there are several better qualified for
that business but, as it is, we viii endea-
vOr to do our best, and, for that purpose, we
beg small space Of your valuable paper.
In the first place, we will say to the coal
miners of other sections of the country, that,
at the present time-and likely to remain SO
for few months supply Of coal here is
greater than the demand, consequently we
are only working about half fine, outside of
manual labor, but we are making rapid pro-
gress. expect before these few lines ap-
pear in print that we will be working under
a charter duly granted from the National
Labor Union. Yes, will further say, that
the miners of this district, after due deliber-
alton, have come to the conclusion to lay
aside and abandon all pretended friends and
parties and political humbugs, and that we
viii, in the future, be found working in bar
mony and in unity with the National Labor
Union, whose aims and objects Is to demand
that the majority shall rule, and Justice be
done to all alike.
And now, Acknowledged of St. Clair,
especially, let me urge upon you the neces-
sity Of immediate action. We will soon be
called upon to elect three Legislators, and
think there shOuld be one Of these coal
miner, and the other two such representa-.
tives as their actions in the past have proven
them to be men that will do justice to all, H-
respective Of wealth. Such men we have in
our county men who are not ashamed 70
acknowledge the workingman a. their
friends and equals. And for the purpose Of
having such men to represent ms, It 10 Deces-
sary that we should consider the matter and
nominate our ticket at an early dste, and
appoint central committee. Let them eco
that our cause gets fair chance and to
these SO A haV Ie 6 besHe sitiieAs and S
Been sufficient length Of time in the ss~a-
try, l would say, make application for yOUr
naturalization papers without delay, and
have a voice in the Legislation of your
adopted country make use Of the lever
which, thank God, is placed within the
reach of all. Therefore let us, one and al,
use it to eur own advantage, so that our el-
ovation in society will be promoted, our
voices be heard, and cur wants complied
with, and all our efforts crowned with sue
cess.
Yours truly, in the cause of justice.
ALTER Eco.
DEATHS IN ran MINEs.-The official re-
port Of the number of persons killed in the
collieFies in SchuYlkill county, from May l,
to December 81, 1869, was 81, which il
ono for about 81 800 tuns of coal mined,
and 81 persons were injured, which is one
for about every AZ, 400 tuns mined during
that period. Taking the whole year in the
same proportion, it would give ~ persow
killed during the year and lis injured.
No official report has been kept If The
number Of the injured that afterwards died
but as far as We received answers to queries
which we Miners Journal Coal Statistical
Register, for 1870, addressed to operators
about one sixth Of the injured persons have
died, which would give the number o.
deaths caused by casualties in the mines in
ScbuylkiIl county, in 1859, at 81, leaving
SO injured that survived, in the product O
about 4 1888, 900 tuns.
The cause of the deaths and casualties
xvo~a ns eolloUa.