The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-04-06

hon, without bond, after giving 1t least
two dayA' notice TO such owner or agent,
landl shall have the right TO appear before
the Judge or magter TO whom the Applica-
ton II made, who shall hear the same, and
affidavit in support thereof ~ we'd - affi-
davit m opposition /; and If sufficient cause
appear, the court or Judge in vacation by
order may prohibit the further working of
any such coal mine or colliery in which
persons may be unsafely employed, contra
nv to the provisions of this act, until the
same shall have been made safe and the re-
quirements Of this act shall have been COM
piled with and the court shall award such
costs in the matter of the said injunction
As may be Just but any such proceedings,
SD commenced, shall be without. prejudice
to any other remedy permitted by law for
enforcing the provisions of this act.
Sec. IA. For any injury to person or
property occasioned by any willful violation
Of this act, or willful failure to comply with
any Of its provisions, a right Of action shall
accrue to the party injured for any direct
damages sustained thereby and in case Of
loss of life by reason of such willful viola
tion or willful failure, as aforesaid, a right
of action shall accrue to the widow of the
person SO killed, or his lineal heirs or adopt
ed children, or to any other person or per-
sons who were, before such loss Of life, de-
pendent for support on the person or per-
sons - killed, for q like recovery Of DANA
ges for the injuries sustained by reason Of
such loss Of life or lives.
Sec. 10. Any miner, workman or other
person who shall knowingly iniure any wa
ter-guage, barometer, air-cOurse or brattice,
or shall obstruct or throw open any air
ways, or carry lighted lamps or matches
into places that are worked by the light Of
safety-lamps, or shall handle or disturb any
part Of the machinery Of the hosting en-
gine, or open door in the mine and not
have the same closed again, whereby dan
ger is produced either to the mine or those
at work therein or who shall enter into
any part If the mine against caution OF
who shall disobey any order given in pur,
suance OF this act or who shall do any
willful act whereby the lives and health q
persons working in the mine, or the secu.
rlty Il the mine or mines, or the machine
~ thereof, is endangered, shall be deemed
guilty OF q misdemeanor, and upon convic,
ton shall be punished by fine or imprison,
ment, at the discretion Of the court.
FIVE coal hanks near Clinton. Ind. will
he opened early this spring, and will fur.
nish employment for nearly 500 men.
DURING 1871 Northumb erland county,
Pa, mined and shipped ], 2l3, O93 tons Of
coal. being an increase over 1870 Of 1877, :
5Sl tons.
PRoF. Cox, Of Indiana, claims that the
block coal of that State is only the contin-
GUS belt extending from this valley to the
southwestern part of Indiana.
SOUTHERN Indiana is finding itself rich
in block coal, very valuable variety for
treating iron ore, and also plenty of iron
ore itself in happy proximity. Conse-
quently, there is great increase of the
iron-making business in that section.
SINCE April last there have been mined
by the different coal corporations in Luzerne
county, Pa, 400, 600 tons of coal, which
required over l, 800 men and boys, 200
steam engines, and 450 boilers, with com
bined capacity of ii, 3l3 horse power.
By reading the report Of the Grand Coun-
Gil Of this valley it will be seen that this
body has authorized demand for an ad-
vance in the price Of digging coal of twenty
cents per ton. This demand is consequent
upon the advance in zig IRON Miners
Journal, Hubbard.