Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1873-03-22

visit it at once, before miner gets it
patented We have heard of mines
1T Homecoming, where there are two fur
naces aud the ,giners could scarcely
keep their lamps burning; and of
some in the vicinity where side-lamps
were hung along the heading to let the
drivers see where to sprag. We would
advise the bosses Of these mines tocell
on Miner at Homecoming, for q sur
plus of his air, as he is going to work
only one hundred and twenty instead
of twenty three thousas1..'s.
The steam engine was first lntroduc
ed at the J.acl&sori nine, always con-
sideyed one Of the best ventilated
mines in the county, and am inform
ed that it is q failure. 1t has been
introduced at Homecoming with the
same result with the Little jim. -
Now, it connot be on account Of the gas
when the mines are so well ventiiat-
ed. Miner" saws that the whole vol
ume Of air that ciren4ates through his
mine can be brought to every room in
the mine by the rise Of simple trap
doors I may state for the informa-
ton of Miner that I have seen nun
bers of trap doors in the miles Of
Georges Creek and l meter saw one
that bull-pup a month old could rot
get through Trap-doors 10 be of any
use, must be sir-tight.
| used the term poor miner, for
never knew many Of them TO get
rich by mining coal, and | know Of
no class of men who deserve it better,
and Miner" or any other person
may try to defend the ventilation Of
the mines of this county, but it is a
failure. The miners don't need any
person to preach about it to convince
them. 1t never will be better until
they have laws passed in the Legis-
lature for their protection. Mine: S
of Allegany, you need no kid-gloyed
miner to defend the Presidents of
% most of our Coal Companies They
can' do it themselves. Let Miner
loot st fae' pale faced youth that
works N our mines, and the old mi
her Of fifty years gstting along
with his stick in hand, Nth scarce
breath enough to blow out g candle.
Ask him what is the cause CT it ,
The answer is, l have wrought too
much in bad air. Fellow workmen
look at the stock market. Coal stool:
going up every day. When the
Bulls and Bears of Wall Street
and the curb-stone brakers of the
long room are making fortunes of
the products Of your labor, is it not
true that you should have some pro-
duction for your life mime"
says that miners are not such block
heads as | suppose them to be- ! do
assure you, fellow miners, that | new
er took you to be block-heads on the
contrary, an intelligent class Of men
who cannot be humbugged You
know that what | have written are
facts, and all the sophistry of miner, "
VIE, no doubt has plenty Of fresh air
where he passes the most of his time,
cannot sitter your convictions. The
greater part of you know the differ
ence of good.an bad air before you
came to Allegany county. You men
who haze faced the Gre-damp and
choke damp Of the old and new
world connot be Cooled
Brother miners, you chaps with the
blue marks on your faces you fellows
with the blistered handg-and corduroy
pants: we must beome united.
Mr.. Editor, l did not tako'up this
subject with the spirit of controversy,
but, because | saw the necessity Of It.
| now leave it to be discussed by old
er and ADLER pens, thanking you for
inserting my feeble remarks in your
paper.
Fellow miners, l think it a duty
we owe to ourselves to support the
Mining Jonnai, and hope that ev-
cry miner in the county will do all in
his power to extend It's circulation.
Yours,