The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1873-02-15
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10 Me ExesIIsnc, John s. Beverage, Governor Of the
State 81 Illinois.
ILLIN is.

To Hls Excssncy John $. Bsssr'sse, Governor Of the
Stats d Illinois.
BUNKER HILL, Feb 3, 1873
By an act Of the General Assembly Of the
State Of Illinois, entitled IAN act providing
for the health and safety Of persons employed
in coal mines, by the 18th Section Of said
act, County Surveyors are constituted ex-
oficio Inspector Of Mines in their respective
counties, and it shall be their duty respec
lively to call to their aid some reputable and
practical miner Said Inspector and any
miner called to their aid, before entering on
their duties, shall be sworn to faithfully dis
charge the duties imposed upon them by law
l called to my aid Mr John Craig a practical
miner, and after having been sworn, pro
ceed I'd to the town Of Bunker Hill, situate
in this county, to the mine operated by
Messrs. Naylor 4 Mcpherson. Said operators
had no map of the workings Of their coal
mine, as required by Section LIST Of said act
the ventilation Of said mine was not sufficient,
n required by Section 4th no means Of
signaling from top to bottom of shaft, as
quired by Section 9th no police or vertical
fiat gates covering the area OF the shaft, as
required IN Section Sth the cage Tor hosting
and lowering persons at the mines was not
considered safe, as required by Section 9th.
We also found the mine on fire. and therefore
dangerous to the men employed therein
Afte~ explaining the law to Messrs. Naylor
MCPHERSON, they As good, law abiding citi-
zens, done everything required by law, and
have taken every precaution to shut off the
fire in the mine and prevent its spread to
other parts Of the mine. The depth, area
and other information will be found on page
A, which is hereby made part of this report
We inspected the Howard Mines, situated
q Al XIII
additional chains to be placed on the box for
hosting and lowering men into the mines
We then proceeded to the town Of Stanton.
situated in the southeast end Of the county to
the mine operated by Messrs. w Panhorst
and II. Noge ordered furnace to be placed
in said mine, to facilitate ventilation as re-
quired by Section Sth ordered police OF YER
teal gates, to protect the of the shaft, as
required by Section Sth. We also suggested
the propriety Of placing break on the main
drum, as further protection to the men in
ascending and descending into the mines, in
case of accident to the engine.
The mine west Of the town Of stanton.
operated by the same parties, We found in
good condition.
The Girard Mines situated in the northeast
end Of the county operated BY Rathgeber
Co; o. de ed furnace to he placed in mines,
In order ID facilitate ventilation. as required
by Section 4th. and brake on tbs main
drum.
The Virden Mines, operated by J. w. UT
Il Co., have failed to furnish map, as required
by Section LIST. We ordered police, or grating,
to protect the area Of the shaft, as required
by Section Sth, and requested brake to be
placed on the main drum, as a further pro
lection to the men in ascending and de-
scending into the mines
The Fulton Mines, situated in Carlinville,
have complied with every Section Of the Act.
BaTtels Coal Mine situated south Of Car
Invite, has been on fire for some months,
and the operators have walled up all com
Apuncations to the fire, and am of opinion
Lhat they viii eventually extinguish the fire.
William Carlin's Mine, in Section 2, Town
u, north range 9 worked by slope.
Christian Berghers Mine, in SEQ 4, Town
10, \. range 9.
Thos- J. Harris Mine, in Sec. 4, Town II,
range 9.
Thos Biebby, coal mine, Sec 20, Town
10, n. rage g.
w X DAVIS Mine, in Sec 80, Town 10,
n. range 9.
Thos. Carr, coal mine, Sec. 81, Town 10,
\. range 9.