Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-04-03


a tunnel SLOPE or a ofllt' as the
case may be- ana accoruInS 10 location
ana !aE ol velh' eIet'S tile ~! necessary
buildings ana equlpS the colHefy' lof
no coaI-men ever SPEAK oi " coal
mIne, ana begins AolS'lh$ preparing +
ana uShlPPin8, ilIS ere" C' men Is '.I
Ger immediate dlFecuoll Oh the OUTSIDE
pos" an" 'h9 i., i''Sloe 'o'S' '"t !ot'er
laeht'ca! win 'HG re, mining Z" P'"',l !"
metal mining? ne o'''Si''e ooSS l''
charge oi an SIIl%ce men s,p ~ ol 'he i1
IE'l'ar"''o anu SUI pn'eii' u ''e IeI''
"hiIe 'he '"si';e .I !, coSS ~ n"S J''i6e %
anu - 'I''S' u'e io' '' ms ma
So'S o'i "i','1' ~ o".'u' VI 'ii'1 l'oSi
uon' an oAo eAPer! =, miner ~ choSth'
ana III " I!I.nI iiI!II"5 'l''se, ile 10 d PEI
30" u "o i''''' '0"'eq ''''V''
SOME MATT-ES OF DETAIL.
almost every operator, besides
erecting the necessary structures for
carving on the business of the col
lierv, also builds number of houses
for his men. These he let's to them
at stated price, deducting the rental
from each months payroll. In many
cases, too, especially if the works are
large, and give employment to a large
number of men, he opens store, sup
piled with everything which the miner
en- need for himself and his family
AID makes charge of what is delivered
during each month, deductlng the
amount from the pay. All those who
are working by the piece, that is, ac-
cording to the amount of work per
formed, have to furnish their own
drills, picks, powder. paper, oil, wick
ing soap, etc, and these articles
amount up to very considerable tg-
ure in a months time. These, too,
are generally obtained from the en-
ploying company or individual, and,
as will be readily supposed, 1t is but
seldom that they are not sold to the
miner at considerable advance over
the cost OF purchase, When times
a"e hard and wages low, tins state OF
things results IN making the miner
constantly dependent, generally IN
debt, and very short OF ready
money for the purchase OF any thing
that may SUIT ms fancy, or lhat IL
you'd be TO ms ady"nldGe '{ 1;; TO Duy
elsewhere than at the cOlIery store.
These are matters which need to e
l,novr, 10 tbo.o wbn c,itiriea flo
~ .1.; l-;,,
miners ANA 'ilell "oii'Ss'
10 a. Pt'1'S I,'S &. .'N''0
o7'G nv ~ ~ w ,,ont ' - ] u.;s,;on, m ~
i"''; ~ - l;, ''O' '''o l";tlan+ a@n;t"i ~
= 'iIlo h1 'ust"u7 ~ "+'I'o"' aaDa - IasS ''
..,t p',,N .a.l ,;4aI ~ n.|'IJ ;ldoI 10
iii'''o' " 'v'4 90 -'''l 0',. Ln.;a,.'
l'i'eI'c'''' ''o''' ,,,+ D'', a,l ta1,;,,t aI
~" o i43 r;3 e"t; f o,'o ~ A.. mo.+ uncorta;,, M
S'' ,fNa o' u'' ,I4 VIZ a '''o an tn1law
n oe"olo'J o,'or' d,v ''',r ooc,rranco in tba ,n;
;,n ;n,, :. ,.a,,;o, W N"' ~ " ~ ''''
ING i'E'''", ,.
D''i LAW '-' ~ A
Let US suppose 'h"' " VEN IS ~
be opened by driving a ne" 8ah3""y'
or 10y carrying on an olu one Goln8
down to the heaa OF the slope we
Shall see pinned against 'he engine
nouSc' " Dt"1y "''''~'' '40''00' 'V44i"
thing like tins
WANTAD'
- )ROPo9ALS Tor driving the Nc,'
N"nsM"y, coi','aI'ols 9 AZ, !" ,ni' Sn
ccpt timber; to load their stuff, and to put
in posts, collars, and laggins.
"A, b. lhSlo' BOSS
"Three or four days later, there
will be a gathering together OF the
men IN the engine house or the black
smith shop, generally on saturday
afternoon, and the bits OF paper, upon
some OF which only one or two tIgureS
have been made. with name attach
ed, are opened by the boss; lie an,
nounces who the lowest bidder Is, and
if he is a capable man, theJob Is given
to him. No papers pass, but the boss
makes an entry IN his book that jim
or John or Harry Is to have the West
Gangway at SO much per yard 1t IS
read aloud, and generally understood,
and the bargain l5 considered as hrm-
ly made as though halt dozen law
yers had drawn up elaborate papers