Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1875-05-15


'"h'ehl'' II Is remarkably singular he
'"'"'" III, W '1IIth mo 'Il' o"' error Oh
surprising NLF. Jo'h p"''4'''s SENT re inc
""'i."l o. inc 't''eE "'i'V'u TO- "heh' prior
w. III, "'''N''''o'' VI 'l''9 l"-s'i Nv anu W l.
''o"-i"s' SELL H''1 " .'llf"'e '"IIcSi'"Hu-
VA '''1 >''''9 81, JS.'' III we" VI 'I''7
'''' am .""S'. '''''''o" ~ 'I''''N 'i'"'
ms l''''''!e' " ny NM" j"
','' amy '''0' ,''' '''Ni''u'o' N'ie" WHO "Io'c
'''' '>''>- 'i''''N 20 "''' d. l '''''
Allcr drawing uN N the inevitable report,
tie inspector reItcratcs the charge that in
many abandoned mines, after all the pill
I'rs ae got winch can be reached by the
present CIlhIiAaI manner OF INNING, more
IMAM "he-halt OF the coal IS left in the mine
ana VIII remain 'h'Fc forever, lost for all
''i"'. Along george 5 Creek at least il|"
tcctotsohd coal ofma@niiiccnt quality, three
i''l 81 "idch Is OF easy ana in|!tihE rtH"\-
!" Is I'i' "h'""cheo.
NOW 'hc i'tHt point ! WISH TO hotirc Is
inc ia't 'Il"I inc liifce loet OF magnificent
coaI inc inspector and his friends take 50
h''rH delight IN dwelling about, has no cN-
iStchcc outside OF Their own fertile lmagin-
W'ohS; at least can confidently assert that
no three feet OF coaI that corresponds with
hi" description Is lett untouched III the mine
where am employed. 1t IS true, That IN
the m'hcS along Georges Creek three feet
OF Ihe bottom coal Is not removed for the
reason that 1t Is mt magnificent coal. On
thr contrary, II Is so mixed with small
seams OF State and other impurities that the
owners OF the property do not consider ii
lit Tor commercial purposes ana consequent
" VIII not permit their managers to take il
out his Is the reason why three feet
OF the bottom of the vein is left unnincd,
and the man who says it is not good and
sufficient reason, or who considers it "Crim-
maj on the part OF managers to leave it
thcrc, is possibly not an Ass, hut decided
" an o!9cct OF pity ON account of the want
OF pam common sense with which nature
mas aI!lctcd him.
IL VIII DC observed lhat the Inspector
prefer using the Title, as i'll this case the
ONCE cVidcntIy clothes the man-iutimatcs
'hat II Is IN abandoned mines Whcr" the
present system mas occll so ruinoUS. Now,
IL a" not lailsiilaf Win the interior of
any OF 'Ac mines he refers to and do not
KNOW III Nhat manner they were worked,
ana is inc lact tla' they are abandoned
""'''" IMPLY tllal thcy were worked many
) ''''S 'T"' l w III ii"' SPEAK on 'l'l' sunJ'c'
az i'''S'"'' ""' IL 'l'c inspector means To
'''"' ''i' ''''''' VI n'I'''I'2 Us pla'
~ y" ""'IN III INC mines where l am en-
r'oE ','' 'oi 'i's.'"''' "I'" o'hcI mines IN
''a'S ''''i'''S WI result III a criminal waste
VI more ,''''li '''''' tine '"' '"'h positively
.'''''' ,""' nc Is making " statement That
- "'''''S ana o"II"ScouSiy laiSr' and he
"o,' 1t VIII" perfect CONSCIOUSNESS mat 1t
- '"'S''
nc Inspector projects TO bolster up ms
,,,9 'S,,i ',o"H ~ copy ing rom INC report OF
'i''' 'lo''Sc Ill regard |" the Nlcid OF the
,.'''''. Oh inc george 5 creek Company quo
.'''I S"''S 'iF'' pace inc yer" per acre at
'''', IONS ''lc amount cach acre contains at
'''''a 'oi'S' anu ""l'il 'oiiciu"c tL'I lor
''''S ''' - 'o'iS Vi to'l rce"Ncf'"' i3,o2'3