, 1877-04-28

data 4. to tic proGta Of mining. ''~'
s1na sR '",n 'fs aae,y Sas
'.sure ho's down in Texas, working on far.fnna,"
lsa by e eearey ih si% tSe ses'Sssse
lsay,as u; wife pna anl toar children dependent
Visited was tonnd young man apparently song.
yvhat snperiorto tho average rnn of miners. lie
his wife. with the Inevitable Gre yonnV children
flour nj her heels md at The breasD+ aroostzci
s.k"s hasnS Y sfers syns ne
After y.tt to .,e slsre hank and No. safs' both
came next In order. nnl In certainly worthy Of n
paragraph an ttowr ncconns.
creek tttres. i,,liiIer. ltt,o from, eonntry VII
1ages generally. exeent as to the predominant nun.
e ,:s;i yss; ss RsssgfM M
tho different ss.'eCn. n were ".!ly s,n;eged IN
xsysIs q s,,,s,, ,1s;S peculiar n,ons!. Of
~, aay,s,ins,. ", ,x,.sost . soa:sl,s.ian viii III
efsps liz mrs hS Ss, MGna
Union; aa Could iiho weala spcst fos s them ssit a
Accordingly,
q furui.h facts and haurea, lie hat an objection
especially M Of " osao wsa wa, q, he
rhrIact It, favorable 10 tho tnicfcsts OF The
y, s sn sp ssa s III ,i M, r.. s
occasion, i,c eon iasa!.h none. Iia aeknowleire;l
stated above. lut l,c didn't wani TO stay and taE
lie was hnsy' tile has not duno stru!se y: w0rs
ior nearly t~n months. anu don't know how to get
"Weil, ther, i'll till yon. this in burzt Of
confidence; ~ an' g., watched. and dare not ,.tay
and hcra IL SEs sS' aes s 19ss spss
as Ssns SSsna'sa re:aent t'' a S"'" not TO hc tSs
Hattie = as R5ss, e: a:s
to bo ashamed ot tic dog's part he was forced u
play. anl .h.snk away, apolcszIny = he went.
Ills own potltton, big power with tho men, dwot
n9n 'hs h., tntn n 81 alt ana t,e very nsn who Ioc
to.murrsw to- row XII tnrt1,er s.tei,pis 10 or ret I'll snajs @
word 81 inflammation from tne inincrs wcro fntlIe
after ihs:; The reporter wn. marked man. and
rasinh y CONGREGATION of iIraln,lns.
Speaking generally a. to tau appearance Of tho
~ sasa ssis Sa t.
md tue property Of tho different companies. In
s G1s e fnss I. .npesr /. snty sa
region, tho chlltlrcn luokcsl fat and we'll favored,
an!l the women showed no symptoms Of starvation,
- - kLu& IN Hs III 0kBEE &lE1IlQE
cnses. the weaker In reality the stronger
~ !, shuva by The fact that ths A(nse men nrs
ready to como 70 trims, while tho married mincrs
1t was next III uflrr to lnqnEre a. tn
WAGES AND noUIs or WORK.
bic, md arc al follows ily rnle Of tnc tnion nc
man. !. 10 ,l hs nastsloaty dsposs may com.
H. III ~ s ~ s AZ A.
j. nos ss:sne at r. Il II ~ oeless s' IN %its lse
VII % thai Ia II se a ancls ~ woes ok IT, =. ,hs =
outside eIsht and oae.bn1f hours per day. Ma!y
S en a M Is sfSn IN to- 10 kesp up ,s % or
and can work much. little. or NOT at ali. as they
plense. Fey make mosS thnn nye days = week.
@ wiisa i Tssa @ fsqaifa iho pencil OF liosstta L;
sss sni's2ss 2s 's ,a; 'ss s ;;st :
sae sss 81 Is sssse' Y r. t. saa H. sa
tPa tAPs,'a Il NJ as5 H., ss and Ra'a ~,
fots tSs'f som.E'st Va. eonpisted They
sss y e !fat II ss Say yGe sona, Il s @
5ean @ ~, 70 tson, t. lh'y Inches thlck
tG L. op sSts
tho aws Of tha Union ctutc tas b. ast s1s So pa a
s e, 'i .. s9an t"a: ss'"*
It II only fatr,. therefore. 10 assume,
sf % ws uta s sro!y s afy snow s ts .ss
workers can do considerably heller. Day hands
wo1k ,, isop, a. n: to nG9n and from toa p n
men: s: 10; laborcrs and fail.cleancrs. 81 E0 10
sl.75: trapJcts tboys), 10 70 10 ccats. Tho com.
excavations, Ind ali tbs posts and other ncccasa9y
lumber. ma pay for driving "enrces" at tbs raie
i; ,s eli fs saess Rs ;s H. 5ss'Ss
dgEIn In through coal entirely, except wilcro an
occat!ona 'hofsaback. q LUMP of clay Or stone.
!. mst w!sh, and Tor thla allowance IL nladc on the
On the o,het hand. tho miner. hare to nna pow.
S, s%s ri. 4 @ s s hs s
sssI 1ersg s5 ton* ~, # So. st sa|on m so.t
i.sos q .S nnsis on Coal cscek /: 'S' tho "o'' "
:, MAaSEn IN WHICH TIE coal Is WEIGHED.
lump coal alone: This quest!oA Is not at present
Il A. dispute. but 4 !. necessary he.s 10 stats i.
dumped oytr screen into eaf. Sasly ths lump.
@ = s @ S a"a II: ssi as ,tSSss as
through tAcso bars: and all falling iMto different
.eetp14e,c; The t'rst scfee, q. coal Creek i
fourtls Of an Inch apart. 1n Tho Pennsylvania Ill.
itiet the dstnacs hctwscn Chg bars ranges from IN
tho quanly of nut coal, ior which tho miner rcts
Mo pay, s.a reducing the quantity Of LUMP. ior
Ms asa IL. s tsssss: .ss: ~. so Fl H TIE
either ob}eetonale untsraa. and he tries to RIM
ilned ior ). bid roa' Ia ntno u snrsc ro1n.s. IT,
hnwevsr, hnyc the!o been any, ,quurrcls anil they
arc anlJ mcatiutel Incidentally, ~ ahowin: taa
practice ia Fountain County.
WAGES have been laId regularly on the 18th of
each ,naath: aud thsre II not II man on tho crock
to whom iullar Il due, unless II hs tin watch.
mrn und others stlIt umplorcl aopnt tic
mines, to whom tho cusrunt months wlScs Is ntIl
cotnlny. ~ far from any attempt At perlccutiou,
i may 10 htrh utatcd that tho men living In tho
Conip1ny' houses h.yu hasl no t1olnQnd4 mado OF
thcM for rent scc tho Inception of tho strike, and
thAt every ono Of thcm II In acht on shlx account.
so fur ~ to tho status aua suc!al condition OF the
men; now few wordt may be said Oh
TltR CONDITION oH TUE OPERATIONS,
!ho price thy receive fur The coal. anu tho arsin,
Cd TLs siaits ,aty IL dep,h f1ea aa .iaty 70
n,insay fsst. 90 cnxiao and hol.tns. apparatus
ton VA. paid fos mining and coal soll Ut tic
snines for S.: II to ST. - per lou, thu Grst tsgursa
lnrrH cuNtrn nTsf tho In tf,r nm