, 1878-11-02

it seemed t" take the opposite course, il
there was any difference.
The second difficulty, WAS the number
/ OF faults, which with the amount ut rock
! cutting hey made, caused it to he un-
/ profitable tu run the gangWay any lar.
! ther. 1t WIS finally d c!ded 10 procure
an engine, fix up hoisting machinery and
! sink an incline near the mouth of the
gnngwny, following the course of the
General vein. BY sinking some $50 or
300 feet they would be down, where there
would certainly be plenty OF coal above
them on the gargway of the General
mine, When thry would run along the
strike nl the general vein, so they cnuld
prnitahly put IN breasts, take out coal
in quantities. and host it up the slope bv
IL horStinG engine.
| This slope hring 81 very near the com.
! mon focus Of al these veins, Il very short
rock tunnrl running east and
west would cut across all the
other VEINS, aud when thus exposed
n gnng"ay could be opcned up on this
level, on each vein, so that Nil the coal
could be hoi,tcl out by Il single engine
and he, when brought 10 the surihce, on
the level Of the hurkors, all ready for
screening etc. preparatoryt" being load
cd ON the ears and taken to New Tacoma.
! With the vast amount of coal above the
level of this lower gangway am, with all
! these veins SD connected to gether, 1t is
not expected that any faults they may
encounter will prove serious obstacle
IN opening the mine, or prevent its sue
cesstul and profitable working.
This slope is nov down nearly as deep
as desired. When there, it was down
POS feet. In company with Mr. FaIows
! the decent was made in the car used 10
haul up out of the slope the rock and
coal cXcavated in sinking it. The vein
in some places is nearly or quite pcrpen-
dculal, but twists aud :urns in aud out
as the decent is nude. When ut the
bottom, amid the dripping water, We
find Hard at work those engaged in sink
ing the slope, while the pump keeps VI
its steady forcing "t the water to the
surface, with m0mutOnnuS noise, that
seemed very dreary in that dark and
gloomy place. The signal is given, We
step III the car and are hnIsted to the
su;tIce.hy the Minnetonkn, iormely .
locomotive engine, but now converted
into the hostlng engine OF the mines.
sK0oKUM SMITHS COAL.
The most eastera 8 loot vein is mostly
owned by private individuals. Some
months asn Skootum Smith, who con-
trolls his vein, began running IA tunnel
into it, winch when, we were there MAS
in TO feet; coal good Quality, md every
indication that this vein could he pro-
iitubly "orkc,l, by this hOriz0ntNl gang
wny, ,hut would bring the coal out on
"A level with the bunkers, without hoist.
ing. ShouCl This prove tue, ~ trestIr
VIII run Yves across the creek, 10 the
! hill S'de east ol the General vein, ihciicc
to the bunkrrs Ipa will be made and
coal shipped from The companyS bunkcrs.
1t should not he hut u tew months
loiIgCr ut the most, before coil IS mlaed
and saippcd in quantities from both or
all 0t these mines
THE DUNKEES.
The bunkcrs are nearly 2j0 feet long
by 48 iuet wIlr, he part where the cUnl
is screened is 40 tret high. There are
f. three large screens. The Capdci'y ot the
buukcrs i, 1900 Ions of coal The refuse
from the Newcastle AMI other Llgniie
coal mines ol the Sound, will spontau"
oGsly ignite and burn foryerr,, especial.
Is j. this truc IL hTouyht IN contact with
wood of any k,nl For this reason
they have 60 20 u tuc ,NpcHcc Hnd
trouble Of taking it long Wsy iTom
vh.rg tn co,l is stored ir ,hu u.1a,Is
81. Follows r-g,ri, the danger ,i
t.p eoG ur thc rig-e aum 'ar H4.