Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1878-12-21

THE LAST RoUND-1nspector Raor-
dan Closes up the Year.-Owen Rior-
dan, Esq, called in Tuesday and in
formed us he was just completing his
last round for 1878. He reports sat-
isfactory results for the year, so far as
he has been able to gather data, much
of which is yet to come in before he
can begin the preparation of his an
nual report. To obtain these ne has
sent to each representative OF the
companies in the field o blank to be
filled and returned, indicating % the
nationality and number Of men and
boys employed in each mine; number
of horses and mules, and amount Of
coal mined; (2) list of accidents, fatal
and not fatal, and cause and nature
thereof, together with names of mines
where occurring, names of persons
killed or injured, and number of wild
ows and orphans thereby occasioned.
In this connection Mr.. Riordan
states that during the last six months
there have been fewer casualties th"n
during the same space of time In the
last twenty years, and he ascribes this
result t. the very general observance
of the law by both companies and
men.
His annual report will, Of course,
be based upon his own observa tons
and the returns made by the compan-
les. as above referred to. twill also
show that the marketable value of the
small vein coal is far higher than that
fixed by many who tor various reasons
depreciate it. His method Of deter
ming the quantity of atmospheric
circulation in mines will be fully set
forth. He exhibited an anemomete~
an instrument which indicates the
velocity of the air at any given PORT.
In mines the amount per minute, or
hour, is determined by the velocity
of the air and size of the opening,
On the whole, he thinks the mines
of this region are we'll ventilated.
His report, which will be ready
early next year, is looked for with
great interest.
The Ladies Fair at L. B. Porter's
opened last night and will be continu-
ed until the I'd of January. The ad-
mission is only five cents and it is real
ly worth dollar to see and hear those
wonderful instruments alone. There
is the little gem, the Mendelsohn Pr
ano, which every little girl in town
and country should see.
Next comes the grand Needham
Musical Cabinet, Of which so much
has been said in all the leading pa
pers of the country, which is really
the wonder of the age. This instru-
ment, worth one hundred dollars to
any family, somebody will get for fifty
cents.
And yet another musical wonder
can be seen here, little boz in the
shape Of small piano with nine fig
urea gaily dressed, each with a ham,
mer, hammering away; like black
smiths they hammer out twenty-geven
pieces Of music.
The attention of rifemen is espec-
tally called to th "Phoenix Creedmoor
rifle" which is in every way as good
as a 800 Sharp. This rife is war
ranted for either long or short range.
It will put hole through deer at
1000 yards.
The ladies will be interested IN .
New American Sewing machine also
on exhibition here. 1t has been test
ed and found to be easily operated and
to do all the work that any other ma
chine will do. 1t is the only machine
which has self threading shuttle,
and it never breaks the thread, skips
stitches, nor gets out Of order, In
short, it is one Of the best for family
work. Worth $50, somebody will
get it for so cents.
ONE day last week our worthy post
masters found a latter In The box duly