Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1879-11-22
A Dash al Mr.. Riordan's Report.
LoNAcoNlNa. Nov, IS, 1879

for report of the Mine Inspector ha7
appeared at last, and the sail report
is public property, allow me through
tie columns of the JOURNAL to ask
Mr.. R;orden, or any other roiner Of
tie county, to give me scme sxy lana
tons in regard to some statements
that find in his report that | do not
understand. And let mo here state
that it is not the geological part of
the report thai calls for explanations
as far as the miners of the coal field
are concerned. That portion does not
interest them and is no part of the
duties required of the Inspector by
the present mining law; and hence
will only be taken for what it is worth
by parties interested.
In the meantime let Inc state to tho
readers of the JOURNAL that | have
carefully read the present report, as
also the reports OF the late Inspector,
but | have failed to find any facts set
forth in these reports to prove that
the present mining law has benefited
the miners of Ajlegany and Garrett
counties in any respect. In regard to
tho ventilation of our mines, accord
irg to all these reports, they are de-
clared No. l, and in fact since the
anemome.er appeared in our mines in
Ike hands cf our present Inspector,
the ventilation of our mines is so fast
improving that l have no doubt |
will soon hear that the miners Of
Georges Creek have to be anchored to
a prop while engaged at work.
Now for the explanation that I
want: fad on page three of his
report that Mr.. Riordan las Learned
from calculations of eminent men
botk in this country and in Europe
and from tee works Of medical men
that sixty-six cubic feet of air ouglt
20 he the minimum quantity for each
man in the mines per minute, aud he
las seen it confirmed in the report OF
tie State Board of Health Of the
State of Mary land. With such hig.2
butterflies no che can dispute the
facts set forth. Then, to ascertain ii
cur mines had the required s;xtysix
cuEic feet Mr.. Rlordau provided him
sslf with an thermometer. Now mark
the following results: Every Il me
on Georges Creek with cne or two ex-
cepti,ns hes double tbs amount.
Think of this, ye miners CT Georges
CIeeF, when you are etowling ard
grumbGng about had air and black
damp, ard call for the thermometer
man at once and he VIII prove to you
by that instrument that you have
double the amount Of air you stand
in need of. r.
l find also in the table IN page five
that the American coal ccrapany's
Jackson mine has four air-ways for
ventilating that mine, and that the
total amount Of air passing Ito this
mine is 68.9O2 cubic feet, equal to
233 cable feet per man PER minute,
Look we'll to your anchor chains, ye
miners of Jackson mine
Mr.. Riordan, please let us know if
III the air passing into this mine is
Utilized and distributed through The
several parts of the mine so as each
nan gets his pro rata, and, If SO,
o,eaae inform us how they keep theiI
lights burning?
l ind also on the same page that
one OF the mines on Georges Creel
las emily thirty-slx cubic feet per man
Der minute passing through and this
nine las eighty-two more air-5reath.
ng animals employed in it than there
: IN he mine where thera is 2S3
'i'lc :e.c per man per minute
n ow Ia.k that Mr.. Riord4n says on
he same page that the one mine is
IS we'll ventilated as the ether. Mr.
Riordan, please let US know if you
work this out by the thermometer, CT
BY some new rule Of arithmetic |
known only to yourself?
Mr.. Editor, as tle JOURNAL has
been at all times and under all circum,
stances tie true friend Of tie miners,
nd haa dana moro IN asaist us a,;a clocc