Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1880-02-14
FRIDAY, July 25th, 1879.

at seven o'clock.
FRIDAY, July 25th, 1879.
Pursuant to adjournment, the COM
mission met this A. M. at Frostburg.
They then proceeded to the mine OF
the Borden Mining Company, situated
about one mile north of Frostburg.
Called on A. @. Greene, Superintend-
ent of the Company, who ecelved the
commission courteously and kindly,
and gave every facility for examin-
ing the mine by placing the commits
sion in charge of John Davis, the mas
ter miner, who accompanied the COM
mission through various workings of
the mine. This mine is connected
with the O. & ?. h. r. by two incline
planes one of 600 feet long, and the
other | 400 feet long. Notwithstand-
ing this mine is nearly worked out,
nothing being left but the pillars.
which are now being drawn out, Jet
the mine is well ventilated and well
timbered. The men, without excep-
ton, expressed themselves as being
perfectly satisfied with treatment in
every respect. In comforting with
the miners there was one named Will
liam Donoho, who deserves special
mention; he is seventy-six years of
age, has been working in this mine
twenty-six years, he enjoys good
health, and says that he could sleep in
the mine from one weeks end to the
other in perfect safety, so far as health
is concerned.
NEW HOPE MINE.
Leaving the Borden mine, the COM
mission visited what is known as the
"New Hope Mine" of the Consolida-
tion Coal Company. This mine is sit
uated about one-half mile northeast
of Frostburg, the workings of the
mine running directly under the
town. James B. Thomas, the mine
Superintendent of all the Consolida-
ton Coal Company's mines, had pre-
viously given instructions to his mas
ter miners at the various mines, to
give every facility to the commission
for making an examination that would
be satisfactory to them. Benjamin
Thomas is the master miner Mt the
above mine. He met the commission
very courteously and accompanied
them through a number of workings.
This mine is we'll ventilated by a
good furnace, and is supplied with an
abundance of timber for the protec-
ton Of the property as well as the
safety of the miners. The commission
conferred with several Of tho miners,
among WHOM was one named George
Jeffries, who said he was seventy -four
years of age, and has been working
in this coal field for the last twenty
six years; he is robust. and enjoys
good health. He requested the com
mission to say to the Governor that
there is no truth in tho reports about
obnoxious gases in these mines-that
such things do not exist.
The commission conferred specially
with miner named John O. Price,
who is mcmber OF the Town Council
of Frostburg, and miner of long ex-
perience He was engaged in driving
heading. He expressed himself as
being perfectly satisfied with the ven
tilation of the mine, AZ well as the
general treatment received at the
hands of his superiors.
This mine connects with the G. &
P. Rail Road by a short tramroad.
THE FRosTBURG MINE
which adjoins the New Hope Mine,
and owned by the Consolidation Coal
Company, being abandoned, tho com
mission did not deem it necessary to
visit it, The commission adjourned
to meet at the Midlothian mine to-
morrow morning al seven o'clock.