The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-12-31

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Hot.-i' counties make no report Tor 1880 1851.
Ia La Sale county there were on Jan. 10, 1851,
the date Of the last report Of the mine inspector
5c ,,nos v,itb q c.,i,,I Of - os0 Ono and Am,
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ployihE 100 men. we th'hh iooo Will suo"
large Increase Of the industry. Goals mined in
S,reator. la Sale. P,u. Orlrsby. Seneca. Mar
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sei''es' D''h'uloN 'P' '''"""' '-o"oii' Doe' arm
The inspector says one third OF this county con
talus what is known as third vein coal and one
siv,h az I'M, c,n,,, v.b,, &c known as s.coud
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VEIN In 6r""d' county III 1919 there were 10
companies and operators, the majority of whom
ar, ,sntktu,, ,r,r Norris In the county There
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lands, OF which I'D have been worked out. There
i, oury H. hree +, ct tuck found at % 30 40
so eo sn fl, a ~ ,.,, from, ,b. .urf,o.
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worked oy shhlts, employing o-' men, producing
l55, 6OJ tons.
J,uch,uv I'M. on.rntinn nf the MINING law IN.
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That portion OF thC law governing the lnspec
ton OF the mines has failed to be OF benefit to
the operatives, OWING Ia the appointment oi IN
IsprctoIs aad The provision Tor their payment
having been LETT Ia the bands OF The counties.
Under this system the time allowed to be used
CURED Of theta i cut down to The shortest time
which Wi suffice 70 90 over the miues once II
year ahc The pay ID iiXed NJ nut lltIIe more Than
miner Cou'd make "hlIe at work IN Il nine. Asl
rule the inspectors appointed are practical
miners, ana III many localities an impartial per
formance OF their duties and the enforcement o.
! he mining law would debar the Inspectors from
obtaining work at Their trade during The balance
of the time they were unemployed In the duties
OF their Office. The greatest amount of time Ut
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under our notice WAS that allowed tue in,p, ctorI
OF mines IN 81. Clair county in 1879 which wasl
ninety DAYS. lhcrc we e hen 81 mines in op-l
GRAFTON in that county, and IL l. easy to see no"
little c0nd be properly done toward emf rcnG
the law 10y the Inspector in that time. st. lairl
county produced in 1870 nearly one thrd of the
coal mined In tue entire state. IL had long becuI
the scene Of periodical strikes aud lOckuuts, ana
its pool and black list are to d ~ the must
formidable OF any III tile STATE; and 10 secure al
proper enforcement OF the mining Law, IL VIII bel
nee, s5ary to place the officer making the nspec-
uOn independent OF any local Influences parIlc-
uIully tAOse which place the officer appointed
To d" Il sworn duty at the mercy OF tie 'perators|
of mines for the greater portion OF theyear. The
only feasible method which occurs t. us is toI
district the mining counties of the sta etntO such
number OF districts rs VIII require The entire
.line o' ,uo '"sP 'c,ors' pace tne'r appointment
hest lifted To- care for thi, industry. AID nav Tor
ed 10y placing sucn TAX on the product 81 the
nId b m ,irc'i"n ris'.d ~ ,his
iran has h.rn ro,s,d ,,,nin.t tho sws,.n, ~
,a,n insrec,tnn .nfn,cd IN the star. a,,d ,ubich
hos haon 49, ,r,,nuraII, satisr.c,nrv T'ntii .,nI
.,,cb ~ stn ia ndnntnd In ,,Isc,, y, ~, $500,
s,cnunty hoard, rnathnd mo- sa,i.fs torv frao'i,s
.onn ~. 11b,si,,rd
~, coI,IInirt IN rnysrd 10 IN. filur, or N.
is,,rrs a,,,,,.,y from, r,,ari, .,,.,r, n'n, -; ~
sI,ts Th,rs two mr. thr,!. nnt,bIe ,.ycs,,,jnns
n.n,.Iy. S,n,T,rnnn la Sill and n.rbI,s n,,,. n
t,yo nyhnrs hIr ave, hrrn tb ma orI,,n,a nrI
th.ir dn,v nv m. insn.ctnrs ia trac.abln ~ con
litin,,s ~ indsnsnd.pcr which MIN. mi, aro or,
~ ,o, ra no, hI,.S,d ,,i,h II th,, a., n,,,,,t
county tha i,an.ctnr ia a s,octho,dnr ~ ~ 90
onarai,y. mimi co,nnsnv. and In RI, s.c,nJi
crnnfv fhcrr IL = MOI mineral svstrn ~ GOOD
j., ,he ,yort'n,, a. nina br ,h ~,
,rstors which lends them IN r,snrc, and cs,ry orr
: he t,r1,isinns ~ Tho 10 In III hn,,bar con,
IT. fb, rr, come IRON, hoth n,i,,.rs a,,a s,
Tors oiikn ior - ri,,n,n In tho svs,nm !, ,bre.
GC,bs T th ,,,,,rrs mad. w. mi. E"rcsn h., ',,
- a. n,irns 81, ro,,,,I.in,. I"ra w.
,,od M. r,rnri-io,s ~ Va. 70 81, t,r ~ -,
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