Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1882-02-25

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| Consolidation Coal Company.-Th'
full breast is worked in Ocean mine
with a surprising degree of safety
and as much coal taken out per acre
az at any other miae in the region
The men are literally supplied with
timber and ventilation good. Scales
correct.
In Hoffman Slope larger number
of miners are engaged drawing pill.
lars. Ventilation frst-olass. Scales
correct.
A few miners are employed draw
ing stumps from the main heading oi
Poms ey Smash miae. A horss-shos
heading travorsing the workings of an
abandoned mine is infested with
black damp, giving some trouble, bnt
the officials have secured psssable all
for the men. Coal weighed on scals'
at Hoffman Slope.
A brittle shals everything the Goa
in New Hope mine requires careful
timbsring. Black damp cozss from
old workings SUR oundlng, but svsry
effort is made to secure the BEST ven
tIlation. Scales correct.
Allegsny mine has good ventils'
| ton, correct scales, and with all the
other mines of this company, j, liser
ally supplied with timber. UDds'
J the thorough competency of the ss'
perintendont, himself o practicsI
miner, the mines Of this company
have better ventilation perhaps thai
an others in the region.
| The same gentleman ia further
complimented upon the success and
safety of his plans in tapping tho sub
terranean lake which flooded for four
teen years the abandoned workings o.
Eckbsrt Slope, thus throwing open
easy and economical access to large
area of coal otherwise unavailable
Thorough ventilation is secured by 4
furnace.
Borden-Ths Shaft of the old and
reliable (almost "p!oneer' company
of the region is substantially equipped
and safely worked. The interior ar
ran gements of an extensive range o.
workings secure good ventilation
Miners satisfactorily paid per ton by
measurement.
The old Borden mine, nearly ex
bsus'e ed, employs few men. Air moi
good, ventilation being upon the nat
ural mode.
Mem Ctntral.-Natural ventilation
in the Big Ven mine affoi ds good al,
in the upper headings, but condition
somewhat stagnant in the lover
Timber supplies difficult /; fcs'es cor
rect.
Air good in every part Of Koontz
mine. Tie gentleman in charge il
complimehted highly upon the perfect
conditions prevailing. Timber sup
piled abundantly and scales reported
correct.
| Midlothian mine enjoys good ven
tilat'on aud the miners and leseo
correct weights. The latter is fortu
nate IN that proper man is IN charge
He could not himself remove NOR
cosl per acre.
The operations Of johnson min
have been practical and scientific
The general superintendent, in ada
tion to the gentleman in immed.s',
charge, above referred to, ID eulogizsd
Blen Avcn.-Ventilstinn good il
he only mine owned and operat tee
by this comE any, as also the suppl.
of timber. Weigh scales, however
found improperly adjusted. Spb'e
quently on several occasions fount
them correct.
| C.mbtrla ID Cool and Iron.-Th,
only mine owned by this company
Bowery Furnscc, h 3 good ventilation
and timber is supplied to the minors
Found the weight Flowed for th
empty car too great and saw it ad
| iusted.
| P.Aimont Coal and Iron. TIN
Empire mine il the only one IN tn,
region where the six-foot vein j
worked. Not many miners employed
these are sufficiently supplied Will
timber. and sceles cerrecc. Wher
cleaned from impurities the coal v
better than ii at taken from thu
Clearheld reg en-, strong competitcI
STRANGELY true. ED. with our BIZ
seam coal, II tho small veins tnrr
out as we'll as Il is niue ia 1evelopine