New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-06-10
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g.. Tn. ueual ,es, for these gases Is the old
Humphrey Davy lamp which the miners seem 10
prefer 10 all others; although. there are various
limitations which are In use 10 some limited extent
prominent among which IS. the Ashworth-Hepple-
vlthe-Tray lamp. By a certain arrangement OF
voniiaiors and fans. the unexpected volume OF gas
can be speedily carried to the surface or course
there are careless men under the BTounu; Jnst 10 10
there are above IL. The mminencc or danger ~
apt 10 make some Of them reckless IN this way a
explosions occur and fatalities result; nut III 'nc
V;yomlug district, which yields much larger pCr-
ton Of ANTHRACITE than either the Schuylkll or the
Iehlgh regions. accidents nave Deeh EetS ' 1 hsa
Ing he past three years. The pay OF the IRE poss
ranges from so 10 500 a month.
he has been painted. The miner. y expert, Is as
much skilled mGch9nic a. any Tn0 oa%raand his
business he viii make good wages. lie Woths Jus.
Sns %s ne Of work before he leaves He
paid either so much per lln"al yar or so mucn per
and as the wagon yar RI, in sa esch day
much as will keep the wagons Dusy,s IN, lne III IL
not contain large p.Op ssts in a the wagons
because II the rocks attached 10 the cIa s"1 h
through the rollers hlos OF the o'e'"s''
"&% clley T. COKE had at one time Welsh preacher
eYr.edinelv careless as to the quantity OF slate he
would put into the wagons TOT coal ne iie 100
nnrrnose Finally, the boss went to Mr. COKE ana
said that It useless 20 try to dssuau hod i'e
talk With the preacher and pointed TO large lump
Of coal and slate In the wagon through whicn ran
thoy,cRf that was according to Scripture 10 perpe-
,ratr such fraud upon the mine-oWner Inc
,raacher was ready I'm response ana repilei 10 ms
fmployer: Sure the Good Book sayeth: w nom Hod
had TONED together let no man put aSuhdei' ana
surely Won wouldn't ask me 10 violate such pam
@nn,mandments''; but Mr. Coke didn't see IL IN mat
light and the Weshman was returned TO MS pas
tOrate. .,.,.oi, Ia ,No mann
The miner goes to work at O'clock IN me morn ,
Ing and az a rule Is through his labors ny or j
n m nv that time he has cut enough coal 10 Keep
t,aders and drivers busy until D. In nat seams
surh "a prevail in the Wyoming region. the miner
gets paid for mining and loading on heavy pitches
snch rs exist in the Lehigh and Schuylklll regions
exccp, in gangways. he gets paid simply FOR minins
while leaders are employed by the week anu are
paid separately. The mine helper delivers tne coai
10 the driver. The other employees IN the mine are
the drivers door boys. timber men ana repair men
who are all paid by the day. Ten hours In each
case Is n days work
During the month. OF August, September and DC
tober the miners do not work ful time ana these
three months show. perhaps. TAR average OF
the miners earnings throughout the wnoe year
after al ..harses FOR powder ana oinsr expenses s
Arm OF William Connel Gone OF the ;argest
Goa Goa, he writer for the purpose OF making
exact transcript from the books to copy from the
navroI OF the Meadow Brook mine the wages OF
three representative miners working curing the three