The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-07-30
GENERAL NEWS
OF INDUSTRIES


wall, now under the control of the
Lackawanna Iron and Steel company,
Ia noted In the Lebanon News: "The
work OF enlarginR the capacity for the
storage OF coke 10 now in progress. and
twelve piers have already been com
menced with more to follow. until the
length OF almost square has been COW
cred. The stones removed by the raz'
ing to the ground Of the unfinished
machine shop are being ussd for the
erection of the abutments. Tue plans
for the enlargement of the Cornwall
anthracite furnaces, at Cornwall, are IN
course Of preparation. The work OF
roasting ere at Colebrook has been
found too slow and the eight roasters
at Cornwall anthracite furnaces will be
used to prepare the 5000 tons of
Cornwall ore for shipment to Scran-
ton. The purpose OF these 5000
tons Of Cornwall ore to be shipped
to Scranton is to expert ment with
one of the furnaces Of the com
pany at that place If the ore can be
used exclusively for that purpose it
will be done and regular shipments
made to Scranton for that purpose.
Both furnaces at Colsbrook are now
making fipe grade Of iron. No is
furnishing ON an average 105 tons
day and No. q seventy tons The de-
mand for iron has become very urgent
from Scranton and it is with this view
that operations at the Cornwall an
thracite furnaces have commenced
The shipment Of iron produced at both
Colebrook furnaces to Scranton is made
regularly, and the reception of coke is
of daily occurrence. The number of
men employed has been increased"
The Parrish Coal company as we
learn from the Wilkes Barre Record. is
now working two gang ways and two
airways from the bottom of the recent
ly re-onened Buttonwood shaft, but as
yet is compelled to stock the coal, hav
ing no way to ship it. The company
has erected mammoth breaker, with
machinery Of the latest device for the
preparation Of coal. The breaker is
completed and siding Is being laid from
the new branch Of the Central Railroad
OF New Jersey that Is being construct
ed by Burke Brothers from the main
line crossing of the Lehigh Valley rail-
road Workmen are at present laying
the tracks ou the other parts OF the
new branch and sidings. When the
new Urea ker starts it will give employ.
ment 10 200 men and boys, and the new
village Of Buttonwood will be alive
with hive Of busy workers and bust.
ness places. The Pennsylvania rail-
road will, at an early date, erect u new
depot. The Traction has already built
depot on the line, one fourth OF a mile
from the colliery. The genera! super
interdent Of it new collicry is Thomas
r, Evans, of Plymouth, Inside foreman
William Pritchard, outside foreman
Merritt Fredrick. The engineers who
are handling the throttle Of hosting
engines are Stephen Emanuel and Evan
Il. Thomas. A hundred company
houses, besides several Offices, will
he shortly erected.
The shaft begun on the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company's
Hanover tract two years ego BY Per-
kins, Moses & Pugb, is now down 500
tCCb aDh boo tuC Dhill-
more and Rose veins and they intend
sinking 100 feet further to the Red
Ash vein. The engines are Of modern
design and are already set in place
permanently, Tue lumber is already
ON the ground to erect the breaker,
which will be as large, If not larger,
than any Yet erectsd in the valley. On
tho mill, third Of . mile nearer Nam
ticoks, another shaft is being sunk
and is known as the Auchinclose. Tue
contract for sinking has. says the
Wilkes.Barrs Record. been let 10 Con.
tractor Edwin Rees, OF Scranton. 1t
is now sunk 700 feet. but at present
the operations are Suspended in order
TO concrete the shaft, and force of
men is now engaged in completing
that work. When this is completed the
sinking will b. continued ana will go
down another 900 feet, when it is
thought the veins now worked by the
Susquehanna Coal company will he
reached. The Delaware, Lackawanna
and Western has laid out its land in
the neighborhood Of the Auchinclos e
mine into streets, and Market street,
Nan,icoke, has been extended to the
works, three.fourths of a mile distant.
The Delaware, Lackswauna and West
ern Coal comp my has built line OF
railroad exclusively for the shipment
OF this coal. The general superintend.
ent OF these operations is William
Carey.
Last years coal production in Ohio
was IA, S2S 097 tons over the previous
year. IL Sc mines, 2 553 074 tons were
mined by machine, or 313 094 tous more
than last year, Twsnty.ei.h ht thousand
eight hundred, aud ten persons found
employment in and about tn, mines of
the state of these 10 407 were pick mi
nera, S97 machine mon, 2. jS1 were
shooters and leaders after the machines
and G, SAT were day hands employed in
side and out OF the mines. Tn" aver
age time worked is given as ia days,
which is a loss Of 20 days as compared
with 1892 This indicates an average
daily production to each pick miner Of
8 tons and 1900 pounds 1t will also
be seen that the average daily produs-
tlou OF the mines of the state was So
219 tons, which is an increase OF O. 9G2
40 compared with the preceding year.
Had this ratio been maintained and the
mines been worked full tim, the out
mt OF the state would havo exceeded
2O,0O0,OOO One hundred and seven
new min0s have been opened, 4G re.
mained suspended and G2 havs either
been worked out or abandoned. Three
hundred and twenly.ssveu acciden ts
occurred to the employees in and about
tho mines during the year. or this
number, "a resulted fatally, 80 were in
coal mines. in an iron ore mine and 1
in fire clay mine There were AGA. :.
37S tons Of coal mined to each life LOST.
The production Of iron ore is given ut
68. 220 tons, which is the lowest OF any
year with the exception of 1891, when
1t dropped to 81, 9S4 tons.
The Red Ash Coal company IL pre
pairing to inaugurate y novel expert
ment at Its mines near the mountain
road leading to Laurel Run, There