The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-06-20
mine EXAMINING BOARD
Candidates Being Examined for Fore
meu and Assistant FOremen.
THOSE WHO COMPRISE BOARD
Names of Men Who Arc Undergoing the
Ordcal-List OF Questions That We're
propounded to Them Yesterday
During Examination.

Sixteen miners anxious to become
mine foremen or assistant foremen are
being examined in common council
chambers by board of examiners mad
Mine Inspector Patrick Blewitt, of the
Second district. The test began in the
morning and will last until during this
afternoon.
Among the applicants are w. f. Sekol.
Anthony Edwards. Roger Jones, Ro-
land Davies. Henry s. Davies. David
Lloyd. jr., William Reid. Lewis j. Da-
vies, Samuel G. Jones, Daniel Matthias.
Richard Evans. Each candidate must
have five years experience as miner.
Before the examination Is ended at
least twenty-eght and possibly thirty
two questions will have been propound-
Cd. Those receiving "a marking of not
less than SO per cent. will be granted
foremen's certificates; assistant fore
mems certificates will be given to those
attaining a proficiency of over 6O ana
less than S5 per cent.
Members of BOARD.
The examining board is composed of
James Young, mine superintendent of
the Pennsylvania Coal company Ben
jamin Grifiths, of the Delaware, Lack
awanna and Western companys West
Side mines, and Phillip Mulderig, of
Conwell & Co.'S Minooka mines. The
questions asked are not test" or
"catch" questions. but cover actual
matters with which mine official must
be conversant. Following are the four
teen questions asked yesterday:
Frst.--Give name, age, place of birth
and postoflica address.
Second.-What practical experience
have you had in the anthracite coal
mines of Pennsylvania? State in what
mines, the character Of the mines and
the nature and length of your service in
EACH
Third.--What duties does the law i'm
pose on the mine foreman and his as
sistants?
Fourth.-On what scale does the law
require the maps of the mines to be
made and how are the distances rep
resented horizontally, or as measured
on the various pitches?
Fifth.-What are the conditions which
should be taken into consideration In
determining the width of breasts and
pillars? Should they be Of equal width
under all circumstances?
As TO Ventilation.
SiXth.--What is the natural ventila-
ton and IS such reliable for mining pur-
poses? Why?
Seventh mine has two
openings one sixty feet higher than
the other on the surface; the tempera-
ture of the air outside being eighty
five degrees, and inside fifty degrees,
would there be a current OF air passing,
and, IL there would, what direction
would it pass?
Eghth.-In what class of mines does
the law prohibit the use of ventilating
furnaces? How does furnace produce
ventilation, and in what class of mines
are they most effective?
Ninth--If the top of the upcast be
150 feet higher than the elevation of the
mouth of the inlet of the mine venti
lated by furnace, what would be the
result If the air outside became warmer
than the air in the upcast?
Tenth.--When a. fan Is eXhaustlng the
air from a mine. how does it produce
ventilation? State also how a forcing
fan produces ventilation.
Eleventh.-What are the provisions
of the law regarding doors in mines?
Twelfth.-How would you work to re-
store ventilation if the doors and air
stoppngs were destroyed by an eXplo-
sion of gas?
Devise for Removing.
Thirteenth. What device would YOU
use to remove gas from holes and cav
tiles in the roof of gangways and
breasts?
Fourteenth.--Whata are the require
ments of the law regarding measuring
the ventilation, and can the air cur
rents be measured?