Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-01-17

pun OF coal during the past wear. The
county is all underlaid with the Goa
measures, and mining is carried on
extensively at Farber, Laddonia,
Maftlnsburg, Mexico and Vandalia.
The same seam of eoal-is worked
'hroaghoutsthe county with tho ex,
eeptlon OF the mine at Mexico, which
Is a pocket of coal receptly found.
1t is Az ieet in thickness aud Of
very good quality for domestic pur,
poses. Twelve mines were operated
during the past year, descriptions
OF which are as follows:
FARRER Posr.oeFlcE
Farber Coal Company-W. Both.
ct, superintendent; mine located at
Farher; shalt lA feet deep; steam
plant and connected with the main
hne of the c. & A. Il. Il, The mine
was formerly X own as Sherman,
Bethel 4 Smith; but in January
1924, they reorganized into ., Joint
stock company under the above
name, Two inspections have been
made during the year; the first was
on November 2i, 1898, and the sec
end inspection Was made March 20,
1894. On our second Inspection We
found that considerable improve
msnt had been made since frat visit.
All OK the entries had been made
higher and widensd out, and the
sirways cleaned. Ventilation is pro-
ducsa by a furnace, which was Civ
ing good results, Coal runs from "a
to 30 inches in thickness, overland
with a good, strong, black slate, we'll
adapted for the l~ong-wail method OF
working, which is used; very little
timber is required. Ropes, cages,
safety catches and gates in good re-
pair; the product is consumed at
local towns along the line of the rail-
road; from Is TO % men employed.
LADDoSIA PosT,oEFIcE.
Laddonis Coal Coraparly-C.
Turpin, superintendent; mine To-
ested at Laddonia: shaft is feet
deep; horse power; coal 20 inches
thick, and worked on the long.wall
plan, employing from four to eight
men in tall and winter, TO supply To-
cal demand. The coal from this
mine is consumed at Laddonia and
the immediate surroundings.
c. p. Eastman operates a mine
southeast of Laddonia shaft 81 feet
deep; horse power; mine only op-
Grated in fall and winter, giving en-
ployment to few men to supply the
home trade.
A. Weber opened a new mine in
the fall of 1898; shaft 40 feet deep;
horse power; coal &c inches thick,
and worked on the long-wall plan,
giving employment to three men in
fall and winter to supply the local
demand. There are several others
operating mines on a small scale in
the surroundings of Laddonia to
supply the local trade.
MARrINsBURG PosT-oFFIcE.
W. I. Taylor & Co. successors to
Martinsburg Coal Co. since June 13,
1894.
Martinsburg Coal Company
John Catlizs, superintendent. Mine
located = mile east of Martinsburg,
and connected with the Wabash rail-
road; shaft 107 feet deep and equip
ped with very fair machinery for
hosting, Two inspections of this
mine were made during the fiscal
year. First inspection was made
November 15,and the mine found in
very fair condition, with ventilation
up to the requirements of the law;
but the cages were found without
catches or covers, nor were there any
gates around the shaft openings.
The escapement shaft, the sinking
of which was commenced in August,
1898, was down 40 feet and stopped.
instructions were given to the COM
pany to resume work on the escape
shaft at once, and also comply with
other requirements of the law in the
safety appliances.
March 26th | visited the mine
again, and found tina: the cages had
been supplied with safety catches,
but no bonnets had been put on and
no work had been done on the es-
~cape-shaft since my former visit. |
notified the company that the es-
cape.shaft must be completed within
sixty days, and other requirements
of the law complied with or | would
close the mine. June 14th, w. I.
Taylor bought the mine and notified
this Department that the escape
shaft would be sunk at once. Ven,
tilation was being produced by a lit
tie fire near the bottom of hosting
shaft and which would be dignitied
too much by calling it a furnace.
Very little air was found in the mine
and the airways too small in places.
Instructions we're given to have the
airways cleaned and enlarged. Coal
runs from "a to 80 inches in thick
ness, and is worked on the long. wall
plan from % to 40 men employed;
coal consumed at local towns along
the line of the railroad.
MEXICO PosT-oFFIcE.
A very extensive pocket OF coal
was discovered one mile east OF Mex
leo. in the summer Of 1898, on the
land of G.. G. Davis. A shalt was
sunk and struck coal at a depth oil
AZ feet. The coal is OF a very good
quality, clear OF sulphur or pyrites,
and an excellent coal for domestic
purposes. 1t will average 4 feet IN
thickness The coal is underlaid
with clay mining, proving, according
to the theory Of geology, that it is .
native of its present location. Inc
roof ia a soapsfoue. rather soft, but