The bee., 1895-08-08
Down in the Mines.

Quite an interest was taken by the min
ers in the A. o. U w. picnic here last
Saturday. many attending the same in
preference to working that day No la
borers enjoy day of recreation more than
miners
Renicke mines did not run last Satur-
urday and quite number of the miners
attended the picnic here.
According to statements made in the
papers, the colored miners who recently
left this place for Brookside. Ala. have
failed TO find that place desirable one to
live at, as trouble has come up between
them and the white miners over the arrest
of an unruly darky,
Messrs Williams and Gentry have lately
purchased track of land near Dawson.
under which is said to lay fine vein OF
coal, and il is understood, in fact arrange
ments have been made to open up coal
mine there in the near future aud the above
named gentlamen will move there with
that object in view
Mr. Paul Price. formerly an employee
of the railroad company is now at work
with the new association lately organized
for the protection of coal producers, as
we'll as consumers, and we believe they
have secured good man in the person of
Mr. Price, worthy gentleman. indeed
For the first time since the mining ma
chimes we're introduced in the ST. Bernard
mines at Darlington. St. Charles and the
Diamond mines. a contest for the cham
pionship took place between the men took
place one day last week Those entering
the contest was John Porter, No. 9. Earl
ington; James Wallace, St. Charles. James
Bell Diamond; VIM. Radford No II,
Darlington. To see that everything was
carried on fairly, Civil Engineer Robinson.
Mechanical Engineer Umstead, and Fore
man Day and Blanks we're on hand. and
state that they took great interest is need
less. as they are regarded far and near as
men who favor the highest development of
labor, both machine and manual The
prize offered the man who would cut the
most rooms in one day OF nine and one
half hours was a fve-dollar gold-piece
At an early hour the machines we're set 10
motion in the new St. Bernard mine. at
Mortons Gap. and the race was a lively
one, from start to finish, each one making
the greatest effort OF their life in order to
gain the championship and the much COW
eted prize. After day OF hard labor and |
worry of mind and body. II was found that
John Porter. of No. 9 mine. was winner OF |
FIRST prize, closely crowded by James Wal
lace of st. Charles, he cutting nearly four
rooms. tits conceded by the officials that
more work could have been done. IL men
iad not been crowded for room. The
nine was only recently opened. and was
therefore not as we'll prepared for contest
Is an older one yet in justice to the con-
estants. it must be stated that they are
highly complimented for the great work
lone, and the officials are ready to back
hem against all comers.
It is proposed to carry into effect
project which aims at bringing from far
'elow the lowest depths of Sydney harbor.
New South Wales the coal which geolo-
lists had predicted would be around there.
nd which has actually been tested by dia-
nond-drill borings. Transport. IN a re-
snt issue, contains very aattering ac-
cunt of the scheme now being floated on
he London market from which the fol-
owing particulars are obtained:
Important coal fields had been devel.
ped both north and south Of SYdnsy--at
'ewcastle and Bulli-but up to the pres
Mt the intervening area has been left I
ractically untouched although plainly I
hown on the Government geological maps f,
{ forty years ago, The unquesiionable {
dvantages which would follow the open Z