The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-09-25

forced through under considerable pres
sure was evidence to us. in connection
with the knowledge we had already
acquired. that the Twin shaft mine
workings We're fun Of gas. The bore
hole is nearly on the same level as the
bottom of tn. Twin shaft and is marked
on the man n. II \. f5sicgisss on de-
grecs l..
We then visited what is known as the
Bank Farm. sometimes called the
Flats" under which are part of the
Twin shaft workings. for the purpose
ot examining with reference 10 sur
face fractures. So as t. enable us 10
determine. in some measure, the eX-
tent of the crush. We went over these
Hat lands from the LehiSh Valley rail
road to Bore Hole. marked on map
Is II. Elev. sur. 556.a7'' west. and
along the hank Of the Susquehanna
river to where the l.ackawanna emp
ties into it. theme" along east on the
northern hank of the Lackawanna
river to the I.ehish Valley raliroad.
We noticed thar the suucc2" had at
fected the surface all over th- Flats
or Bank Farm The surface cVis
donces, cog, ther vita what We ltud
found To- hc tir condition of the interi-
or Of the Twin shaft mine Workings
Fl rm near the hOttum of thr shaft
east To the Barrier pillar between this
and the Old fuigr Coal company,
north to hnr" Hole ami west To- Bar
ri"r pillar. brlNceu Clear Spring and
the Twin shaft, proved That Il large
territory of Over .U acres must have
broken down The Bore Hole through
the Barrier uillal wa4 Grili"d with Il
view to communicate wita ANY Df the
u"n who migiit nav" cscal-i the fan
and Wandr' I'd |" the vicinity If tn"
bore hole; but III" r"s"urC~ were re-
Maldcd only by au uXy ssiVo flow Of
cNplusiN" gas, 80 that the effort t.
reach tn" men from clc2" Stirring Ny:s
abandoned and every effort mat fOrth
To- expedite Ia" fC-uprniuG OF No !
slope. However. fron 0ur frat visit
t. the cull.-IA', We We're Of the opin ion
that bui little hrpc could he EN-, r.
tanned of ever reaching the imprisoned
men even ththEeh This unrnin2.
CHARACTER OF THE ROCK.
In connection with III" bore hole
marked "b. II. iGlrN. Sur. aj6a we
inquired into the character OF the rock
strata through which II was sunk. and
why it Wus rut down in from, of the
workings al this unini Mr.. Law in
formed us that n. uatiral iSSurc had
been discovered AT this point, in thr
''ulSt VI IlIillllp iHt COAL ana t!t
Newton 'cal Mining company deter
mined to satisfy themselves fully as t.
the conditions and character of the
rock strata. n ORDER ~ accomplish
this they engaged II. J.. simpson. bor-
ing contractor, to sink the hole. II
Vas begun on Feb !, aud completed to
II distance Of 221 feet on March H.
1896. 1t will be seen by the Bore Hole
Journal furnished the commission
thar the checker ana Pittston veins are
not cut in drilling to the Marcy vein
AT TINS point, as compared with Cross
section through the Twin shaft, fur
nlShed us by Mr.. Law. which also ac-
companies our report. The distance
from the ton of the Twin shaft to the
Marcy vein is about 2.5 feet, and the
distance from the ton of bore hole to
the Marcy vein is 2lg feet. Il difference
of six feet: aud the difference. of ele-
walton between the top Of the Twin
Shatt ana the TOP OF the bore hole Is
twenty six feet. as shown on maD