Birmingham state herald., 1896-12-04
THE MINE WORKERS.
List of Miners in Jefferson and Walker Counties at Work and Number of
 Hours and Scale of Prices.

The Labor Advocate prints the follow ing statement of mines in operation in Jefferson and Walker counties, number of hours and price paid:
 JEFFERSON COUNTY NOTES.
 Watts mine every day.
 Magellen, full time, no men wanted. Irondale ore mines every day.
 ImoFeue steady, few men can get work there. e.a tIIsl Al oloss o.e mines work every day. Con- ditionS fair.
 Dolomite-A reduction of 10 per can't took place there Keep away.
 Belle Ellen, near Blocton, working steady. Conditions bad.
 Aldrch, Shelby county, works three and four days. Hard coal. Ninety cents a ton. No men wanted.
 Patterson's, at Blossburg, worked five and one-half days.
 Henryellen, six days a week. No men wanted now. Thirty-fve cents per car and the car holds tremendous big ton Marylee-Twelve men are at work, one and one-half days.
 Majah's, at Blossburs, worked two days New Work, one day Pinkney shut down.
 Brookside worked six days. Bad turn Brazeal, six days per week. Slow turn.
  nothing.
 New Castle is working every day. The veins are 2 feet 8 inches thick. The price for mining is on sliding scale, to wit: 50, 471a and 45 cents per ton. Con- ditionS are fair.
 Swansea, Blount county, running four and five days.
 Hargrove, steady. Conditions bad. Car measure; cars unreasonably large for a ton and a half
 Blocton mines, one-half time all round. Warrior-Harrison's mine is working steady; coal feet inches; turn fair
 Moss mine, two days a week; 471s cents per ton, 30 inches coal Turn slow. Bad air.
 Pearson's mine, six days a week; ATE cents ton. Coal 30 inches; turn fair
 Helena-Running full time. Sliding scale; 47h cents for coal 3 feet inches. Under 21A feet 45 cents; 2 feet, 471a cents. Good men can get work there.
 Pratt Mines, No. 3 slope worked three and a half days; No. 1, four and a half days; No. 5, five and a half days; No. 6, two and half days; No. 7, four and a ditions very bad. Turn slow and no men wanted.
 WALKER COUNTY NOTES. Gaslight, changed hands.
 Prices mine doing nothing.
 Chickasaw steady, conditions bad. America miners accepted the 21a cent Mine working fair.
 Black Diamond, three and four days. Ivy Leaf is working days week. Conditions bad. No paydays.
 Carbon Hill-McDonald's four days. Conditions good. Other mines half time. Conditions bad.
 Galloway-Steady. Keep away.
 Victor mines 55h cents a too for forked coal Part of every day.
 Dora mines, 40 cents ton shovel coal. The coal is 2 feet high and mines working six days, but slow turns running. Av craze wage, $1 per day. Bad weight. Brookwood, in Tuscaloosa county works every day. Conditions fair; 4-foot vein; 21a advance on the ton the 1st of October; the men are looking for an- other advance soon. The price for dig ging coal, 371a cents per ton, 30-inch vein 471a cents per ton. Good practical min CTS can get work there.
 Patton working three and four days. Loclxhart-About half time.
 Corona-Four days. Men wanted. Conditions fair.
 Coal valley-Running steady. All ma- chine work.
 Nauvoo-Running full time. Condi- tions bad. A few good men can get work there.
 Mountain Top-Steady.
 Mountain Valley-Three days last week. Good miners can get work there. Horse Creek-Magellen will start next Monday. Keep away.