The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-10-27

Among the Improvements recently
made at the Babylon cullery at Dur
yea is the driving Of three new tunnels
which have been oTcned in the noun
tainside back of the breaker, the coal
from which is hauled by a fifteen-ton
locomotive over three miles OF track
The nearest tunnel is 500 feet from the
breaker and the farthest 1900 feet.
The three miles OF track are necessary
owing to the roundabout course taken,
the elevation of one Of the tunnels be-
ing 225 feet above that of the head OF
the shaft, where the coal is dumped.
One tunnel cuts the Clark vein at
distance of $50 feet from the opening,
one cuts the Marcy vein 200 feet from
the opening, and the third starts at the
out-croppinC Of the Clark vein. One Of
the tunnels is ventilated by means of
a rock plane driven from the shaft
workings. another is ventilated with a
twelve foot fam operated by COM
pressed air, and the third has natural
ventilation. These three tunnels in
crease the capacity of the colliery be-
tween COO and 500 tons per day.
BUYING CULM HEAPS.
A syndicate from Philadelphia has
bought the large culm pile owned by
the Raub Coal company at Luzerne
During the past few months this syn
dictate has purchased several Of the
large Culm banks throughout the wy
oming coal field and is at present sue
Ccssfully operating a culm washer thai
is utilizing the large bank of culm at
the Haddock collicry at LuZerLe.
A small breaker is now being built
through which the culm from the new
ly purchased pile will be run, as will
also that from the Waddell breaker,
which previously has been dumped on
the Raub calm pile. For some time
, the syndicate entertained the idea Of
propelIing the machinery in their new
breaker by water power from the creek
that runs near by. The idea was soon
! abandoned, however, owing to the
weight of the Culm in the elevators be-
ing thought too heavy for the current
of water.
The washer will he ready to COM
menCe operation about the last part of
| November and will employ several
men.
FOREMAN JONES RESIGNED.
There have been several changes in
! the corps Of mine foremen of the Penn
! sylvania Coal Co. Gilbert S. Jones of
! this city, foreman of one of the shafts
| at Barnum since 1891, has resigned to
accept position with Simpson & Wat
! kinS as assistant to General Superin-
| tendcnt j. L. Crawford Mr. Jones is
one of the thoroughly informed mine
! foremcn in this vicinity and will per-
| form the duties of his new position
with the same degree of satisfaction
| which characterized his work at Bar
NUNS. He is one of the prominent
men of this city, being secretary of the
! city school board and prominently
! identified with the city's interests in
| other ways. He will retain his resi-
| dCnce here.
| Harry Mcmillan. of West Pittston,
| who had charge of the other shaft at
! Barnum's, will take charge of both
shafts. David Laird, who has been
| extra fire boss, will assist Mr.. McNIil-
| Ian. David Bell, assistant mine fore
man at the Schooley colliery, has been
/ transferred to No. 10 collierv to assist
/ Mine Foreman William Abbott Ed
/ ward Reynolds, who has been with tho
Parish Coal company at Plymouth, will
succeed Mr.. Bell He held that posi-
| ton before moving to Plymouth
| Pittston Correspondence in Wilkes
| Barre Record.