The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1899-05-13
MINES AND MINING CAMPS
METALS OF THE NORTHWEST.
items From the Rich Regions OF the Pa
cific Northwest, News From All the
Principle Mining Csmp.-Per.onsis-
Mining Notes.

Mining Notes.
A bill of interest to miners and men
who work around the mines has been
passed by the Pennsylvania legislature.
1t was introduced by Hon. William An
derson of Mahoney City, labor cham
pion. The bill is in six sections, and
in substance is as follows: Within six
months it shall be unlawful to operate
any collery In the anthracite regions
employing more than ten men unless
the mine is provided with sufficient
quantity of linseed oil, bandages, linen,
splints, clean and ventilated, so that
injured employees can be given medical
treatment in case of emergency. The
foreman or his assistant must see that
there are no violations. The foreman
shall also keep a book showing the re-
quired articles on hand, name of per-
sons injured, nature of injury, treat
ment and by whom treated at time of
accident. The mine inspector shall
visit each of the medical rooms in his
district at least once in six weeks and
examine the records of the same. Up
on any negligence on the part of the
company to comply with this act the
inspector shall notify the county coro-
ner which information shall be re-
garded as evidence on any inquest that
may be held on employees dying from
injuries received while working in
such anthracite mine.
Great Britain Coal.
Great Britain maintains it's position
as the greatest coal merchant of the
world, supplying two-ifths of the coal
required by the inhabitants of the
earth, and employing more than one
third of the total number of men who
work in mines. In his report on the
mineral output, DR.. lie Neve Foster, the
chief inspector of mines, shows that
America leads in iron, Great Britain
being second, the deposits of Alsace-
Lorraine placing Germany third on the
list with an output of 10000 900 tons Of
ore. Spain produces the largest guam
THY of lead the Malay peninsula is
responsible for nearly two-thirds of the
worlds supply of tin, and the mines of
Upper Selesia makes the German en-
pire foremost as zinc-producing coun-
try. The South African republic has
been assailing the position of the Unit
ed States as a gold producer, although
the latter still leads in silver.
Republic.
Number Six tunnel was run 70 feet
during April.
The Rebate drift was only extended
40 feet in April.
The Gold Leaf tunnel was extended
40 feet in April.
The Eel Callpn tunnel was extended
so feet last month.
The cross cuts on the Lone Pine have
been driven 60 feet in April.
The tunnel on the Monroe was driven
a distance of 60 feet in April.
Drifts were extended 65 feet on the
San Poll during the past month.
The Jim Blaine tunnel was advanc
ed 80 feet during the last month.
The Anaconda tunnel was extended
100 feet during the month of April.
There has been considerable work
done on the Flag Hill during April.
The Rosanna tunnel was driven near
ly 100 feet during the month of April
The tunnel on the Republic Giant
was extended As feet in the month just
past.
The Insurgent was developed by
shaft last month to the extent of &c
feet.
The Golden Sunset group was devel
oped by shaft in April to the extent OF
40 feet.
Forty-seven feet of shaft has been
sunk on the Golden Lily within the
past month.
AS usual the Republic takes the lead
in the development for April. The to
tai of drift run was 44S feet.
On the Union in April there was q
large amount of work done. 1t con
sisted largely of trenching and shall
low shafts.
The Mabel, which lies one-half mile
southwest oil the Morning Glory, was
developed in April by shaft to the ex
tent of As feet
The hard rock in the Princess Maud
has made progress very slow for the
entire past month. The total number
of feet run was 65.
The Georgia Reed and Bull Dog die
: but 20 feet of drift work in April. The
! property lies about four miles south o.
the Golden Harvest.
The double compartment shaft or
the Ben Hur was sunk 80 feet las
2 month. 1t is the only three-compart