The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-17

Coal Creek mines. which are virtually the
same as Newcastle. the coal II anything
being OF better grade, Will be worked
In I'VE veins, requiring Il half more men
in addition to the Newcastle force OF min
ers.
The increase OF wages Will be welcomed
by the miners now at work and those else
where who are anxious to secure good pay
Ing situations. The schedule given be-
low Is above anything IN the way OF wages
paid in the East. and the man who cannot
make from SIS TO sll5 per month OF TWEEN
ty-ssx working days az the present rate
or pay Will not be wanted at the mines.
The expert miners will make much more.
We increased the scale Of wages vol
unfairly said President Farrell. CT the
Pacific Coast Company. for the purpose
OF securing the very best miners We could
md IN the country. AS Is well known.
miners are scarce in the West just now;
that is, good miners and every mine-owner
Will tell you that II is his object to run
his mine with the best men he can get
regardless OF what they make.
The schedule of wages fixed by us will
be in effect during the entire month OF
October. We intended 10 announce them on
the first Of the month. hut could no, set all
arrangements made. The schedules for
the different mines are as Fellows.
Newcastle and Coal Creek Minnesota 20
loot breasts. wages raised from si.5o 10
to S.s5 per yard: on 3o-foot breasts from
$50 10 ss.3l per yard: on 4t-foot breasts
from $50 10 81 30 per yard: one-foot nil
!afs. from i2is gents 70 is cents per yara
cents per car. Sniff, men In mine. from
s. - s. - and 81 ~ per day 10 g. 20. s. ~
aud $40 per day. Mine carpenters. from
$50 10 s. % per day. BlacksInlths from
s.. u To 81 20 per day. Blacksmiths' helpers.
from sl-i5 10 s. per day.
AT the Lawson mine, south side-in g.
foot shoots from s. 10 $3.50 per yard. In
s-sopt shoots. from s. 10 s. % per yard:
III 6-f0ot crcsSCuts, from s. 80 10 g. % ,,sr
yard: fl 4-.oot cTosscuts from s. ~ 10
3 20 per yard. Men by the day. same as a;
Newcastle.
al Franklin nline-Canxway. from s. 70
= - per yard; cars Of coal (pit cars). from
- 10 "a cents per ear Shoots. crcsScuts
Slopes ana air"sys AMI men working By
the Gay. advanced from 10 20 Is per cen:
IN saying the Newcastle mine Is worked
ont doHt mean that We have taken ali
the coal out ~ II by any means IL Will
taAe us six months CT mere TO CLAN out
the pillars alone b3t unless We tap an un-
terrifying vein there viii not ne enough coal
lrft In the old mine 20 pay 10 work IT,
The Coal Creek supply. which IL exactly
me same eoal as Newcastle. is inexhausr-
al they are worth
IL Is not unlikely. however thai we W.,
strike ar underlying vein In TIE Nswcastla
n!nn. We have out-crOppings far il arA
should It develop. Why. y ceurs4' We w',j
e1nilCHe % work the mine vita fuf free
Iais raise IN wages Is 10 sraS-I1o>3ic
proposition" continued Mr.. Farrell TN
-TT t@A rev schedule we viii give evs~.-
man W. hire a contract .nr one year A.
the GEBres named We expe-t the -,,f~c~s
- 81 eFa@e a least s., per Fnoa,h - TWEEN
N-siN N.rklrT DAYS. and VS. hope u &
ctass = men thar Will enable - 20 fur-,
cat 81 least Sn tons CT Goa bar 6.v fr,-s
f1e cal Greek mines
re employees al ths ralnes sra weH
Fe.is5ef row. ant sou may ~ sure ;her4
~1a BE 10 graalh'ias oye. tae Increased