The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-05-20
NEWS OF THE
COALIERIES
Stone Arrives For The Mammoth west
Shenandoah Breaker.
THE WORK WILL SOON BEGIN
TWO Breakers will be Wiped out by the
New Structure, and Ultimately There
win be But Three Large Break
ers. Left Here.

The arrival of FIVE car loads of stone at
the West Shenandoah colliery this morning
revived comment ON local mining operations,
with special reference 10 the proposed erec-
tion of an immense breaker to take the place
of the breakers now used by the three large
collieries of the P. & R. G. & 1 Co. on the
western and southwestern outskirts of the
town-the Kohinoor, West Shenandoah and
Turkey Run.
The perfection Of plans in this direction
was referred to by the HERALD several weeks
ago, but. at that time and since, there were
many people who declined to give credence
to the report. 1t was correct however, and
the arrival of the car loads of stone this
morning is the first step towards active pre-
parations for revolution ia the operations
OF the three collieries named which will ulti-
mately result in leaving that part Of the dis
tlict in a very much restricted condition, so
far rs the outside operations are concerned.
As to when work will be started on the
new breaker nothing can be said definitely at
the present time. 1t may not occur before
the first part of next August, but meantime
the materials will arrive as fast as the ship
ments can be made. The time of starting is
dependent, in a large measure, upon the
progress made in the construction of the new
breaker at the Mahanoy City colliery This
work is being pushed night and day, and it
is estimated that it will be completed within
two months. As soon as it is finished the
work at the West Shenandoah breaker will
begin. The site for the new breaker is 1850
feet east of the present breaker.
John II. Pollard, of Ashland, engineer for
the P. & r. c. & l. Co., to-day visited the
Kelley Run colliery and took an inventory
of the outside workings. The visit made to
the colliery last Tuesday by Superintendent
Veith, Scott and Boyd and Mr.. Pollard
was only for the purpose of Inspect
ing the inside workings. The transfer
of this colliery to the p. & r. c. & l. Co
now appears to be quite certain The Thoma,
Coal Company, owners of Kelley Run, art
desirous of having the transfer made on ol
before June 1st, and it is quite likely
that the deal will be consummated OF
that date. This is an important matter
in connection with that referred to above
Should the deal be made, the present breaker
and offices at Kelley Run colliery will b,
abandoned and its product will be rur
through the Indian Ridge breaker. This
with the erection of the new breaker at Yves
) Shenandoah, will leaYe but three larg
breakers here-Indian Ridge, Shenandoah
City and West Shenandoah, and there will b
left but one individual colliery-the Cam
bridge.
Another revolution in mining operation
about to be clinched is the introduction O
compressed air locomotives at the Shenandoa
City colliery, to replace the system of haul
age by mules to and from the bottom of tn
shaft. The two locomotives will probably b
? finally tested on Tuesday, next, and shoul
| the test prove satisfactory, which it undoub
t edly will, the locomotives will be put i
1 regular operation next Wednesday.