Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-09-12

feet, and three rooms have been turned
off from the drift. The vein of coal is
2 feet s inches in thickness and of a
bituminous character. The daily pro-
duction is about ten tons. 1t is hauled
in wagons to Lumberton and sold to the
coal trade.
There are a number Of coal mines in
San Juan county, but owing to their
great distance from the railroad, they
gave employment to only about six
men, who produced 80 tons, valued al
50, 672, during the last fiscal year.
The Stevens is owned and operated
by Walter Stevens. 1t is situated near
Pennington. The coal Is bituminous
and is taken from a vein 10 feet thick.
Only one man worked 100 days on the
mine during the last fiscal year, and
produced 80 tons of coal valued at
1910 for the local trade of Pennington.
The Thomas Is owned and operated
by w. H. Thomas. 1t is situated near
La Plata and employed two men 90
days last year who produced $50 tons
of bituminous coal valued at $3.50 for the
local trade of La Plata in the last fiscal
year. The vein is 2 to 4 feet in thick
ness.
The Morgan is also situated near La
Plata and produces semi-anthracite and
bituminous coal for the local trade. One
of the veins is go feet thick, while an
| other is 3 feet 10 inches in thickness
Two men worked so days at the mine
last year and produced $50 tons of Goa
valued at 1912. The mine is operated
by George Morgan.
The Bruce is situated near Fruitland
and produces Ignite coal from a weir
IA feet thick. It is owned and operated
by r. E. Bruce. One man worked sixty
DAYS in the mine last fiscal year, and
produced 100 tons of Ignite, valued al
s75.
All of the four mines last named are
fifty miles from the nearest railroad
line. and have not been developed tc
any extent.
In Socorro county there is a coal mine
at Carthage, twelve miles southeast OF
San Antonio. The coal is soft bitumln-
GUS, and is taken from a vein a feet
inches thick. The slope is 1900 feet deep
and 2,4OO tons of coal was taken from i
in 225 days by three men last year. The
output was valued at IS, 900. The coal l!
hauled in wagons to San Antonio TO
the local trade, and for shipment t.
Silver City, Magdalena, Belen and Wa
ter Canon. The mine has a capacity o
fifty tons a day, and is ventilated by al
air shaft. Considerable development
work has Deer done, and the coal is o
very good character, but the cost o
, hauling twelve miles in wagons to tn
railway station is too great an expens
to enable the operators to compete sue
: cessfully with other mines which ar
situated more convenient to market
The mine is operated by Hilton & Lu
ezra.
, During the fiscal year from June 81
q 1898, to June 80, 1899, there were fiftee
fatal accidents in the coal mines of NeN
Mexico. The causes were: By pit car
- 3; by gas explosions, 5; by fall of rocl
3; by fall of slate, 2; by electric wires,
by smothering, 1. There were sixtee
r serious but non-fatal accidents report
q ed to the mine inspectors during tn
e same year OF these 5 were by fall
n rock, 4 by fall of coal, 8 by pit cars, 2 Q
fall of slate, 1 by falling and l by raj
n road cars. Nine of the fatal acciden
occurred in Santa Fe county, hVe
e Colfax county and n in Bernalil
r. county. Nine of the non-fatal acciden
occurred in Bernalillo county, four
IS Santa Fe county and three in Cola
~ county.