Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1900-08-13
INSPECTORS REPORT.
What He Has to Say About the Goa
Mines and Output.
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

United States Mine Inspector John w
Fleming. OF Silver City. completed his
annual report ON the coal mines of the
territory for the fiscal year ending Jun,
30, 1900. last week, and forwarded tn.
same to Governor NJ. a. Otero, and
copy OF the same 10 the secretary o
the interior at Washington, u. c. IN,
Inspectors report Is, in part, as follows
The mine officials and operators
throughout the territory have dons
everything that I have requested OF
them relative to the sanitary condition
OF the miners and the ventilation Of ths
mines. I have no reason TO complain Of
poor ventilation. In some instances ]
have found hat the aid was not prop
eriy distributed or 10 forced to ths
face Of the working places, but upor
my calling attention TO the same imme-
date steps were taken to remedy II
That II is the intention of the mine
wner and those In charge to comply
fully with the requirements OF the min
ing laws and regulations has been
proven to me beyond a doubt.
The general conditions OF the mines
In the territory have been and are
steadily improving. Under my lnstruc-
lions, the Dad ways are kept sprinkled
In order to avoid dust explosions, and
safety lamps are used in all places
where gas Is known To generate. Fire.
quently ! have found the entries driver
up 20 far that the air workings and
up - far that the air would not circu.
late TO the face Of the workings and
give good, fresh air to the mines. In
driven.
The number Of mines In operation as
reported to me IL thlrty-one, which Il
six more than during the fiscal yeai
ended June 30, 1899; mines not in opera.
ton, seven; mines abandoned, 1--WE; new
mines opened, even.
The production OF coal for the nsca,
year ended June 30. 1900, Is az follows.
Bernalillo county. 5is.1 tons; Cola,
county. 399. 2O6 tons; Rio Arriba county
5,706 tons. Lincoln county, 5000 ions
Santa Fe county HOPPE tons; Socorr
county. 6,0OO tons; making a total o
i,1SI. 1884 tons, the estimate value o
which, at the mines, Is 1887, 165. Tn
| production of the fiscal year ende,
June 30, 1900, shows an increase of 1888,
300 tons over the total production o
the previous fiscal year and an lncreas'
In the total estimated value for the fs
cal year Of s236.57 II.
The total number of employees in an,
| a1..tN she auaI VnNp.a - tho N.vrFNntxy
as reported to me. are as follows: Min
ers, 1858; boys, 90; day men, 267; max
Ing a total Of 2.Ol6 employees.
OF the thirty-one mines reported Il
operation this year a majority Of then
are operated by a slope, double entry
room and pillarmethod, while the other
are operated by a slope, double entry
room and pillar or drift, single entry
room and pillar, except the Crown Poln
mine, which Is operated by a doubl,
compartment shaft. double entry, roo
and pillar. but this mine was abandon
ed on April 3. 1900.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron compan!
reported to me as mine inspector
production OF coke made at Waldo cox
ovens, Santa Fe county, New Mexico
for the fiscal year. 21, $3.50 tons. Pro
duction of the Gardiner coke ovens a
Gardiner, Colfax county, New Mexico
for the fiscal year. is, $40. so. The cox
made at both OF these ovens Is mad,
from ~starkville slack. Starkville mine
situated In Las Animas county, Colo
rado, on the Atchison, Topeka & Santl
Fe railway. and the total number o
tons produced by the Colorado Fuel an,
Iron company is 40. 264.3O tons.
The production of coke from tn,
Ration Coal and Iron company's oven,
at Gardiner and produced by the Ratol
Coal and Coke company during the fs
cal year was 1858 tons, making the TO
tai number of tons of coke made In tn
territory during the fiscal year. AZ.
sO3.3 {.
The inspectors annual report to IN
secretary of the interior Is full an
complete In every particular. He report
that II has been impossible, owing I
the scarcity OF miners, for the variou
coal companies to meet the demand 70
New Mexico coal. The production @
coal and coke has been materially In
creased during the fiscal year, yet IN
demand has been much greater tina
the supply. The report. when prlnteC
win be worth the time Of a careful pc
rusal. as the facts presented and III
maps and illustrations engraved fror
the photographs OF the various minei
their buildings and plants, add especis
interest to this years report.
The soothing and healing propertie
OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, II
pleasant taste and prompt and perma
nnnl nlnroa hn, 10 mad. La IA nuronA a. La