Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1900-08-18
INSPECTOR SREPORT.
What He Has to Say About the Coal
Mines and Output,
INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR.

Unitci states Mine inspector Jahn w.
Fleming. Of silver city. completed his
annual rsport On tho coal mines % tho
territory Tor the fiscal year ending June
90, 1900, laat week. and forwarded the
same 10 Governor ~. A. Otero and q
copy of the same b the secretary OF
the Interior az Washington. D. G. Tue
inspectors report IL. ia part. as follows
Tho mine officials aud operators
throughout the territory have done
everything that have requested of
them relative 10 the sanitary condition
of che miners md the ventilation Of 1ha
mines have no reason TO c,anpiain OF
poor ventilation. In nome Instances 1
have found thas the aid was not prop
erly distributed or uoa 60Tced to uha
f.sct q the working plaoca, but upon
my calling attention 90 the same iullne-
diatc steps were taken to rcmc,iy u.
That @ b. the intention 81 the mine
owners AMI those in charge 90 comply
fuaJ win the requirements Of the min
lng laws and regulations has been
proven Ia me beyond a doubt.
The general conditions OF the mines
steadily improving. Under my instruc.
tioua the rusd ways are kept sprinkled
Ia order to avoid dust explosions and
safety lamps are usci in al places
where gas rs known 90 generate. fire.
queutly hnvc found the entries driven
up ~ Tar GIad the air workings and
up ~ far thas the air would nut oircu-
late Ia the face 81 the workings and
give gO0i. FRESH air 20 the mines. Ia
al Instances the Cross cuis have been
driven
The number Of mines in operation az
rcpOrtod To me IL thirty ono, which IL
six more than during the fiscal year
ended June 30. 1859. mines nos In opera
ton. seven. mines abandoned. i've. new
mines opened. seven.
The production % coal for the fiscal
year ended June 80. 1900 IL aa follows.
Bernalillo county. 5is.i50 tons; Colnax
county. 5gg. 200 tons. Rho Arriba county,
95.706 tons. LiuoOln county, 5000 tons.
Santa Fe county ii02i2 tons. socorro
county 600 tonn making total Of
i.is1g1i tons, the estimate value ID
which, az the mines. N q. s31. t05. The
production OF the fiscal year eDded
June 3d. 1900, shows an increase Of Isa,-
300 tons over the total production of
the prvvieus nsoal year and an Increase
in the total estimated value for the ha-
cal year Of t23e.511.
The total number 81 esnpl0yeB IN and
about the coal mines of the territory.
ass reported to me. are a. follows. Min
crs. i.Gbs. boys. eO day men. 2e7. max
ina a total 81 2.0ig employees.
OF the thirty -One mines reported In
operation this year a majority 90 them
are operated by a slope, double entry
room and piilarmethod. while the others
ART 0pcratod by a slope, double entry.
roum and pillar or drint. single sntry.
rOOm and pillar. except tho Crown Pont
mine. which n operatcd by a double
compartment shaft. double entry. room
and pillar. but this mine was abandon
cd ON ApFil 3. 1900.
The Coiorndo Fuel and Iron company
reported % me a. mine inape,tor
production ~ coke made az Waldo coke
ovens, Santa Re county New Moxico.
FOR the faul year. n $3.50 tons Pro
ductiun 90 the Gardiner coke ovens az
Gardiner. ColfaH county. New Mexico.
Tor che FISCAL year is.si0s0. The coke
made az both ~ these ovens II male
frum Atarkyilie slack. Starkviiie mine.
aituatsd IN iaa Animas county. Colo
rndo. on the Au0iison. Topeka a Santa
BE- railway. AMI the total number ~
toms produced By the Colorado Fuol and
Iron Company n 40. 2sa ~ TONS
the prpiuoti0n 81 coke trOrn the
Ration Coal and Iron oorupany's ovens
az Gardiner and produced BY the Ration
| Coal and Coke company during the rs
cal year Was 1853 tons, making the to-
cal nuuber OF tons II ooke made IN the
territory during the hs1ai year. a.
500 3d.
The Inspectors annual rep0Fz 10 ne
SECRETARY 81 the interior Is fun ami
o0mpiosa Ia every particular Tie reports
that Il haA been impossible. owing %
/ the aoarcity ~ mineTa for the various
coal companies TO meet the demand hor
/ New Mexico ooal. The pr0ducti0n 81
ooai and o1ko has been materially In
creased during the fsCal year, yet ths
demand has bgen much greater than
the supply The report. when printed.
| viii be- worth the tirne 81 a careful Pc
/ ruHssl. aa the facts presented and the
mals and Illustrations engraved frusn
/ tho photographs ~ the various mines.
their buildings and plants, add eaips'ciai
Interest 10 this years report.