The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1901-05-18
LEXINGTON A GREAT COAL PRO-
DICER.
An Immense Amount of Money Being
Spent in the Improvement
OF Mines.

week inspecting mines. Finding
several new mines opened up near this
city amounting to more than ordinary
notice, he wrote for Marsteller who is
secretary of the bureau of mine in
spection and his assistants, to meet
him here, that not only an inspection
should be made but the data for his
annual report be gathered at the same
time. Mr.. Evans furnishes US a
synopsis OF the data gathered for his
report.
i The Lexington Coal Co. during the
year has sunk two new shafts near
Lexington and is preparing to sink the
third one. Those shafts will be known
as the Valley Midway and Summit
mines. The equipment Of these mines
will be first class and from their con-
templated output as so well arranged,
for, must of necessity prove Of great
benefit to this locality. -,
The sinking and coupling Of the
mines has been under the direct super
visien of Mr.. B. 7. Wiley. one Of the
eompany's most competent and pru-
dent superintendents. In mentioning
the plan and equipment Of the.Midway
mine we shall have described all, as
each will be an exact counterpart of
the other, except the depth of the res
pective shafts and the generation Of
the electric power, which viii be con-
drmed TO the Midway or Central
Station. The Valley mine reaches the
coal at depth Of 81 feet; the Midway
lat 1873 feet and ID. srmmIt Mt 1S0 feet.
The coal will average ~ inches 10
thickness, it is OF most excellent
quality and will continne to place Lex.
ington iu the very fore front in the
matter OF It's superiority for domestic
purposes. The shafts are 7x14 feet
three compartments, two of which will
be used In lowering and hosting the
cages, while the other will accommo-
date the pipes, wires and ladder for
exit in case Of necessity--these ladders
are constructed OF Norway iron to in
sure the largest possible factor of
safety, even in this small matter Of de-
tail.
Reaching the bottom of the shafts,
main entries will be found running east
and west for one hundred feet on each
side of the shafts, these entries are 15
feet wide and feet high; branches
from the main entries are then run to
the north and south on curve of fifty
radius.
The overcasts follow after plans not
only new iu our state, but they are of
the most substantial nature, the roof
rock is Z feet in thickness and above
this is the solid strata the overcasts
have been driven from the air shaft
over and above the main entries to the
south edge OF the pillar thence con-
Meeting with the main aircoursc. The
advantage of such an overcast must be
!. apparent to all in any way familiar
with such matters, as it is good for all
time and requires no repairs or further
attention.
!, The pitlhead is GA feet high COM
;, posed OF solid pieces ol timber l2xl2
q inches. The engine house is con-
structed of brick with an iron roof in
which are pair OF first motion
engines, built by the Danville Foundry
and Machine Company of Danville,
. Illinois. These engines in pattern re-
:, semble the Litchfeld engines but are,
: think, an Improvement over the
, latter; the cylinders are 16x32. The
/, drum is double-6 feet in diameter
with a 6 foot face, and Is so arranged
that ii can be made to act as one, de-
,t livering material to any elevation de-
'e sired permitted by the length of the
d rope. By this device no slack rope has
e to be taken care of.
,r Boiler houses are of brick, with iron
D roof aud supplied for the present by
o two boilers, 70 inches by 20 inches,
with 20 six inch aues each. These