Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1901-02-01

located 500 feet away from the slope to
which point the product is hauled from
the interior of the mine and run from
there to the tipple by an electric locomo-
tive a distance of one mile The haula@e
plant consists of two motors of loo horse
power each. power being supplied by
two dynanos Of 2OO- horse power each
the latter operated BY two Mcllwen
high speed engines. size lSNoO inch cyl
indcrS, running at 200 revolutions per
minute and rated at $50 horse power
each.
Byrnc is that of Deputy Inspector Hun
ter. One phaze Of his report is not as
cheerful as the rest. 1t deals with the
accidents that have occurred in the
mines all over the state during the year.
1t gives the following fatal accidents as
having occurred in Carbon county,
Birch Wilkins. a miner employed at
| ;cbo coal mines. was instantly killed by
Il blast on February IA. 1900. in the sec
ond south entry. The jury found that
ii was an unavoidable accident.
| Daniel I'll. Brooks, a miner employed
at the Bridger mine. was injured bv a
| blast On February IL. 1900. and died on
| February 1G, 1900, Thcaccidcnt occurred
in room 1G, second south, while Brooks
and his partner were going into the
room. Brooks was in the lead and when
he reached the breast Il shot went off,
breaking through. Thcjury found that
it was an unavoidable accident.
There are alsoa number Of non fatal az
cidcnts credited to this county il their
chronological order aS follows:
John Darnlrv. Carbon Coal company.
February -. Leg fractured BY n fall Of
rock.
August Stanga, Rocky Fork Coal
company. june %. Body ;ml scalp
wounds by fall OF roof.
John Rande. Carbon Coal company,
July Is. Leg fractured by fall Of
roof
Hester Hcinai. Rocky Fork Coal com
pany, September III. Body bruised by
| \, fail Of coal
John Thompson. Rocky Fork Coal
company, September IL. leg broken BY
| fall Of coal. @'
John Bergin. Carbon Coal company
October 10. Both bones of leg broken
by fall Of coal
The accidents in all the counties in
the state are likewise dealt with. There
are forty seven fatal accidents listed in
the report. The various causes Of these
fatalities are Il matter Of interest The
inspector tabulatcs the causes as fol.
lows
Explosion of blasting compounds l6,
falls of rock 10, falling coal =, by cages in
shafts 6, falling down shaft 3. falling
down upraisc l. falling from bucket
while being hos1cd ,. falling down ore
chute !, sutfocated by powder gas 3 ma.
trrlal falling down shaft H. crushed by
mime car ,.
Inspector Byrnr gives the Montana
output of coal for the year 1899 as
| l.Al9. .S3l SO tons. valued at 50 22S ,:113l -
! In the matter oil recommendations. he
| has the folloWin" 10 say: ''Tlc coal min
I ing industry of the state has developed
fsul1iclenty both in the number III mines
and thr men engaged i'll them to justify
a larger share Gf attention from this dc
! partmcnt than IS possible with the pres
number of mines thc workings of those
/ thai have been la operation for a mum
Der OF years past have become very es
I tcn-ivc several Of them aggrcgating 3,
length Of from twenty to thirty miles III
haRagc roads. entries, air courses and
roanS. The Ventilation, 50 essential to
! the coal miner. and proper maintenance
OF fssach vast systems of Workings should
DE given the affection by the state that
theis Importance demands. Quarterly
inspection shouls be made bs a conpe=
tent officer who would at all times effect
ually apply the Laws and regulations
governing coal nlislns- Ia order 70 pro
vide this urgent need ] earnestly recon-
mend that the present laws he amended
by providing tHa deputies for this depart
mcnt. one of whom shall be qaaliti d
coal miner.