Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-11-01
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mile and a half under ground in a
southwesterly direction.
Accompanied hy Supt May. Presi
dent Nichols ana one of the Others
I the commissioners went down ID II
plain to what is known rs 4 thin vein
II coal, where they saw miners IRE j
piast The thin vein runs into the
( clifford mine adjoining the No. >. In
the CLIFFORD, a few hours before the
I commissioners arrived. a Hungarian
was Killed almost instantly by the fall
/ ing OF the roof of the mine.
/ Inc vein was explained to the COM
rnissioners. who asked many questions
q the miners working it. From there
tieN returned TO the main gangwav
anu inspected an average vein that is
p vein about to feet thick. IN going
70 some Of the breasts" the COM
rnlsslonerS had to almost crawl This
was a particularly tiresonlc matter for
Judge Gray, VINO. is the talIest man
In the commission.
eon the return journey to the foot of
the shaft Bishop Spalding came across
Lithuanian boy who was EMPLOYED
as door tender. His face was black
from coal dirt, but in the dim light of
the lamp Oh his cap the bishop noticed
his handsome features. He asked the
boy many questions as to his age the
character Of his work and the wages he
received. The other commissioners
also piled the boy with questions. Near
the shaft IN the return journey. the
car in which Judge Gray, Gen. Wilson
aud Messrs. Clark and Parker were
seated jumped the track and the four
occupants We're slightly shaken up
Miners quickly placed the car on the
track again and started them off with
Il hearty good bye.
The party reached the surface at
40 O'clock after being under ground
for hours ANA 10 minutes. hur-
ried inspection was made Of the outside
VT the coal breaker buildings Of the col
lieIiea ana then tile commissioner
were driven in carriages to their special
train.
The arlitrators had an interesting
time at the Coal Brook breaker at
Carbohdaie. They went 10 the top of
the great blacl, building and inspected
ali the machinery down to the ground.
They were much interested in the men
ana boys who are employed in picking
slate ana honey" from the coal.
From the breaker, the now tired
commissioners We're escorted to the
chute where the coal fresh out Of the
mine is sent to the breaker by means
of "conveyer," an endless chain ar
rlngemcut Of sCTapers. 1t is here
where one Of the principal bones OF
contention between the employee and
employer is found. The miners main
tain thew are often unjustly locked by
the docking bosses for the amount OF
slate honey on other refuse found in
the coal Tire commissioners watched
the work ci the boss closely and saw
MIN dock several miners. because, IN
his judgement there was too much Tor
efgn matter i'll the car Of coal. A few
feet away j the place where cars Of
coal are weighed.
After tn. seven arbitrators had watch
ed the Weighing of coal for while, Mr..
Clark incurred hayy mary pounds consi-
tlltcd "a ton at this coliiery. Supt. Bry-
den of tine Ontario < Weston, thought II
was aNngt -tsJ ponds; hut DlSlHcl
i5re.fl.ut Nichols said it was q little
over aln .r,udH MI. Nichols said thny
..7.atstfnv tNtt aANN was correct these lig-
ur-s arr TOO h'Eh. He said when thc
cr.n anirt nNcd .s1 pounds ~ consJi-
tut. tal so aa ~ get out mi II -h"
pounds ni rtyTe coal. tlc operators did lf'-
eeu reI Cgal IN the market. Now they
have Il market for pea coal and about
three sizes bclnN It. and the miners TON
q. 2e'N pounds has not been decreased.
While the discussion was on. the col
Irry whistle blew he signal Tor = iittlns
o'clock and I guess We Will have to step
WORT, -" This interruption broke ur what
might have grown into a heated disctii-
sion is 10 how many pounds si4u1 cuH-
atitpte q ton ut thr mouth ri the mines
hafptt hr coal is tltlntl.