The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-24
RESUMPTION OF MINING.
EATER AND OTHER OBSTACLES
 CAUSE SOME DELAY.

The Number of Mines Throughout the Entire Anthracite Region Now in Operation Given as One-Third.
 Wilkesbarre. Pa, Oct. 2S.-The re- sumption of mining throughout the an- thracite region was not as general to- day as was expected. Unlookedfor difficulties were encountered in the shape of water and accumulated gas, and dangerous roofs, which threatened to fall and entomb the workers. were also discovered in many of the collier ! ies. The mine superintendents would 1 take no chances, and the mining of coal was put off until all parts of the under ground workings can be made safe. This will take few days yet, and in some cases it will take weeks before some of the mines can be put in full 1 operation. Although work was carried on in some mines which are not con- sidered in the best of condition, no &C., cidents were reported for the day. From reports received from the entire 1 anthracite region the number of mines | in operation is given as little less than two-thirds of the total number, | but the output of coal was less than l half the normal.
 l The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western company took the lead in the production. Their collieries are in bet ter shape than the mines operated by the other large companies. An increase | of at least twenty per cent. in the out put may be expected tomorrow. About one-half the mines of the Delaware and l Hudson company are working, and the output of these in operation was light. The mines of the Susquehanna Coal company at Nanticoke were in opera ton, but only the upper levels could be
 worked, as the lower levels contained 1 considerable water. In three days, however, it is expected that the output of coal will reach the full quota. '~---"' l The Lehigh Valley Coal company op- erated about one-half of it's mines with a full force of men. The Lehigh and Wilkesbarre Coal company mined coal in several of it's big mines, but all of 1 it's collieries will not be in condition to resume before Monday. The Kingston | Coal company started up two of it's col lteries The other two will start Mon ! day. The Parish company will not re- sume until Monday.
 As was to be ss expected, there was more or less dissatisfaction among the old employees over the reopening of the mines. Where it was decided not to re- sume work for few days the men took l it that the coal companies did not want their services, and many complaints reached President Mitchell's headquar- ters. But as the day wore on and the true situation became known there was better feeling all around President
 Mitchell expects that when all the mines get in operation there will be Tess complaints. Until all the colIieries do resume there will be more or less idle men airing their discontent
 It looks as though the union engineers were going to have some difficulty get ting back their old places. At nearly
 every mine where the striking engi
 neers made application for work to-day they were told that there were no va cancies. A large number of carpenters are also out in the cold. A delegation
 of carpenters waited upon President Mitchell to-day and told him of their grievances. The chief of the miners
 union advised his callers to wait a few
 days and see if employment would not
 be offered them. President Mitchell
 believes that when general resumption
 takes place trere will be few of the mine employees idle.
 The firemen are being taken back in 1 larger numbers than any of the other
 steam men. That is because they are
 experienced and they take the places of
 men who are not so capable. The only friction reported between union and
 on-union men was at several collieries in the Wyoming region, where the min
 CTS objected to be lowered into the
 mines by non-union engineers.
 President Mitchell was busy at head
 quarters to-day getting the miners
 side of the case in shape for presenta- tion to the arbitration board. Great preparations are now under way for
 the celebration of Mitchell day in this city on October 29. National Board
 Member John Fallon has charge of all
 the arrangements. He will be chief
 marshal of the parade, which promises
 to be the largest demonstration of min
 CTS ever held in the coal region.