Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-10-23
SVumber Of
| Mines Operated.
FSpo'S ff0" A"''' o'
.,rsp per Cen-Nosmi Output is ShotEcMiners c4N
"SoH"-O Old Employees Fasms BeAes Win individual
Cmranes Than With Large Concerns

LehIgh Coal company The Lehigh
Valley company expects later I'm the
day to start up its Yorktown and Ha-
zleton shaft mines with about half the
usual force OF men. Because Of high
water or other conditions 1t will prob
ably be a week before the others start,
though some are sure to resume before
the end of the week.
Tn collieries of G. b. Markle and
Company at Jeddo Highland, Oakdale
and Eberyale are in shape for resump-
ton, but only small number of men
applied for their places and gave their
verbal assent to abide by the decision
of the arbitration commission as re-
quired by a notice posted yesterday
John Markle announced that as soon
as sufficient number Of men comply
Win the notice work VIII be recumed
None Of the seven collieries of Coke
Bros. a. Co., resumed because the fore
man asked the men to sign an agree
ment not TO interfere with non-uniCn
men under penalty OF diSnarge. The
men had been instructed by the union
leaders OF to sign agreements and all
returned home,
The Derringer colliery Of Coke Bros,
Is on fire and the fremen have been
sent there 20 get II under control, The
fire originated, they claim, through III.
carelessness Of a workman employed
during the strike.
Everything was In readiness for re-
sumption at the Cranberry and Crystal
Heading collieries Of A. Pardee & CO.,
but as the men reported for work they
were asked to sign an agreement sim
liar IN that prepared by Coke Bros AZ
60. This they refused TO do and the en-
tire union force returned home.
At silver Brook the mineworkers
refused 10 return TO work because
It is alleged the company will not take
back q Of the former employees
Troops were stationed az or near
most of the collieries this morning, but
no trouble of any kind occurred
AN EXPLOSION OF GAS.
Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 23.-In reopen
Ing the Alaska shaft, owned by the
Philadelphia G. Reading Coal and Iron
company this morning, an explosion OF
gas occurred as Robert Mowneh and
Aaron Derhr walked into No. ! slope.
They We're blown about 20 feet and
were badly burned about the face and
head. The gas extended deeper into
the mines, and while rescuing party
removed the two victims, another body
Of men began working their way into
the breasts where five men are thought
to be lmurisoned Up 10 10 o'clock the
breasts had not been reached
COAL TRAINS HAVE PREFERENCE
Reading. Pa. oct. 2S,-The Reading
Railway company officials do not expect
any coal mined today to be brought
down before late tonight or early 10
morrow. They do not believe, how
ever, that anthracite Will be movins
in any great quantities before early
next week. About 100000 tons Is looked
for the first week, against a normal
weekly average OF 100000 tons, All
coal trains are 10 be given preference.
There will be no delay in the unloading
of the coal into the yards of the cities
and towns and every facility ioi
speedy work is being provided for tram
crews and shfters. During last night
1000 tons came down the road. No spe-
cIal efforts at large shipments have
been made this week.