Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-17
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Storing Explosives Underground or Upon The Surface
-Sfate Coal Nine Inspector Thomas Fauors The Latter
Some Strong Opposing Vieas.

nature Of a vault IN the side OF the
mountain with wooden doors and only
one man canes the key
GERMANY'S GREAT CASE.
Mining Engineer d. p. RohlRng.
graduate OF Freiberg, who has had
many years experience as mine man
ager, Is outspokon In favor Of surface
magazines. When reminded Of the fact
that underground storage IL IN vogue
In the mines OF Germany he admitted
that they We're q success there, but
that they were so hedged about with
care and such extraordinary supervis-
len was exercised over them and such
penalties attached that the danger from
EXPLOSIONS was practically eliminated.
He said, however, that what applied in
Germany would not apply here as II
would retard and handicap mining.
AUTHOR OF ONE MEASURE.
State Coal Mine Inspector Conner
Thomas. who Is the author Of Repre-
sentative Barrett's bill says while the
laws governing the operation of mines
In Utah are superior to any other state.
can YET bc improved upon and favOrs
the surface magazine and says the
storage OF powder enough to do for one
shift underground is as bad,asthe stor-
age Of 10000 pounds. He Is utterly OPP
posed to underground magazines.
PROTECT BOTH SIDES,
A gentleman connected with the SAT-
Lake Hardware company says that
law 70 be effective should protect both
sides There should be certain rules
adopted with reference TO the handling
of powder underground, the violation
OF which should be punished, He says
the men are better protected under
ground than the owners Of the proper
ty As to surface magazines he In
stanced the case Of the railway ware
house, which was destroyed by fire IN
Butte, Mont, six or seven years ago.
Powder was stored in this warehouse
and an explosion resulted wiping out
the whole fire department and killing
many others besides.
CoURTED DEATH.
General Manager Moore Of the Union
Pacific Coal company at Rock Springs
says they do not store any powder IN
their mines and fayors surface maya
zines When spoken TO about the eX-
plosion which occurred there II Yeas
ago he said It was caused by two Fin
landers who We're driving past in Il
wagon and chose the door Of the mag
azine In which 1900 keys OF powder
were stored, for a target. OF course
there was not even a grease spot OF
them left. Another accident VIII be re-
called ms having occurred In 1876 on Ar
senal Hill, Just outside this city. an
that case two boys chose the door for
target with similar results.
IN PRUSSIA
The mining laws OF Prussia provide
among other things that only reliable
men over q years can handle powder,
which they dare not approach with un
open light, nor may they smoke They
are obliged TO 20 barefoot or wear rub
Der shoes or boots Special powder
chambers underground are limited 10
300 Kilograms at one time and these
chambers must be distant 30 meters
from each other and az least so mete,s
from manways Percussion caps must
not be Kept unlocked nor In the same
room with explosives. In every way
the protection To life and property Is
so carefully hedged about that acol-
dents are we'll nigh impossible
BAMBERGER FAvoRs UNDER
GROUND.
Senator Simon Bamberger Is not at
all vague in his views as TO which in
ours the greater risk, his prejudices en-
tirely being IN favor Of the UNDER
ground storing Of powder He says
that where the powder is stored In a
remote section OF the mine Il is only
visited by one man, who II he ex-
ercises the care that every man should
always use IN the handling OF this high
explosive, the risk he runs is reduced
10 the minimum. Mr.. Bamberger says
there IL always some danger In the
handling Of powder and where 1t Is
stored on the surface OF mine and
when Il must be handled every day by
being taken into the mine for each
shift there is frequently recurrence
OF the danger He holds that the most
scientific authorities on this question
favor underground storage and cites
the fact that the Daly-West proprietors
have again placed their magazines un-
derground after a most careful and
scientific Investigation.