Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1905-12-12
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Correspondence Morning Journal.

Correspondence Morning Journal
Washington. Dec Sin his annual
report the secretary of the interior has
an important document treating on
the question of protecting the lives Of
miners In the Territory of New Mexl-
60. 1t follows
10 d. sheridan, mine Inspector re-
ports that the requirement of the act
of congress providing for the protec-
ton of the lives of miners in the ter
rltories has been strictly enforced. The
managers and officials of the principal
mines have given voluntary and earn
est aid TO and cooperation with the
mine inspector In the enforcement of
the law in the mines
There are no labor troubles at the
mines throughout the territory, and
there is every indication that the terri
tory will be free of such disturbances
during the ensuing fiscal year
The production of coal has been
greater than in any preceding year.
Notwithstanding the fact that the pro-
duction was greatly lessened by lack
of transportation facilities, caused by
washouts on the railroads during the
months of September. October and
November 1904
The net production of coal shipped
from the mines was .610,210 tons. ar
Increase of 1926 tons over the pre-
ceding fiscal year The estimated
value of the net tonnage marketed
$2.272.616.10.
Sixteen hundred and eight men were
employed underground and 435 men
outside-total 2,,043 men: SO boys
were employed underground and 81
outsde-total. SO boys Total number
of men and boys employed at the
mines. 2,l32.
The percentage of fatalities have
been far less than ever before i'm this
4 territory. five fatal accidents having
occurred during the year; 234 per
each thousand persons employed
The production of coal from the
mines of New Mexico was restricted
by lack of demand for the product.
The mines Of New Mexico with the
present equipment and development
could readily produce ten or twenty
times as much.
At present the fuel oils of California
and Texas replace the coal of New
/ Mexico To the amount Of 1000, 000
tons per annum and the production of
coal Is restricted TO that extent from
that cause
The production of coke amounted to
1871 tons, an increase Of 4O.937 tons
over the production of the previous
| fiscal year. The estimated value of the
coke at the ovens Is SO per ton. or an
aggregate value of $230.211 The pro-
duction of coke I'm the future viii be
much greater There are at present
only 209 ovens In operation In New
Mexico. but 500 additional ovens are
now in course of construction, and this
number will probably be Increased to
/ 500 new. ovens.
| At Ration the Santa Fe. Ration and
Eastern Railroad company has built a
portion of their PROJECTED line which
connects the mines on Johnson and
Rarela mesas with the main line of the
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe rail-
road. The St Louis. Rocky Noun
I tain and Pacific company which has
/ acquired title to the coal areas upon
the Maxwell land grant, has announc-
ed that 1t will build railroad to con-
meet the mines with the Colorado
Southern at Des Moines New Mexico.
Two mines were abandoned during
the year and six new mines put In OPP
/ Grafton and several new prospect
shafts opened which only need devel-
opment to become producing mines.
TO make effective the act Of March
3, 1891, for the protection of miners,
close and constant supervision of all
coal mines In continuous operation hes
been maintained The air entering
and travelling through the mines has
been carefully measured and followed
to the several working faces to see
that II was properly distributed and
travelling with sufficient velocity and
volume. Old ~obs. which might give
vent TO noxious gases have been care
fully examined and where necessary
stoppings built to cut off connection
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