The diamond drill., 1908-10-03
Report of the Inspector of Mines for Iron
County, Michigan, for the Year 1908
TO THE HONORABLE BOARD or SUPERVISORS or ROH COUNTY,
STATE or MICHIGAN

STATE 0f klCH6Ah
have the honor 10 submit herewith my report
year ending Sept Both, ieCs
During the year there have operation following
employing average number OF follows;
Gre Western Tobn South Dunn Chca
gon Baltic Youngs, $50; Baker 4o
Chatham 0 Lenox Exploration s. Berkshire Caspian, 7e
Hiawatha 49, Fogarty 81; Mansfield Armenia oister &
Atkinson 2s Buckho Ex III Nanamo AS James, ca Gibson Ex o
Rock Ex, Zimmerman 80; Buke's Ex, 10
average employed during year all the
mines in the county is 225s
Eleven fatal accidents occurred this year as follows:
NO and H.
Baltic about
o'clock m.
Carmelo Puzalo aged "a
miners deaths while trimming ground after blasting
The worked No 53 between 3rd and 9TH levels trim
blasted the in to them
$3.50 The place needed trimming and the men
thus employed when the ground fell The piece that fell was from 10
coming slip
hanging side The piece must have fallen without warning for
there getting out The caught
the fallen hanging side stoe The two
OF Italian descent and single men
NO H.
January
O'Clock m.
Sam Margone MINER came by going
ground the result of his blasting Two started trim
loose ground beside him and piece OF ground fell on him. killing
Margone OF Italian descent single and T years old
NO "
John opemaki trammer by piece
ground drift The miners trimmed the ground and thought 1t
alright He Finnish descent and IS old
Chatham No mine March a.
1908 45 m.
Philip oski miner by piece rolling
him. He Of Polish descent single and about 30 old
NO vi.
accident the Berkshire April a. Os
hung the
fell down. thereby killing Carlson He of Swedish
descent, single and 20 years old
fatal accident occurred May Os at the Gibson Exploration
August Magnson pumpmans helper his by walking
the shaft plank on the second level and falling from to
the bottom the shaft lie married Of Swedish descent
and about 40 years old.
i NO VIII
fatal accident occurred Hiawatna mine 90 Os
Isoe ouanstrom head machinst met his death while riding
a6rn skip The landers did notice him and dumped
car t him lie married OF Swedish descent and
81 yeamPd
accident occurred at the new Tobn mine shaft August
Henry freeman miuer by
Five mon stopped
ott,m hang They started down and
FREEMAN on The the fall |
examined the place and the in good condition He
maed OF Swede Finn descent and IS old.
} Nox
accIdn Bue No chatham) mine,
George Johnn trommer came TO his death by ground
drift er blasting the evening the miners trimmed the
their machine
ground r started work and worked till
~ % fell from the hanging sde causing the death
Jonnson while escaped without injury lie OF
Meie Finn descent and2 years old.
MA accident occurred at the Gibson exploration Sept TO- %
a3O m.
-r wan foreman, his death by picking in drift.
blasted and ahorers there shovel
III ryyh n knowing
Ill owder picking for time he
sd owde explosion occurred, killing him instantly The
t .aborers and Erck Ohln injured by the
, old.
accidents this OF the will be
miners pumpman pump
helper machinist and
of which
the contrary everything working order
Respectfully submitted,