The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-05
MAKING REPORT ON
MINE CONDITIONS
State Coal Mine Inspector Petit
Returns After Inspecting
Coal Properties.
OFFERS SUGGESTIONS
CONCERNING METHODS
New Process of Mining GilsOnite
introduced in Black
Dragon Mine.

State Coal Mine Inspector j, Z. Pet
tit has Just returned from an inspection
of the coal mines of the state, and is
submitting his quarterly report covering
the inspection of the mines 10 Governor
Spry. The report covers the inspection
of the following ten mines:
The Norvell mine, Dragon; Sunnyside
mines Nos. 3 and 4, Utah Fuel com
pauy; Castle Gate mines, Clear Creek
and Winter Quarters, Grass Creek mines
Pleasant Valley, Kenlworth mine, Black
Dragon mine and the Weber mine.
Mr.. Petit reports the recovery of the
bodies of William Kakes and John Ger
vas, Greeks, who lost their lives in ar
explosion in the Black Dragon mine
February II last. Kakes IS body was
got to April II and Cervas s the next
day.
| A new process of mining Gilsonlte
/ has been introduced III the Black
! Dragon, The Inspector reports. The ole
| system was by overland and underhand
| topping. The former system was con
| sidered too dangerous, hence the change
! The upper part Of the Weber manway
is dry and dusty. Mr.. Petit says. lie
further suggests the keeping open of the
return airway from the working pillar:
on the 500-foot level as an avenue OF
escape in case of accident on the haul
age road.
Water can not be reached within Z
reasonable distance ut the Norvell mine
the inspector SAYS, and the workings arc
dry and there is much dust. In this
connection he calls attention 10 the law
requiring mine owners 10 provide
/ sprinl1ling system for the dust Tho
ladderways were not being properly
maintained, but the owners promised tC
rectify this. The light is artificial, anC
if the owners contemplate deeper work
ings they will have to provide light
ing system. the inspector says.
Not Free From Gas.
At Sunnyside mine No. Z everything
was all right except the sixth right
entry, which was not free of, gas Tn,
ventilation was weak and the LAM
smoke disagreeable AT Smnyside min,
| No. 3. the report will say, but the lat
ter is being remedied.
The ventilation in parts of the work
ings at the Castle Gate mines is weak
! the Inspector SAYS, and some of thu
miners were found TO be using an in
ferior oil in their lamps, producing lamI
smoke IN some of the rooms. At th,
Cleer Creek mine the ventilation Of {
part of one entry was unsatisfactory
Much interest in two lectures by the
company doctors on "Flrst Aid 10 thf
| Injured was evinced mt the Clear
Creek and Winter Quarters, but moi
enough, the inspector says,
The ventilation at the Grass CrceE
mine was good with the exception OF
in No. 9. In connection with the report
that came TO him of employees being
permitted to jump onto loaded trips anc
he holsted 10 the slope above, the in
spector suggests that this is danger
Gus practice.
Some dry places were found in The
Pleasant Valley mine, and some Of the
miners were careless in leaving then
powder cans outside the powder house.
Some of the pillars in the kenllwortl
mine were found to be too small, buI
they will be replaced by larger ones.