The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1909-04-01
PA RSONS S REPORT
or COUNTY MINES
OF Recent Date Shows Con
ditiops and His Rec
concentrations.
.ANEIiNH

Mines contains the following sum
married. report of Deputy Mine In
tspector Frank E. Parsons for Har-
rison county:
Waldo No. j Mine-Maderia Hill
Clark Coal Company. December s.
Making additional inquiry as to the
cause Of the fatal accident to Ira
Hurst on November 81.
Interstate Mine-Isairmont Coal
Company. December 10. qnvestiga-
ting cause of fatal accident to Wade
crislip, which happened December Q,
while was absent at Pittsburg at
tending the eleventh annual session
Of the Mining Congress.
Reynoldsyille Mine Fairmon.
Coal Company, December IA. See
Ing the location of gas well which
penetrates an abandoned section or
which l considered very dangerous,
as the wells struck in this territory
are very high pressure.
Golf Mine MaderlaHill Clark
Coal Company. December Is. The
mine was visited for the purpose OF
inspection. but was found idle and
no inspection was made ON that date,
Mine Foreman Ashcraft was found
on the ground and was intervied
about former recommendations etc.
Office Of Fairmont Coal Company,
Clarksburg. w. Va, December IS.
This Office was visited for the pur-
pose of preparing blue prints for
mine equipment reports. Also had
a talk with Asistan Superintendent
John o. Brooks In regard to gas we'll
which penetrates their Reynolds
Vile mine, as to safe guards, which
they required Of the gas company.
\ Reynoldsville Mine - Fairmont
Coal Company, December II. The
above mine was visited for the pur-
pose OF prescribing conditions under
which coal could be shot off the
solid. The specifications given re-
CURED the company to keep the
place thoroughly watered with hose,
and none other than experienced
men be allowed to shoot the coal OF
handle explosives on the inside. all
OF which they agreed to do, and per-
mission was granted.
Phoenix Mine-Douglas Rauch
Coal and Coke Company, December
is and 10: Recommended: That
the state law be complied with at
once as to removing water and any
other debris from second opening.
That dust mentioned In the certff-
cate which was pointed out to- the
mine: foreman be kept thoroughly
wet. by systematic watering the
same with hose as was agreed upon.
The use of dynamite be prohibited
on inside for shooting coal.
\ Ehlen Mine-Fairmont Coal Com
pany, December 81. Investigating
cause of serious accident to Mont
G. Harris and Leaman Turner, col
ored, which happened on the above
date.
Waldo No. 1 Mine-Maderia-Hill-
Clark Coal Company, December %,
23. "a and 20. Recommended: That
air current which ventilates left
hand section of mine be split as
agreed upon so as to fully comply
with the state mine law. without
special permission from inspector to
exceed sixty men in one split OF air.
That dust mention in certificate be
kept thoroughly wet by systematic
watering with hose as agreed upon.
| Golf Mine - Maderia-Hill-Clark
Coal Company, December "a and 30.
Recommended: That solid shooting
be absolutely prohibited. That dust
mentioned in certificate he kept
Thoroughly watered by system
agreed upon. viz: hose and nozzle.
That all black powder he taken into
the mine in canisters with funnel
top, with cap for closing the same,
canister not to exceed five pounds in
capacity.
Fuimer No. 1 Mine-Jane Lew
Coal & Coke Company, December
80.
Rose Bud Mine-Rose Bud Coal
Company. December 81. Recon-
mended: That all dry and dust
places pointed out me and mention
ed in certificate be kept thoroughly
wet BY systematic watering. That
rooms No. and 2. third right air
course be stopped at face until
break-thorugh be made through pill
lar which separates them, not to ex
coed eighty feet from course.
Jesse j. Flanagan. Of Parsons, was