Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-04-29
AUDRAIN COUNTY MINES
WITHSTATIsTICS ON OUTPUT
LIST OF MINES IN COUNTY AND
NUMBER OF MEN EMPLOYED
ELECTRICITY USED AS MOTIVE
POWER IN MANY OF THEM.

county coal mines viii be OF more
than usual interest this year in that
the proposed Iexico, Santa Fe and
Perry Traction Company will open up
more coal lands IN the county. These
lands are said 10 be richer in coal
than any yet opened for mining. The
article is from the annual report o
the State bureau of Mines.
Audrain produced 36,629 tons of
Goa in the past year amounting to
$65,637. The entire coal output for
the State amounts to 1885, 494 tons.
The coal seams are somewhat brok-
en- and irregular in this county. This
is made apparent by the numerous
small mines so widely separated an
mostly operated for home consump-
tion. The largest mines in the coun-
ty are located at Farber, Martinsburg
and Vandalia, where Shipping privi-
leges are had over two trunk lines of
railroad. This coal is upon the ex-
treme eastern border of the coal
field proper. Following will be found
description of the mines and the
companies or individuals operating
same:
AUDRAIN COAL AND MINING
COMPANY.
This mine is located two miles ives
of Vandalia. Railroad connections by
spur switch off of the Chicago and
Alton Ry. j G. Parish, president, and
David Ralston, foreman. This COM
pany Is organized along the same
lines as the Standard Company. 1t
is cooperative concern, composed
of twenty-five miners holding stock
at 100000 per share as capital stock.
They have a large acreage of coal
land. They have a very up-to-date
little mine Of which they are very
proud, and have been working very
harmoniously for several years. It is
equipped with steam hoisting engine
and good tipple. Ventilation is pro-
duced by twelve-foot fan with sat
isfactory results. l made an inspec-
ton of rs mine on June 9th and
found the top structures machinery,
ropes, cages and safety appliances all
in good working order. Inspected
the underworkings and found the fan
was producing large volume of air
which reaches the face of the mine
on the south side, traverslng the
mine in one continuous current. The
foreman is preparing to split the cur
rent at the foot of the down-cast to
the north and south. This will be
much better than the present method.
The mine is located close to the righ
of way of the Chicago and Alton Ry.
that, in order to leave the coal under
the railroad, narrow entries must be
driven through in order to air the
mine This destroys the long wall
system along the railroad and is a
great inconvenience and expense to
the company. The mine is in good
condition, for each and every mem
ber takes pride in keeping their plac-
es in good shape. as they are work
ing for their own welfare in SO doing.
Coal averages twenty-eight to thirty
inches in thickness, overlaid with a
overlaid with good safe roofl. Very
good slate roof.
Very timber is necessaryto su
port the roof. Coal is consumed at JEFF
ferson City and other points along
IC. & A. Ry. Forty men are employ
ed. Ten new mine cars were among
the improvements at the mine dur
ing the year.
/ LAWDER C PETERSON.
own and operate two mines, which
are known as numbers l and 2. No.
is located at Farber, and No. 2 is To-
Gated at Midway, between FarbeI
and Vandalia. Mine No. 1 has been
leased to a company of miners and
lis worked on the cooperative plan,
/ learned at this time that the lease
expired about July 1st; then the CO
operative company will cease to op
crate any longer on account of the
various difficulties that exist in the
company. Louder and Peterson will
then resume the management and op
crate the mine. Mine No. is locat
ed one mile west of Farber. Mine
No. 2 has been closed down since
my last inspection in the previous
fall. Coal in both mines averaged
twenty-six to twenty-eight inches II
thickness, and is worked on the long
wall plan. Coal is overlaid with
good slate roof, and the coal is re
moved by electric machinery and il
hoisted from shaft one hundred
and ten feet deep. | found one elec
trio cutting machine which minet
from forty to fifty tons of coal pc
day. Twenty men were employed t
load the product. There were thirt.
men at work. Both of the abov
mines are located on the Chicago 4
Alton Railroad.
FARBER LEASING co.
The Farber Leasing Co., succes
sor to Lawder & Peterson, operate
coal mine located upon 160 acre
of land near Farber, owned by T. +
Hesse. e. M. Lawder is general maj
ager for the company, with postoffic
at Farber, Mo. The mine is entere
by shaft 100 feet in depth, whic
reaches a coal seam 2S inches 1
thickness. Steam and electric powe
are used in operating the mine, an
the ventilation is secured by a 12-f
fan. Work is done upon the longwa
plan and 1S miners and 5 others ar
employed in coal production. Th
coal is all mined by machines ope
y ated by electricity, and the output {
the mine for the year was $3.50 ton
o valued at $17,4S0.
MISSISSIPPI GLASS COMPANY
The mine operated by this compaG