Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-01-22
Coal Mining in New Mexico Less Dangerous
Occupation Than in Any Other State

ftx3e-inrh vuIcan eesfof holstlnn ens
gina. one te.foot Crawford q Mc,.fisl-
mon ventilating fan. and has made .
new escape man-way. built q number
81 new tenant houses and q store
houre and schooIhousa a. their camp.
The Victor American Fuel company
has been installing the best equipment
Obtainaoio for mine hauluRo and FOR
preparing the coal foF market, ~
the Weaver mine this company spent
10000 IN changing power and ma
chlncFy from steam 20 electricity, In
stnillng electric lights IN honaeA steel
tanks for reservoirs and general Int-
provcments IN and around che mine,
~ the HeatOn mine they spent $4,000
changing power and equipment from
steam to eleclriclly. electric lisht ~
houses and various small Improve
mepis IN and around tho mines 20
better conditions. A. the Navajo mine
The same company expended $4,000
In building houses putting electric
lights ln houses. electric Generator and
electric hoist, and az tho Bartlett mine
they spent $1,000 for a crushing plant.
electric wiring and Installation of olec-
irlcs lights IN tenant houses.
At the -. Ailchaeis mine tiss was
spent Tor improvements.
san Juan County.
On account Of the development ~
the large extent Of territory IN the
southwest. supplied with coal from
the mines OF the state. and ON account
OF the price Of fuel. oil oeinE higher
than a TOW years ago. and the cost
being 81 a superior qualify. the de-
mand for New Mexico coal " cxcci-
lent and constantly increasing 81 the
prospects for future business are very
bright. aud on account % the favor
able conditions OF mining. the regular
ity Of work. having had no labor
strikes for a number Of ysars the
miners will prosper as weIi hers as iu
any state In the union.
There are ilfty-two coal mines
opened zap in the state. out ~ thls
number only thirty-threc miues re-
ported as working. three reported ~
not working. and sixteen failed 10
make any report or 90 return tho sta
tistical blanks sent them. W n al the
coal companies had made return 81
their operations the total output OF
the mines would be- greater than what
shows In this report. An effort win
be made to set complete data Tor the
next report.
summary OF Goal and Coke Trotim,-
tioB OF New Mexsco for -Four
Mouths. C0mneneinG July I.
Endlng Ost0lSer ~, 1912.
Number Of mines In opcr-
alton .,..,......,.s..
Number OF mines aban-
donsd ...........,
Tons 81 bltuminous coal
produced $4,000 los. per
toni .,......t.s.,,... $50
Number OF new mines
opened up ...ss...s..t
Tons eof subs lssunlncns' eHrls 'sf
coal produced ts.0O lbs
per ton .......+...... 3sf.3ff
Tons of anthracite coal
produced ....... ......
Total number OF tons Of
coal produced iiss,oss
Tons VI coal mined ~ ma
chimes ............., ssj,sls
Total number of mining
machines used 4.
Total number Of tons of
coke produced -. i,s,sss
Total number oC coke
ovens ...,t-...-.t ..-....s
Number Of employees m
aud about the mines 1850
Number of employees about
the coke ovens .,.... .....
Number of fatal accidents
Number OF non.falal acci.
dents ..,.,.......... az
Tons Of coal mihed Tor
each life lost $500. sso. 1855
Number OF employees for
each life lon, ....... ale.5
Number killed per each
thousand employed W t.0a
Nine fatal accidents "vcurfed from
| January I 10 October -. 1919.
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