The Arvada enterprise., 1914-11-19
MINE DEATH list ITO
ACCORDING TO ANNUAL REPORT
OF JAMES DALRYMPLE.
Mine Inspector States More Than
Eight in Every 1000 Men EN-
ployed Arc Killed In Year.
Western Newspaper Union News Service,

Western Newspaper Union News Service,
Denver.-lncreases are shown both
In the number of men killed for each
1000 men employed, and for each
100000 tons of coal produced in 1915
in the coal mines of Colorado. accord.
ing to the annual report of James Dal'
rymple, state inspector Of opal mines.
There were 40 men killed in 1913
In accidents in the mines. Fifty-one
women were left widows and los chill
drcn We're left fatheress.
The inspector says that there has
been n steady increase in Colorado In
the number of lives lost In the coal
mines during the last three years
meaning the years 1911, 1912 and 1913
while there was material decrease
in the number of lives lost In the coal
mines of the United States as II whole.
The year for which his report was
made covers three months and a week
OF the strike of coal miners which Is
now In progress.
His comparative table on the mum.
ber of men killed In Colorado coal
mines. AS taken from bulletins issued
by the director of the United States
bureau of mines. shows In 1912 there
were zoos men killed per 1000 men
employed in the states mincs while In
1913 there were $50 men killed per
1000.
The average of the United States as
whole for 1912 was 3l5 men per
1000. The number of men killed per
100000 tons mined In Colorado was
percentage for the whole United States
in 1912 was A.29 per l,OO0,OO0 tons.
There were 354 men injured in Col
orado mine accidents during 1913. an
average of 27.5 per 1000 men en-
ployed, according to the report which
Is made up OF reports OF accidents Civ
en- to the inspector by the operating
companies, as required by law.
The inspectors report shows further
that there were IT'S mines In operation.
Sixteen new mines were opened up and
seven old mines reopened. while
twelve mines We're closed.
The total number of tons OF coal
produced was 9,2GS,939.
The decrease In production In 1919
was 1,7i0.O00 tons.
The number of men employed al
miners was 1896.
Average number of days worked for
all producing mines, 192.
The total number of men employed
In and about the mines was l2.S7l.
The average daily production oI
each miner was GIG tons.
The average annual production o
each miner was 1.203 tons.
The average price paid the minc
was 30 2.3 cents n ton for coal mined
This makes the average yearly earn
ings OF the coal miners of the stat,
SGG9.G7 each.
The total number OF tons OF COX
produced was S79,lSG.
The total number Of coke ovens II
operation was 2.I37.
The total number OF men employed
at the coke ovens was G20.
The number of men killed under
ground was l04. The number killed
on the surface was six.
vi IHt uCtlufIltN WtTt
falls OF rock and coal, ~; mine car,
and motors, 6: dust explosions, 81,
suffocation from marsh gas. 9: mis-
cellaneous. including premature blasts
electricity, shafts. mules, ~. machIn
cry and railroad cars, 4.
The amount OF compensation foI
death and injury was 1858 G3.
The cost of development during tn,
year was $500. .Gil.l9.
Tho tons of Ignite coal produced
reached l.92S,G7G; of scmi.biiuminou,
coal. 72O.353: OF bituminous, G.5G7 ,256
of anthracite, 81 Cod.
The number of tons produced FOL
each lilc lost way "a 2G3, and the mum
Der produced for each non fatal acci
dent was 2C.lS3.
During the last three months OF tn,
year. while the strike was In effect
the production was l.72J,O3I tons. M
against 3,2i3,3i3 for the Bamc period
In 1912.