The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1919-03-13

to the fact that the vein is sheeted
structure in thin parallel lines for 10
or Is feet on each side OF the ore,
peels like an onion. 1t would take
crew of 40 II. p. chamber men to keep
the manways clean, especially in view
OF the fact that there are so shoots
and manways in this long ore body,
which are, Of course, duplicated at
each level and hardly think the COM
plant on this matter was fair, in view
Of the fact that at each 9foot floor OF
these manways a safety vent hole Is
cut into the ore shoot, which natural
~ spills a little fine material. Tight
tagging of the walls is impracticable
and would cause more trouble from
splintered boards and heavy ground
than protection. The manway ladders
are in staggered 9-foot lengths and
each section generally completely
floored over with 3-inch planks ex-
cept a man hole. eliminating the
chance of falling rock for more than
one or two floors. The men are or
dered to keep loose material safely
clear of the timber slide manways and
had themselves to blame under these
contract operations for falling to do
so.
Result of Air Tests.
At another inspection of this mine
| in December, after securing some
modern air measuring instruments. /
was able to confirm the company's
previous information that they were
delivering 10000 cubic feet of fresh air
or over 200 feet per man per minute,
employed at the time, which was reas-
onably we'll distributed to the bottom
level. I further found, on repeated
tests with a first class psychrometer,
that the highest temperature develop
ment in the Morning mine at the 18th
level, 3400 feet deep vertically under
the mountain, was ~ degrees and the
highest temperature of the mine at
the top of an exhausted old stope was
rs degrees. This Is normal summer
temperature of outside air.
The trouble with these moderate
temperatures is the fact that the hui
mildly is high. The ground is damp
and the air passing through the works
absorbs moisture, causing men to
perspire readily. The relative humid
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that the men were not suffering from
temperature was evident by the fact
that most of them wore at least one
shirt and some of them two in their
work.
The formation of this vein Is grad
ually growing more flexible as depth
is attained, but has developed no con-
dition so far hut what a competent
miner or timberman can take care OF
and protect himself in doing so. The
principal complaint on this score Is
attributed to ten day men who come
across a little extra hazardous condi-
ton and show the yellow streak ano
turn tail on the job, then go off anc
condemn the mine as dangerous. II
is, of course impractical to keep
big mine like this looking as neat al
a lady's boudoir and no reasonable
miner expects it.
Surface Conditions Good.
The surface conditions, under whicl
the men live at this property, are eX
ceptionally good, and to the alien EN-
ployes equal if not superior to VIVA
, the overlords of their own countr
, enjoy. The men are hauled back an
. forth to their work by an electric mo
, tor in lazy backed coaches which Civ
, them ample protection from danger /
| travelling through the two-mile TUNE
: The train starts and stops at mod
I ern concrete, steam-heated, fire proc
f dry house with accommodations TO
= 300 men, in which the men can was
= up and change their colthes and ar
f given separate, cootie-proof, metalli
lockers with modern porcelain lava
I tories and bathing conveniences tina
? are strictly up to date. From the DIR
= house it is only $50 yards to the com
, rany's four story miners hotel an
, boarding house, where good board
| supplied and separate rooms wit
' spring beds are available at reason
( able charge, with janitor- work an
' clean linen supplied and comfort
, able club room to lounge in; condi
, tons common to other big mines
!. 1.-The district.
W In travelling through both this min
1 and the Gold Hunter, they were con
Q spicuously marked with |. W. WI sign
7 burned onto the timbers and chut
e boards with carbide lamps The ere
r that went on a strike were 60 per Ger
s aliens, including many excellent min
ers, and / am of the opinion that tn
d trouble was agitated at some !. Wv
[ center outside of the district / haI
,f pen to be a foreign-born miner my
n self and I have some appreciation
d the advantages these men enjoy con
IS pared to what they could possibly on
,e tain in their own country, and do n
It believe that it was the sentiment
e the majority Of them to start Il
IF trouble which was instigated, b
70 that n was designed by outside pr