The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-01-07
Interest Points in State
Mining Law Dis /.
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48PRESERT1LASTN
Four New Men Enrolled
hi Mining Extension
Course

FortS.etght men were present a.
ths ffairtnont mining extension
school on Friday evening when the
fiYst iassoniain Coal Mine ventila-
tic9 fs8s taught by the instructor.
Adam Crawford. Eighteen weeks
II schnol are scheduled until the
md o. the term In 1929, which
means that twelve weeks will be
used To- study! the subject OF ven
tttatibn IN coal mines and six
weeks In timbering and review
work In the way OF Introduction
kiF Crawford said that excellent
results are being attained in min
ttg school work In Northern West
Virginia despite the depression III
ie Industry.
The subject OF mine ventilation
q very important to mining men
because It is a condition that they
daily come in contact with and he
assured the class It would be a
sery interesting subject, Not only
Is Il Vital to the miner to become
acquainted with the subject OF ven.
tilation In the mine In which he
works hut 1t Is also essential that
he understands the subject in gen.
egal should he become affiliated
With another plant. Ventilation
has become a far more important
subject than 1t was twenty years
ago die 10 the fact that coal min
Ing is done at greater depths than
Years ago! with the result that
greater volumes Of gas are encoun-
tesed aud more dangerous condl
tIpns are confronted day by day.
Every effort will be made to get
tleii who have expressed their de-
ne 10 take up the subject Of mine
ventilation enroll in the school next
Friday so that they might avail
themselves Of the entire subject.
Assdpzenior more were expected to
efifpll hut absented themselves.
flolr men were enrolled as follows:
spl %. Ankrom, Fairmont. Consolida-
Hon Coal Co.; S. D. Brady, Jr., Fair
mont, Brady Coal Corporation: i.
Council. Fatrmont, Consolidation
Goal Co, and Silas J. Wilson, Bax.
Ter Consultation Coal Co. Next
week tis planned to make a drive
on the absentees and try and have
ailSmen enrolled attend class regu.
isTly. Quite little sickness was
reported,
The purpose OF ventilation in the
nine Sis to dilute, render harmless
and remove the dangerous and nox.
Ions gas and secondly to provide
fresh air for men and animals and
10 support combustion. Mining
laws OF several states require the
circulation Of from 100 to 200 cubic
Get Of air per minute for each man
and 500 cubic feet per minute for
each animal as a minimum amount.
a mine is classified as a gaseous
mine when a "firedamp cap" can
Re observed at a number OF faces
or In thelair current. Some mines
are more gaseous than others and
the amount Of air required in case.
Gus mines may have to be increased
pnsiderably over legal require.
ments to secure safety. II is u Gus
tom with some coal companies 10
make ia daily or weekly analysis SO
as 70 regulate the quantity OF air 50
that the rf1ethane content In tha
main returns are below q certain
percentage irrespective Of the NUM-
ner otSmen employed. Operations
some instances, 1t is said, must
tufnish an average of 1000 cubic
teet per man in order to dilute AMI
et1DEe dangerous gases. c II 4
pntains over one.half OF one per
cent because with coal dust pres
estt DANGEROUS condition may bs
created. Daily analysis IN The re,
ti1rn air is preferable
Bnder the 1911 French regnla.
tionsl and the 1911 coal mining acs
el GFeat Britain no volume o: air
q particular Is specified, BIZ:
France requires that the return air
" an advance heading must not
cptlta u more than Is per cent. and
aly other heading more than one
par3eent, OF methane. III Great Brit.
"a only locked safety lamps or per
snigsible portable electric lamps
may he used when the air normally
sontattis over one.hal fof one per
eerts methane and II the per cent
moro than two and hall
feF cent tho miners ore withdrawn
iQp1 the mine. A plaza shall not
epn ileFed IN q III state II the
conta less than 10 per cent.
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