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Show Down in a Coal Mine. What is to be seen in a Great English Colliery. During my brief sojourn upon this planet, 1 havo had tho opportunity ot Inspecting Iron, silver, lend and gold mines, nnd slnco I havo been In this snug llttlo Isle I have had the privilege of dccondlng Into tho bowels of the earth nnd Inspecting ono of tho many pits whicli supplies fuel to feed the fires whicli dally furnish power to turn tlio numberless wheels of industry. I have stood on the market placo hero, mid saw hundreds of men with black faces nud clothes rnttle past with their noisy clogs as they made their way homeward, and havo wished lo see whero and how thoy worked, and last week my wish was gratified. Through tho klndncnsof Mr. Herry, deputy in tlio Mitchell Main Colliery, four of.us wcro allowed to visit Hint pit. He and Ids daughter pavo us dinner at their homo in Wotubwoll, and from hero we started on our expedition. About 15 minutes walk bringB ua to Iho pit yard. Wo go to tlio lamp hous o to get our lamps, and aa soon as I get mlno Uiold It up nnd turn it sideways to cx-nminoHHf'ml cx-nminoHHf'ml immediately the light goes out. It Isrli!!:'1 nml I n'" told to hold It up 6tralgFiWUniCftrmr safety lamps nro used to guard against explosions. Ecing equipped with n lamp, each wo proceed lo tho top of tho shaft' where two cages aro running up and down. Thcso are connected with a large drum In tho engine room by menus of steel wlro ropes which run over two large Iron pulleys which show nboc tho top of tho building directly nbovo the shaft There nro no safety catches on Hii-bo cnes. eo If the ropo breaks thoy drop to the bottom. Ah boii iih tlio loaded bars arc pushed from tho cago wo step on J our guide, Mr. Dcrrw, motions to tho engineer who proceeds to let us down In a hurry. The iron plate drops from under us and wo proceed to follow it down Fomo 3S0 ynrdi passing tho ascending cage when half way down. Tho speed slackens nud wo toon slop. As wo step out tne of our number s.iys : " Why wo went up after wo came dow it didn't war' ,Q;irJanug.plaMLi2JlUlea with small cars holding from 600 to 11)00 nnniwlR nf coal which black faced men arc pushing on tho cages, whilo tho empty ones aro pent ofTtO the' men to be! tilled. Wo pass out of this noisy pl.ictf Into anico little office which is connected con-nected by telephone lo Iho top and' different parte of the pit. Htro we ro-nnilii ro-nnilii a fow minute to get lued to tho placo and preparo for tho exploration. Wo remove our half) nnd aro furnished caps and a stick each, button our coats tothuclili to keep the dust out, put on a determined look nnd tally foith. Wo pass tho pit bottr.m, enter a dark tunnel nnd Btarl for tlio workings. For fear of tripping over rocks wo lift our feet rather high nt each stop, and for fear of hitting our Iteadii wo keep them rnthcr low, so do not present n handkonio numbing petition but manage to follow oar leader. The frcbh uirtothc workings goes down tills tunnel. tun-nel. Wo turn Into n eldo drift, 'p'183 through ecu-rnl doors nnd couio ton main tunnel where tho endless cablo runs pulling Uih le.ulid cars lo the pit bottom and tho empty ones baik to bo tilled. After going n short distance further wo pass under several heavy curtains, used to turn Hie air currents, nud get into tho tunnel which carries the foul air from tho workings Itda drawn out of the mine by a large fan wcrKiiig .it tho top of the jilt. This la not very plo .pant and forcibly iiiniuds me of Hie air width comes out of Hie engine loom on the steamer, and I wns glad to get out of It. We boon came to tho place where the men weio working, and the horecb and l-ojs moving tlio tars around. Iho coal m-Iii heiu Is fcow-rnl feel thick and Is In layers. Tho lower layer is wliui they call the Iwtton softs nnd is about 'J feet thick. This is got out first. Tho men begin at the tunnel to work tills out placing piops behind tlicm as tl cy go. As It Is only s feel thick they aie forced In wrk in crumped quarters picking It out with a pick while Ijlng on their sidcf, ,ind then shou-hug it out into tlio tunnel where tho "trammer" loads It Into the cars. At) seen as he has gone far euuugh he returns to the tunnels and then Hieto shoit propu nro taken out ail J tho remainder of Hie coal ftdls or luu to b wid,;cd down kuvlng a thin layer of coal and tlio rook nboie which must bu plopped up lo bo safe. When thu small cars art .'illed they nro drnwn'by horfca to the iimM j tttblo width takes Hiciii to tl.u pit Ikhihiu. We pasiied thioiigh quite ail.t-i.ul whi-rli thu men eio gitii'U out i-mii, uml watched Willi iut- t tin urluns piocesfcaiiud cvul'l i! ' "t eimu'of thu danger w huh hm l iuihi'i lilc. Wc next examine the I. ire ii n.p wliii-h pumps tlio wan l nut ! lh inim-. Il is run by a ud-le wlmli iinio.' tiomth top. Tlie un l.igi-i -iid itii-hu i i0 claim our aii'.n'i-i.i i i i i mo The hones l " '"' . ' ' " I -' ' - ' -i aadare ki i i in - - -" ". " ground In- " - -iiiii On our in 1 1 i i" n i mr f.ic s i iii ii '' i I- it-ilium I other mishap. i 'i.ii "r iimij, ' lake another ride on Uo cage and nro nt the top ngnln but cannot leave without InBr.cctlnrj the engine room nnJ fiito maclilnery wldeli Js kept In perfect condition. The fan nnd holsltng engines aro grnrM'pieccfl of mncldncry, nml do thtr wTfk nhnost h6lsolcssly. .Tliey holsl nboutlieOO Ions ofro.il a da j1. .The , company"' employs between fiOO nnd 000 Kmttal eomo of whom hsve to walk several jnllifl .underground to get to lhclrwork'.(iItHj not a-vcrj-pleasant J6b; nor Is "tho remuneration very high. Mr. Merry tnkes ua back to his home whore wo wash, nnd liav-j lea ami soon ucntter out to our various places of abodo ngaliil V, Bnrnslcy, Dec. 10,'l8O, r |