Show VENTILATION BAD BADIN BADH H IN III SOME SHE fl r MINES INES i I State tate Coal Mine Inspector i Makes Quarterly Report to the Governor J r j MINERS ARE CARELESS 0 I CONDITIONS GENERALLY GOOD SOME SUGGESTIONS MADE There to is much m h room for or improvement hi In the tb condition of coal oj mines m or of th the ue state according aC to the UK quarterly state statement tt J ment ent which J E K Pettit state MM coal COllI mine Ir i inspector has 11 II Ju just t made to the tM governor This report consists CODI S I of ot copies of ot letters lette lettel l t 0 wI the Inspector has hal written to the tM th headquarters of the companies e eminee whose who e eis mines mine he has hai inspected There are ere seven is i 4 j of these owning and nd operating ten n mines In Utah I Methods of lighting and sprinkling are ar arthe the chief matters upon which the in inspector InI I f t tor emphasizes the necessity of Im Improvement Improvement i provement Thus Thue at the tle Norvell Norvel mine at ati i Dragon he found that th the workings are arel I l dry with much dust duit floating about He lie Her r called the attention of the owners to the 4 law taw which says that a water system t mu t be provided to lay the dust duet This Thie 5 mine is not lighted artificially the day daylight dayi j light penetrating the open cuts sufficient sufficiently i ly Iy for working purposes pu One shaft is isnow IsI Isnow i I now ITS feet teet deep deed dee and artificial light will willbe willbe be he need d if worked further Ten miners mine minet t j L and four tour outside mei are employed at atI s1 1 this mine the ore being Ming taken out b bv bI I means of or ropes ro and pi Keys operated by bya a horse hure Mr Pettit notified the owners owne I j 1 that if worked any deeper lighting I and d sprinkling must be considered and he het t compelled a promise that better helter ladder it ways nays would be maintained q Bad Ventilation I The Utah Fuel Kuel mines mine were found f und In pretty good condition but some ome r improvements are demanded d Lighting I and sprinkling are reported good at all III these tt eM mines but In the Castle Castin Gate mine the inspector found that the miners were tJi using an inferior Interior Jude grade of or oil In their 4 lamps which filled tilled some of 4 the rooms with ith lamp moke smoke The ventilation in this mine was w reported Ventilation was I also found to be bad bold in n one entry of the w Clear Creek mine At No 4 I 4 Sunnyside u mine ventilation timbering and tZ ling illig were wert all in good condition and the th t caves and workings were clear of gas except in the sixth right ht entry which was rather bad Ventilation and lamp r c smoke made condition t bad tJ at No o 2 mIti Th t in some of the entries but isit conditions co are 1 t bing b Improved 1 The Inspector added a note to his re report report report port on these mines that he be had attended 1 a couple of first aid ald lectures at these i mines and though some e interest was wall t manifested It was not nearly enough eon con considering u the Importance of the subject Miners Careless Attention is ill called ailed to a dangerous 1 tIe tice at the Grass Gr Creek mines Employee 5 have been n in the habit of Jumping ng on L it loaded trips and being hoisted hol ted up the thet it t 4 slope which lie he suggested be stopped slapped V Ventilation at these th mines mime was wae good ex cx r N at No 2 mine r 1 Th TIll miners miner at the Pleasant Valley mine i I have been c the inspector tor says lIya in hI 1 r using earth arth t tamping for their shots and powder cans were left about too promis j j couely Also AIo some seine dry places were found f I in the workings Ii t Mr r Pettit insisted on the strengthening f of pillars at the mine At 4 1 this mine he found a miner I using dry coal I drillings from his machine for tamping I t purposes and stopped the practice I The Black Dragon mine he reported to t s it r be bL In excellent ex condition a 3 new method j having been Introduced of mining the gil as well as Improved methods of 1411 lighting At this mine mint on April It 12 the 1 body bod of William Kakes the Greek miner j who lost his life lite in an explosion was un I w f f e covered collated and on Ol the thes following day ay his 1 mate John Gervas Gerras was taken out 1 At the Weber mine the I tl dry dr and dusty The mine was manway generally was In good condition |