Show fiNDS PERil I I 1 fOR MEN IN I I II I COAL MINES I I State Inspector Reports on Conditions in Various Fuel Fields MORE SPRINKLING i STRONGLY ADVISED I I Cites Cies Instance Where the theMen I Men Hen JIen Were Very Close I Ito to Danger Conditions in some of tho the mines mine of ot otI I the tho state are arc pointed out by J. J E. E Pettit Pettit Pettit Pet Pet- tit tit state coal conI mine inspector in a are report re ye port han handed ed to Gov GO John C. C Cutler Cuter to da slay day The hc report was in tho shape of or letters letters let Jet I tor which ha had been sent sen to the tho companies cornI com corn I pani s operating tn tho the mines mimics concerned It J is is thought that this will wi be sufficient to remedy the conditions found Concerning Concerning Con Con- cerin the Pleasant Valley aley mine No o o. o J of the Union Pacific Coal company compan of ot Cheyenne Wyo Mr Ir Pot tit says Tho The sprinkling of the mino mine is only moderately lone done cone Several dry places t were found in thi this mine I desire to suc suggest est that it is false economy to cut down the tho watering expenses econom in I these mines as the dust is of a ver Yer very explosive o nature This This was ws proved pro to be tho tIme case on the tho ni night ht of August 14 1 when the tho n night nightshift nightshift cht shift m iii 11 the third back south entry had hat I drilled and put in char charges cs in il live livo holes Tho Thoy fired four of tho the holes intending to lire tho the fifth one located locate on the ri right ht rib later But all aU of o the five holes exploded ex ox- raising sonic some dust and formin forming jt t tinto into a n flame fame extending out 41 feet along alon tho the entry and slightly h burning two back entry men Serious Explosion A Averted c r cd This This entry hall had been watered tho the I Ida day before I If such watering had bad nut not been lone done prior to this occurrence a n serious could no doubt have taken place as tho the flame fame licked up all al tho the fine dry dust that that had b begun un to settle on the floor In this connection I desire to ask that a moro more rigid rigi enforcement of tho the law Jaw relating to the quantity of powder I. I each man is allowed to take tako into the tho thomine mine be he madeI made I I I found in iii il several rooms as many as ns three full ful cans can an and in four rooms four full ful cans of 01 powder In regard recard to the tho approaches to mine mino mineNo No o. o 1 I irom tho the return airway to tho time fan he lie says All ul AU aro arc built bui of lumber and should a fire fre start aroun around the time fan no part o oit of it could bo be saved The Tho thought comes conies is it not to build our future fans and ld other like liko buildings with wih i sheet metal and anti to eliminate as far fr as possible the danger from freI fire fre I I also noticed t Limo tho o dangerous practice practice tice in indulged ul c in by the tho caretaker of the fan in throwing the time old ol oily waste between the time fan building and an oarth earth bank at the thc back of fan fau Shou Should a ah alighted h lighted match bo be thrown on that waste I the fan and m approaches would woul bo be 10 i burned burne At Other Mines ies 1 Concerning tho time Grass Creek mine of the Union uel l company of O Ogden he ho says I cI I desire a again a n to u urge e tho necessity of securing safety lamps for these mines as it is probable that fire bo be fre la may encountered encountered en en- countered as depth of slope is gained About the mine of tho the Grass Reese Creek Creck Coal com company pan at Grass Creek he says 5 c On On examining conditions at this mine I found that sonic some of the miners had been allowed to take tako a keg kug kcf or twenty five pounds of powder into t tho thomine thomine o omine mine at one time Part of tho the letter sent to the tho Gilson Asphaltum com company pan of Dragon Utah says sass I Vo Wo 0 think that tho the storing of gilson- gilson gison ito io in largo large quantities such as stored at this mine on the edge of the thc openings openings open open- ings is s a n dan dangerous erous practice Letters makin making various various recommendations tons were also sent to W. W B. B Williams general superintendent of oC the thc Utah Fuel company at Castle Caste Gate and ant to the I American Asphaltum association of Dra Dragon on Utah I IDra |