| Show is Danger rn he 1 Views Expressed by b Leading Mining Men as to 10 0 Stormy Storing Explosives b or Upon Ill Surface Stale Sak Stall Coal Mine Inspector Favors tI Ih he Latter Laler 11 Sonic SOI Strong Opposing Views I I The lime he Introduction lon this week wok In ho time the lower lowe branch of ot the time Legislature of two to bills hills relating to time thu tl handling of or ex ox and amid 1111 prohibiting the time use of storage magazines underground In mines has it mu 1 wide discussion lon among mining mon men One lull bill In la by II III Ink mind Ind the time theother theother other by h Representative Barrett Parrett Time The hitler bill Is thu tho handiwork of State In Inspector of ot if Coal Mines dinos Gonior Gomor Gomel Thomas and nn Is l a carefully drown document i Time The hp recent explosion In tnt tho Daly Dil DiLl West lest Welt mine at It Park lark City which In the time loss loan of ot 31 lIves 1188 and the destruction tion ton of ot a n ml large hinge amount of ot property has mis misa no a doubt led to the time mO o In II III that case cam rAu time the powder magazine was wal as I situated on the time 1200 foot toot haul tho tito was ns tic usual I Iho Who ho It I was that was ina careless ca lel will wi pro miro probably bably never bo be hI known us HI he lie was nR swept Into eternity at ut thu timo clinic time with I his hi Innocent fellow workmen UTMOST Ur lS SAI Time The he opinions of ot several persons who Is In mining aimIng und who are famil familiar lar with viUm wih the handling of ot explosives Imo luts heen been solicited anti are aro herewith given giemi and amid all thuy limo tho all ul agree on ODD ammo ole thinK amil that Is whether powder be bi stored un or 01 on tho the It should In every possible way Sm bo ho 1 I Former l Irmer T I F I of ot I Idaho who Is now operating the Amen Ameri American Amerlan can an Flag at Park City and who has hal hail had over osor a quarter of ot a 1 experience In mining pas gays that underground mug can In bo he HO so 10 constructed and taken care re of ot us as to make them no more Inn don can porous than thoo on tho time surface In I such AICh cases they the thc should be placed In parts ot of time the mine ns as ni far tar away as lS pos IOS possible P sible sibie from froma where whee the time work Is being beliA done and where the time mine has imas hUf been hll worked out Is iii more moore Important still Is II the tIme employment In the time earn care crl handling of explosives explosive of ot only trusted anti and 1 un under tier der dr careful supervision If I this til werl dune dona time the danger would bo be reduced to u ii minimum am ml Supt Huot W U I of ot the thc Mining company Is outspoken and em om omIn lila In the against underground magazines and ut favors only those on time the surface UNDERGROUND S Capt R 11 I who for or 47 years ear has followed mining ns as minor boss fore foreman foremoan moan man superintendent manager underground mid above ground In various parts marts of or it tin th world und whose opinion Is itt worth a 1 great J lt deal Is out outspoken spoken In iii favor of oC underground n l el and says Iw they should nil all ni be lIe un underground and In la charge char of one ono man maim I who neither n smokes nor drinks nor norv v ears eau nails hails IIA In tile his hi shoes Ho lie should bo hc boio io en with wih a 1 special view to ord should receive extra pay puy 1 Capt Calt iy says list thit powder can be lie kept At II a 0 mOle equable temperature under underground ground It I should be Je stored In tine naPs well wel ventilated tutu they time the should be b cO In Iii away from the le active al workings The caps cape should lir 11 11 kept at a mi 1 distance from the time powder PowderlIe He lIe Il does dol not hot favor old oltI oll men len In iii 11 taking cm came Olf of ot and handling explosives Inns Itch as lS they grow row careless with years Rubber shoes be bl worn voni wor and tile the strictest kind of If supervision should I 1 be exercised over oer time the powder man maim manThe Time The he captains objections to surface magazines Is danger nn r by b lightning hikes Hike hobo hoboes s children fires acci accidental nl accidental dental or intentional and malicious mis mlp mischief chief which hiss ban hiI caused cause several disastrous trous explosions which mire are Rn referred to tn Mow blow He lie II says 1 that time the way may WiY maga magazines are constructed now no thy they th y have Iron roofs roM Iron Irn lOOtS door 01 locks lork etc etl all nl of If which wilhelm attract lightning In Inthey Inse 1 se they ar I on the tIme the be he p built bum of ot adobe and have dirt and amid 1111 wooden doors 1111 During all an the many years year the captain hm hues had hal charge char t of mines anti for 17 of at them he ime hI was Ol in mn 1 charge of the famous mine In Montana he his has hs never ner had hod an In accident from fromn explosives IN MOUNTAIN SIle Judge J T McConnell of 01 the Raven Haven Mining company says 1 the th construction of a I magazine at their mine was well wel considered and theirs was waa built bui In time tha th I of ot n a vault aul In the tue tide EWe of the Uie tle mountain with wih doors lor mind and andone 1110 one olle man 11 orni curries the thE l llY hey y Olm IANS CASH CABIL i D P 1 n a I graduate of Freiberg who ho has haa hl had many years ears experience ns atm a I mine man mu munger mn tiger nger Is II outspoken out In favor faor of ot surface magazine When reminded 1 of ot the time fact that tha t underground storage U Is I In vogue In the time mines flumes of Germany brittany he ime admitted that they th were a there th re but that they th were s Sl so hedged about with care core and nn such nuch extraordinary supervision ion lam was wag Wll exercised over them theta such p attached the danger dAlger from explosions was practically eliminated He his HI sold said ld however what applied In Germany would not nut apply here a as it would retard anti and handicap mining AUTHOR OF OP ONE State Coal o I Mine Inspector lamer Thomas hOla who ho Is II the time author of ot Representative bill bi etya while the time laws governing time the operation of ot In him Utah ore are superior to any un atm other state can yet et but bl Improved upon and amid Ind the Ut th surface magazine and ant says SaR the time storage of ot powder enough to do fur tor or one shift underground Is l us as bad baa star stor ago of o 1000 pounds Ho Io Is la utterly op opposed opposed posed to underground magazines PROTECT ROTH BOTH SIDES SID S SA A gentleman connected with tho time Sait Luke Hardware lar company 1 that 4 t law to be hI effective should protect both I idos There here should be he certain rule adopted with wih reference to 10 the time handling of lewder underground the time violation of oC if which should Rhoul be hi punished He lie Te says the time men immen imre better protected under underground ground the time owners of ot the tho proper property ty t As to surface magazines he lie In imm Instanced the case easo of ot time the th railway ware house houw which destroyed by b lire re in tn I Mont six or nr seven leYon years eals ago I 0 l Powder loader suns stored In this warehouse I amid an atm n explosion resulted wiping out the whole fire lire department anti killing many others oth rs besides COURTED D DEATH I TI I General Manager Moore of ut the Union PacIfic Coal company at tt Rock flock Sprites j Fays they the do not nut Store storo any on powder In L their mimics milieu and amid nul favors surface mugs mug magazines sines When spoken to about the time ex x IllusIon which occurred ll there thero 11 II 1 yeats ol ago ho salti It was caused by two Kin 1 ln landers who Isone driving had In A mu 1 wagon singon anti all chose the tue door luor of ot the mag magazine azine In which 1300 keys of ot pUI ur were ere stored for tor or n a target Of Ot there wo not lot even Ivel a grease spot alot of ot them left Jett Another r accident neld nt wll wil be re recalled rl culled called raie us I having occurred In on Ar r renal lenal Hill ll Just outside ut this cit in that case care afe two boys ho chose hORO time the door for fora to a n target with similar results r rIN IN PRUSSIA Tho Time mining laws of ot Prussia Pru la provide p IJ among other things that only reliable men over 21 years CUrR can cnn handle powder which they time the dare tare not approach with un open light t nor may they thoy time moke They Th Thare are obliged ohl to go IO barefoot Or wear rub nil rubber her ber shoes or hoots boots Special powder chambers underground arc muro Iro limited 10 to 1 30 kilograms nt lit one anti thee theeb chambers must be distant 30 meters rett from each other and amI at least RO M H TraIn from lana I Percussion cLIPS caps cp must mu t not be kept unlocked nor tier In the tile same Im room tooth Alth sith explosives In every eser Ier way I Ithe the time protection to tim life anti ant property Is Isso II I Iso so 10 carefully hedged about that aoel nol dents mire are well wel nigh Impossible m Hit FAVORS I UNDER UNDERGROUND GROUND Senator Simon Is U not at It atall atall all 11 vague agu In II his lila views stews ns as IS to which In Incurs curs coma eUr the greater greaten risk his lila prejudices en emm trel being ell In favor of the under underground ground storing atoning of ot powder r He lie le says 08 1 If that where whee the time Is In itt u mu 1 remote of oC the tIme mine It Is II only visited 1111 by b one une man moan who If It he ex CX exercises 1 1 time the care that every ever man should always us times h In the time handling han of ot this high I explosive the risk he lie runs Is reduced e eto eto to the time minimum Mr Ir Hamberger says J there tI Is I always some fome danger tt lr In the time I handling of oC and anI where It Is stored on omi Oi the surface of ot a n mine and when ishmen It I must be handled handle every lr day du by hy being heln taken Into the mine mile for each vach shift Ihl there theN Is n a 1 frequently recurrence re of the tho danger He his II holds that the thc most mOlt j scientific authorities on this question favor underground storage and cites tIme the fact tAct that tha t the DRI et proprietors proprietor have again placed their magazines un on tier K rim ml lifter a most mott careful arid and t Investigation |
