Show STATE MINE INSPECTOR THOMAS REPORTS CARBON COUNTY CAMPS Sta mine inspector thomas liae lias submitted to Go governor wells it report of ills his IV lu of the tile tout foul coal camp camps of carbon county the th same lieving been made maide between Deci december amber 20 low and january 10 1004 ali hi 9 ro ort is given glan here in gaii it ui 1 1 tho the first igloo I 1 was no I 1 nt at I 1 found working and thirty ono day inn total 03 tho the output of coni was aas tons ae an I 1 ant bent through tho cillino I 1 found all places well entil atad timbered watered and kept daina lamp WORK OP NEW MEN As I 1 entered the now mens pi teed 1 I found fouti dory ery few of them that wore were the work aliey all felt rait nd as though they would soon be bonio miners the company hiis has cm em OBO one incliner at 3 CO GO i per daa da whoso duty july it ia is to take care of aery five new mon men tind and allem tm th how to dig coni coal and anti also how to put up tip their prope title this ilian ia is instructed by tho inami cement to see 41 that all places tire are kept in anfe condition foi tho the new men to work in there me also two flie bosses who ge go around tho the mine twice tivice tt a day ono ano in tho the morning before the miners enter tho the mine ml no to see that nil all gases t and other danec 1114 us materials nio nie kep icelo clear befort tho the miners minem enter tho vie dinine they make another round in III tho the afternoon to see that the miners place their shots in the tile right places and to see that the tile mining Is done ote cording to rules as all mining must IV made six inches beyond abo end of the hole no shots shall bo knade unless nil all places within thirty yards are in a wet at condition so that duat dust cannot bo be rat railed seil by it u windy ahot shot it Is also the duty of the ilac losses bosses to see that nil places arotin aru timbered odd nod mad safe also oleo to vw tha that ull all placa are watered and und kept there is also a mine foreman whose whoso duty it Is to see that the mine Is kept in a safo safer condition and to glo instructions tire liro bassos bosses niso the nen anen who hava charge of tho tile now men imen and to that all instructions are carried out 0 SCALES WERE ALL BIGHT RIGHT after I 1 ent through tho mino mine I 1 came out and bindo an examination of the scales that weighed tho the miners rn lnora cool coal and found them to bo correct 1 I next rondo nn an inspection of no 2 mine I 1 found 7 miners in tho the anine und and 31 day men a total of men outside of operating miners 80 86 uen men employed nt at the coke oven oens 93 9 total number in and around both 4 gal which makes the number of men loaa leas than before tho the strike there were about OLe half hulf of tho the above 28 men doing grading j taking n out rock aud building coke I 1 ovens alch nu n u cot not needed nt at present so it iball makes about ll 11 l l men ruen less leas than there wore were boroto the strike both critics aie producing 1120 t ns of coul per day lay which ie Is about IF tone ons le less leis is than tho the output 1 lioio tho the ae aia I 1 wont through no 2 mine I 1 found it lu in good leafs condition with plenty of good nir air all tim bared watered and anti kept damp tho the conditions in regard to aking care of the th new men wyro were tho the ancic as in no 1 mine tho the samo number of practical miners firc bosses one foreman fore nian and an assistant in roy tny a do nerr now men at sunny sido side are making a very good enow show log ing CASTLE GATE MINE 1 I nest next visited the castio gate avalne valne kiln in III this mine there butners ad and 02 day men a cotril of working in around the mine the tile output is 1 mo ton tons per day lay As A I 1 want went the mine I 1 found it ras well 11 timbered ventilated wate watered reil and hept kept camp hare hore the conditions in regard to the cew mew men are not quite as good ua as tho the other mine ns as the coal ii hard to mino mine und anti it takes nero and muscle to produce the coal tho the fa fanner riner bockmon oud and railroad men ure are not accustomed to use their murve and muscle masele in this way so tt it ia is taking a little longer to train them as it takes t ROOI to inake a success ef of digging coal nt at the bustle gate mine taking all into tion consideration tho lh new men man tiro are dolvig very us ile of them mine inline riso ons on per day the company tho the sama same pree precaution nution lit AS abey do d in sunnyside Sunny side in regard to practical miners taking caie of the nw men ruen MINE AT CLEAR creek the next mino I 1 visited was ivas at flear clear creek I 1 found heis miners nad and ve 90 day tiny men met a total of tho tile dally daily output nt at this mino inina Is 1350 tons As allent I 1 ent through tho the mine I 1 found it in very good condition inith ith plenty of timber good ventilation a pd id nil all places kept damp the condition in this mino mine ina in little to the tile castle gate ind and Sunny alide mines as it reminds me ef of quarrying reck reek more than digging coal aa as moat inot of the places havo have fourteen felt ef of coni coal and with tho aid of the practical pra miners tho now new ivan 1 ait doing or 0 wal llie company one ane practical miner to avory twenty five new inen and pays them 3 50 60 per day to t show tho tile nev no men how to mine this coal the aam precautions are inked ken liere here in regard tomino to mino feie iad inva and alro hoaxes as in the other mines tha clear creek mine mina Is making a very good allowing showing minera miners producing 1350 tone tons par por day MEN HAVE NO KICK my net next visit of inspection was at winter quarter quarters here found 1 miners and 91 day men a total of in and anti around tho the mine the total output is 1178 1176 tons berdn per day T As I 1 went through gli thy the allue I 1 found it to be in a dalily bood condition tak log inlo coroi consideration ide ratio n I 1 all the men in the mino mine but four and found them all with the exception of two or three tho the condition ID in this mine is different to nil all the others it has a big seam senni of coal and lots ota of roof which maleia ii it v deiy hard grepo prepo preposition A forthe toli to handle the tile now new mon not to mining coal eoal but I 1 must say that they use more pie cautious than at the othor other mines here they put one practical ini miner nor to take cure care of oi ory ery four men man they do this throughout the mine by doing doling this they produce quito quite it 1 tou tol inace nag a very fory small percentage of accidents after going gulag through tho mine I 1 exam examined lined the tile mine ml no scales and found them to im carreca cor car rett DONT LIKE LONG TON after abing through ull all tho the mines and seeing theold tho old audner nud new jul miners ners the only complaint wits that they were not satisfied with tho tile ion ions toa too which Is I 1 2 2210 1210 pounds they all seem to want th short too ton in ay my opinion I 1 think it would be wise on tho part of the management to chando this to 2000 pounds to the ton and pay the miners for tho the run of mine in place of taking off one third or so ni as we know that the miner la is it i of jealous fellow when the tile company takes off tuc tha one third be he im agines anoia W away 0 than there hould should be so I 1 think that if it the company would do away with the ton and pay the for the run of the mine it bould be quit quite a benefit to the soni kompany pany and an also a great faction to the minor miner I 1 found quite a fw fiew strike strikers in bustle gate ate sunnyside Sunny side and scofield they all seethed to be lie in a quiet mood and making no the tile management ia Is to be cumell for its a spirit nod find the precautionary methods adopted for the safety und and comfort of if em aloyes |