Show 0 tests show that wet drill Is satisfactory 0 deseret new news tests undertaken by the mine in spec lon tion division of the state indue indus trial commission with wet drills have proven satisfactory and will now permit of the enforcement ot of a mine regulation r e g n batio much in UP fi needed for the krotec protection t 0 I 1 0 of f t tae e klaer ulner in utah C A alien allen chief chie f mine inspector ns an bounced a few days zy s ago several tests were conducted at bingham during the past week by mr alien allen H G snyder metal mine E or tn commission A S winther super in of the highland boy mine and L R dobbs foreman accord ng ing to mr alien allen these tests have proven satisfactory and will enable the industrial commission to enforce the regulation made two years ago prohibiting the use of the dry drill heretofore all stopping drills have been dry machines which cause more or less dust which entering into the miner s lungs causes the lungs to be cut up and miner miners s consumption to fol lows the new machines which were tested have a stream of water going through the drill and around the drilling face thus eliminating dust and removing one of the prin cipal dangers to the miner s health As a result of the testa tests it has been found that not only do the drills prevent dust but the actual drilling Is speeded twice as fast as with the dry drills the regulation requiring a wet machine has been difficult to enforce heretofore since there has never been a really practical wet ma chine mr alien allen is enthusiastic over the results of the tests made with the newest machine however As indicating the importance of the wet machine he aits figures corn com piled by the united states bureau of mines in operation cooperation with the unit ed states health service of some men examined at a certain dis brict in missouri where the dust was very siliceous fully 46 per cent had miners tuberculosis and an addition al 15 per cent had miners tion with the regular tuberculosis superimposed posed in butte of some 1018 miners examined 39 per cent were found to have miners consumption tests with the wet drill will con dinue by the commission at tintic gintic bingham and park city mines |