Show Mr r. r Miner Goes J To His Daily Work j y f M A s j J jJ q f fj r. r v j t 1 7 e 4 I I I rT 4 I I I sf Mechanization Ventilation improves working conditions condi condi- Hons in underground industry The life of a miner is much the same as the life that you and I live When he ho leaves home in the morning he herides generally drives to the mine or rides with fellow workers work work- ers provided he lives too far from his work to walk Upon arrival at the mine he enters the change room where he dons working clothes and a hard hat which is attached with lamp to light his way beyond the electric electric electric elec elec- lights There are ate a number of jobs which require courage skill and intelligence ft n he is a eager caper he takes his place at the controls of a huge electrically driven hoist which lowers and lifts the cages in a shaft He may be a trammer operating a locomotive that pulls a string of cars Or he may take his place at the controls of a mechanical which scoops up ore are or waste and loads it into a mine car There is electrical work to be done and he may put in his shift wiring or he may be bea a who does his days work much the same as a car car- penter If he is a drill operator he assumes assumes assumes as as- his post at the end of a liner or drifter and directs the machine machine machine ma ma- chine toward new ground Machines have eliminated virtually all lI of the hand work of mining and most underground workers are skilled in several or all phases of machine operation After his days work has been completed he travels to surface via tram and hoist and he then returns to the change room Here he takes a shower in a modern sanitary shower room and dons regular clothing for his return home |