Show Mr Miner l' Goes To His Daily W Work rl I I II I l I p 1 ihk fr I pj i I I f s o Mechanization 1 Ventilation Improves P v working conditions condi condi- I tons dons in underground industry The life of a miner is much th the same as the life that you and I Ilive live When he leaves home in the morning he 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 h hg ha enters the change room wh r r. r he dons working clothes and ud a hard hat which is attached with i lamp to light fight i ht his way beyond the electric electric elec elec- tile lights There ar are a number of jobs which require courage skill and intelligence If he ho is a cager eager ho 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 or waste and loads it into a mine car There is electrical work to bo be done and he ho may put in his shift wiring or he may be bea I Ia a who does his days work much the same as a car car- penter If he is a drill operator he as- as I his rus post at the end of a aliner aliner aliner liner or drifter and directs the machine machine ma ma- chine toward new ground rond I Machines have eliminated virtually all of the hand work of mining and most underground workers I are skilled in several or all aU phases of machine operation I After his days work has been completed he travels to surface I via tram and hoist and he then I returns to the change room Here he takes a shower in iii a modern modem I sanitary shower room and dons regular clothing for his return turn I I ho i iI I |