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Page 17
... escape shaft , and complied with the law in other re- spects . The Broomhall mine , at the time of my last visit , had only one shaft in operation , but since then have sunk another shaft . There are several other shafts in operation in ...
... escape shaft , and complied with the law in other re- spects . The Broomhall mine , at the time of my last visit , had only one shaft in operation , but since then have sunk another shaft . There are several other shafts in operation in ...
Page 18
... escape , so that the mine was poorly ventilated ; the fault was with the mining boss , as the number of men employed did not require half that amount of air , if it had been properly conducted ; the next day after my visit to the mine ...
... escape , so that the mine was poorly ventilated ; the fault was with the mining boss , as the number of men employed did not require half that amount of air , if it had been properly conducted ; the next day after my visit to the mine ...
Page 20
... escape shaft ; I gave the company written notice to provide an escape , which they did inside of twenty days . Since my visit the property has changed hands ; it is now officered by H. W. McNeil , as presi- dent , and George Bentley ...
... escape shaft ; I gave the company written notice to provide an escape , which they did inside of twenty days . Since my visit the property has changed hands ; it is now officered by H. W. McNeil , as presi- dent , and George Bentley ...
Page 21
... escape , they reduced the force underground in compliance with that portion of the law . The company was advised to test the locality where they intended sinking the hoisting shaft , with a drill hole , in order to prove the coal , but ...
... escape , they reduced the force underground in compliance with that portion of the law . The company was advised to test the locality where they intended sinking the hoisting shaft , with a drill hole , in order to prove the coal , but ...
Page 24
... driven to day affords an escape for the men , and a traveling way for the mules , in and out of the mine . The outside improvements comply with the requirements of the mining law , but at the time 24 [ E 4 REPORT OF STATE MINE INSPECTOR .
... driven to day affords an escape for the men , and a traveling way for the mules , in and out of the mine . The outside improvements comply with the requirements of the mining law , but at the time 24 [ E 4 REPORT OF STATE MINE INSPECTOR .
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