BLACK DIAMOND Is located near Haydenville, and is operated by the Haydenville Mining and Manufacturing Co. J. W. Jones is the superintendent, and E. Lehman is the mine boss. It is a drift opening into the No. 6 seam of coal, which is here from three to six feet in thickness. The single entry system is in vogue, and the ventilation is natural pressure. Eighteen miners and three day hands are employed. Conditions were ordinary. Is located east of Wellston on the C., H. & D. Railway, and is operated by the Wainwright Coal Co. George Harrison is superintendent and Wm. Harrison mine boss. This is a shaft 95 feet in depth to the No. 2 seam of coal which is here from two to four and one-half feet in thickness. It is conducted on the double entry and cutoff systems, and has fan ventilation. Seventy-nine miners and thirty-seven day hands were employed. There are traces of marsh gas on the north, east and west sides. At present the north entry is dipping with no gas present. The ventilating current is at times weak, owing to the presence of leaks. Some diligence is used to correct this defect, and there is promise of an abundant supply. FLUHART NO. I Is located in South Wellston on the B. & O. S. W. and C., H. V. & T. Railway, and is operated by the Fluhart Coal Co. Theodore J. Fluhart. is the superintendent, and David Powell is mine boss. It is a shaft eighty feet in depth into the No. 2 seam of coal, which is here from thirty to forty inches in thickness. It is conducted on the double entry system and has fan ventilation. One hundred and twenty-eight miners and fifty-two day hands were employed. The ventilation of the mine was more favorable than before, a good outlet having been secured into the Comet mine. On December 7, at 4 p. m., Charles Gray was found dead in his room covered with coal that had come from a shot fired on the east rib. His shot had evidently exploded prematurely and caught him nearby. The conjecture was that the squib was defective. FLUHART NO. 2 Is located southeast of Wellston on the C., H. & D. and C., H. V. & T. Railways, and is operated by the Fluhart Coal Co., of which T. J. Fluhart is superintendent, and Victor Sullivan is mine boss. It is a shaft 167 feet deep into the No. 2 seam of coal, which is here from 32 to 40 inches in thickness. It is worked on the double entry system and has fan ventilation. Tail rope haulage is used here. Sixty miners and 36 day hands are employed. The main entry has been opened through crush, and the development of the southeast section has been begun. The air current. was weak owing to the leakage in the airway. Some diligence was used to correct defects. On my last visit, May 10, it was agreed to secure additional inlet from the main shaft to increase the volume and pressure owing to the smallness of the area of the airway from the fan to the air shaft. FLUHART NO. 3 Is located east of Wellston on the B. & O. S. W. Railway, and is operated by the Fluhart Coal Co. T. J. Fluhart is superintendent and Eli Gentry is mine boss. It is a shaft 80 feet deep into the No. 2 seam of coal which is here from two to four feet in thickness. It is worked on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. Fifty-nine miners and thirty day hands are employed. Work is limited to the south and the southeast. section, except that one entry is being driven on the north, prospecting, the coal being small. Ventilation on the south side has been weak. Changes were made with good results. At my last visit on May 2, the airway was found to be in a bad condition, and measures were taken to place it in good order. Traces of marsh gas are slight. All entries on the south have been driven to the end, only room work proceeding. MILTON NO. I Is located in Wellston on the B. & O. S. W. Railway, and is operated by the Milton Coal Co. T. J. Morgan being superintendent and George Davis mine boss. It is a shaft 76 feet deep to the No. 2 seam of coal, which is here about four feet in thickness. It was conducted on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. Fifty-four miners and twenty-nine day hands are employed. This mine is nearing exhaustion and the number of men employed will steadily decrease. MILTON NO. 2 Is adjacent to the Milton No. I mine, and is operated by the Milton Coal Co. T. J. Morgan is superintendent and Wm. Montgomery is mine boss. It is a shaft 76 feet deep into the No. 2 seam of coal which is here from three to four feet in thickness. It is worked on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. One hundred and seventy-four miners and sixty-two day hands are employed. There were difficulties with the ventilation at various times, a large volume being received from the No. 3 mine. This was irregular, due to inattention. On my last visit there was a fair current except on the west side; they were expecting to cut into the No. I mine, which they have since done, and an increased current of air was secured. MILTON NO. 3 Is located east of the Milton No. 2 mine, and is operated by the Milton Coal Co. D. Ritchie is superintendent, and Henry Shiers is the mine boss. It is a shaft opening into the No. 2 seam of coal, which is here from 34 to 40 inches in thickness. It is conducted on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. The west entries of this mine is connected with the No. 2 mine. One hundred and twenty-two miners and thirty-eight day hands are employed. This mine was fairly ventilated. It promises to exceed all others in the county in its daily output of coal. WELLSTON NO. 3 Is located west of Wellston on a switch of the C., H. & D. Railway, and is operated by the Wellston Coal Co. D. Ritchie is the superintendent, and D. J. Harry, successor to Robert Pope, is mine boss. It is a shaft mine 87 feet in depth into the No. 2 seam of coal, which is here from three to four feet in thickness. It is worked on the double entry system and has fan ventilation. One hundred and forty miners and forty-nine day hands are employed. At my last visit made on May 5, the fourth east entry was weak in regard to ventilation, and a large swale was filled with water. They were requested to cease operation in that portion of the mine until improvements were made in the air current and in the drainage. The fan is located at the mouth of the fifth west entry, and produces a sufficient current of air, but leaks through the brattices, and dissipates before reaching the face of the entry. They were instructed. to repair the brattices in order to bring the current to the face of the workings. On November 27, David Stewart, an entryman, was injured by a fall of slate in the cross cut at the head of the fourth east entry. He was loading coal out of the cross cut, and was aware of the dangerousness. of the slate, but he lingered too long and was overtaken. He died on November 28. James Nichols on the 8th of March, thinking that his squib had failed to explode his shot, was in the act of going back to replace it when it suddenly exploded, killing him instantly. SUPERIOR NO. I . Is located west of Wellston on the O. S. & C. H. & D. Railways, and is operated by the Superior Coal Co. H. C. Murphin is the superintendent, and W. J. Davis is mine boss. It is a shaft opening 100 feet in depth into the No. 2 seam of coal which is here from 33 to 42 inches in thickness. The mine is worked on the double entry system and is ventilated by a fan. One hundred miners and forty day hands are employed. This mine was well ventilated and kept in fair condition. I SUPERIOR NO. 2 Adjoins the No. 1 mine on the east. H. C. Murphin is the superintendent, and Daniel J. Davis is mine boss. This is a shaft mine 85 feet in depth into the No. 2 seam of coal which is here from 34 to 42 inches in thickness. It is worked on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. One hundred and fifteen miners and forty-nine day men are employed. The north side is fairly ventilated, but an improvement of the ventilation on the south side is a prime necessity, as an extensive tract of coal has been added to the plant. SUPERIOR NO. 3 Is located northwest of Wellston on the B. & O. S. W. Railway, and is SUPERIOR NO. 4 Is located at Ironton Junction on the C., H. & D. Railway and is operated by the Superior Coal Co. O. B. Gould is the superintendent, and F. M. Hudson is mine boss. It is a shaft opening 77 feet deep into the No. 2 seam of coal, which is here from 30 to 37 inches in thickness. It is conducted on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. Fifty-two miners and twenty-six day hands are employed. The ventilation here was ordinary and they were required to make their brattices air tight and clean out the airways. On March 26, Andrew Holzapel, while working in a skip entry on the sixth, east loosening the coal from his shot at the face of the skip, when a slip developed and without warning a large mass of slate fell, crushing and killing him instantly. SUPERIOR NO. 5 Is located at Coalton on the C., H. & D. Railway, and is operated by the Superior Coal Co. George Wheldon is the superintendent and Evan T. Davis is mine boss. This is a drift mine into the No. 2 seam of coal which at this point is from 15 to 45 inches in thickness. It is worked on the single entry system, and has fan ventilation. Seventy-three miners and thirty-six day hands are employed. This mine is nearing exhaustion. and there will be employment for the men in the coming season in drawing pillars. SUPERIOR NO. 6 Is located east of Wellston on the C., H. & D. and O. S. Railways, and is operated by the Superior Coal Co. O. B. Gould is the superintendent and Wm. Cooker is mine boss. This is a slope mine into the No. 2 seam of coal which is here from 34 to 48 inches in thickness. It is conducted on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. Seventy seven miners and thirty-four day hands are employed. This mine was. fairly well cared for. Traces of marsh gas have been found here. A fire boss was required to visit these rooms before working hours, and the usual precautions taken. ELIZA Is located east of Wellston on the B. & O. S. W. Railway, and is operated by the Eliza Coal Co. Charles Weisman was in charge. It is a shaft 75 feet deep into the No. 2 seam of coal which is here from two to five feet in thickness. Lately it has been worked on the cutoff system, and is ventilated by means of a fan. In January thirteen miners and eight day hands were employed. Later the mine was abandoned, with the exception that they may during the summer draw some of the pillars that are within a short distance from the shaft. COMET. Is located west of Wellston, and is operated by the Comet Coal Co. Peter Gallagher is in sole charge. It is a shaft 68 feet deep into the No. 2 seam of coal, which is here from three to four feet in thickness. It is worked on the double entry system, and has fan ventilation. Thirty-five |