https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/947b40ca384f29c9d9e3d0d586971892.pdf 425201db344a0023e21a479b664354ee PDF Text Text � https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/15cb5199016e5ed30109b2d251e0eb61.pdf ac3fc41af29515878a51665ffa8790c7 PDF Text Text �NO . 0620 Form 188 DISTRIBUTION OF Bl LLS PAYABLE REGISTERED I N Gmaha , Hel::>raska, TO Do Go Thomas } -:larch ___ U=AR:. C . :.=H=0 _ 1_9_1.....;_2_.:;.o_ __ 19 12 !Maro 21 IS-~Q For re m1.u1e ration as agreed un on in makini:r - spG cial exam i na tion of the Ui ne s of 'i1he .. Union :?n.ci f ic Coal Company and Supe r io r Coa l - Comp'.lny durin g: 1::> e riod ? eb ruo. r v 12 - to UR r cb 1 Gth 7 91?. 50, l ! I ' J CHARGEABLE TO ACCT. No. TITLE OF ACCOUNT 0 DISTRIBUTION CORRECT: I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE ABOVE EXAMINED BY: EXAMINED, FOUND CORRE REGISTERED: ACCOUNT 18 CORRECT : ( Si!s'Iled ) ~c. '~f. BOCK FOR BILLS PAYABLE BUREAU . FOR �COPY OF RECEIPTS ATTACHED TO VOUCHEi'R ·p" , ·r;, - ..'1. . .i!..RS (1 ) Feb. 20 to Maro 5 9 1912 o SH'~RIDAN TO TO CO!,TI•:1ERCIAL HOTEL, DR 0 14-3/4 days room and board Launc1ry $,29050 oSO IT 060 PAID ( si 0;ned) I.IRS o A o Ifr..IRLE 1'.Iarch 13, 1912 0 TO DR o \} 7 50 To I·Jarch 7 ? fo r supper to 10? aft er d i 11:r1er 3 days n n 12 9 for lodging to 1 3 th aft a s u pperl day Laundry 0 2 o50 1 20 ~511 2 0 0 0 :Dra van•e 0 o u 75 Jllo 95 ( 3) ·.8.ccei"' ca_ of iiro t ~ J J"o Eo Sheridan, copying repor ·s O..!. D02.r d oA :.i.: InN_uiry -, on exa.,rii· a1.1ion of -.1ines at Hanna, Rock Springs, Relinn.ce,. Su1Je:tior ana. -::!u...;1l)erl~nd., '.7yoming, as fallows: -(60 pa ges - original and 3 carbon copies) ( sig-n.ed) 30¢' HISS RfilJA :JLIASo - -~-- -- -- --=----=- __ _ __ ,/ f)18 .oo -- - - -- -- �Total Expense Account Contract price for exam ination of UoP o Coal Coo mines, a s per a~re ement with 1/Ir o Frnnk Ao Manle y , Vice Pr es ident and General I,I anager TOTAL AUOUNT DUE r Please s end draft , f or ~mount ~1500000 ~p696 0 85 ue , f avor of Joo · Eo Sheria_an , to undersi !?'ned at Silve r Cit y , Ho :i To ( si ?;ne d) JOo E o S:IE!1IDAN0 .Approved: 3ock o 3- 21-12 �EX.!:: r~NSE ACC OUNT ON TRIP ] 0R THE U 1 O p0 COAL 00 0 Amotu1t brought f orvmrd i~· er n dining car, en route from Hanna to Ro k: Spr ings, 1.V yoming b ill, Commercial Hotel, Rock Sprinr.·s Feb 20, O March 5tho ' ~3~~age transfer , hotel to depot 't . ~1.. ,, __ . ,. " tic;ret, Rock Spri ngs , to Superior 1.'lyo Jo _~,,]o3 o tic icet, Super io r , to Roc k Springs : Wyo ~~ ~~ge transfer a t Rock Sprin~s, depo t to hotel · agga~e transfer at Ro ck Spr ings, hotel to depot Uo? o:RoRo ticket, Roc k Springs to Kemme rer , Wyo :?ullr.1an Co o seat, Rock Springs to Kem.rnerer , Vlyo o U})pe:. at Ke rnmerer , \"Iyo o 3.oon at hotel, ·{emmerer, Ylyo o B1neakfast at Kemmerer , \'fy oo OoSoLo R oRo round tr i J? tic':{et ~emrnerer to Cumb erl and. , ·.'.yo o and ret urn LtJ:eals a t Cuu1berlan cl , ·;"Jyo o OoSoL oR o;:t. tic ~{et 3:emmerer ? to Ro ck Springs , Wyoo Bagga~e tran sfer , ~ock Spri ~s dep ot to hotel Bill a ttached for serv ic e at Com~~rcia l Hotel, Febo 20? to I.Ia:rch 5 9 a:_a. I.Iar o 12 9 & 13 3ill atta ched , Lliss Rena Zlias 9 steno grapher' s fees 3ag~age transfer hot el to depot _ UoPoR o3o ticket, ~ock Spr i ngs , Wyoo to Denver 9 Coloo :Pull man Coo tic~:et, 3.ock Sprin~s , \°'Jyoo to Denver , Colo . ee to Porter on sleeper ~: •d l 0 ho 30090 025 095 0 095 025 1 0 7 1 10 10 10 10 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 lS 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 Breakfast at Cheyenne 3aq_:gage t1~a11sfer at L;_: er at 1)enver ;:3 _Jl)gr at _enver 1~ _ _,.., :.6 16 _6 J. 6 16 loOO . 030 lol5 2o00 lo40 025 • J .. ti.J ::i 0 _ 1 00 - ~ 9 ,.., , 0 - . 025 n . - - 0 ) ----- , ~ D mi•~ry IJ o Ho co e"' Jee to porter on sleeper, A1 ouque ·:T. :·.I. ( as far as Pullman fsOeS) . ci· t~ 11, 11 o_q:gage transfer a.epot to home a t Silver C.1 ty 'r'! i:fy ' l ~ o , o Hae~ ra re depot to home at Silver • , ~ 1 .L.!. ~ ' , 0 "' Total Expense Account 1 loOO r.-; 28090 Colo. to silver ..,,1 y 9_, o,.o • 'T'T fi (change sleepers) :'u-rrpe :c at Albuqn.er1ue 3~eakfast at ]incori, No~. ~ r r· ue 1 075 0 _,._ 025 , 080 0 p .r.1. o .., "' Q J_ 18000 025 I 12000 2"50 enver clepot t o hotel .. I llo95 t ·iclret Di::>nver c> p -im , .an Co sl ee-o~,,. J)enver Colo. to Deming, . .. ! . ( lee pers ?ee to porte: ~ Denver to Trinidad changes :en~fast nt 1ri n idnd, Colo. ·: i ·, ne r at Las 7egas, Ho I-.1. . . +o Albu,,_uerque, Hof.'I o F0e to Port e r on sleeper 9 ~rinidad v I ,.., ".~ -,~ o -;;., o .r_ c ...._ o 15 j 045 040 025 :=:oo.n ut Oxford Ho tel, Denver, between trains, from 11 ..LL _.Io to 7 : 30 P o ~.1 o 3aggarre transfer hotel to depot at Denver " . ,., . t i lG _( 025 1 2 o60 0 5. 50 ' 025 .75 • 75 .25 .75 .75 .25 :~B • ~)196.85 �C O p y Silver City, No M. March 17, 19120 == UHIOF PACIFIC COAL COo Frank Ao Hanley, Vice President and General Mana.a-er ' To JOo Eo SHERIDAN, DRo To the following items of transportation and personal expense incur_1:ed while tr~ve~ing in c~nnecti ~n wi ~h examination of coal mineE at hnnna Hocl,c 01')r1.ngs, Reli ance , Supe rior ana Cmnber l and, \'lyoming, as meml)er of Board of Inr1_uiry as per agreement anc1 contract viith • ~ :.:> o Fro.nk Ao Hanley, Vi ce P-resident and 0.eneral I.Tanager , The Union Pac i ::ic Coal Companyo 9 19120 L Pebo 12 Bag 0age transfer nt Silver City, Ii o r: o home to ep ot 12 Hack fare between same points 12 AoTo&SoFo ticket, Silver City, Nolfo to Denver , Cola o 12 Supper at Deming , No Mo 12 • ?u.llman Coo, sleeper from Deming , No ri o to Denver ,Coloo 12 Fee to Pullman porter betneen Demin~ and Al bug_uerr:p1e, No ~ o (chan~e cars ) 13 Breakfa st at .nlbur!ue_que 9 ·, o I.T o 13 C~ecking bagga~e at Al bu1 erque , No I o betTTeen tra ins 13 Dinner at Las Vegas 9 T o ~- o 13 Supper at Trinidad 9 Colo rado 13 Fee to port er on ~ullman change cars at Trin i aa d 14 Breakfast at Colorado dprings 14 Porter on Pullman at Denver 14 Checking baggage between tra i n s 2 t Denver 14 L1u1.ch at Denve1.. 14 Uo°? oRoRo tic:ret ::.. enver to Cheyenne 14 Porter at Cheyelu1e, ba ggage transfer depot to hotel 14 Sup~er at Cheyenne 14 _oom at Plai ns hotel 1 5 Brea .rfa st at Cheyenne 15 B2~;~a -~ e tra .rnfer Cheyenne hotel to .~ epot and porter fees 15 U on o:i.1 oRotic~{ et, Cheyenne to Hanna, ,Jyo. 15 ?ullman Coo lo7:e r berth, Cheyenne to Hanna 16 Breakfast on ~ining car 16 ?ee to porter on sleeper 20 3oarding House at Hanna 20 U.PoR.Ro ticket Hanna to Rock Springs 20 Pullr.1an Co. seat Hanna to Rock Springs r o I 5 r, 0 (. t" 0 l" 0 Amount c~rried forward r' 0 (. 0 1 ~ o I .2 9 9 i: ~ 0 t. t" 0 i: (' • i: 0 r, 3. ~ 0~ .c .... 2 f 0 ~ i: �STANDA: 3-J(l. ~(l 5v· rt t--: l II k N PAC IF IC COAL COMPANY OFF ,······ ..Au Cheyenne , \'/yomi n_.,, 0cto ber 6 , 191G, - -- .; ..\. o ·::1:iley , -.-: .. e ~- res i dent an" Gene ro.l I.Ianager , • .1s.ha , Ue brnska a 3.efer_•in!!' to your . enoranoum oi Septenber 28 9 1916 : I 20 se:..1di:i.1:;:- -ou, e e-.vi th , copy of p~J) e1~s covering ~= ~=-- -i=--:..t i on of 'lhe Uni on Pacific Coal Co 9 s mi nes i 1 ::1 ebn1ary , ~here Tiere no detai l s of exp en s e s i n curred by : ~ o ~h oma .-8 G:-.1? i '.1-r. o:rma t i on 1:re h r.-ve i s shmn1 on c opy of :31or:n 183 Yours re spect£ul1Yo �STANDARD Form 2103 3-16-2.m THE UNION p ACIF:IC COAL COMPANY IN REPLY PLEASE RBFER TO OFFICE OF NO, Cheyenne . .:.r o • Seµtember 30,1916 • .. yom1.no·..:>·, ' Fran1r A o :.1anley • , ' .Tice --:i..res1(1ent 1 1 enr \'J • and. Ge·n eral T1 Omo.ha 9 Nebrask:a a ,_ ana~er' , ir: Referrinc•::, t o your memorandum of September 28th: .; covering time I find record of Youch~r Aua.it Noa 10470rz., 6: a, d ex·9enses of J a ~ • Sheridan, in a1a1dnp; a special exaraina tion of r:i:he Union Pacific Coal Company's mines during the "TJeriod :.) ::'e·nrus ry 18 , to i·Ia1·ch 16, 1912, amount :)696. 85, ana. Youcher -~uclit ;Jo , 104705, coverin<; services of D. G, ~homas, in r.,a1ring apec i a l examination oi t l,e mines of The Union :'acific and superior Coal Cor.ipanias during the period FebruarY 12, to ?.iarch 16,1912, • a::10 mt ~}500.00o n pertainin~ to these vuuchers \'lere sent to the ... apers _ I have ·:ce-:i_uested ~.Ir. Rartma.n to ret1.1.rn Sec ord Room at Hannaa "'S soon as t ,1.10'! are received copies cill be '.'.l!>de 0 them to me ancl o. and for~arded to y ou. You?S res~c ctfullY, /, I -v;,I' I I • • . (J ) �Form 21~3 STANt>!B.'D 3-ltl-2:.~I THE UNION PACIFIC · COAL COMPANY IN REPLY l'LEASE RBFER TO OFFIOEOF NO. ..--····· ...A:ud it.o~----· __ -- ........... ------ Ti1ra - n ,..c A o ·1 : . anley ifice ?resi ,clent and General i.'Iana!)'er ' 0:nana 9 Ne bras1ca a 1 en.r Si r : : e fer:eing to your me:-norandum of Septe:nber 28th: 1 - I find record of Vouch~r Aua.it T-10. 10,1.70 16 : 3, 3overing ti~e and expenses of J. i!:. Sheridan, in makin<; a special exaciination of "'he Uni on Pa cific Coal Colll])anY' s mines during the neriod ?ebrU£.1'.'Y l?,, to :ia:rch 16, 1912, amount :)696,85, anO. -roucher ,_u c1 it !lo . 104705, covering services of il, G. ~homes, in na'ring s_ e cia l exanination oi t ho mines of The Union "aoific and superior Co al Companies d urini,; the p e :ri oa Fe brua r Y 12 , to :1arch lG, 1912 , • [l7 i1 ount :)500.00. :Papers pertainin<, to these vo.uch8rs <iere sent to the J.ec ord Room at Hanna, I have reauested ;,Ir, Hartman to return them to me and as soon as theY are received copies -:,ill be ,.,ade and forwarded to you. Yours res~ectfullY, �COST OF REPORT ON THE UlUOM PACIJ'IC COAL COJrPANY' S llIHES IN FEBRUARY & llarch,1912, By -D.- G. Thonns, J.E. Sheridan and George Blacker. Amount paid J.E.Sheridan, March 17,1912 ........ 0696.85 II II 11 Dave Thorn~a II George Blacker, personally ........ . II 21 II 500. 00 Itemized statement handed Mr. Plumhoff by Ur. H. 10-?th,1916. I \ ' 75.00 �-:Jr- F ORM , J J 10 I S-;-t._:; D:\.HD 10 ·•, . ZM ! Ojfruon: <?it~~tdoa~ ~ m/tem;Y/ @ry?'w~z5~ 1Jtatl1Jfk1¥01;f'/ ' c/:Y-.~,llc,;;"a~." 9 ;,rJ(/if/1 1, {J;,w//a; f!l.(§ -~PERSOliT.AL:- On Oregon Short Line R.R. , November 13th,1911. Mr oF oAoManleyl) Vice~Preside nt & General Manager, The Union Pacific Coal Company, Omaha,Nebraskao Dear Si r: - I wish you would recommend, upon my return, an outside expert to examine the Coal Properties as to safety of operation. Turr o Lovett desires this to be done and aeks me now to ta1~e charge of the Coal Propertiea,in connection·with yourself, i n advance of the Annual Election. Yours very truly, �•.Do(rnm'ber, Becon<lp Nineteen ~lovan. 'thG Union J?aoific Caul Cmn:pa,'ly h~.o been hn•..ring t he :Jur na@ c of making the mines sate both as to life and J.lh0 Company has in0te.lled l"Gacue a!)para.tus, in- 1 e ti tutetl i'i1.•si nid leatt!res and drills amot,lg the men, but h2.o been r.ilei.,e ~,nxious to bring the conditions to a '!)oint where accidents would be prevented rather th"n rer.11edied locnied. If my plo.n can .. c o..· ,.•2.nccd it would be a.bout ns ·,,.,ollown:... Ina tend of t ho _no1)oction by r.. oin,Jle p~~"oon, ·:7ould lilte to h c.vc t: b oti..r o t mineo nnd ~epo t; ox· cor.1l.ii 'GT. e viai t the diffor- ihe co=:' ~teo '(.O con3iat of one o. t;;inocr f'rom the u. t~ . J3u GL\.l --- ---- - f Linoo, one Utute �12/2/ll Insµeator Oi:' • Sheet No. 2. gua,lified ~ngineor named by the Governor, and on® of ou~ Sup e~intend(P;lntgo '.?his boa:rd 't'Jouldo after ~nreful in0pection of' a mine 0 ~ec~rr@Gnd any rne~o~rcs for the safeiy of the pro~erty t h a t. \'Je might h a vfJ ovei?lo~k,ad in ihc rm.rai o:t> t hn t they might r• "01ould b G pleased -to h nve you:r oy.d. nion on my pro- posed i11G't hot1 0 .nn.d n.l s o know i f it wov.ld bG o.g'i'eenble to you t o 1210Di c n 2. oni t2,bla enginea~ on t}1io '.11ox-k 0 Bt our cxnenee of cou:1r·s0 0 ft>il: a.bout a montho U@ htl.Ve in Y/yomin g 0 fourteen minea, besides a mine 'l'r u s tine; that l may hear from you o.nd thanking you �:Oeoe:mbor. Scoomi 0 NinciGcYt .1.~l even • . Jfono ~Tora oph Mo Cax>0y 11_ Go V~Y'nOT of ihe Staie of \1yomina; 11 C h e 1"I tr e n 11 eo q y 0 m i fl &.:o ~l:he Union. :Pacific Coe.1 Com~oany h~G 'bflen hnving ~nmu,11 mtcsni na, --t; ionm of i te px>o-periies mP.cle by expert en- gine e !·G i n . Ghe . µ.:;.e1t 0 vii th the vietJ of obieiining recornraentln• t i ar1G t h~I/'.. 1.t.1c li'l igh.t cal'°ry out, to increase the safety .of the livGCJ o? the wen r:t'.i"ouv.id the mineso 1. t has been our endeavor to oe.rry out the eum;es- • 'c.ions an· ~COOflltfienda.iiona of the men on these exruninaticma ao qu- ckly as poisoi 1-,lcaq Some of them have later been found :h pl"acticn.ble nncl v1e h:,.ve hnd to. abandon them. Other recom- rnend0.tionG h2.ve proven of ve.1ue to ue. Xt hao occur:rcd to me that thia year we wi{;ht eet better ougg0stioni:::i by h2.vin ..) exr.-.minntions me.de by a 'boo.rd or committee, insicf-ld of by n 0ingle µeraon,. I hi~ve todny wri'tten Dr. HolmeGJ O :Ji ?eoto? of tho I'lure~u of T!ines ot ·,Ja.:Jhincton, aGkinr.; him :L it r10 !l_<'l be possible to get the @ervi ces of' one of hi □ Gnti ~e □ to r1ork in conjunctiC'Jn •· i lih _ 3tnto r..ine xnei ecto!' t-mtl on , of our Gu!)erintondento. l!ia io. of oou~oo, oonti.1 ent unon ou vJ:"1: oervicea o c. ~;tato :Uirie lnG _ ctor. bein~ able to cet �12/2/ll Th~ wot"k in Wyoming would take in the neighl)or .. hood of on e mon th Q s time to · viei t tho mines nnd go over t hem ca:re fu11y o a nd ii is rios si bl e th.cit you would not rmnt i o 1'1<-.ve c. s i e.-te lnspecto1~ tied Ui'J thio loY1~ 0 but might be r1i11 i ng t o s i.-1gge0 t '-'Ghe mmne of 0omE-? onginec;r fox- thio work. Of oou .ro0 0 o,.11 ihis VJOttld be e.i ihe {;?:X:11ense of' the Coal Corn- f e X"ent pc..:rts of the ooun1,ry 0 so t'.El to gei new ideao with . . :1h i ch r10 in tho West mi[thi p,osoi'bly not be fram:ile.r, but by 1 he virig two o:r three pex-sor1e on the corll!'ni ttee it seems o.s ihoµ, h we ought. to get good pract_ical working recoum1endet io:is o of more value than if. ·pronosed by one man. I would be pleaood to hear your opinion of my ))ro- -posczd method of exmrainine the mine~, together with any suggestions you mey h0/ve to of f er II r~o I know th:.-:!. t you are irrt(n.. ested in i11e eaf'ety ol ,thG miners, a.a well as the ope r~tors are themmel vas ~'hrrc tn!-il.y b e 0 0orn0 log ri l diffioul ties in your ct,C. c<ae: dine' to u1y s>Cif!U<20i in ird. ·o mr-ittcr, that I am not B\Vare of O in which c~s;o X \:Jould h r, ve to work out aorne other plan. I m,1)<::0t to be in Ch cyem-m in e.bout c. ueek and if ng:rcoc.ble to you :,cml <l be ·,)leecrnd 'to tell: t11io over ui th you peraone.lly. �j Hono Jo Lio Co 12/2/11 Sheet Ho. 3. 1.'hankii'.).g you for any suggestions you may ha.ve to Yours truly_o J-~a/~ �TfTE STATE OF"'\\TYOMING J~XlsCUTIVE DEPARTMENT CHJ::YENNE JOS EP H N. CAHEY, G<JV:EIL"",OR 4 Decemb er 1911 r:t .r . F .!'ank A . 11:1.a nl e y ., Ge n ' l . l!..g r . U~ P. Co a l Company, On:;aha , Neb ras ka. De :1r Sir:~ I. Yovr l ette r c f t h e 2nd instant has been rec e i veo_ i n t he absen c e of Governor Carey who i o r. ov; in the ea s t '.>'ith the ·western Governors' S·o:;c.:2.. l t r e.in . He ·.;,r ill pot return until about De cemb er 2 1 Lt . I shall place your letter on '.is de :d : " O t hat he may give it consideration 1.: p o 1 h i s re t v rn . KT Exe c utive Secretary �I. •1-IEFER TO 19249 '° DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES WASHINGTON OFFICE OF 'THE DIRECTOR December 7, 1911. Mr. Frank A. ~anley, Vice President & General Manager, Union Pacific Coal Co., Omaha, Nebraska. My dear Mr. Llanley: I am grea tly interested in the propo~al set forth in your l ett e r of December 22nd, and I appreciate the de~ided stand t a ken by y our compa ny in its efforts to secure safer and better metho ds in mi n i ng. I ~ish it were possible for the Bureau of Hines to act favorably on your suggestion that one of our minil,g er:g ineers join other engineers and take part in a general inspection ' of the mi no s of the Union Pacific Coal Company; but our present force e; f mini ng eng ineers is quite inadequate for the present urgent demands, and this rr.akos it impossible for us to have one of them cooperate with you in the manner indicated. The genertil plan of havir.g one state inspector or a qualified engineer named by the Gov~rnor, and one additional outside engi neer, accompany one of your mir.e superintendents in an incpection of the mines, is an excellent one, a~d I trust that you.will find it possible to carry it out. If you do, I shall be greatly obliged if you will let me know subsequently how the plan operates. I shall be interested to know all about it, with a view to the advisability of urgin other companies to tako similar action. Yours very truly, Directot". �December, . E:leventh, Nineteen Eleven. Dear Sir; Re feTTing to our conver eetion relative to annual inspe ction of mines 0 I quote below 0 for your information, fT on leticr of Dro Jo Ao Holmes, Directo.r of Bureau of r.:i ne0 0 under date o:f Deco 7tho . "I am greatly interested in the proposal set forth in your letter of December 2nnd, and I appreciate the decided stand taken by your company in its e.f forta to secure safer and better methods i~ mining. I . wi0h it were possible for the Bureau of l~inee to act favorably on your suggestion that one of our mining engineers join other engineers and take part in a general insnection of the mines of the Union Pacific Coal Com~any; but our nresent force of mining engineera is quite inadeq11ete ~or the -present urgent dem~nde, and this makes it imposnible for us to have one of them cooperate with you in the matter indicated. The general pl~n of havine one state insµector or a qualified engineer named by the Governor. and 0!1e 2.ddi ti v ,11 1 outside engineer, accompany one of your mine sunerintendente in an inspection of the mines, is nn excellent one, and I trust thnt you will find it posoi ble to carry it out. . If you do, I shall be greatly obli-ed if you will let me kno v subsequently ho w the nl1.-~n oner2.tee. I shall b0 interested to knou nl l about it, with a view to the advisability of ure;ing other comoanies to ta.lee sj_':i ilar action.·" Yours truly, �Dec ember , Twelfth, Nine teen Eleve n. Hon 0 J. A o Holme so Director, U 0 Su Bureau of Mines, Dear I have r eceived your let ter and thank you for the int erest you take a nd advice you offer in t he ma tter of our exami na tion of the minea 0 Nould you fe~l justified in recommending to us a suita bl e man f or this examination, whom we would be willing to 1ay ~)25.00 pe r day and expenses. It would take about a months t ime . I trust that I am not imposing too much on your t ime R.nd good na.ture in this matter, but I am quite anxious to have the cx a.mination made in the beat· possible manner. Thanking you fo r any a dvice you can offer, I am, Yours t r uly, FAJf ... J o �QJ:}r.e ~fat~ n£ 3fill:unming-1Ex~.c.u.ti1re 3il.¢;ta t:~:ttt @.lr~ ntt~ J O SEPH~[. 0 ~-\.REY O OVERNO R 20 December 1911 Ivir . .E' ra nk A. l\,~a nl ey, Vic e President, Uni on Pacific Coal Company , Omaha , Neb r a ska. Dear S i r: Unfo rt u nat ely I was ab sen t when yo u r letter of the 2nd ins t an t c a me with re ference to the investig ation of coal ::n ines. I c an n o t see wh y I should not be in favor wi tn your p l an . l s h all c onc u r with you, i f you choose, and s h all see t hat ou r l oca l men g ive you every assistance in their power. I shal l be g lad to hear from you further on the s 1.1 bj ect wh e n y ou are ready to act. KT yours, �December, Twenty-second, Niaeteen Eleven. Governo:r 9 St a te of Wyoming, Che y en ne, ";;7yomingo De ar Si r ; I tha nk you for your letter of Deco 20th, in wh ich you offe r to give us the aid of a State 1-:ine Insp ector in ex amining our mines. I h P,ve not yet recei v·e d final reply from _the United States Department of Mines and as soon as I hear from them, will let you _knowo I do not think we can make arrangements for the e::mmina tion of the mines before the first of the year, a.s t he holiday season would interfer with out getting the men we wanto Thanking you aga in , I am, Yours truly, �l'on:n BJ1 OOM PJl.l\TY. ·: ----0illCORPORATED---~~ 9@:rt© © IF'ffi©~S OL\'l b\Wiiffi':~ll©Ac CABK..E SIERVICE 1'0 ALL THE WORLD" This C Jmp:u,ITRANSMll.'.irS ond DlElLIVERS messages only on conditions limiting its liability, which have been'lisscnted to bythe 6 enderor thetollowfn I~ITor,, cm, be ~nrded ~;!ninst only by re])rotin::;- 11. mcss.."{;'e back to the sending station for comt>8ri,oon, and the Complµl,Y will not•b Id itself Unble for erroJ:.1:&i irnnsm o;sionordcliveryo( Un r op o.>tcd ile uoo;;e::;, beyond themnountof tollspa!d thereon, normwiycaseTThere t,l(e-clo.imlsnot • ntediD Vt'itingmt.wnsixt;ydAJI ~tt.er tho lllCSS.'l~O is file{' with the COIDJ!lUlY for transmission. / ~ ~ (/ , '.l'!:> ' •• is ::i.n UN:&J,;!.~ 'Jl'.!E!ll ll!illS::i~ G:n!:, and is delivered by request of the render, under the conditloDD c.~'la • ., JR OBERT C, CLOWRY, President and General Man_a gahf =~ ·; tr LEPHONES: BELL- DO U GLAS, 202 . 38 Ch 0 Kr'. g I I N DEPENDENT, A 2022. 72 Govt oRQt0 p a ahington 9 DoC., De e.31,1911. ' ' !fro.nk Ao Manley ~ Union P a c i fic Coal Co.-, aha, Ne brask a . Your lett er Decotuelfth.Would recommend Jo E.S~eridan ·united St a t es rnopector of mines sSilverCity, Nevdlexico, soon retirinK from Inopoctio~ ucr.t 0William Camaron ,formerly Uni~ ed States Inspector of I ndian Co •1 Minoo 0 cAl eot e r, Okla . 1 J .A.Fletcher General Supt. of no tchison Topeka ~nd Sant af R.Y., frontenac Kansaa ,John A.Gar~ • -· -- - r ecently Ge , r al Supt. Derine ·Co 1 Co., Chic.ago in order mentioned. J. A. Holm • MONEY TRAN SFf:::R R E D BY TELECRAPH. CABLt' OFFICE. �January, Second, Nineteen Twelve o Mro Joe E o Sheridan U. So Inspe ctor of Mines 0 Si l ver CityD N. Mo Dear Sir; The Union Pacific Coal Company is planning to have an ex:amina t i on made ·of its mines by a board of two or three engineer s whom we would like to have m~de up to consist of, one Government man 0 one State Mine Inspector and one of our own e ngin ee!'so The idea is to h?..ve the examination of the mines made Nith a view to suggesting Rny practical changes in our me- t ~od o of working the uropertiea which would be conducive to the inc·r eased safety of the men employed, ta.king into c,onsiderRtion, _of course·, the economic questions which would come up when col'lsidering any changes. I Your n1·E-me has been suggested by Dr. Holmes· when I wrote to him for recommendations for~ man to serve on this bo ard, and I · would like to hear from you as to whether it would be agreeable to you to act with us within the next thirty days and what your terms would be. Yours truly, FA:... J -- -- 0 -- -------- �REFER TO 20118 DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR BUREAU OF MINES WASHINGTON ~anuary 2, 1912. OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR Mr. Frank Ao Manley; Vice Pres. & Gen. Mgr., The Union Pac i fic Coal Company, Omaha, Nebraoka~ My dear Mr. Manley: Re plying to your letter of December 12, 1911, which would h ave b e en a n sv,ered before but for the press of work and other e ngagements, I a m enclosing herewith copy of a telegram which I se nt you on December 31st_. I believ e Mr. Sheridan would be a moat excellent man for the ,•: ork you have in mind. He has been the Inspector of Coal Mines in New Mexico for several years; and New Mexico becoming a State after January 1s t , as I understand, Mr. Sheridan will probably be ready for another job, if he has not already taken up one. I would recommend Mr. Sheridan ahead of the other three persons mentioned in my telegram; although I think that Mr ■ Cameron did excellent work for several years as an Inspector of coal mines in the Indian Territory before that was me~ged into the state of Oklahoma. Since the t irue of the format ion of the state government, Mr• Cameron has been acting as a consulting engineer of coal mines in that region. The other two men named in the telegram sent you, (Fletcher and Garcia), have both probably had more experience in connection wi th th e operation of coal mines than have the tvro abo,,e mentioned• but probably would be no better, if as good, for your purposes. �I Mr. Manley. -2- January 2, 1912. In addition to the four already mentioned, Mr. Flynn (initials not remembered), who was for some years the State Inspector of Mines in Alabama, and who is now the chief , insfector of coal mines ! or the Tennessee Coal & Iron Company at Birmingham, Alabama , is an excellent ma~ fo r your purposes. If you should wish to correspond with anyone regarding Mr. Flynn, you might write to Mr. Edward H. Coxe, Ge neral Superinte nd e nt of Coal Mines, Tennessee Coal & Iron Company, Birmingham, Al abama 0 If I ca n b e of a ny further service t o you in this connection, please let me knowo Yours very truly, j.k~ a Director. ~. DICTAT ED BY MR . HOLMES AH O SlG NED lN Hl2 A&l§JENCE, �Jnnaury, Fourth, Nineteen Twelve. Director of Bureau of Mines, ICy dear Sir: I havG your telegram :recormnending engi.neers for examining our m.ines; alco your letter of J~na 2nd on the oame subjeci and I wish to ex-press to you my thanks for the interest you have taken · and the assistance _yoUl" recomm0ndetion has been to us. I have written .Mr. Sheridan and will probably -;1ctl.r from him within a.· few days, saying whether he can do the work for us 11 I trust that while we hev_e been doing all we can to make our mines aa.vea we will be able to still further imn:rove them on the advice of ihe e-. taTf'i.~ing board. Thanking you agBin for the interest you have takenp I a.m. .Yours very truly, FAU.-J • �roFranit AoManley, Vice Py-est & Geno ~Vigro 1 Union Paci:fic Coal Co o, Oma h:r. 9 Webrasm- o 0 ear Sir: Your l etteT o~ 2nd insto receivedo In regp:rd to acting on our board o.f mine e xaminer s :for· the purpose of' suggesting practical hanges conducive to in~reased safety of the men employed: I would I e very much ple as e d to a c t in tba t capacity. It t:11 1 be ncc.essary for me t o pr ocure a l eave of absence ·rom the Gove :r-flo r o :f the state, therefore i t wi ll be n ec essary for ne to know abou.t wha t date you wi11 n e ed my services and f o.r how long t time I will be employed t11at I '!!HY make the application fo r lea ve ,f absence. I will then &lso i!le better able to info rm you wm t IY terms will be f or the wo1rk 0 Yours truly, �Form 25891,. [L[Elf PANY INCORPORATED CABLE SERV ICE TO ALL THIE WORLD 25,0 0 0 OF~!CIES I N AMIER!CA '!'Ili c, {\)ln p ·l'.lv T f: .'\~~::\ UTS ;1nll l) f.:J. lVF.:,nS 111 r~ s:t::=-• ~ only flH r•omtit in ns, li mi tin~ its lin.hilitr , which hn,·c bN:n assnnted to by the !"Cncle r or the foll o w in-;- D:iy r ~e t:C':-. t-~1T c•1 ~ l':'n lw i: unrdct1 n :. ,lln r: t, ,,ul:,.· h" r\·1•1·.1llllt:! t l. 11h ·.-.~ ng-t • h:tt·I~ t o tlw }:Ptulin:.r Rtntlon fnr com 1mrl s nn. nnd th e Co rnf):m .v wi ll nnt hnlt.l JL-;e lf li a bl e fo r error s or d• •l3•; ,1 1n I 111 11 1l:,:.:; 1, 1n 11r d t· li v t- r v o f lJ111"':.1a•nt4•t l I)ny Lt' f H •rf. , n ·11r at rf•tluc<'1I vn t,·s. h c yo n rl n!•Uttl equul t11 ten tim es the mnount p: \ ill tor tra .n ?mli:t.don; n nr in :u1y C1..:,(• l,c_.,;• und th 1· ,1m i<•h, ntl~ r t·\·; i:-.-.· :-1 t :d1•d h l• l11 \·,·. t hb 111l':1sa: !',' va Ju,.--•d tht.• tll r.l'co f . t•ic i tJ 11r t"if- nt" d ,.,itl..i 111 '":t .v tllty~ nJt,, r t lH• ll't:.1 •1· i ~ fi! t.•i l wit h t ht· ( ' 111 11 11. rn\ f, 11' r ra11 •-11d ... ~i1111. '.l'l u s ls..;. t t;).U 'E l " .. \.'l'.ED I> ~\ '\ l ,HTTEH. irnd 1~ 1h: li vL·1·cll l>} r clIU e~ r of tlw s e uder. under tlle cond itions nnmc>d uhovc. ,.~ f 'ifty .U~ • l l a1"!-' , a t w h u n h' . : i " > h::i. s b (• c n 11 . v t-C' I H k r n or in any ca~w w h •" r e cla.im not in w r i t l ru : l THEO . N. VA!L , PRES ?OEN T BELVIDERE BROOKS. G~NERA~ANAG ER I ALWAYS OPEN r-- ... ~ ~ t. !... , ,· , &JOJ • 1 r, • 7 • _ .. .::.J.,..,,c: HI i T ASSOCI l..T:. S t I s �1t[l=Q~ lqf~ ~ u ~ fRHJ\~ (Ll)~ ~o TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED CA BLE SERVICE TO ALL T HE WO RLD 25,000 OFFICES 81\'l AMERICA. BELVIDERE BROOKS, GE N ERAL MANAGE R ) SEFl"i C. CLO WRV , PR ESIDENT CHECK T IM E FILED RECE IVE R'S No. 0[E li\1l D ·Hic 'i'ollowing message sutojeci ~o the tel'ms L on roacr, hel'eof, wh i ch are heretoy agree cl fo l t~~ms ¢1oted are sati sfactory. ?.1~. ! •anl ay / �" ·ni :!GO !!J~~O TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD 25,000 Or"f"iCES UN AMERICA. BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER )~EAT C. CLO WRV , PRESIDE N T TI ME FILED REC EIVE R' S No . CHECK t N [Q) "he followi ng message su bject fo 'th e terms l ! on back hereof, wh i ch ai'e hei'eblf c:9 rccd to ~i 5 CHEYE.dNE,Tlyo. January 12/1912 .. D; IC C • ~: s: Jo E . She ... i "'an ' Silve r City, F . M. Board of inquiry will probably start February f i rst an~ take nearly thirty days time. F. A. 11anley Fre2ay an~ Ch a r g e U.P.Coal Co. �BEST APPOINTMENTS ADMIRABLE CUISINE_ COURTEOUS ATTENTION LI �I@ W.Jj]g~~JE:~ffl ~.!l,\]i~ . . ON TELEGRAPH ·COMPANY. - - - - I NOORPOR ATED---24,C~O @IF'IFD©IES ON AWil!SIRDCAD CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD. ROBERT C. CLOWRY, President and Oeneral Manager, c-siiver's No. Time Filed Check f)J the following message subject to the terms t :n ., ,,. 1 • v C .1:._ hereof, wh ich are hereb" Slgreed to. JI l~ ' I '."pr i n ~8 , ~ READ THE NOTICE AND AGREEMENT ON BACK.~ �THE U1JI01'T PACIFIC COAL COUPM-1Y: Rock Springs, Wyoa J anuary 24th~ 1912. Examin e r s , on t l:e examin:1. tion of our miY.1es, t.as j ust written Compa ;' .. thereon, . thnt t i me he will be a t liberty . any db·._ , _, or tt.i s ren.son, we will postpon0 t ~--:.e s t ·~rt i nri; of t .r..e inquiry :o paa:·'. same ai~ un t il tha t da ie, when I think it wou;l..d be zrnll to meet in Cheyenne, y O:Jet·._ Wyomin~ ~ a t tl:e Union Pacific Coal Compa ny's t.eadque: rters, a nd the terr.::_ uchdeii·:c: rna1<:e t l:e start from t1--:.eJ•c . caseY,-ht:c pany fo. po int on tr:e l '.-5 th of February, unless you hear from me to tl:e • md Gener: contra r y 'b ef or e tl-:a t time. I wi ll endeavor to meet ycu a t tt.a t Yours truly 9 - ' I - �THE UNIOM PACI~IC COAL COMPANYo Rock Sprin3 s, Vlyo. J a nua ry 24th, 1912 o Mr. n. G. Thomas ~ F.Ve:.nsto n , Wyoming . n~e Stu.te 1-:ine I n spector Y-Jho j_s to be on 8 of ,~~ -e 3 ourd of on tl:.c~ exclmi nat ion of ov.r mine s , r..a s j us t ··1 it ten t}:~ t :!::.A is ti .d up until 1·.}: P- 15th 0f Febru: r y :.ln o. s ayo t !-:.rit nfter :J'or tr. ·i s re : :. i..son , we ,_;_ri l l postpone t r..e st ar- tine; of t l"..~ inquiry unt il t b . . t da te , w~ _en I think it would be well to meet in Cl~eyenne, !Jyomi ng ~ a t tl:e Union Pa cific 'c oal Compa ny's he adquar ters, and 1 m...~ke the s 'G[;'>.1"t f r om t here o l will nndeavor to meet you at t:C.a t po int on t:r..e 15th of February, unless you hear from me to the cont r :_ ry hefoTe t~~t t i me • . Yours truly., �/ I Si].ver City , Rew· M9xico, J"an:o 31, 1912. !,. fr oFrank Ao!\!f.arr1l. e y , , • Vic e Pre s to & Gen o.Mg r,. Union Pa.c:ific Coa]. Coo, Omaha, Neb. Dea r Si r :. ~v o You.r s -t.elegra:illS of . 23~d arr:d 24 t 41' ins aind.. le tt er of_ 24th, all fro m Rock Sp ri:ngs, Wyoo receiv ado . .. In ac c o r d ance wi t h instructions in your l etter of 24th ins". I will b e at . Ch ey enne , Wyoming on February 15th to meet other mam1.:> -~ rs of b efo r a tha t th e b oard of' inquiry, unles5 other.visa advised by you t i me o Yours truly, �r -- C OP Y Mi!1e Board o~i rnqu1ry. · Eva~ston, Wyo, Feb. 6th 1912 ' . Mr. Fr a!"lk A. Ma!"lley, Gen'l Manager, Cheye!"ln e, Wyomi!'lg 0 Dear Si r; U:il ess I ge t word to the co!"ltrar y I shall leave Eva!"ls t o!'l o ~ the 1 4th arrivi!"lg at Cheye!'1!1e on the 15th of Februa r y , prepa re d to go right to work. Very truly yours, (Signed) D. G. Thomas. Mr. Geo . L. Black. I h a ve a similar letter from Jo. E. SheridRn of S i lver City, New Mexico. PreQume you have arranged matters with Mr. Manley . Omaha . Feb 0 9th,1912. �/ / I• i .l"'., ~ tt r •; "' : :1., 0 r:'i0 ~J I'•• �---Form 260 ~ _ 2 u 10,~0RPO!~LEGRAPH COMPANY STlE s,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD N. VAIL, PRESIDENT BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER TIME FILED CHECK RECEIVER'S No. ~ {a) the following message subject to the terms } 11acl, hereof, which are hereby agreed to I D 0 G 0 Omaha, March 15th,191~. Thomas~ Evanston.o Wyoo · How soon can you make- trip to Tono, \Vashington for report on property thereo Report to be similar to that made on -Union Pacific Coal Company mines. F. A. Manley. Charge U Po Coal Coo 0 �Evanst on , Hy oi1 i nu • ··- c. ' A. 'l. nl ..,/ 4 Vic e - Pr 8 8 L ent m cl <")..,.. h 1, ,. -.. .... ~ _ Genera l 15th , J. 912 . H::t na g e~r T 8 U~ion PRc i- •¥ io r' o"l " •• , ·:•.-. •J Offii ) any, Omaha, -~ebr:iska. HavLng .., unr'i \"f (--J ?,:-,, 11· IO N C c. WOf ,'1 no +, _epor .,... t ert, Mlght • be Rccepte~ i n 0 1:- ff 1th1rni1-1.sr1 :i. n the worlc by t,ho Mine b f)S S8H at , \·e \Te:r.·e t c l r1 th ·, t J."e-=t son fo tr ~t : 11.:i o·r1 ...t, fiE, . "" . - iJOlilC~ 1v1tte:t·R 1·. o l 1.0~ •• U ! U. ,JI ) i1l 1•'''v ·11in.c· T .f'. ee.J "-'\. . J __ ...:, ,_ 1, iH,t .qn 8.rlcU ti rm ,q J. u orN f!'OT"'l tho 00 -1! ::my ':3 nines E1.e i n _ef "~:en ~c o;,,-,,., -1 "''"' 1· on to u 0Xffi:1 i ne ~ml rm• . or ...t, one of the b ossrjf3 wa s rlisa:9:.9oint ert anr!. for the ·: 18 not n.Jll?oint ert a Hine S1tyierint enn.ent, wh i ch ncc ount on. hin f'WRi•1 in a imlif!.'erenc e . \'IM.ch ex tenrlert to t h e men unrl er hir.i. At i...el • ~ 11ce the s~w1e s1 Lei t WR.S m11.ni fes t erl. in t he Hi ne Su:perinten- n.ent. r~ho ign orer1. Ge orge Pryl'l e as though he regR.rrleri. hirri. a s an inter10 1--- , .. ; i;re noticefl. that thAre i'1f:tjr- ro 11 t ,in \78.8 more co1,i.:0F.1.ny h!\rni. s on the vrn R necesr-:,al'Y . Rnrl were to lc'l. thqt much f av or itism ua s sho~n certain in~ivi~uRls . At rJu1:1b,':Jrl ~ 1n.. rlis!-3 !lt i~fA.:1t ton i.. r~ oxprA::,se,l ·iri +,h J oe Bir.fl becau se H'J rloes not reuain in th<; mi ne ·11 i t}1 his . en . arni. f or the reqson th~t h ..., c9.nnot in i t i ~te eoori. vor:- rnJi.' o.1thtlS5 h J.R 1rien; o e siri.e they ri.o not .. equire 8 1~9.ll o tnnt /:3. S 1 mine-nos:-; rm rl ;-_in fl. ~,., · r; .9.i1t :i.n 11. :•tin e :ri th mtch 11 NO.l ; thB 8hculrl. h :pr,~ f1 nt ;n1t, nan q.-14.?.. r't o.~r .•l::t.n ini-;t t'! a0. c~ -· tJ O ne 1 O!l ri, qyr,,sin '!C ttH~' 11:1\f e , ·11., u i.;. , -.; 1 f nll 0 t· vii'l ,1 ,1.--1_ v i~or . i.>1tt r \"fi .,.rrnR lli _) l t Hh i f 't . ,o ri, . hi. s 0l f o.f:' ::i. �L ·70 rw 'L i nun :r.... ous c ompla int 6 about the store,the in~tte~tion of c l P-,·~ · 1 f >r1• ces J ..L'-• • .111'' .. · l •111•.. ;n ..I 0 1: g oorl..H,rl.rivin o· tho ,.., ~ - . , M J•.. n rn·n to s outh South Slt!h3r' it>r , 8.ll of then living c :n ,n :/l 9.114. S!)r.: mt by thB Hirn:.r.s GJ'l'li)J..ny e,l_ ])J th8 (}Oql A :>!)i_:r:> :L t 1' l1:; c,f . , lli 'ti t l' a..11i i l :l- •1 ill 11reY·1.i l ~> !lf;3. i n !=3 t the ., i 'tY- :•n.:r.:-::;hll ll o f sqid. to\m is a st ~ri Jcr-n• f r011 Northern C 1 0 :.•~1' 1. o, 11'1(l t 1v ~ r-mn.1 0:,e s o f.' Btors qn<l rn J..ool.19 :::tre genern.llY in t. h8 ,tore anri a saloon o!' t ·:o conn..uctwl 1JY men fr i 0n<i.lY by ·ch-3 ..,o:'lP ~nY . t.rv11; south SU!>C!'ior ann. its sn.loons ·,1ou1a. s00 . 1 �;1t !-:Gli8.l1Ce ·,13 ll!l'l 0I'St 'L'l l he roo f qt Superior i s 8iMil4r to Roa~ Springs ~ml R9liqn~0 ani P f·H 'C 'J 1 t 1.p;e t :r.e i t 8houlrl 1 of acciclen ts c an OIL1 Y i-.ue qc;:}o mtod. in venti lation, 11111_· ~1.1 ,_· ,.,-:, uo- 0 () ,~L q,rJ,. ·R.o~.:;: , Si'H'l!l f;S - b/ the a11ct th , re i:rere !lo accident. )8 0.O1m by 9. ~') .:,rs rm ful lY in accorti. vri th the experLnent, n t b_r .. -n ,rson \'Iho i~ s::itisfierl. to reri1qin in the olrl ruts or who diRli ices innovations. tion be ui ven .V ea _ 0,: 8 qch of the Hine 8U~')._,ri-fl.tenclent B 1.nii. Hine boss0si:; e1:1.~h ..::a t1· on 1_•1 ·_·1 t " lO l t . aiJout trrn r.rn e lrn 1~urR - • i u l ()!",8 of ·1'1aV. ,· b 1t thqt tllg,_r P-,o c:i "'; ::iv. fr orr1 110~11.e q.ncl f!.'eshen pp . n.uri..nz; su 3h periorl. be obliee4. t o ~ ,.-,., "'The ~c3 '.)iJ 8 arvrttions 11.re subNittei in 1. spi~l'.'i t of z ooii. vrill ani f'o1" YOt 1r furt1h1r informf-ltinn. \l ffI'.Y t ru l Y �HIE W - , u~m~ 'fEl TIEIFU\11 0 oFFICES 1N AMERICA. PH F=rn• COMPA Y '"';;";;•~~ SERVlc 25 00 TRANSJIOTS nnd ' DELIVERS messngcs only on cond ltl ,ms limiting Its JlnbHI E TO ALL THE W • mpnn, nrdctl n~ninst onh· t,y rc11entin~ u m,•ssn:ro bnck to the sendlnn, stntlon tor cot ty, which bo.vc been~ 0 RLD ll;·l~~e~;. ~;' Unrc11~1tc<l J\fo·ss:1,;e•, beyond tile ai~ount or tolls pu.id tbe;con. nor In nny~'::'~son, nnd tho Compnn~!~d to by tho •ender or the lo nlucd bv the sender tbcrcor. nor In ''.nycnse wbere tbe clalw Is not presented In wrltln eyond the sum or Fltty DI not bold Hsell llo.blo r llowln,:" mes,n,:-e. bect;;nEPEATED J\[ESSAGE, o·1d ,s d ell vcred by ~equest or tbe sender, gwlthln sixty do.ya llfter th oollnrs, unle or delays In transnn • . under tb e conditions n11.111ed nbo messni;-entls"·hlch, llled with:~ o~herrors erw1scorstated below, lhl• ~ N. VAIL, PRESIDENT ve. BELVIDERE B ALWAYS OPEN AT F94 SX K .15 COLTI 'ANS EVAUSTON -' f/YO 16 • MANLEY OMAHA •1rnBR AM READY ANY TIME - A •:it:R ·J.1.A.RCH •19_-TH .- TO. GO TO .WASHINGTON 1 D G.THOM!So c ompanyrortrnnsmlsslon �Fr~nk Ao Manby, Vice P:res i dent and Geno Mgr Un i on Pa c ific noal Coo 0 Cmaha , Webo Si r : Th e Board of I nqui r y of the Union Pacific Coal Co., t h s exami nation of t he min'3S of the Uol'oCo/Jo . on the 12th inst. rep o r t $ w9 r e fo~.•.,a.rded you on the same dat ea I enclose h s rew ith my bill for .expens o a ccount while '·· ngaged i n exami nations ancl reports, as per t errns of our contract • .. :op ing t h at th e r 0p0T t s will be ben9ficial to your company, t remain, .:l 'lours �(A'.RI{S F.XPLAl~ATCRY' OF I TF.M.S IN ACCCUNT RF.NDli'RF.D H=ffl"' r,.rt5 iu TT H. ' t ,.. 1 As 1,!ro Manley instruct ad me to keep a memorandum of expense ,1r red in travelling from STi lve:r 0ity and return thereto, a nd at the .GS 3 but did n ot ind i cate any special form of account, I have made the unt in t h e manner 1 h av e b een accustomed to rendering accounts to th e Bur eau of Minesi o o· Th e drayage charged on hotel bill is for t 1unk containing • oua inst:eumentG n ecoase.ry to the work in hand» and the bagga ge transfer rgsd was paid to h ot el porters to carry my t wo suit suit cases containing ~onal ne cess iti es o The hot el bill, Febo 20 to Mal"o 5 at Rock Springs, Wyo. was l::'.'!"ed while examin ing r0.ines at Rock Springe and Reliance, and al&o Le wri.tir. g :repoTt :i on nanna, ~ock Sy;rings and Reliance mines; > March 10th making report on Super ior, and completing former reports; . :h 13, wx iting r0Dort on Cumberlando ~ I 9 d id not care to employ a strange stenographer on the ·~ cons e~· u ~ntl~Jr employed Miss Rena F.lias, who vOal Comp rur:iy· ve affairs, ~.1. 'CJ ~~y sp~~o time ehe could finu ~ed evenings, Sundays and c,.,.• ~ ·~ to help us 'rieck fol' serv ices rendered and enclose I gave her my personal C r9ceipt for same amount. Respectfully submitted by, 'lours tni.ly, �Form 260 iTHE WESTERN UNIOl~ORPO!~LEGRAPH COMPANY 25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. r:== CABLE . SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER O. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT TIME FILED RECEIVER'S No. :'ND the following message subject to the terms } back hereof , which are hereby agreed to CHECK Omaha, March 18th, 1912. John McNeil, Equitable Building, Denver 0 Col or ado o soon can you make exami na tion of Porter property similar to ina ti on pr evious ly mad® o F o Ao Manley. r ge Uo Po Coal Co o \ �TTER 10 E AflE TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED 25,000 OFFICES IN AMERiCA ~· CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD ~ ;:o. N. VAIL, PRESIDENT RE.CE.IVE.R'S No. ~ tz Form 2GS9 J. BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER TIME. FILED CHE.CK b ~ I ;::::=====================:==~================== t :. I • ~1l£ND the following DAY_ LETTER subject to ~· :lie tel'ms on baclt hereof, which are hereby agreed to l ,.' f il ' " 'O C>: _ - Do Go Tl1.omas...,,__ p _ _ __ __ .=....:~-=-"------"-';:...c......._ _ l Omaha. Ma:rch 1.8..ih _ _ _ 191 2 J _ _ _- c -_ __ _ _ _ e; · ol ~ l Evanston, Wyoming, a' . ►tI 0' . 3: ; ► : :n sh U1 ·- 1" ► . you would arrange to make trJ:p for e.xami !'.lati on o.f - min.e .s-a.t.,._ __ · rono as soon as you can get awayo If you will wire me date you - - - -- )?CJ> ect to be in P ortland I will have Superintend~nt Brooks meet rou at our Portland Officea After your examination is comp_let=e=d_ __ I< ·::-Jould like to know if you would consider :,cwpw position of - ·UNIC'i ~ vH ~ superintendency of Rock Springs and Reli~ce mines __ at salary of .,._ I wo;;_Y!9 hundred twenty-five dollars :per month ._ Wi-re me if intere= s -= te=d=--- n..._the._proposition,,_________________ ___ ____ ___ _ ___________. . F ., ,__,,____A._:Manley. - -- - - - --- - - - "·- ------- - · - - - - - - --- -- - �Porm 22il()B, IA I NCOFIPORATE D irthani: lhe lt:i 25, 000 OFFICES IN .AfJlERICA ,.0 1 CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD NS\\ITS m1tl DELIVERS mcss.,~cs only on conditions limiting Its lluhllltr, which bnve been l!E';2nt.e(l t o by the sender al the lolln,.-10~ :,;1:t11r Lctte,, ~Ila\\ l_:_.:tls comP:t Y A'~ru ncaiust ou l r_ b y repc<ttln~ n mcssnge. baclt to the ~ending station tor compllrlP.on, nnd the (;om1iany wlll not hold ILselt llnbla tor errora ,,r dr ln,, l a ~~ i",·ors can1 lJr,1gu.l or uufcpcutcd N1s:ht Letter s. sent !\t r educed rates. beyond n. sum equnl to ten Um~ the nmonnt p.'11<1 tor tr:insmlSJIOU; 110::- In n.ny caGc boi·onll U1" fllr.l < r lkl othcrw l~e atnt,cd blllow, this mcssu~c bas lleeu ' 'nlucd liy the sender tJ1crcor. nor ln nny CU!C where tllc clo.tm l!i not p.ros-cntcd In ~"rltlnb u1t11ln ,,,iliE:>IOU l)o1l:1r6, nt '<;[ " l ic1i • • unless 1 Olrd \("Ith the <.;onmani' for tnm smtsslon . elegrnt <1(c°,·s aft er t p~ !'1~~~'\'lri\aau r LETTER. aial Is dcllvcrcu by roc1u cst of tile ~ndcr, under the oondlllons named nbove. . .. t'lJn ,'·•',".1:5Js<U1 BELVI DER E BROOKS , GENERA L MANAGER · •u N UNklELP VA , PRESI DENT rn ion,.. • • !,!9 J " ~R 11 ~~h:~~Jc EDV ED AT 2·12 Souih 13th Street, @maha, ~~eb. A~v;~~s •~g the ~ ics; not!:• smi~iOl r· ,d the,;:_{ ~rcon at 1' i on such!. I (\ ( .<.. over tbi ~ 'J opulatioa \' l ,I • I •• ... ... , .\ :ike tolllt, himforr... one o!itit, rpo;e ai L ' ,otpme~1.: ' ' l the trr.:: delivery L:' !le to thet the Co:::;:: lbut t}utL Slllis;ion f.'.. 1 of reguhr- --- ' /; / . ! '- ' �!lf ' m I ' I it • ' ~l,1 Ch_?',rg~ U a - -- P a Co :-.u L - - -- -- - - -- Co n - - - - - - - - -- - - - -·- - - .f/};1/ / ,Pl I: 'I H .L 0 - - - - - - -- -- - -- �ow,11 ''t: er than· the It :' ona11~· elegta.1 l:nl> i. iration' r1:arch, ~On-d~•,. !ii.:-1 e tee nth, Ni~eteen Twelve. the 1;'.,'.' ng th, ,, ' cs; n ti., srnis£iol r. d th~ -...; , •• reon at l on EU,h· . Mr .. Do Go Thomae 0 owrtb( ipulation c Dear Sir; ke to n:.:_, him for ,~ e of i~3t:... c~a a3 L I em i~ r eceipt of your letter of recent date and ha ve :1oted yo~xi :remarks relative to various co ~1di.tions which you found exi s ti :ig at our mines, no mention of \'Jhich were the tr:c._ e iwryci: . made i~ your inepectio~ reporto I thoroughly appreciate the ·interest you have taken to the e:: e Comr,: at th:lt t., ission ~d • f rei;ubrc.. . . in bringing these matters to my attention and I wish to tha.:1lr y ou very lcindly for the eame .• I trust y0u will fully co~eider my offer of su~erinte:1de~cy of Rock Spri~es a~d Reliance, as l think it will make a very nice proposition for you. ·.Vill you kindly give me yo ur a~ewer as aoon ~s ~ossible, so that we may be in a position to line things_up? Yours truly, K.'./B .. J o �March, Nineteenth, Nineteen Twelve. Co::'lfiTnrinr; my wire this A0 H. • will . you kindly arrange to make an ir1spectio~ of the Porter mines, ·simile.r to the e:,mmination made by you last year, and send me five co ies of your report. Yours truly, cc~ '"YD T·~ <> Go Mr. Gi fford: Please note above. I presume Mr. McNeil will be down to see you within a short time. �- - -- -- - ii .o: hn: ]lf{~N:eilJllit. Ql • cn.on-gultmg C8ngin.e.er. EPUITAB~E BUILDING . DENVER , COLO . ,,.uaTION woc,K. 1!:XA ... ININO AND A•PORTINQ ON COAL pROPEf\TIEB A BPGCIALTV . Denver Mr o Fr a nl< A. 1'Lan. lev T. ' ice-P res' t 8~., Gen. Mngr • Un ion Pacific Coal O:ma.."'fla ' lr e b . . ' Colo ' :iJiar. 19th, 1912. 1 Co. ' Dear S i r : Ye st erday I received from you, t he f ollowing temef::rarn : "How soon can y ou make examination of Porte r ··pro p erty similar to examination previously mad e." to vrh ic h I wired you by night mes s age: "Pleased to make examination of Porter pr ope rty at any time and shall await your further in st ructions." Up on inquiry, I find that a good deal of snov1 has fallen in Durango and its vicinity in the past month, and no d oubt the ground will he covered to a more-or-less extent, wh ich might interfere with vro!"k, providing you desired any surface examination. From your telegra.I!l, however, I would infer t hat the inspection required would be at the mines, 111:ich, of c ours·e, can be undert aken at any time. 1 Sincerely yours, f/1; " E. Consulting Engineer. }3 a Ji] o �Form 260 ';THE WESTERN UNIO.t!RPO!~LEGRAPH COMPANY 25,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE S~RVICE TO ALL THE WORLD O, N. VAIL, PRESIDENT BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER TIME FILED RECEIVER'S No. CHECK 'ND the following message subject to the terms } ~ back hereof, which are hereby agreed to Omaha, March 20th, ~9l2 •. _ .. I T O N O, Washo Wish you would arra~ge to meet D. G. Thomas at Oregon Hotel, Portland March twenty-second. F. A Manley. 0 Charge U. Po Coal Coo �Porm 1GB E ·wE~TIE UNIO 25,000 O FFICES IN AMERICA. TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATEO CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD _ v TRANS!lllTS a nd DELIVERS messn,."l!s only on condltlons llmlt1nl:' Its lh1blllty, whleh hn70 been osgentcd to by tho sender or the rouowlnr; m cc.'111:"C. ,Is Compnn. ded ui;nlnst only b)' r epentln i:- <L m essa ge bo.ok to tho sending station ror compnrlson. lllld tho Compnny will not bold It,,clr llnblo tor errors or delnya In lrll!l!• •rors c1~n Ito C:"~nrcpc ntcd l\lcssu S'CS, beyond the nmonntor tolls pa id thereon. nor In any cnse beyond thosumot Fifty Dollnra, nt which. a, less otberwlse atated below. this , , qr uc11 vcrYo t'. bv the sender thereof. nor in 1mycnsc where tho clnhu le not presented tn wrl ting- wt tWn elxty dnys nrter the mes!ULgt, ls filed wit b tlL&Company for trnnsml~3ion. 1 \.T E D !IIBSSAGE, and Is dollvercd by request or tho sender, under tho coc.dltlons named above. , ,, hn.s b~cn vnluE;'pi; 1111 Is nn UNR , • . • "VAIL ?RESIDENT BELVIDERE BROOKS, G:.NERAL MANAGER I ,. N. • - \cE BVIElQl AT 212 South i 3th Street, Omaha, Neb. A~~~~s -. ..r; •• ? ' ) ;• 1 SX TS': -2 6,. COLLECT L EVANSTON:- YO': 20 i I M!NLBY \\':: ' VI CE . PRES I DENt &· ,..:i!mL,·vqR u: P CO·At•·co 11 ·oUAH A~}iEB., Q ..It 0 3 u 1 •'l l.l,!!J.1,~ IF ARRI VE AT . P0RTLL\.11D . WR XDAY': 22: ND, lfl tt··Go· DI RECT. TO OREGON :i: ~ ~ EL c1ni. I mr, ARRLNGH'i: sor X CAN £l-1EET. YOU ONT MY • RETURll o· G. 'i!:HOHAS o I n 1,1 �Form !!6J HE WE TER N UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY INCORPORATED 25 ,ooo OFFICES IN AMERICA. N. VAIL, . PRESIDENT BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER TIME FILED RECEIVER'S No, D the following message subject to the terms } back hereof, which are hereby agreed to E. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD CHECK Omaha, March 29th,l912; s. Brooks, _ washi~gton Union Coal Co 0 T O N O, Washington o "lhen does Mr 0 Thomas expect to leave for home. F. A. Manley. Charge Uo Po Coal Coo �Form IG8 • 2 INCORPo!~LEGRAPH COMPANY 5,000 OFFICES IN AMERICA. CABLE SERVICE TO ALL THE WORLD • 1RANSllflTS nnd DELIVERS messages onh· on conditions llrnitlni:- Its llnbliit, Which h~vc been ns.sc t d t b ' Compnn:, T inst cmh· b,· repentiui:-" message bnck to the •rndini:- •talion ror comparison nnd tbc Corn a~ . :. e o ; tho sondc~ or the roilo'7Jni:- rncs:m,:'<'. 8 • , !'9 can bo :; ~~~~;.':~'.t~d 111c·ssugc , beyond tho amount or tolls pntd thereon. nor lnnny c1t.sc beyo~d the sum or ~Iriy ~~~:c,.:;o~~ (:~r':'::~ 1 doil':cr;, Jucd b,• th, ~tdr r t.hr n •n r. nornnd In ~nycnse whore ~bo clnhn Is not •presented In wrltlni:-wlthln dnys nrter tho rnessn;o Js Oled ;.itb ibo Company ror trnnsrnl ~ lon. .,~., ls 111 1Ln beeUNn'·'nEr>EATBD JIIESSAGE, 1s dollvcrod bi r equest ot the sender, under the conditionsslxty_ named nbovo. 1 ~\~f~~ •:~ ~~::~~b•er;;~°;c::~~:i; ~ ~. VA.IL, 0 BELVIDERE BROOKS, GENERAL MANAGER PRESIDENT AT 212 South 13th Street, Omaha, Neb. A~':!:~s Cit AC' '11 1-IA, HEADQUARTERS BLDG 1 OMAHA NEBR WIRE DATE MR THOMAS : LEFT •. F'OR EVANSTON· MORNING 'TWEN!l'Y SIXTH. E S BROOICS o 0 I 9 �I Silver City, 1~. "M .w.. ' Narch 29 ' 191nG • My a.e ar 11.1 r o :rJa.nley : - After the c ompletion of the re-nort ~ "'I "I I .L. th • vomp a ny s mines a v .e on the Union Pacific Coal camp s of Hanna, Rock Springs, Re liance, Su p e r ior an d Cumberl and : On further consider a tion of thG n eeds a t ;r our mines I t h ought i t well to offer some suggestions further t ha n t h os e c on ta in ed in th e rep ort. I t 'n- 1_· n'- 1• t- i:vE~ s • u 1 t1_1e re 1_)ort up on the Hanna mi ne s t hat a t- tentio n v~·2.s c a lle d t o th e l uck of esprit a.e corps a~nong the i:·,en a nd. offi ci a ls. I 1"J ould 1v.y s t ill greater stress u pon this sub- je c t, a n a. rec on-i2-::1end t ha t you employ sou·e person who will t a ke a deep int ere st in the matter of a rousing some enthusiasm amongst youi- offici a ls c ·c the mine an d the men employed t herein. 'Th e □ru1 ag eme nt of affai r s se ems t o ha ve ·gott en int o a n automa t ic g·roove; tb e off ici a l s appear t o be a. fr a ict to tak e t he ini- ti ativ e i :n 1:1ny i riprovement of conditions t ha t may be clemande~, and depart fr~m ol d and. anti quated methods which seem to have prevailed at t he mines O You mi ght call i t a cle s pona.ent condition into Which the y ha ve got t en; tha t t hey do no t exi1 ect any ap preci a tion of the i r effo rts for i mprovement; tha t a ll the initiative must eman a te fro m a single source at or near ;;tour off ice. It is evi- dent t o a ny nusine ss man ·that you ~o no t ex ·e ct such situation to lJreva i l , a nd t Le, t y ou y10u l d. be vo:i:-;:,7 v-rilli ng t o give these men creed t f or a ny i mp ro v ement that t hey ma y ma k e in the mine as to cond i t ions o f s a fe t y~ r e covery of greater qu cnti ty of coal, or gr0 2.i; e r e conomy in cost of p roclu c tion. '.Ch e resul t s a.r e nh a t y ou �-2- are after, and n ot the glory and I would ' suggest that you offer t he greater part of the glory in the , way of commendation ,to your off ic ials who take the i nitia ti·ve 1·n · improving conditions. You could do much towards arous i ng thi·s inveresv • in your officials and .L. .,_ men by the employment of a good man who would travel from camp to ca~p , investigate conditi ons i n and at the · mines, observe the needs along this line, ancL teach the men to take an interest in the betterment of conditions o You have an excellent man as your assistant in the p· erson of 11.a-r_. Geo·rge Pryde,· i t- 1:r nuld be very cUf- fic ul t to finc1 a better man for the position; but one man cannot attend to he many and di versified needs at so muny camps. I n the larger mine·s of this sta te there is a good mine inspec tor emplo yed by each of the larger companies, whose duty it is t o l ook after such defective conditions as I have mentioned, and t o remedy them o In addition to inspecting the mines as to conditions of s afety, they lecture the men and teac~ them th~ hel~~t re scue drill, attend meetings of the first-aid corps, and by their pres ence and manner keep up a continued interest in these matters O They also carefully investigate the c·o ndi tion of the coal sea~s as to thickness and methods of extraction. As suggest- eel in our report on the various camps 9 it is quite probable that there are neglected areas of smaller coal that are being passed by and, as the pillars are pulled, are lost probably forever. of this might be recovered by long-wall VJOrking. Tu'iuch In the few in- stances \"?here you are experimenting: ,.-Ji th long-,·1all \70rk it appeared to me th_n.t the experiment ,;,as not i.·.rcll recci ved by either the bosses or tho E!cm ; . they did not like such a Ce:,arture .:rom their old �-3- method of ro om and pillar working, nor do I believe that any very ea r ne st e f fo r t vi.ra s being made to perfect the long-wall system ana. mak e i t a su ccess in such low coal uoreas in • your mines. If you ha cl a ma n who was congenia l to your emp 1 oyees and who would take u p ea ch s uch subject of i mprovement or me +hod u of working separate- l y 9 and -stick t o it and vrn r1.,.~ 1.· -'-v out ll!Mth an earnes t desire to make "-'i t a su ccess9 instead of ha ving a prejudice before startine which handic apped the experimen t, it is altogether probable that longwa l l an d ot her s i mi lar i mpr oved methods that you might need to ad op t c ould be successfully carried out. Duri ng the f our we eks which I spent under ground in your va r ious camp s i n company with I1r. D. c; '.1.'homas, I noticed that ev e ry,:ilher e we v:ent rnr. Thomas was very gladly received, and seemed to h ave t he g oo a. will of a vast majority of your employees, in fact of a ll t h os e who knew him. If you could procure his serv- ices as an i nsp ec t or for all your camps who would look after just such defici encies or defects as I have suggested, I believe it uould be very much to your interest to do so. I have never seen a man who ,"las so congenial with so many different men in so many camps as i:1r O Thomas ap p eared to be on our trip. From my acqu&int- ance with him he gave every evidence of being exce :. : dingly tactful, and also resourceful, as rrell as exceec..ingly observant of all the good. and a.ef'ecti ve points to be found at tr.e various mines. In fact? I vmula. consi a.er hir1 an inve..luable man to you under the contl. i tions existing at your mines. ;_-.lr. ?ryde has done much along th0s e li nes at the Fines of Roc k Springs, but, non that his d.uties have .-,icler scope, he cannot attend. to such ma t t crs in detail either �-4- a t Rock Springs or at other camps, and · I believe you would i Dprove condi tions very much b J' employing rilr. Thomas , or some man of his peculiar capacity if you cannot ob t ain his services. The person so employed s h ou ld h old a position of a special 1:1ine counsellor to yourself an a 11r. 1' p ryde, and sh ould not be under 7 t he control of any other offici al, but in fact, like our mine inspectors employed by t he compani es in thi s s t a te, sh ould. have auth orit y superior to th e mine super intendent. This authority, if te.ctfully emplo yed., irrould not be ebnoxious to the mine superint endent, and th e a c1vice given from time to time vveulcl be of e;rea:t value to him. I woul cl also sugp.: est tha t you cul ti va te a more congenial feeling with the state mine inspector. My experience with· him during my f our weeks' stay i n J yoming has led me to believe that he is a much better man than he is given credit for. Jhile he is rather crude a nf unp ol i shed, yet he is conscientious and means to be fair and just, anct has your inte re st at heart ,·lhen he susgests improvements a t the mines. It app eared to me that he was not cordially received at y our mines. I pride myself somewhat upon being a judge of human nature, and I have form ed an exceedingly good opinion of ~r. ~la ck er, the State liine Inspector for your district. I discussed ·a i th him the various phases in connection with the ~~th the union and the company. I suggested to him that he should not attend union meetings and should not be a member of the union nor under its domina tion. He sa ~d that h e fL.lly realized that fact hir.iself, he ha d been taught it b~- his experience with the local un ions, and that for t~e seven mouths preceding he had not attende d a ny meeting of the union. The poor fellow has but little �-5- tact, a n d probably thus renders himself _persona _ _...;;..,;.= ~ grata to yourself a nd lesser officials. I presume, hovrever, to offer the sug- g es t ion t h a t y ou and your officials make an effort to '.'!Ork in better a ccord wi t h t h e mine inspector in your district. Do not look c:oYm up o::.:i him b ecause he is not educated ana_ accomplished, a n~ gi v e hi r'.1 e re di t f or t he good t h ings which he conscientiously desi r e s t o do on b eh a lf of yourself ancl the r..1en in y our em1)lO~'I..'1 ent. I wou l d a l s o offer f or your consideration t hat some method be a dop te d b y ,ih i ch t he mi n e ·inspector, the shot firers and the fire bo s ses b e r emove d f ro m domination of the union . You are probably a ware of the fa c t tha t when a fire boss or a shot firer condemns the 7IO rk of any of his fello w employees, causing sai cl fellow emplo Jree h a. rd.shi p or inconvenience, h e is very likely to be called u p o:r.. t h e ce r p et at the ne x t meeting _o f the local union. This ren ders y our mi ne inspector, fire boss or shot firer less efficie n t i n t h e lines v1herein he is employed. A s·tate law should. b e p&s s e d fo r bi dding the mine ipspector to hold any position of b enefit u nde r 2,ny mining company, and o.lso forbidcling him being a me mber of a union or affiliatinP-· with eny organization of emplo y ees during his incumbency in office. To remedy the matter with the fi r e bosses ana. shot firers, I \'1ould sug p:est that they be given authority to discharg e ~ en fo r gross breach of mine discipline; thus they would be ineli gible a s merribers of the union \7h e n t l",. e;y- ,;-;ere given suff i cienJc au t hori t J· -c o discharge men. You can :r-ot ez p ect to have effici ent fire bosses a::::!.d sho t firers r _n en ,1ho ·.-:i ll conclemn cls.ngerous s "r. o+s or r:ho \7ill re port 1· nfra "'u u .., t ions o:f 1.1ine rules, -;;hen t h ey kno,.r t h at t he y 1.:t ll be calle·a. to accou.n t by the i r fello w i!lemb e r s of the uni on . ~ie11 hold inf; such �-6- . .important p o s itions as fire bosses ana. s ht o firers shoulcl. be w•i thout a n y restric t io n o;r prejudice,- and free to use their best judement f or enfo r c ement of pro p er . discipline and maintenance of safe ~ondi t ·ons i n th e mines 0 I wou la. fur t her recommend t hat ~rou procure a Smith gob immp, +h __e u u se of ,·,n · _1· c·n I ae mons t ra Lve d t o several of your men a t Oumner, 0 l and. ~:o o 1 -mine , ana. th a t one be k ept i n constant use a.t Cumberland mi nes :: a s . 1 ancl ·2 , a nC.. ' ls o at -~ p, -r.-n_i:-i =1 = · .,..,e ~... •·1..To • -'"~) • n-.LJ..l- - c1oubt thc..t in sor·.-e - o ·:i.:,., •;u·' }, . _- e The re is little o.._·l,1 811 1;.; 0_•·,·i.· ot1Y1c~. 1·1• o··\ ,r 1· ·y_11.;;. ~cc eS E:!..••!J.L~ E '-1...i. , ....vO eny p er- s on, t h ere may be conside r ab le bo dies of s_t a nding gasl wl~_ich fall of r o of} v7i thin tho se or, eni ngs where pillars are dra'1m and. grou.na. 5.b a nd.o n e d?mi ght clri ve out up on the naked lights of the men at work i n that i ~m edi at e vicinity . The small gas pipe used in con- n ec t ion vii t h t he g ob pump ca n be pushea. t n enty, thirtJ7 , forty or fif t~, f 0et int o or upwarct i n such opening s a s a re inaccessible to u mun ; t he at~ osphere in that locality can be dra~~ into the .'i 0lf safety l amp , shOiving whether there is dangerous accumulations 1 of gas in t he loca lity testedo I call especial attention to this because I believe it is a ver~; greut rr~enace to have so many inaccessibl e opening s a s no doubt there a re in t h e mines at Jumberland t;.nd Hanna, a n d. vrhich may have bo dies of st an ding e as unknm,m to tho ~ s or mine offici a ls ·. I s a w t"'l en at ·work 1vith 01,en li ghts nearb y ca vea. ground ;::he re no l)e r son could tell \~1hether th ere i7ere a boc1y of s t c n ding r c.s be 3ron a., 1) eca u~e the op enine; between the roof a nd the ca ved aebris below was not , over six inches I/YI, in he i s -- t 0 A fire boss rii r.ht pu sh h i s S t: .f e t:y 0 l a1!1i_)/ \ there, to aro I s l e:ne:tl: , ::me~. n ot finC. any car on l:.is l amp , and y e t u foot or tv10 �-7- above t h ere might be a_ l a rge accumulat 1• on of gas constitutin~ a c., mena ce a s I h a v e heretofore descr ibed . And a gain, where the g round is moving, and a fire boss roll b e r el uctant t o g- o very far up i n t h e caving area, an a_ justly so b ec&use of great risk t o hi~self ' he could stand off t en, fifteen or tvrnnty feet e.n d ~push the •...oipe of hi' s gob ~-nump u1J t o t he p 1 ace he Tii shed to test . This gob pUI!:.p is n ot an i nvention of mine , an d I seek no c recti t fr om it ; b 1. t I have alre a dy derived a great deal of bene- fi t f r om i ts use, a nd I have no doubt that ve r y many lives have b een s a ved b y using it i n the gaseous mines of southern Colorado e,nc1 n orthern He-·! . . .:ex ico. You will find that man y of the old- t i me r s do n o t tak e k indl y to i t• ·' i t needs a little more effort and a l it tl e more car e on their part to be certain that all the op en gr o1md. r..earb;;r t he p resent workings is k ep t cl ear of gas. At Cumb erl and one old fossil occupying an official position sugges t ed., n h en I p roduced a gob pu..rnp t o demons t rate, t ha t it was -a wind-j amming machine. When I sat at a safe distance from the caved grouna_ anil pushed. the pipe up , h e said to me , "Do .you expect t o bring ga s :i o-vm in tha t l amp '?n Iµs t eaa. of answerine him I ma a..e a couple of slo·w strokes Yli t h t h e plung er of the pump anr gave th em a most beautiful illustra tio n of bringing eas down and sho wing them a nice cap on the l art1p , an d a t their re q_uest repeated i t \7i th a couple l!lore short s t rok es • Th e se ~umps a re for sale b :i l.lr . Jose1Jh Smith, Genera l Sup erin tencl.en t of th e Stag Canon Fuol Jor.ipa:nJr , l)a-1:son, H. M., who is t l.e i nvo ntor of the pump. The I believe that ,,,rou ba ve v er y g-reat need of �them at CUlilberland an d Hanna 0 In th is conn ection, I would. suggest that v,here men ere work ing with open lights on pillars in your gaseous mines nea r big cav es, the fire b osses be re quired to test such gobs two or three tirnes a vYeelt 1Hi th a e:ob pump , and. make a record of t he conditions as they find themo Another matter in r egard to t h e esprit de corp s at your mines , espe c ially at Sup eri or : You have i mmea_i at el y a dj a cent t o your c~!:.r1p a l i ttl e t o,rm callea_ t he Whi t e City v7here t he vices of the miners are catered t o a_i sreputabl e saloons and ot her resorts. I f you woulcI maintain i n your camp a g ood s a loon , wi t h bilJiard and p ool tables and reas onable means of aT:msement, and woul d also cater t o the store trade as i t should be ca t ered to, you would soon control the en tire commer cia l and saloon trade and do away with the nei ghboring 1,'Jhi t e Ci ty . You surely realize that it is to the i nterest of the people who are soliciting the tra de of your err: ployees, to a rouse as much of a feeling of _antagonism in your plo yee t owards your company a s pos sible. em- 11hey try to tea ch him that the comyan y sto r e is provided for t he s ole purpose of robbin~ hi m of r.5s ha rd-earned wage . lie goes a6wn t h ere to be sympat hized wi th 1.11 · r e garo_ ~ to fancied gri evances, / ~nd the discipline at your mine and interest in .your v,ork i s thus c'lestro yed in t h e mind of ;rour viorkrr.an . I kn O\V but li tt l e ab out ·the cone. i tion a t y our s tore at Super io r, ·mor e than hearsay; 1· t but, if I were ri ghtly informed, · is a ve ry poorly oonduc teu~ a f f-air. O\·T:ned The clerks a ct as 1." f t ~ ~_e y the miners anct i t viere up t o tl:e !'.'.l iner t o cater t o the clerk i n~ tcac1 of t he cle rk cat er i nf t o the 1~1incr \-:ho pat r onizes the sto :t(;lo �-9- This may seem a trivial ma tter, but I do not consicl.er it so. I t is a lso, to a gre a t extent, outside of the lines of the commission \'7hich you gav e me , to:·_ examine a n d. _report upon the concl i tions at your mines; but i t is a condition which I believe milita tes a ga i ns t the economic operation of your property. 1Thile my per- sonal i nt er es t apparentl y cea s e d with t he re ports upon t h e various mine s i n t h e severa l camps , ~,et I would. lik e to see good results f ol l ow i n t h e wak e of the work I ha ve _ done. Hence, I hope you will not conside r me presump tiou s in offeri ng these further suggesti ons, i n a c1di ti on t o t he re ports a l r ea a_y made . .Respe ctfull~l subn i tt ed by Yours ve r y truly, :r-r. Prank · A . rn:a ruey, Vice-Pr es. & Gen. Mgr., Union Pacific Co al Company , Omaha, liebr. �April, Third, Ni;1eteen Twelve. ......... Personal..--- Mr. Jo E. Sheridan 0 Hy de~n:· 1':r ,. She ridan: I ;:1:cro r~oir=vce ve r y much your letter of r-~~rch 29th and .,,.,0uld say that you hf:lve su 00 ested seiverF 1 things that I have been :0le,n;1i ng on for some time 0 As you may know, there have been some changes . made in our company +1ece~tly and they were made rather rap\ idly and rw.ve in a man!1er temporarily destroyed our organi- za.tiono. but we are hoping to get things 1!'1 line very short .. I note what you say about Mr. Thomas a~d I ex- pect to meet him ·w it.hin the next .few days and take up with him the 1.:1atter of 11uttinr; him in charge as rd1 i:ispeotor to visit the dif'fere!":i t :·.11 :,cs arid. a ttcmpt to get things 1 :n working order 0 As to Mr. Blacker, St~te iline Inspector: not k11ow of nny feelir1t-; rmio:'lg our men ae;ainst him, I do except in o!'leor two i:-1stancea ?.!'lc.l I think r r ...H~cl::er himself is to plame on account of the atti·tude he i1ae a~sumed in the It has been customary for him to go i "1 to a camp, ~1 e 11ia inspection and le"Ve ••u.u i'thout visiti!'lc~c ~ w our of:~ice • 1 �4/3/12 Sheet No. 2. or letting our Superintendent know that ht was in the neighborhood" This h as naturally lead them to believe that he was not much i n s ympathy with out attempts at betterment a.~d tha.t he wo ul d no t ca1·e to be co:1E;ul ted in such ma tters. Hie furthe r 1:10 -'Gi on in s ending co ·ries of· hi e re-r:io r ta t ' ) the Union for comm en t befor e they are r<-: ceivcd by u s huo also been looked upon b y u s as a li ttlo irre gulo:r P.nd ne :rhA.J'.'S we have not ta1c e!'t much tr ouble to over-come any prej udioe that may exi et aga i :"'lS t himo I woul d feel under otligation to you if you woul d h aire 1LT o ,Toeenh Sraith \7rite to !i~,, Pryde concer.-iing :h is go'b l amp so as to call ~: iG att~ntion further to the matt~r a.!ld I will also 8JJeak to him a·b out it so that he ca.n pro- cu re s or~e of t hem., Th~nlcing you a gain f or your suggestions, I am Yours trulyo ~ �Omaha, Nebraska. A pr 1 1, Twenty- t.~i rd, Nineteen Twelve. Supe r in ten den,t 0 Dear Sir; As per our co?.1versation 0 I have arranged . to draw up a voucher for 075AOO in favor of the person regarding whom you spoke and as soon as same is received I will write a letter of thanks and transmit check and letter to you for deli ve ry a Yours truly, Vice-Pres. & General l!anager. - -- �ll a y, i'hird, Nineteen Twelvea l 6 5 _B:f•ond.w·El,Y 0 New Yo:rk 0 U 0 y0 • v/hm, rITro Lovett '!)a.esed through he1.. e oome .time aeo O he . le ft wo z,d ,11th Hl"o J.1ohler ..l#hQ. t he would like to have an '1!'l?'lua1 if'l SYJe ction of our mines mnde and in· co?1formi ty with hitJ requcsi 0 ns ':Jell as our usual custom for the last few . yeers O 1 hand you» nerewi th, two co-pieo of ~he re'J')ort which I had nad o o '!he re:oort on The Union Pacific Coal CQmpany and G1..rperi6z, Coal Company prope·rties WR~ mode by a bonrd co naietin~ of l!:r- 0 J O Js.o Sheridan. a ?!line Inspector from llew l!exico, who was :rec.onnnended by Dr. Holmes ~f tbe United States Mining Bureau; •l' '·r. n. • G Thoma.a, e Y/yoming coal operator, who was 0 formerly ntute Mine Inspector of ·Jyoming, end 11r. George Bln.cker, present State Hine Inspector of ;.Yyoming. The \1a.ahington Union Cor1l Cornpe.ny p:toperty was examined oolely by !.{r. Thorr.en for the renaon thFJ.t !ir. Sheri• den could only get one· r~o?1ths 1anv0 of r bsence and had not th~ time to eo out there. The report on the l'orter Fuel Corrrne.ny property, t Durr..ngo, was 1• ruie by r;r. John .:ol-leil, n T'ini!'lS Engineer ----- ----·-----_,,..,.,_=--_..,c---- �5/3/12 . Dheet No .. 2. of Denver a nd f ormerly State rune Insuector of Colorado~ Iri explan~t~on of the oriticisme and eucgeationa made by th e Bo.:1.r do l would atate that our Su!)eri~tendenta h a v e b ~H1H';l s v.ppl i cd ·~•Ji th s uch po.rtiona of this report n.o ap- p l y t o the i r reav e ct i ve locations, _with defini t e i~struotioris to :rertrnd y v nY defect® uhich nrc or1ticiaad in th:le re-port, in c onj uno iio n wi ih ou:w General Superintenderii ~nd his staff. 'J.1hc r 0p0 Tt duel lo quite extenei vcly O!l the rescue helme t p1, op(H1i i i on ari d the OTlinion ia 0'.>1.--preseed that i.ve h-·ve not enough hel mets on h a.~do· l would state that our firat or- d~x- o f hel:m.ei. :::i a year aao was limited in number in order that we mi ght t:ry out 'the different makea ot helmet and decide on \Vhich 70, \Voul d finally useo Durj.11g the ~oming year our· hel-. met equiµment will be incren.oed" In this con;~cction would atnte th~t the rcmarka tnad0 under the Reliance report tl'l.F.t-t three helmets had been ordercd 0 ic.; an error, ao we have ordered the full equipmer.t .~.t n eli ance the same as we o:rdered for the other oe.mps. E A N :NA._ ·at Hanne.. we arQ n01.·1 fi:ring moat of our shots by el ectr i city e.n.d are cortteuroletin~ fi r i :ie all ahota by elect r i .c i ty P..G soon e.e we cnn decic;n a :~r oper :raethod of so doing. '-.Jc h,'.ve elao asked for en npnropr iation for mini:,g machines nn 110 e electric equipment for t.t-ie Hr..nnn !.. inee and exneot to �5/3/12 Sheet ?lo. 3. have ·ihi s on the grou.vid and in use ae aoon aa we can eet our pl a ces :pre}')ared for it" ~1e have been working on thi$ for a rm.ml>er of mot:thGJ and eJtpeo.t to -have a large proportion of om::> :mi.ni:ig at Hann& done by ?tinine, ?-.~a.chines by ·winterp 'i1h.e :i'.'Cma1·ks as to increasing siz<a o f pillars ere and ftn."tho1:-mo1·e 0 at Ha.'1:na. we arc co:1t0mplating an entirely diffe~c~i syst0m of nriving our rooms Rnd entries. ---ROCh. S:t>JUf'GS • At Rock !3pringo VJ'C are now trying some long wall min:l:1e; 11 £!.100 in eome- -pl?..oes shea.risng the coal from the rooms. The e;q-,c:e im0nts 00 far havcbeeri sufficiently auccensful to 1 et\d iae ·c.o hope the.t ·wa can ador,-t these eyatema in a large pa ~t- of the mine 0 If so, we cnn reduce the ti.mount of ~owder 1.rned qui ie ccnsider~bly, :pc:rha-ps 6 ettins twice ns muoll coal to a keg of powder ea at preoeni~ ~here will, however. doubtle~e be placeo in the mine wh e:."e it cannot oe used, O't1ing to the height or oerun ct11,rricd to the roof, etc. R E LI J:. U C E The Boar d h e.s mn de Oom recommendn. t ions and com•!lc~te on our method of or,c~i ~r, mi:-ies at an economic standpoi:,t. r:elinnoe, from I do not lcnow th~ t this calla for �Sheet Jio. 4. a.11y explnnati.cn on my part,~ but. will say that they were !'lot i:1formed of our ·01ans end they did not undet1stand the rea.... sons f'or ;•1h a "t h a s 'been done at Reliance 0 ell of \'1fai~, in my o·piniono i s s i1,;,1.ctly in line of openin g the property to RGma:;."lrn e.re mnde i:n the repoTt a.~ to the lc.rge arnouryt of t imb eY.'ing used at Superioro. We ha-re fol" the r>ast eighteen montho., been ex:_nerimenti~g i:.1 diffe;eent methods of .drivine of rooms sc as to avoid. us rnuch tiraberine: . as possible1, t"'hen we h~ye :f.Ully decided' e a to the beat method and can make a change to our advantage 0 it will be doneo Remarks \1er0 made about the c.mount of air circul~t.i nB in Superior Mine and recommendations thRt fresh air allould be continually supplied in order to protect the roofo I would state that our ai~ ways at Superior are quite 0 large so thet we actually have a large amount of air moving at a. low speed·, as · our air re-ports will show for some time bac1: 0 �1 ].[ r .. -J .. K9 • Sheet No. o. Copy of' the report on The Wa.ehington Union Cool company and The ·Po~ter Fuel Company propertiea hae been sent to the ret::rpecr~:i.ve Buperi~tendents a.nd their atientio~ called io themo Youra truly 0 �Rock Springs, Wyo. March 13th, 1912. Mr . F. Ao Manley, Vice P!'ea o & Gen ' l Ngr ., The Union Pac ific Coal Company, O'maha , Nebr. DeaT Si-r : == Ue , the unders igne d members of t he Boar d of Inquiry for The Union Pacific Coe.l Company, e. s per your commi ssion , hav e made as careful and thorough an examina tion, as poss ible i n the limited t i me a lloued p of t he mi nes of The Union Pacific Coal Company at Hanna , Rocle Springs , Reli ance and Cumberland , Wyo ., and of the mines of the Super i or Coal Company at Superior , Wyo ., and t r ansmit her ewith a s eparate report upon the mi nes i n each of these local• iti es . We hu e endeavored to avo id being eypercr itical, and while some of the sugge s ted improv ements may seem of minor importance, yet t he safety of min ers, and economical a.nd successful oper&.tion of a mine depends upon an aggregate of mino~ de t ails properly conducted. We are pleased to commend t he many r ecent i mprov ements ma.d e i it i s no cre dit t o the mine manager who is t aught by dire disaster , i mprovements nec essary to make , but it is v ery creditable to the manager who an ticipates the neces sities and provides them, thereby av oiding di sas t er and loss of life and property; and we c ommend your forethought i n tces e matters. j ____J �We have not call_e d attention to what we cons i dered de:f"ects , i n the methods employed, through a spi r i t of criticism, but for the reas on tha t y ou re que s ted us to not e any defective condit ions , and to suggest remedies for sameo TTe ivish to thank yoVJ f or your court eous t re at ment, as also ]1ess r s o Ble,cl 9 Pryde , Butler, Dykes, Uassm1g, Hal l ett, Mccar t~ and other officials of the Uni on Pac ific Coal Company a t Hanna, Rock Spri ngs and Reliance; Mes srs . Br ennan , Mar tin, Pauls on, and the various mine superintendents, and especial l y Mr. Clair Philbr i ck at Superior; and J.M. Faddis, Mine Sup 1 t , and the mine bosses at Cumb erland. Roping that our inves tigation may proTe benefi ci al i n the future operati on of the mines, and wi th s i ncere wishes f"or y our success , we remai n Your s v er y re apectf"ully, !] ~ ...... . /.J~.. .-:.:b of" I nquiry, f or The Uni on Pacifi c Coal Company/ �Rock Spr i ngs , Wyoming, February 22, 1912. To Frank Ao Manley, Gen ' l Mgr., Union Pacific Coal Company, Omaha, Nebr. In c ompliance ~1th the instructions i ssued by you, i n connecti on with your comriusaion to the .unders i gned members of the boaTd of inquiTY » i o 0xrunine and r port upon the conditions of s afet y , and ne t ho D of oper ation in vogue at The Uni on Pacific Coa l Companyr tiinoo G t Hmma, Rock Springs , Sup r or , Reliance and Cu..mb e~ landp Uyo o 0 ~e have completed our examination of the mines at Hnnn~ , Uyo o 0 and offer for your consideration, the f ollowi ng repor t of condi t i one as we found them, and as per your request, we suggest the i mprovements as detailed below. On 2?e1Jruary 16th, in company with Messrs. Geo . L. Black, Gen 9 1 Sup 1 ; Georg Pryde , Aas't Gen 1 1 Sup 1 t ; Thoa . H. Butler , Mine Sup't; and Wm. B. Rae , Mine Foreman ; (Mr . Blacker had not yet ar i ved ), e entered the Hanna No. 2 Hine, commenced our i n• vestiga ti on p and on the 17th inst. , i n company with the same gentlemen , c ompleted t he examinati on underground, and also exami ned Nos .Sand 4 Mines. Greater attent i on was given to No . 2 Mine t han to tr.e number of men employed oth er mines , as t he ext en t of t he O~kings, • underground , habi t of venting gas , and 3eneral conditi ons s eemed to demand. PHYSICAL ~ TURES Hanna Mi ne No. 2 f s opened upon No . 2 coal seam , identified b~ number as the s econd in the seri es f r om the surface ; dip ot �seam , 17 ° ; direc tion dip, fault s i n field s. E. ; cleat , very i mperfect; f ew · h , , c aracter of f aults ; blocks , l i ttle or no appr ox 0 di s tur banc e of area adj acent; throw of faul ts exploited, about / 100 ft o; rolls or other di s turbance, little. Cross section of coal s eam:-Ft. Ins o 5i 6 3 0 Coal 18 0 Sandy Shal a 0 3 Coo.l 5 6 ~ J,,,_g~~I/ Coal Clod 3 ins o t o c:: ~r (),/ 4, , -µ..,,.,.,. -...-:- A o Fto 0 I ns. 10 ," J ' J.., The pr sent ro om workings are dr i ven i n the 18 feet bench of coal Pith the sandy shale on t op of lower coal for floor of r oom. The entr ies are driven in same bench of coal , varyi ng from bottom to top of b nch as necessary for grade. Bottom and top coa l recove ed on retreat. M thane , is vented f rom the r oof and from t he coal, seldom fr om fl oor o Maximum i n return , test made wi t h Wolf•Pieler l amp , les s t ha Oo 2~~. Ele a t ion of min mouth above s ea l evel 6,7 69 1 • Bar ome ter 23.98 i ns . SYSTD OF .W:NING Triple slope , double entry, room and pi l lar , rooms to rais :from entri es . Depth of main slope 3,'774 1 ; l ength of Nos . 2, 3 and 4 entr i es 7, 000 ' ; Nos. 5 0.i1d 7 entries, 6000'; No s . 11, 12, 13, 14,- 900•, aoo•, 575-', 400', respectively. out rith reference to butte and faces, perfoc • Hine n ot l aid e cloatage is very i m- .idth of main entry, 10•; side entries, 10 1 ; mai n entry Pill r , 301; room pillars, 30'; room width, 20• ; height ot �r ooms , 12 1 ; ro om l ength, 300 , ,. r. oom crosscut s apart, 50,; entry cr os s cut s a part, 1001 ~ t .!.n r i es fa i r l y clean ; dus t pres ent is 0 mixed with rock dus t or cay, 1 d probably 30~ clay, yet such dus t sus ceptibl e of explosion 0 Sprinkl i ng by hos e, ribs and flo or sprinkled in entr i es, men c ontinuously employed sprinkling. Roadways we t in places , c omparat i vel y dry a.t some places. A manuay provided for entr anc e and exit of employes f rom the mine, no ~aulage nor machi t1ery in uanway ; man t r i ps ( i n which 1 all c ar s ai e connec t ed b y- s a f e ty chain as an pre- e x t ra cau t i on ) are run to take men out of mine at quit t i ng time . Two escape-,ays fT orn interi or of l ong entr i es, are pr ovided for cases cf eroePGency ; those escape-~ays have openi ngs t o t~e surface . CAPACITY A!lD EQ,UIPMENT Capacity per day with pres ent ho i s ting facilities; 1500 t ons ; engine capacity, scant ; capaci ty of mine can readily be increas ed wi th increas ed hoi s ting capac ity; as the mine attains depth, pr es ent ho i st i ng fac iliti es inadequate for necessities of t he mine 0 Engine , 350 H.P. nominal ; were told t hat i t scarcely deve l ops rate d capacity. Boilers , 5 ; Ho P. 1050. Tipple , wooden; fi re protection, water line under suffi ci ent pressure , watchman at ni ghto Vent ila tion by excaus t f an , Gui bal, 20' di am.; Stevena fa11 in r eadi ness for re s erve i n case of emergency. Fans well Placed a.b out 25 ft. di s t ant f rom faYl s haft ; force of an explosion Would proceed di re ctly out past f an wi t hout i njury to fan. hou 6 ~an TTo od frame encas ed i r! galvanized i ron; would suggest all 7 �- 4- concrete b e us ed i ns t ead of wo od f r ame ncased in iron; moisture from mine will warp WOQd work; concr ete pr obabl y cost leas than f? ame work and i ron , and iabor neces sary t o cover wood frame. Fan driven by steam engine independent of other machiner y, which renders it serviceable i f other power i a out of commi s si on. The a i r is c onducted through the various entr i es -from one t o t he other by oveTcasts and undercasts, eliminating the danger of doors . Telephone system installed from sur f ace to mouth of entries ~ exc0pt on Noo 4 entry, where it al so goe s to power sub- st ation o Recorr:mend that t h e te le phone sys t em b e car1.. ied near er t o the interior extremities of ent r i es , as a mat ter of economy in sav i ng the time of any person who may desire t o order mater ial or supplies from the surface , or t o communic ate with t he Super in- t endent» s office? Doctor's offi ce, hospit al, and nece~ sary points on top, thus SQVing many hours' t ime during the month and allowing of better attention t o affai rs undergr ound, than when attention i s di erted to communi cate with the outside . In cas e of injury to workmen , the Doc to:r cen be call ed and cc1.s e explained, ci,nct t.e can be 2,t mouU: of lJline pr epar ed t o car e f or the pE>. tient vii thout del ay, avoiding c ont i nued shock t o pa tient and cons equent weakeni ng and delaying r ecov ery , which means cos t to Company as well as sufferi ng t o vic tim. In c as e of fi re or .other emergency, quick acti on may be had. Open lights ar e used, l ard o 1 burned in lamps . ~o tor haulage on the entries, and Ele ctricity is Us ed for = f or l i ghting alone tr.e entr ie s. It is carri ed from power hous e to on a well insulated line, 2200 volts A. c •• Pas sing do'l;l?} 1cm ny i t i s we ll i nsulat ed and 1s0 boxed and out of the Jnanway at min �... 5_ w~y , tha t per s ons t rav ellin~u in • ra.anwe,y cannot come in contact with i t o It is c ar r i e_d a l ong No o 4 entry to a sub- s t at ion where it is stepped down to · 250 volt ~o D. c.,· which i s di str ibuted as needed for power and l i ghts thr oughout the mine. An electr ic driven pump forces 80,000 gals . of water to the surface ev ery 24 h ours» the pump being operat ed ? hours each day, pumping f r om a large S'l,;.illp on No 0 8 entry wher e the water i s ac cumulated. It is suggested that the electri c machinery a t the pump be enclosed i n a metallic covering to pro t ec t i t from dirt, as also all s imilar stati onary , otoro i n use in open workings i n the mine 0 Electric coal cutting me,c:C.i n~s have recently been introduced, which ,ill ~ithout doubt , prove hi ghly benefic i al and economical, as undermining,or shearing the coal will elininate much of t he danger incident t o ehoo:ting off t he solid , and will probably 0ss0n the percentage of s l ack made . Four Radial ax , and one Sullivan s r.or t -wall machine are being exper i ment ed with. Eight 4-1/2 t on· eneral Elec tri c mo t ors ar e used for gathering on the entries, and haulage t o the par tings at mouth of entri es. Rope haulage fr ont par tings t o t~e tipple . Twenty pound rails in entrie s ; track gauge, 42 i ns .; wooden t i es ; rock stoppings i n entries; brat ti ce i n room cr osscut s . top coal makes excell ent roof Few props are us ed, as hile driving entries and rooms, and top and bottom coa l is recovered on retreat, al ong with r oom and entry pillars when entries and r ooms ar e pull ed back. Humidity tests of intake and return were not made, as i t is not the custom at the mine, and a single test for one day would not rep~esent general conditions of humidity, hich would Tary co::isid .rable -with var i ations of terur)eratu·re ut 5 ur f ac e. �EXPLOSIVES US"R.J) A11D SYSTEM OF SHOT FIRIMG Shota are fi re d i n the rooms by after ai l other per sons are out be pla ced i n fa c e of any room. f shot fi rers , at 4:30 ~. Mo .,.,, .i o .u1.&.ne ; not more than 5 shots can The shots are exploded by electric ·qui b s , no t more than 6 s hots being fired at one time by ea ch shot fir el'· 0 Blaclc p owdell" i s us ed ; maximum charge allowed i n any- hole, 18° cartri dge P equal t o ab out 2°1/2 poundso In entri es and narrow work no t :more than 2 s hots r.aay be fired ci, t one time o Follov, sr..ots, or s l::.ot s d e:p ending upon preceding shot , are not permitted i n any of tr.e WOJ' ki nss l) eit:t.e 'l'' 'l''O oms or nai~row ·wor k , a nd s l:ot fi r e r s are l!1s t Tuc t ed to 1"t.1:ruse tc, 1'i'll'"e s uch shoto Shots in narrow v10rk or en t ries a:re f i i•ed at any time during the day after g : oo A. M., uhen de,y shot firer· goes on duty, permis sible ex pl os i v es being us ed i n the en t r i~ s o The black powder used by t he miners , is car~i ed i nto mine i n powder j a cks containi ng not to exceed 10 p ound s , whic1: is the allowance, fo r t•,"To miners who work i n pairs i n t h e r ooms o The powder is kept i n locked boxes i n cr osscuts, but s eveval miner s are not allowed to keep their boxes in same crosscut, noT near together o· Diameter of dr ill hole 2- 1/4 inches. The powder i s placed in cart r i dges and i nserted i n drill holes. Clay is used for tamping , the clay bei ng brought from sur face by t h e Company, and placed a t convenient points near room necks. ooden tamping bars are used. Here tofore all holes have been dril l ed i n the s olid, and shot wi thout under!Jlining or shearing on the s i de . This most ~eprehensible met hod of blas ting coal should be done away with snti~ely, and s h ooti ng trom the solid in t he entri es and narrow work should c ommand i mmediat e at tenti on ; and t ~e sooner it is __ __) �enti rely eli mi nat ed t hroughout th mi e ne, t he better i t wi l l be f or t he safety of the men and protectio n of t he proper t y. The rec ent i nt r•oducti on o~~ t he new system of development and operati on of t he mine by dip planes , with r ooms t urned off hor i z ontall y » wh ich will facilitat e the use of machines for undermininb~ and shearinbn t he coal , is oi~ the greatest importance, and will not only l""ender the mine much sa,er , but will also produce l ess sl~ck 0 It is a move in the proper direc ti on and mos t highly cor.amendable fTom eve1"y point of view o When t he coal i s undermined or sheaTed!) it is ve1~y probable that some one of the permi ssible explosives may be found that with minimum charges will di sl odge the coal without shatter-ingP so that only- a reasonable amount of s lack may be made o About one fourth of t he men now engaged i n mining coal , ar e employed as Company men working by the day ; these men are all restr i ct d to the use of permissible explosi ves and are havi ng as good success as t heir fe llow workmen , who dig coal on a tonnage basis and use black powder f or blasting. The miners of thi s camp are s l ow to appreciate the much greater safe ty of the permis sible ' explos i ves P and appear t o be very reluctant to qui t the use of black powdero When they c ome t o a f ull reali zati on of the much SPeater measur e of sdet y of a permis sible explosi ve, they will be as i ns isten t upon its use sol el y-, as they are now reluctant to use it . It is pos sible t ·hat i f the coal were under mined and sheared 0n one oi de 11 that the lower bench might be di s lodged. by a water cartr1dge 0 and thus make a minimum of slack, and l eave the upper bench u i t h t wo loose ends , bott om and face, t o shoot to, and it �-ac oul d be brought down with small charge of explo s i v e. The ex- per iment is well worth the trial o SAFETY PROVISIONS 250 miners , 70 Company men, and 3 horses are e ~loyed 'UlldeTground in Hanna Mine Noo 2o The air i ntake r ecord shows mor e t han 126,000 cubic feet of ai r per minute enter i ng the mine . duc ting 5.00 cuo f o De- of air per minute for each of the t hree horses, t here remains 124~ ~00 cu . ft o of air per minute or more than 389 cuo ft 0 per nii.nuie f oT each pers on employed o The ai r i s very well di stributed thr oughout the mine , being carried neaF to ro om faces by cross cuts~ and by bratt ice when necessarya The system of over- casts and unde~casts is a very good f eature , and insures the constancy of the ventilat ing current in all s ec t ions of the mine, providing the mineP with pur e a i r , and diluting and carrying off J dangerous OT noxi ous gass es . By careful perusal of of fice copies of the report of meas urement s of vo lume of i nt ake and r etur n air in No. 2 Mine, as measured by t he gas watch:.~en, you will percei ve that the intake 1s gt-eat er t han the r eturn. Thi s condi ti on i s practically imposs- ible with the pr esent l ow t emperature at t he surface , and the fan eXhaus, ng fr om the mine. The return air i s much warmer than the i ntake, and c onsequently t ~e v olu..me is increased. If the fan were ~Orked to prope l the a i r i nto the mine, ther e would probably be considerable loss i f there were suTface c~acks or openings not measuredo Bu t with an exhaust fan, surface cracks and other Openings v,ould add t o the volume of t he ret urn ai r . This discrep- ancy sh uld have been not iced by the men taking the measurements, �and t he cause of i t di scov ere d and corr ect measur ements made . I n t h i s connecti on , we woul d sugges t that a Br istol aut omatic r eco r d ing device be at t ached to the fan, that i t may be known t o a certainty at what speed the fan i s running .at all hours of the day p that t hese discrepancies may not be pas sed over by attributing them to wariations of speed of the fan hi le t he measurements aTe being taken o Such devic e woul d also be a protect i on against neglect of the power whi ch operates t he fan . attention of the g~□ D~icbmen and mine officials The as call ed t o t hese discTepancies o It is also ?ecommended that the gas atchmen carey a pocket electric light in eddition to t hei r satety lamps, as when any of t hem might have the light of his safety lamp extinguis hed , and f ound it difficult to re-light in a dull or noxious atmospher e, he would not be tempted to open it t o r e- light i t, but would have the por tabl e electTic light t o i l l uminate his course out of the mine or i nt o the intake , where ' ill stronger . and pur er Tentilating current 9 bis safety lamp c ould be re-lighted without difficulty. Ue found that the gas watchmen had ins pected and marked all workings in operation in the mine, but j udging from the dist ance necessary to travel , t he he ighth of ro oms and dif fi culty of / t es t i ng at such heighths, we beli eTe that the work i s done too hur ~iedl P and re c ommend t hat there be one more gas wa tchmen em- Ployed , hich would als o furni sh enough opport uni t y t o examine ab andoned workings and s till ent r i es and th an a t present. orkings more f requently �-10- INCREASE SIZE OF PI LLARS In No. 2 and No. 4 M1'nes , as depth is at t ained, it would probably be well t o incr eas e s ize of pillars i n ent r i es and rooms . On the lo er entries of No o 2 Mine, t he pillars ar e scali ng off on all sidea l) i ndicati ng ve~y much increased pr essure with the greater depth 0 The crushing effect will in t ime r ender much of the pilla? coal almost valueless» and mi ght bri ng on a s queeze i n the entr ies o Xn the slanis f1•om t op t o back entries l) b.a.ve much coal crus hed a t the thinne~ terminat ion of the pi llar o If t he crosscuts could be driven at right angles to t he entr i es , 'ther e would likely be l ess crushing as there t:rould n ot be the eak point s , as at the point of the vedge shaped pi l l ar of the slant. OBSTRUCTI ON OF HAULAGE Nor that ~hat we c ons ider the i mproved sys t em of dip and rai sed planes 9 TTi th r ooms turned off the planes , i s to be installed, it wer e well to cons i der the hindrance to continuous haulage on the entr i es and on the planes , if t he t racks of planes and entries are kept upon t he s rune level a t the cros sing of ent r y and plane. e would suggest dropping t he track of the planes 6 or 7 feet bel ow the entry track at t he cr oss i ngs , which would render each haulage t rack i ndependent of the other. Ther e i s ample grade to allow brushing bot t om ot track on planes to the depth re quired to clear the entr y t rack above . 1 hav e c alled a t tent-i on to such defec t s as came under our Obaer-vationt but we found much i n the present me thod that merits our appro al. �e h ear ti ly commend the many i mproved methods employed for the safety of the workmen, among which may be menti oned the s pacious manway for entr ance to -and exit from the .mine ; esc apeways i n case of emerg ency; t~e safe installation of electr ic lines ; s prinkling of road aya and r ooms, which adds to t he general hu~di t y of t he mine; refuge holes i n slope where necessar y , f or protection of men attending t o r epair s and ·up- ke ep of sl opes ; the reselfile fan; location of fans out of direct c ourse of vi ol ence in case of explosion» i ndependent power for operati on of fans ; sys t em of oveTcasts and undercasts f or di s t r ibution of air ; effor t s being· made to undermine coal with ma.chines bef ore blasti ng, to r eplac e shooting off the solid ; shot f i rers. t o i gnite shots ; limited charges of pouder~ and limit of quantity br ought i nt o mine as well as car e of it in the mine ; gas watchmen; fi r e protection i n mine by pi pe lines; and last but no t leas t , the y ery earnest endeavors and experiments be i ng made t o subs titute permissible explosives for black po• dero The economi cal and effi ci ent sys tem of el ectric haulage in t he entriesp fi re protec t ion of t i pples and other equipment at surface is \70T t hy of mention___. e believe t hat with the i mpr ovement to be attained by an i ncreas e in t he number of gas watchmen ; undermining all of the coal before blas ting ; and the substitut ion of permis sible exploBiTes for black powder, the mine ~ill be as safe as reasonable and P~ac ticable precauti ons c an render a mine ; r emembering al ways, that constant and close s upervisi on and eternal vigilance are nec essary t o pre ent laxity in discipline and to mai ntai n conditions of saf'et �-12- HANNA NOo 4 MINE: - Q Number 4 Mine is opened up on the No. 2 coal seam, and i s 1ocated i nn:nedia tely adj acent t o u~ 0 0 2 Mipe , on the Nor t hwest, the sl ope mouth of Noo 4 being onl y 98 5 feet di stant fr om the main s l ope of No o 2 Mine o PHYSICAL FEATURES The area t o be exploi t ed by No. 4 Mine was cut of f f ro1n development t hrough No o 2 Mine workings, by a down thr ow f ault , t hrow of fault 100 fto approximately . A cross s ection of the coal s eam is practicelly identi cal witr. t hat gi ven f or Noo 2 Mi ne . dc1,mp has not been encountered t hus f ar. Fire The -worki ngs are ,e t and t here is little dang0r from coal dus t under present conditi ons . SYSTEM OF MINIMG Triple · slopei double entr y ; di p and r aised planes off entrie s ; rooms t urne d off planes ; i s the contemplat ed method of devel opment a The mai n slope had been dr i v en 650 fee t f r om mouth, at t ine of our v i s it, and the 1s t and 2nd entri es . had been turned. Dir ecti on of s l opes. 7& 0 , 39-1/2 1 E. ; di p of slope, 15° 46 1 ; dip of coal s eam 18 0 10 1 s. 560 E. CAPACI TY AND ~QUIPJlEUT The mine cannot be r anked as a producer, being only in the initial stage of devel opment. Two 150 H.P. boilers, with American stoker s ar e i n us e at present. The hoi s ting engine is fi rst motion Vulcan , 18" x 48", indicated H.P. 880; actua l H.P. 650 ; revolutions of engine 119 per minute ; to attain said horse pe must t ravel 1500 ft . per minute. �--- Tipple wooden· . • same protection as noted for No. 2 lline t·1 ple · dump e i • P • . qu pped with shaking scr eens fr om Card Iron Works Denver, Col oo , ' ••·Ventilati on by. 20 1 Dickenson- Guibal f an, direct connect ed t o an 18 '° x 36 '1 engine ; fan , 90 R. P.M. The fan i s ell l ocat ed on a s haft above a cross entr y 30 f t ;.. i n l e.ngth at right angles to ma i ~ re t urn aircourse 9 the main r etur n aircourse being extended i n a direct line to t he outcropo At the outcrop the r eturn air- course is substanti ally protected fr om cave in 9 but doors were 0 not yet in placs o · The subst~ntial concret e and iron cas i ng at mouth of the main slopa 9 is a very· good pi ec e of worlananship, and · aecur es the opening into the filine agains t cave- in undel!'" any contingency that may ariae o Lard oil is burned in open lamps for miners' lights . Explosives used at present, bl ack powder; when mine i s deTeloped and panels in operati on, the coal will be undermined by machines, but at present the coal is shot f rom the sol id. \Th.ile t he mine is in its infancy and litt le t o des cr ibe, it i s apparent t hat i t is c ontemplated t o open and operate the mine on ore modern and i mproved lines , t han were heretofore fol- l owed in t he older mines· nearby . The development thus far merits our sincer e approval . lIA..'tl!NA liTO o 3 MI1ifm : -- PHYSI CAL !'RATURES Noo s Mine is operat ed upon No. l coal seam, and is separ- j ated fron1 old Hanna No. 1 Mine by a bloc1<: fault; faults about 700 f'eet apar I) 1th downthrow approximately 100 f t., displacing a _ .-, �block ?00 fee t i n widt h , 1 ength undet ermined.• z}ie ~JJ0)fj.n a "2. b a sin, the .c oal s e ~ It is located i n out c r opp·1ng on the Easter n, Nor thern a nd Wea t ern sides extr emities of t he bas in, but conce aled t o the South i n the faulted ground. SYSTEM OF MilUlTG The sys tem of mini ~g has been s i milar to the me thods employe d in No 0 2° At pres ent the pillar s ar e being pulled from t he i nt er i or and exterior extremities , t he only workings in the nature of development being t he preparation for extrac t ion of a block of coal in the vicini t y of No o 9=1/2 entryo To expedit e the extrac- ti cn of thi s area of c oalB containing appr oximately 7-1/2 acres, uithout encroaching on Rai lroad right-of -way, we iould rec onnnend t l:.e.t t he panel system be introduced and a small elect r ic hoi st , or a gasoline locomoti e be used ins tead of the more expensive, s trenuous and e ·tra age.nt mule haulage now i n us e i n that Ticini ty. • It i s also recommended t hat the deple t ion of this area be hastened, as the drawi ng of the pill ars i n surrounding territo.ry might bring on a s queeze b~ 1hich a cons iderable per centage of t he ground menti oned mi ght be los t. -i r e damp has never been det ected i n thi s mine ; the haulage entr i es are sprinkled a t f requent int er vals , and were i n a comparatively humid condi ti on. Po der be i ng us ed. Coal is -shot from the solid, black In t h e new workings, to ~• cover the coal on 9-1/ 2 ent ry ; wat er i s pres ent on the f loors, and t he worki ngs can be said t o be reasonably safe from danger of dust explo si on. There ia no t much danger t hat tight shots ,;;ill l>e pl aced i n tl:e 11illars, as t here is always t wo f re e ends at safe di s tances f rom the shots, and the coal seam is 16 feet thick. l a t ed ru~ well t i mbered. e found the mine well venti• �We do not consider it neces sar y to go into minute details of operations of this mine, as it is practicall y a matter of pul l i ng the pil lars t o end the life of thi s mine. It i s probable that it will b e two years befor~ +he 1 a s t o~.p t he pillars are pul l ed. - HA..mTA :NOo 5 MIME : 0 u = There iB litt le to report i n regard t o the operation of t his propertyo A rock slope 9 a t greater angle of i nclination than the st?atap ~hich i8 intended t o i nt ersect the coal seam at 225 f eet in t~e slope · a t the t ime of our vi sit 7 the slope had attai ned a depth of 165 feet o It was substant ially timbered t?J"OUghout and t he operation was being conducted i n a good and workmanlike manneYo This mine is being opened t o recover the coal in t he downthrown bloc bemeen No. 3 and old No. l Mines. m.mRGENCY EQUIPMENT examined the res cue s tation at Hanna, and t ound a very good 1JuildinG, \Vi t l:!. l ockers for apparatus, meeting room for crews, supply of ox~gen s uffi ci ent for number of helmets on hand. There ar e 4 Draeger _he lme t apparatus, and one pulmotor ; also charging pump f or replenishing oxygen cylinders , and reasonable supply of potash car tridges. There should be at leas t 10 of the res cue apparatus , 5 are totally inadequate in case of emergency . Not l eas tr-an fiTe men should be allowed to enter a mine where the apparatus i s necessary t o maintain rAspiration, for the rea son 1 �tha t i f any one of t he number i s i nj ure d at the hazardous task, there wi l l be four men t o carry him out , and the effor t t o bring a man out f rom any gr eat di s tance i s too strenuous f or a l es s number of men ° Ther e s hould be another crew of five men read~t to exchange places ~ith the fi?at crew after the f ormer c~e wor ked one and a half t o tuo hours i n theiT helme t s o has As each ewe~ is relievedv the helmets worn should be cleaned i mmediatel y , ?e-c ha.rged and tested and in readiness for the next r el ief. The narne 0 Rescue Apparatus " is a mi snomer ; i t could more • per t inentljY be called an °Insurance Apparatus 0 o .Vlher e the air is i rrespirab le » cmd i t is neces sary t o go into the mine, a. person wi thin could not be brought thr ough the Titiated atmosphere. i f the air But, ere to be carri ed into the mine quickly by bratticing bl own out crosscuts ~ or carryi ng a br at t ice up the mi ddle of an entry P the men in t he helmets could mov e along rapidl y i n the noxious gasses , wi thout waiting fo r the good a ir to di spel or di lute the gasses o Thus r apid ac t i on c ould be had , and the men ins i de c ould have fres h air carri ed i n to t hem, perh aps before afterdamp or other dangerous a t mospher e had reached them. I n case of fire, the smoke fre quently preTents the extingui s hing of the fi re , as i t i s i mpos sible t o ge t close enough to the fi r e t o put wat er on it, with the r es ult that the f ire gains he adway , '. and the l ocality of the fi r e i s wal l ed off fo~ Weeks , months or ye ars , with ever present menace t hat it JIJBJ break 0 ut where l eas t expe cted. When t r ained helme t men are at hand , if notifi ed ii t h i n any r easonable time aft er fi re i s i gnited, they can go into t he smoke and close enoueh to the fire to put water or �-17chemica ls upon it and extinguish it , the place is ready to resume operati ons wi th_in a :few hour s and the , • manace of a fire in the mi ne i a avo i ded o Th e vas t .maj ori t ~r of bus ines s insurance» but it canno t be corp_or ations car r y f i re as sumed that they desire t o recoup for the premiums paid» by t hei~ ~us i ness places bei ng burned, it be factory ~ mine or store 0 hether Many indivi dual s carry acc ident insurance II but altmyo h<:ll)e that t hey will no t be injured, and do not desire tor a a pecuniary benefi t 0 Their benefit is i n the s ense of security and protection, and t hat i s uhat you rece i ve in benefits at a mine which has a sufficient number of helmet s and a rell t rained crew o You re cei ve pro t ecti on , but do not desire that you 1ill ha'\Te the necessity f' oF J!I!!. of the apparatus . An insufficient number of helmets i s a weak pro t ection, and a so-called helmet-crew , or res cue- crew , that do es not pr~cti ce nor ta.ke intere s t t o famil i ar ize thems elves with every detail of the apparc1.i:.us and its us e, and ke ep at it cons tantly , would be. of l it t l e service i n case of danger·o Many of the coal mining companies pay t he ir helmet crews to practic e in a smoke chamber, and in dangerous pla ces i n the mi nes where CO2 r enders the at~os phere irrespi rable. These men are famili ar with the use of the. apparat us under s uch conditions, es they would encounter after an expl osi on or i n a mine fi re. They build stoppings, put up tim- be~s , br at t i ce, handle heavy ro cks , e t c., deri ving the nece ss ary 0 ~Ygen from t he cyl i nder on t he apparatus, end pur i f i ed of CO2 aga i n and agai n , by passi ng thr ough the pot ash cartr idges. They l earn t o have conf idence in t hei r appar~tus and go ab out their Wo""k ~- without " orry or exci temen t•• Q,uite rec(➔ --n t ly , one large coal ~1ni ng co puny was repaid an hundr ed fold for the expense of train- �........- i ng the crew and pur chas e of e from a fiTe which s tarted i n qu 1pment, When they saved a new mine an upper se~, and which could not 11ave been appr oached without t he helme t s . Th . is occurred under the direct supe r vision of an en. gineer for me• l y b L emp1 oyed y the Uni on pacific Coal Coo, Mr o Wo So Getchell , now Gen ' l Supt t Victor.American Fu el Com1Jany 1 s mines at Gal l up t Mew JEexico .. We regret to have to. cal l a ttention to t he l ack of in... t eres t taken in your resc ue wor k a t Hanna, and recommend t hat at l east 5 mor e :rescue apparatus be provided ; your apparatus at your other camps are too far distant to be availabl e i n time t o do much good, even if sent on s pecial t rain o The men do 11ot attend practice t and i n f act the whole aff air is a negligible quantity as far as being a protec tion to l ives or propertyo The f irs t aid cr ew are in much the same cate- gory as the rescue c~ew » no practice or trai ni ng ; we w~re informed t hat the men do not a ttend practice a.t either exerci se. Somebody s hould take active interes t i n this matter , and i nspire some enthusiasm in thes e a f f air s. Respec t full y· s ubmi t t ed by the unders igned ~embers of Your Boar·d of Inquiry. Ifl'embe r s of Boa.rd Of• Inc1uiry for Uni on Pacific Coal Co. ile I !las unable to acc ompany Messrs. Thot1as and 8he~idan through the mines of the Union Paci fic Coal Company at I �J!arlna , Wyoming, ye t I am quit e fami li ar with the conditions at tnese mines, having recently made a clos e inspecti on of them i n rnY of f i c i&.l capac i t y as State Mi ne Inspec t or·. I have read and car efylly cons i dered t he f oregoing report, and I fully concur in the findings of t he other members of this :Boa!'d of Inquiry a State Inspector of Coal Mines , Distric t No. 1, Wyoming and Member of Board of Inquiry. �___.. ,,, / _ / / / __ ·/ i~:). \% . I~''' -~ . i: ··}. "-:~ .. , ,. - ♦- \ 43.34 N°BMINE HANNA.Wyo_ T 22N.. RSI\\{ .S°""ll-. 11: •• 1' (Nc;H,.~c::,, ' F-r-~,-. �Un - . ;_ ... - 'OF.ILE ., JLOPE PR. .SC1!!:!:.!.C:.....mt>' I �... .., --------.-;,- - , -- ~ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ! 1 1 1 -. -- . . Rock Spri ngs , Wyo. March 4th, 1912. To Mr o F o A o }-! anley , Vice Pres o & GenVl Ngr op Omaha , lfobPo Dear Sir :== e aPri ed in Roel Spri ngs from Hanna , yofili ng, on t he af ter noon of February 20ih ~ 1912, and t h e next mornin"bJ we began our i nspecti on of the Uni on Pacific Coal Company's 1nes Noe . 7 1 a, 9 a nd 10 respectively» de oting to each mine such t ime and atten ti on a s ~ould enable us to clearly understand the method of opera t i on L _ eacb. of them. These mines ar e a~l l ocated on the same Tei n, known in t he series as t h e Uo . 7 seam of coal, and each mine 1s being worked pr eci ael on the s ame sys tem, neinely -- ent r ies driTen on a leTel, and t~e rooms to the r ais e , or up the pitch , with pillars of sufficient 1i dth to support t he roof while the r ooms are being worked to wi t hi -a proper di stance of the entr y aboTe , and the Pill ars are l·t er , ithdrawn and the r oof allowed t o caTe. Our r-emarks concernine; one mi ne·~- apply generall y t o all the mines, ex• cepting t h ose s pecifically menti oned. HAULAG:I Electric l ocomotives ar e us ed along the main, and mules and h orses in the cros s ent r i es, for the purpose of hauline the Coal, and in ur opini on , the electric haulage system should be ad~anc ed i nto the main and tributary entries so as to displace the �i employment of h orses, mules e.nd dr i v·ers to the 1.tttmh7-) End where l owes t pos sible such main entr i es 8.re crossed b,r. , dinJ.-- plc.nea, ~- t hat tl':e one b e niade inde1)endent of t~r~e ot he:r . OAD AYS. ==-The motor ro ads \7e-r e l' "' f1' r st c 1ass con di t ion f or haul ing, ~A being lai d with heavy rails and sprinkled regularly and kept mo ist and free f rom dust , \1el l timb ered and s afe , except here and there on tha t s ecti on n e ar t he par ting, where i n No. 9 Mine , we noticed that s ome of the lagging over. the cros s-bars wer e loose and rock broken fr om the roof, ,as r ·esting on the lagging. This should be examined closely. and al l dangerous rock taken down and the l agging r epai red in s uch pl ac es . ROO:P The peculiar nature or character of the r oof i n these 1111.ne s, will n ot e.clmi t or s prinkli ng wi th water, i n order to wash off tee dust that ga thers on it, and we would strongl y sugge a t ate~ be not used f or thi s purpose, but where t he dua t accumulates on the cr os s timbers whi ch support t~e roof , we r ecommelld that that such timbers be swept clean a t a time when t he mine is idle, and t he dus t either taken outside, or spr inkled with water after Parti cularly should thi s b e done in No. rs ago There we lO s l ope , ~here the expl os i on happened a t ew yea • it bas been collected. found man1 cj o s- bars on the s l ope , and all of them were thickly col'ered with a dus t that is v ery dry und infle.1im1able . �SYSTEM OF MI-MING -·~ In No o 10 Mine, for th e fi r st time we wer e pr i vileged to examine a radical departure f ... 0 th • m e o1d sys t em of mining in thi s f eld , ""' tl!e a.dop t i on of the lonrn,rall sys t em i n •No . 7 entry on No. 4 slope' wl'!ere tee coal is too low to be profi tably worked in the b" o 1 d. IT1Erm e? o TLe pres sur e had not begun to evert i t self t o Emy .,,_ great extent, because the r ooms had not advanced far enough t o allow the roof to se+ 1.le t po•. t·-~e pac_s, k but we are of the 1 U v A 1 H opi nion that this system v.rill pr ove to be a de ci de d success in this part of the mine, wl-:.ere t t.e coal is low, and mi ght under modified conditions be profitably i nt r oduced elsewhere , after the method and the conditi ons s ur rounding i t are be tter understood by the workmen. In this connec ti on , we suggest th.at the attention of the miners be called to the advantages derived fn such work by the f re qu ent use of the s l edge and we dge; by this means some of the blas ti ng could be avo ided and r.ru.ch better coal obtai ned. The panel system of ext racting the coal, rec ently inaugurated on n Plane, No. 7 Mine, seems to be a ver y sati sfactory one. The Je f f rey Shor t wal l machi ne dces t :i1e wo1~ k we ll , and after the r oom is mined, the c oal would readily fal l of its mm weight, wer e 1 t not for the two t ight ends in the corners of t he rooms . If the lower endS of t hese rooms were sheared in connection with the mining, r,e belieTe a water cartridge in the upper rib, or a Tery small sh ot of powder would be sufficient to bring down the we notic ed that many ot 00 al squar e ;;rith the end of t he mining. t he rooms cont a i ned a cons iderabl e amoun t of rock that had fal l en ~ th t some of the pr ops were l"ora b etv,een the timb ers, s o muoh s o a ,L I --- ---- ·---- �I rendered practical ly u s elesa o I n all such places, while the room is adv ancing, we b eli eve that i f such rock were built into • packs, and placed in such a manner as to f acilitate the withdr awal of pill ar s lat er , they would materiall v.. help i n the recovery of that c oal 9 a nd v.rou l d be a sav ing in timber o '. I INSIDE STABLES ~~~ ~ The s t ab les for the hors es · and mul es are s ituated in the mine s in places \"/h ere the v entilation i s g ood, are well lighted vri th el ectr icity , the t imbe"?s enteri ng into their construction cov er ed with t in , an d made as nearl y f i r epro of as pos sible; b arrels full of u a t e1.. with buckets h anging oyer them, were kept j ust out s i de the stab les , and near enough to be at once available s hould a fire ge t s tar t ede In t his connection, we recommend that por t ab le chemi cal f ire extinguishers be placed convenient to all the stab les, and al ong the entries and cross entries that are heav ily- timber ed, BO a s to be ~andy i n the event of a fire. The refuse made by the animal s dur ing the ni_ght , i s loaded into cars and hauled out of t he mine ey ery morni ng , and the s tables presented a clean, healthy and aafe appearance . We ~ould suggest that the cars of refuse from. the stables be carefully covered with fireproof o~at t ice cloth when loaded and i n t r ans it out of the mine. vm,.TTILATION ~ase mine s i s good , the volume of air The v entilat i on in t J.J.O and t hrough the crosscuts into 0 irculated f reely along the entri es The ventilation, the workil1"' fac es where the men were at work. 0 ' "hile diffic ul t• owing to tloe distanc e it must t ravel, is as good �I -5I as one could ex pect ~ The ins tallation of a-new fan in No.? Mine, di splaces a very lar~e amount ot ai r , and furnishes the workmen al l tha t is re qu,i r edo ~ ,Vy?/~~ An augmente d vol ume ,1ould, in our opinion, ,(/ , only t end t o prod~ e s a larger percent age of dust, while a l eas amount ·would ca us e the roof t o 0weat -and f al l . 'TJe cons ider that i hes·e mines , w-i th the pre s ent amount of air in circulat ion through all the worki ng face s ,- are safe and healthy o Yle appTove of the sys tem in vogue at No . 9 Mine , of s~itchi ng off t he electric current whi l e t he miners ar e getting in and out of the man tripsP thus avoi ding the possibility of any of t hem c omi ng in contac t \1i t h the liTe wires, and we would recommend that this system be ap pl ied to t l'.:e other mines •. STOPPINGS The stoppings ar e built of rock and plas t ered over with mud, which we no ti ced se ttled and i n places l eaked at the tops, r equi ring much 1 a ~oor at regula'", 1· ntervals to keep them in an airtight c ondi t i on o \ e ,1oul d recommend t:-1at concre te walls be substitut ed f or rock in all s toppings. SHOT FIRING No shots are fi r ed until quitt ing time , the pick miners t fi ers pre pare and fire firing their own shots , and regular aho r Blaclc powder i s us ed exclueiTeall sh ots f or t he machine mi ni ng. ,_ 1 and bursting ly, the permissible explos i Tes shat teri ncr the coa It is doubtale n them conside~ablY• the pillars in a manner to we e satis• ible powders would proTe tu1 t hat any of the present per mi 89 • we feel that if a system • 1 For that reason, &actory for this coa • �of ahea~ing was a dopt ed i n connect~on wi th t he pr es ent method of mi ni ng, the \"later cart r idge might be successfully used. TAMPING • Clay for tamping the holes is not as P1entiful as it should be along the entries v and at convenient places· for the men. We would reco111_~end that clay be used exclusively for tamp- coal as i s at pr~sent allowed to be ing, and not mixed v1i t h '°~ine • done . HUMIDIFYING MINE To Prevent Explosion, Considered The great area of worki ngs included in t he mines of The Union Pacific Coal Company at Rock Springs, and the fact that the mines are c onnected by undergr ound workings , gives occasi on for serious and de lib erate consideration of the prevention of dust explo s ions . Whi l e b elieving that there is some ap·p reciable value in eTery gallon of ,at er that may be properly bes towed i n the work• i ngs of a c oal mi ne, ye t the placing of confidence in the i mmunity trom dust explos ions of a humid mine, ia in itself a source of danger. This c onfidence engenders a neglect of precauti ons that are far mo~e i mpor t ant than the humidifying of the mine . While great publicity hall recently been giTen to methods llaployed for l111111idifying mines a.nd the yalue of such method as P~otecti on against dust explosion, or propogation of a gas ex · Ploai on by dust ; yet t he yery great efficacy of t h••• meth" ' 1• �very doubtful, t h ough s uch me thods be wo~ i•h,r of cr edit as Tal uable auxill iari es in the preventi on of a dus t explosi on. It i s exceed• u~ i ngly doubtful that t here is any norma11~ dry mine in operation o1 t ocoday 9 which i s s af'e fr om dust expl osion , or from t he pr opagation of a gas expl osi on by Peason of water applied by any device in use. Even t hough the dus t upon the ~oadways , rib and r oof be sufficientl y moistened that it will bec ome coher ent when pressed together i n the clos ed fi s t o I f the dus t and fine slack wer e in such condi tion t hr oughout the entir e inine , and a blo,m-out shot, t amped with fi ne c oal or slack , were t o ignite t he dust and slack of the t amp i ng v1h ich would b e d:r i ed and crushed still f i ner by t he heat of the burning exp1Qs i v e and the i mpact of t he pressure thus t/4 · applied, the heat generated by the explosi on ofAamount of dust and fi ne sla c~ i n a s hot-hole 4 or 5 feet in length, would be ample to evaporate al l the moi s ture f rom a space of seTeral yards along the opening in the line of pr ojecti on t rom the blown-out 1 -ve. shot, and the dus t and s l a ck al ong that l ine r endered expl oding, would i n tur n aupp·l y suffic i ent heat t o repeat the operation again and again , a s the explosion pr oceeded , gaining in heat , consequent expansi on and vi olence as it t~avell ed farther fr om its source. ha-e n our own .v s e en thi s demons t rat ed beyond doubt i ,&,0,??t. ht i n face of a coalAjus t i nter experience, where a blown- outs O ' i d an explosi on for a di s t ance sected by· a r ck tunnel, mainta ne cr osoing 3 smal l pool s of water, ~t 500 fe et along the rock entry , d of t he 500 t eet , s o s eYeFely and burning t wo mules , a t th8 en me ~, that t hey died of thei r i njuri es . �'While we us e the expres si on " 1 , exp osion of dus t and fin e sla ck" , '\7e are av.rare that ne ither dus t nor a l k ac are explosi ve, but t hat the _gasses. d1· ~t1·11 d th , ~ e erefrom by the heat, in the presence of 21n intimate adr.1ixture of 0 xygen , ar e susceptible of exceeding_ rapid igniti on and combus t ion which cons ti tutes the explosiono Such expr essions are employed f or brevity, and may be f ound at other p oints i thes e reports . Then, if a mine is not reliably safegaur ded f rom dus t explosion by humidifying» ~hat me thods are best to pursue to procure the greater degr ee of safety fr om such explosion? Preventi on i s t he answer; ins t ad of depending upon the humidity of t he dus t i n the mine , put in strict prac ti ce the me t hods you now employ in the mines of the Rock Springs di s t r ict , but put them i n prac tice under close superv ision, t hat one or t wo cr i minal l y carel es s men may no t undo t he good ac cr uing f rom the carefu l work of hundreds of t heir f ellow orkmen. Stop the opportunity for the i nception of a:m1. t he explosion by s t opping blown-out shots or other Yi olenoe that will put dus t L~ s uspensi on i n sufficient quantity that it may be ignited. Your system of undermining the coal, l imiting charge of powder and clay for tamping, taken together, go f ar toward elimina ting the dangers menti oned. But there mus t be some cer- tainity t hat these rules are put into s trict practice , and ther e Bhould be more careful s upen ision of the blas ting. EYery badly Plac ed shot-hole should be c ondemned and the miner, shot f i rer , or i n hand, should be forbidden to char ge Person having the blasti ng such hole , or if charged , s hould be f or bidden t o i gnite it. Some �ehould i nspect th Person , c lo thed with authorit,r J P ~ e W0! kinga carefully and when badly placed holes ar e found, s end t he perpet rator fr om tee mine o We found in on - e of t he Rock Springs mines, a miner ~AlA 3 i an i Pre1Jaring to re-load a L~v ~ n length, whi ch had produced a blown~out shot the ew.enin 0~ befo~e • 0 Cl ose examinati on of the vi cini t:'$r disclosed tho fe..ci that slack ins t ead of clay had been used for tampingo The shot had been placed i n the solid, and had bloun about 6 inches off the coll ar of the hole 0 The miner, r eturning to work in the morning and finding hi s shot had no t di splaced the coal as intended, had put in a rathe~ crude mini ng, 1: r and even then the burden upon the hole was too gr eat , and the shot would ha e been a dangerous one ; he was sent from the mine by the pit boss o This hole was i n a room ne ck j us t being turned, and not more t han 6 f eet f r om the entry, and indi cated l axity of superv i s i on of blas ting i n the mine. On slope or i nc lined plane haulage ways where the Tentila• ting current has rendered any s ecti on veryJr y, it is recommended t hat sprinkling be kept up to moi s t en dus t, that in case of wre cki ng of t r ip 7 ther e would not be sufficient dus t thrown i nt o the at mosphere t o induce an explos iTe conditi on , if open l ights wer e i nt roducedo CONNECTING ROCK SPRI NGS WITH R~ I AN~E -r,rv,,UI e,ri/,-£eJ The xtens i on of the Rock SpringsAi n the direct i iln and in nce field, is no\'1 far enough adTa.nced to Proximity t o t he Relia •ssure the com n that t he 1nterTening body of coal is i nt act , and that the c ntemplated opening into it from the Reliance aids �would be a s t ep i n the direc t.i on of v ery great l e~onomy- i n haulage and vent ilation o We highly approve of this plan, and woul d recommend t hat th e ear 1 ~e • st pos oible opportuni ty, because it be carried out at of the great economy. that mus t fol l ow its adopt i on and executi on. \ FIRST AID TEAMS Each of the four mines has a fi rs t ai d crew, ho demon- · st?at e at rehearsals , a good deg?ee of profici ency in the work. They are provided vii th commodious quarters , furnished and equipped by the Company P and on t he t wo occas ions we were permi t ted t o see them practice, we notic ed that t hey were enthusias tic and eager t o become accomplished first aid men. We have nothing but prai s e t o b estou upon these classes for the i r ability i n this most commendable work, and in this connecti on , great credit is due Mr. George Pryde , whos e untiring effor ts fi nal ly resulted in bringing thes e t eams up to a high s t andard of effic i e~cy, and i ns tilling the c l ass es with the spirit of emulat i on and humanity. The at tendant phys i cians , Mes srs . Young and Abergast , ar e likewise to be c ommended f or the unselfi sh i nt erest manifested in the work of the fi rst aid clas s es. GENERAL RECO:mmNDATIONS rea i n adTance of mine work• Ye would recommend t h.a. t th.e a ings be better proven by dri ll holes at all mi nes to be advanced 1,.,t . .,,..,d where new mines ar e co·n templ ated, that ~ 0 ex t ensiTe areas , ~u t he area to be xploi t ed be thoroughly proven by drilling before the-~ f equipment are determined upon. """ne pl ans and s ur ace �Tha t new and lat es t imppoved machinery of am_ple - caPAci t y be i nst a lled at all ne w mi nes ; the patching up of antiquat ed and worn° out machi~ery is a practice f ar di stant from re al ec onomy. Unif OY'llli ty of tPeJck gauge 9 and size and s tyle of mine . / cars as faY' as consistent wi ih conditions a t t he ·m1nea . That concrete etoppings be bui lt ins tead of r ock s t oppings pl astered with clay or otheT plas t i c : mater ial. The plaa.ter ed r ock st oppings are constantly se"tt11ng 11 cracking and leakirtg , • compel ling e erlasting attention and r epai r s , which ·adds to daily expense o The c ost of bringing r ock f rom the rooms or out -of -way places , and labor of trimming, building and plas t er ing, is fully as much and probably more than t he cost of cement , and labor neces sar y to build t t e concrete s topping , which can be built in half the t ime t ha t a rock s topping can be built • . A f ew different .. lengths of boards and props, to make t he mol ds f or the concrete, can be used again and again a t t he vari ous openi ngs , which it may be nec essary t _o c lose. The concr ete s t oppi ng wil l ne ed 11 ttle, if any a t t ent ion, and wi l l be f ound a much bet~er stopping in eTery way than the stone stopping. That the mo t or haulage be extended nearer t o interior e~tremi ti es of long haulage ways , to elimi nat e the more expensiTe haula ge by mules or horses . That automatic block signal (r ed ) l ight s be placed upon all haulage r oads , s howi ng when mo tors are on blocks . --ent be swi t ched off when men ar e getting lectr ic Cu • & ractic e at No. 9 Mi ne , Rock on and off man trips , as now in P That 8Pr1ngs . I �Tha t minin~~ machin • es _of t he Radialax type be equipped with elec tric lights , and that open lights be ·kept away from the i mmedia t e v i c inity of the machine when i n operati on , for the reason that t he amount of dus t thr own int o suspensi on i n the atmos phere a t t he face where the cut t i ng i s being made , and es:- peci ally wh en a top _cuiting i s , eing made , i s suf fi ci ent t o char ge the atmoapheTe wi th coal dus t unt il it approaches very clos ely the danger limit p and if a ·small perc entage of CH4 were vented in such a place , c ondit ions would be such as to render an explos ion Yer y probable p and if onc e start ed , who could predic t it s limitati ons o The globes c oul d be encas ed in s t rong wire shi elds, and t here s hould be one lamp wi t h l ong insul at ed cor d at t ached, to exami ne the cut ting and thr ow light into the cutting, instead of us i ng an open light as a t pr esent. Thi s mat ter should be giTen pr ompt at tenti ono That the ca~s containi ng r efu s e, manur e, s t raw , etc. from the stables , be cl osely covered with fi re- proof brattice cloth, wr.en being . hauled f rom the undergr ound stables t o the outside. We saw t wo unc overed cars going out of one of the Rock Springs mines, Which were piled up with highly i nflammable straw and refuse. It i s true t here may not always be s o much inflammable material on top of t~e cars, but if it should happen t hat such material was fired once, it mi ght ba once too often f or t he safety of the men, on of property. aside from probable des t r ue ti Tha t pri nted notices be po st ed, outs ide , at ev ery under. i e•e ons to go into the s t able with ground stable forb idd ng P ~ f discharge and legal prosecution for ' open light, under penalty 0 l �criminal negligence , and the penalty h s.ould be inflicted upon al l transgre s s or s v11i thout ex ception 0 Th .e same rules are suggested for oil houses o Tha t the use of copper n ee dle s be us ed t 1 t me a amping bars be prohibited,and that 0 That closer a tien ti ou b e given to prevent miner s from making poITder car t r idges , whi le they- hav e naked lights in their caps or withi n dangel·ous di stimc e of powder j ack or car t r idges. We noticed s ome br eaches of di s cipline in this re spec t. That min ers be forbidden t o mi x slack with the clay for tamping. Ins t ances came under our obs ervati on , where _the· use of mixed tamping was permi t ted , on the plea that the clay alone was to o sandy t o pack tight l y in the hol e. There are seTeral differ- ent clays to be found nearby , and with little effort, a clay suit able f or tampi ng can be f ound. Ilixed t amping is not tolerated at Reli ance , and s hould no t be a t any of the mines, just as good clay for tamping can be f ound a t ot~er ~u.nes . If the miner is allowe d t o mi x slack and clay , it i s quite probable he wil l continue to i ncreas e t~e proportion of slack i n the tamping, and will soon use clear s l a ck. That all incli ned planes or slopes used a s haulageways be sprinkl ed wher e neces sary to keep the dus t all ayed and humid , to a~oid danger of igniti on of dust in cas e of wrecke d trip, which ~i ght throw t he dus t into suspension, if the dus t wer e dry. Ken ha,-e been v ery severely burned heretofore at Rock Springs Mine No. lo > bY such an occurenc~, ~~ond a recurrence should be guarded against. �-14- Tha t more attenti on be given to among the Mi ne Superintendents, for emen t promoto/esprit du corps, and all others i n regard t o helmet and f irs t aid practi ce 0 The fi r st aid crew at Rock Springs merits the approval giv en el sewh ere i n thi s r eport , a.nd t~e h elrnet creIT at the same place i s f a1 l ing i n l ine. The r e i s no reason wcy other camps may not do as wel l . That the insurance end prot ec tion, whi ch i s expec t ed to be derived from a helmet crerr v· be actually available in cas e of • need, there should be no t les s than 10 he lme t s at each res cue stat ion, and there should be at l eas t 5 crews of 5 men each, iho should practice once each we ek, wi th the helme t s i n a smoke chamber' , prefePrably in some old mine i f convenient, and some competent person should r.a e ihe r esponsibility for cleanliness and care of the apparatus and maintai ni ng an ample supply of oxygen and pot ass c ar t ridges, and s hould also be able t o teach the care, t es ting and uses of the apparatus. The helmet prac tice and f ir• t aid practi ce ~hould be f ostered and encouTaged by· every Teasonable means . We would suggest something along t he foll owing li nes : That t he Doctors in charge at t he var i ous camps , drill of the crews bethe men i n fi rs t aid vrork, and wh~n the m~mbers i th an emblen in come profic ient i n t he wor k , th•..ey b·e pres ented sui tabl e device ke t~ shape of a coa t l ape l b u tt on , hear i ng s ome and leg end as sugges ted her ebel o 1 : . e suitable device should be impressed. On the obverse s ide, som �.t I • Tllese b ut -t ons could be ma de of good ~r-ade of gold-plated or go ld- fill ed material at a reasonable cost. Annually or semi-annually , a public contest should b e held at some centr al mining camp, or State or County fair; a valuable and pl easing t r ophy should be presented to the winning team; and in the evening a banquet and bal l eiven the mimbers of the i earas and t hei r famili es and lady friendso Similar inducement □ sJ:.ould be offe r ed the r ·escue crews t o become proficient in the work , an d to maintain int erest in it. Such treatment will aid materially in establishing a fraternal feeli ng among the membersP and inspir e eff or ts t o excel, and t hus preserve a high standa?d of efficiency a l ong these lines. When members of other firs t aid or he lme t crews from other mines, or dis tant states, come t o camp, t hey will s eek out companions who hav e i nterests in common , and they will j oin the fir s t aid crew , or helmet ere , uhicheTer they mi ght have belonged to, or both, as in many c oal camps; and help to mai nt a i n the membership and efficiency of t he Union Pacific Coal Company-·• s teams. It must b e remembered that many of these men may have t o walk a mile or more to the t r aining place, after a hard aay's I I ·l abor, and engage in exer cise s more or leas strenuous, and that the Company sbares the benefits accruing from first aid work , by t he protection of the injured person from greater or continued s_h ock, e.nd consequent quicker recovery and proportionally less eJt.pense. ~e helmet crews are paid at least f ull In other ata t es , t .1... \Tl>ges ~ , and ins rue places Ployed at practice. • re ceive 50 cents per hour for t i me em- �We belie ewe hav e aided in reviving int er est in these affairs wl:.ile on our t r ip thr ough your mines . As a matter of economy , we would Eecommend greater condensati on of t l:.e exhaust steam at the Rock Springs power plant and other boiler plants o This could be gr ea tly accelerated by the use of t he mine ~,ater for cooling purposes o We unders t and that the mine wat er runs to wasteo be savedo At leas t 25% of the water bills could This recommendation woul d a pply to other camps rr.r..ere wat er is expensive o In addition to the saving on coat of water , the saving by reason of less scale in the boilers i s a ver y gJ"eat ec onomy-. The amount of sc a l e would be proportionally les s as the percentage of uater Tecover ed from condensation increases . Respectfully aubmi t ted by the under s igned members of your Boar d of I nquiryo Members of Board of Inqui r y, for The Union Pacific Coal Company �Rock Sprin gs , Wyo. March 4th, 1912. To Fo Ao Manley ~ Vice P:res o & Gen'l rr _ngr a' Om:=ihu. l) Neb'f' o Dear Sir : ~= Tl:.e Reliance mines ar e located about 6 mi l es Hor t h fr om Roc k Spr i ngs o Four mines ar e operated by T~e Union Pacific Coal Company at this point » Mos. 1, 4, 2 a nd 3, here named res pective to theiT importance as produc ers . RELI..A.l1C}J 11D:IB :UOa 1 : -- Ho o 1 11ine i s l ocat ed up on No. 1 c oal seam of the Rock Spr i ngs series a i nch. The average thickness of the seam is 13 feet, 1 Sec t ion of seam:-- ~ f' .rr/.Jc,~ Coal l' 5" Bone o• 3" Coal l' l" Bone QI 2- 1/ 2• 10 1 1- 1/2• Coal , :c 0 .S,,,.~.s,/,'a f .f,t.,,-,,r West ; cleatage , 82 Morth, Dip of seam 15%; di recti on of ~ip, strong ; Methane, none. SY'STIQ! OF JJINING The mine is opened by f our slopes , t he mai n s l ope, t wo Depth of mai n s lope , 2000 f eet. re tur airc ourses and manwB.Y• l r The mine is not Double cross entri es fr om slope, room an d Pil a • �laid out with reference t o but ts and faces. Height • of main slope, ? f e et, width ·1 2 feet; main entry dimensions 7 x 10 f eet; slope pillars, 100 feet; main entry pillars, 18 feet on upper entries, 21 feet on lo rnrr entries , wi th dimensions increas ing a s I!line attains depth; room cente?s 40 t o 50 fe et ; r oom l ength, 210 feet; r oom width 22 t o 25 fee t ; room crosscuts , 50 fe~t apart ; entry crosscuts, 100 feet apart o A tel ephone sys tem nea~ to the ex• tremity of the workinr;so Number of men underground - - miners 210, shot fire r s 3, company men 31; t op :men? ; average pr oduction 1100 tons per day, which inill b e incFeased wi t h greater capacity, equipment, and farthe r development of t he mine. Open l i ghts are used, l ar d oil burned. There i a considerabl e i nflux of water in the slope; a pump driven by compres s ed air conveys water to the sur face. HAULAGE SYSTEM Mule haulage to partings ; r ope to surface; endless rope haulage to ljpple , l ength of rope >:5050 feet , on pla.De, 3% grade to t ipplea Rails in slope, 60-pound, entries and r oom, 16-pound, to be inc'l"'ea.sed with permanent equipment ; t r ack gauge 30 inches. Capacity of cars , 3000 pounds. Rock s t oppings are used in crosscuts . The mine exhibits yery appreciable humi dity throughout, but where strong a ir cu-•· rent serTes to dry the entri es , sprinkling I n the manway , a Tery good met:C.od by hos0 is kept pp cons t antly. 1 0 .1.~ allaying the ·c·oal dust by covering the floor with sand or clq �J_..---- - ----- ----• which ie ground up t o exceeding fineness by the men and mules t raveling over it» and a consi derable portion of it deposited upon the walls and in all crevic es. EXPLOSIVES USED --·-~--- Black po'f1der is used -for blasting the c oal {FF Dupont). The powde~ is taken into the mine i n 10-pound powder j acks , the a.mount allowed for two miners on a shi ft. The maximum charge is 18" to a cart~idge, in a hole 2 n diameter , about 2 pounds. The powder is kept in iron covered boxes , i n places convenient to the working faceso Holes aT e t a1nped wi th clay s ent i n by the Company, and placed at con enient points. Iron tamping bars ar e in general us e, though some use copper tampi ng bare. The shooting is done by shot firers» onc e each day , from 4 : 40 P. M. to S:30 P. Y., after all other :men are out of t he mi ne. We would here suggest tha t the use of i ron tampi ng bars be pr ohibited. As to t he e quipme nt of tl':.eae mi nes at pres ent, as it is only t emporary, we omit a descripti on of it. • Emergency equ i pmen t has been ordered for the camp; as we eger helme t s have been ordered, Undera t e~d it, only three Dra • Less than 5 men wearing helmets Which ar e t oo f ew i n number . shouid no t be allowed to enter a mine under dangerous conditions, k of ta.kins•him out of the mine as ir one man were inju~ed, the wor tw·o l!ien to a.ttempt, and there would be Would be too s trenuous for The number of helmets should be in• a g~eat risk for all thr 88 • �creased t o t en , s o that ther e may be two re liefs , 5 helmet men on aacho The mouths to all the slopes ente~ing t h e mi ne , ar e of i t ee mo st modernp subs tantial and approved cons tructi on , practically fir eproof O The a i T'i:"Iays are clean and of lci.rge dimensi ons. Tr..e mine throughout is in ex cellent c ondi ti on·, and 'we commend t he management for the exi·p a ordinarily good condit ion in which thi s mine has been opened and maintai ned o Fur ther comment is unncc essaryo RELI AlTCE l'.'IIlfE MO o 4 : -- up per This mine is opened on what i s known as ANo. 7 or No . 7- 1/2 se am. . . The average height of the coal is 6 f eet 4 inches . The coa l is c lean vri t :r..out bandi ng or impuri t i es of any description; s trong slate top a nd strong slat e f lo or; dip of seam 15%; cleatage, st r ong . I t i s opened by f our s l opes on dip of seam, simi l ar to the s l o~es i n No . 1 Mi ne . SYSTEM OF MINING Double cross entry off sl opes ; r oom and pillar off mai n entry; r ooms on faces. Depth of main slope 840 feet ; dimensi ons ll • .x. ·a• 6 u ; ent r y pillar s 18 feet , to be i ncr eased as depth is apart of f t t s ~tta.ined ; distance £nmx alope crosscuts , ~00 ee ; room cen er , 40 fe et 60-foot centers will be t r i ed below; r oom necks , 18 f eet l ong, lO fe~t wide ; room width, 20 fe et,- 40- foot rooms will be t r i ed belo"' ; room cross cuts 50 feet apart. l amps burning l ard oil , ar e used. Open l ights , miners 3 s d rm1 ne the coal• .All hoisting Ul liv r-m puncl').ers ar e u sed to un e �equipmen t /is only temporary , so not neceasary'to describe. rails used ~t pre s ent , 16 ... pound , track gauge 2' 6". The Cars hold 4000 p oun_d s o EXPLO~~SED· AND SYSTEM 0][__ SHOT FI RING Black powder is used , except in wet holes, where Re d Cr oss Hercules 9 43ft nitr@=glycerine, i s use1 ; shot s fired by fuse; clay tamping provided by the Company a t convenient places in the mine ; all Bh ot s ignited by shot :firer s \Vhen men are out of the mine, excep t some spe cial work in entr ies where shots ar e fired during the da.y o The coal is undermined ; s i ze of drill hol e 2•l/4n, car tr i dge 2 11 ; not more than 18" powder ; length of hol e bored, 5-1/ 2 feet P undermining, 6 feet. Permi s sible explosives were t r i ed for t hree months in thi s mine, but it reduced such a large porti on o:f t he coal to slack, t hat they were compelled to r esume the us e of black powder . Al l work in thi s mi ne i s done on Company ac count; 30 miners , 2 shot fi rers , and 10 company men being empl oyed. The mai n openi ngs t o the mine are all si mi l ar in constructi on t o thos e descr ib ed a t No. 1, f ireproof as f ar as possible and durable and up- to-date i n cons t r uction. T.:C.e s rur.e cormnend&.tion \/h.ic:C. a pplie d to No. 1 Mine, ·appl i es t o Mo. 4. The haulage in thi s mine is s i mi lar t o haulage system descr_ibed f or No. 1, and outs i de haul age i dentic al wi th t hat of No . 1. �RELI ANCE MIME NOo 3:Q= Re li anc e Mine No o ~ • ~ is opened on No. 3 seam. Only deTelopment wor k has t hus far be en d i one, nan attempt t o pr ove t he thickne s s of t e e seam and extent of coal available. Depth of ma i n s lope P 1300 feei o Opera t ion ·suspended. feet North and 850 fee t Southo Entries driven 600 No rooms turnedo Average cross section of coal s eam:. - .. Soft She. le i"O of Coal 01 lo" Shale s , Carbonaceous shales & bone , 8" to Coal Har d sla te floor o 42 miners ~ 10 c ompany men and 3 shot fi rers are employed, all on de,y wo1-~k o Longwa.11 worki ngs are be ing dev eloped in 2nd Nor th entry , with moderate success; 2 narrow entr ies are being driven as sec ond. south ent r i es to s tart a modi fi ed sys tem of longwall. The coal in thi s mine 'tilill probably prove t o be sus ceptible to ex t racti on by t~e longwa.11 system, but will probably be more than ordinarily expensive, end the coal extracted will be exce edingly diffi cult t o keep clean enough to be a des i rable Pr oduc t on t he market. ened on No. 5 seam by a shaft Relisnce Mine No. 2 i s Op 40o fe et in dep th. The s haft i s wel l timbered throughout with �r 12" x 12 " s quare timb era 0 Cr oss s ec tion of the coal seam:-Soft s l a te roof Coal 1 ' 6" Slate Coal The s:t.aft has onlir rec ently been comp1 et ed to intersect v the coal sea1:'1, and development work c onnnenced fr om bottom of shaft o There is little to des cr ibe about the workings of this mine o Tr.e economy of oper ating the seam f rom thi s point at the present time ~ wi l l b e tr eated on in a general revi ew of the field, wh ich v:i ll follovr this re por t. GEMERAL RECOMMEllDATIONS We would recommend the suspension of operation on Mines Nos. 2 and 3 1 r at least suspension of work upon so many entries i n No. 3 Mi ne , and t es ting the field by one entry, or better still, by drilli ngo At the s ame time, the longwall system might be tried out i n one or more of the entries alre ady driven, and if a clean product can be obtained at such reasonable cost as will leave a margin of profit, it wil~ be time enough to continue such tcor ough dev elopment of the l ow coal areas, which are now being dissected by so many- openings. Why the n~essity for exploiting and dendeavoring to produce co~l under such adverse conditions as in Noa. 2 and 3 Mines in Reliance? If short of the better coal areas, then it Were tell to extract coal from such mines, but if having letter �~ ~ I '• I coal re s erv e s in abundance.• we would consider it a wise policy to me et c ompe t i ti on in t he coal marke t, under as good mining condi• ti ons as your c ompe t i t ors enj oy, and with full y as good and clean coal t o offer the c onsuraeTo When the c v e am of you1.. c oal area i s exhaus ted, a quarter or half a cen tury 11ence , the cr ec:1..rf! of your competitor s, coal fields will likewise be exhaus ted j and they will hav e t o me et you on an even c os t as t o pr@ducti on o Conditi ons wi l l have cca,nged entire- ly? prices may have gone up, or pro ducer gas - engines may be ut ilizing that class of di r ty coal and carbonaceous shales with equ ally good Tesv.lts p as you could then get fr om the clean coal; - and t he poue~ , l ight and heat wi ll ·be conducted fr om the mines itlcntitles t o t he consmneY i n their v ar ious ~ instead of transporting the c oal f or fue l t o pr oduce them. We believ e with Mr. Pinchot, in cons erving fuel for our ofrs pri ng, and would rec ommend conservi ~ seams o the No. 3 and No. 5 I f you utilize the bes t there is now, your successors will hav e the best there i s, left for them, and your Cornnany, and it s offs pring or succes sor e, will all be getting ~ ~ of it. On the other hand, the i nv estment nec essary to produce a desir able product f or tl:e market vd ll not · bring comrnens'l.i.rate income under presen t mini ng Condi tions, a side from the injury done t o your entire coal market by coal of i nferior quality by reason of the carbonaceous shales which are exceedingly difficult to exclude in extra ction of the co al. It is true, we are not informed as to wr..at otr..er reasons 1nay influence the Union Pacific Co al Company, to continue opera• �... ,. I' I • ti ons upon these mines, but from t he. viewpoint of practical coal mining , we do not appr ov e of the operation of thes e mines under \ 1 1 pr es en t con di ti ons of the coe.1 trade. Ue would a l s o recoranend t l:.e abandom ent ·o:r l ona train haulageuay ~r con lline 6 Nos o l _and 4 t o the ti~ple, and t he erect i on of a t ipple a t t he mines o Cons idering the excessive cost of haulage tr-us placed upon the many mil l ion of t ons avai l able f rom t hes e mi ne s , the change of l ocation of the tipple, would be v ery profi t able o V . Respectfully submi tted by t he unders igned members of your Board of InquiTYo • ~ ... ~~.. ~ember s of Board of Inquiry, for The Union Paci fic Coal Company-. ... - �Rock Springs, Wyo. March 9th, 1912. T~ F o Ao Manley ll Vi c e PTeS o & Gen ' l lligr o p Omaha, Nebr o SUPERI OR _9_Qb-A. COMPAJTY' s MINES llarch 5th » 1912 » we b egan our examinat ion of thi s Company's mi nes at Superior » s~e "f e t wa t er county, Wy oming , which ar e located s ome twenty miles f rom Rock Spr in,,.s 0 ' and are opened on the s ame c oal seams as the Union Pa cific Coal Company , s mines at that plac·e. The meth od employed i n the ext r acti on of the coal being the same i n all the mines , a des cr iption of the system in one of them, pract i cally ereb rac e a all . Le tters to de s ignate the mines ar e used instead of number s o 0 c oal. A11 c ompr ehends thre e mines and t hr ee different seams of A No. l i s on the No. 1 Te i n and i s nearly fi nished; the pi lle,rs are be ing drawn preparatory t o being abandoned on account of area of c oal being ext racted. The A No. 7 i s being worked ext ensively on the three slope system; the center sl ope 1s used f or haulage and the l a teral sl opes for ventilati on and man-w~ purposes Double entries are driven a t r i ~ht angles to tee slope 0 about 300 feet apar t, des ignat ed as t op and back entries; from the , ..... i se , or up tl:e pitch·, t,,..e i~ t op entry , r ooms are turne d t o t ~e • ~ b a ck entr;y· i s u s ed fo-r th~ purpose of co::we:;ing U:c ai1· cur rer!t to t~e i nn er and working faces. �-- - ~ - -- --- - ___:_--- - =~ - - -- An electrically driven fan provides v entilation by exhausting the ai r from the min e through the return side of the main slope , the fv esh air ent eri ng by way of t t..e man-way and t:t.e slope. _ T:te air is cc1,:r_ri e d over the sl ope and en t r ie s by means of a br idge called an ove r =c ast » fand thes e are c onstr ucted of concre te, on a wall built of r ock and plas tered w1·t~J,.. mor t a~• or mu d as t he cas e may be. The co a l i s mined by pick or hand , and by ma cl:.ines; the· mineTs i n the f or mer cas e undercutting the coal by means of a pick and blas ting it d own ·when so unde r cut; in the l at ter case , machines un derc ut the coal, and men called s hot fi rers do all the blas ti ng o Aetn~ pOv7der , one of t:t.e permissible explosiv es, was b eing trie d as a n exper i me nt , and while we are not in a poai tion to pr on ounc e j udgment on its merits or demerits, still we must a ppr ove the many efforts of the Company in trying to find a per- :rnis sible po~der that will give satisfactory results in this field. Ha ula ge is had by electr ic mo tor s , mule s and horses, along the e ntr ies to t:t:.e s l ope, from which point the coal is taken to the surfac e by an electric hoi st . Th e r oof immediately over the coal ia a soft sr..ale -- br it tle and dangerous to life and l imb . Timber is plentifully used in such places, its us e being u~re s tricted. Tl-;. e r o 011:S are tl: ickly studded with preps a:1d cross bars, and it is not un- c ommon t o see many of them broken by t he we ight of the roof, which i n plac es has c ave d to a considerable ext ent . u A" of c oal o ft on what i s known as the No. 3 s eam No . 3 i s a dr i It i 8 above the No. 7 v ein an d tl:.e coa l is lowered to �Noa 7 by means of sprags at present, but before tn..1·s report reaches you , the gasoline locomo Jc1ve ' now on the ground, will_ do tr..e work, and relieve the two hors es ~r nd dr i ver s of the labor on the incl i ne o This m.i ne .is not intended aa a grea t pr oducer , but it will unquestionably pTove t o be a good investmento The r oof along the entry was timbered wi t h cros s - 'oars for half its len~th, the other half on soundi n 6 proving to be hard o At the mouth of t~e back entry , a shaft had b een o.pened t o the surface, at the bott om of which a f urnace fo r v\ ent i lation·• i s t o b e bui 1 t . This work, being of prime importanc e , wil l doubtles s be attended to at the earliest possible moment a nBn and nE" ar e in the No. 7 seam of coal; are connected, b u t f or c onvenience in handling the output, they are operated i n depe ndent of each other. 0 Bn opening is a dr ift, at the end of which is a plane, and on it p the coal from the entr i es i s l owered to the motor operati ng i n the drift, and by thes e means hauled to the dump. "E" i s a v ertical s haft, equipped \'lith a s t eel headframe and t ipple, modern and up- t o-dat e, and an electric hoist. From t he shaft, a s lope is being driven to the dip , and from the slope, ent ries at r ight angles to it . The roof is wet -- v ery wet, badly brokenP and thi ckly timbered wi t h croso-bars where it i s possible to place them. Owing to the re t and bad roof , we would suggest that the vidth of the slope be re duc ed t o l eas t possible limit, Q �unt il the ar ea d~i v en through is d i · r a ned and dr ied by Tentilation. Then, if nec ess ary,t o obtain mor e width , a skip could be taken off t he s ide o We woul d further sugges t that the airc ourse be kept abrea s t of the slope so that the oppor tunity f or conti nuous venti l ati on of the extr emities of the mine i s always avai lable. nnn JUne i s i n t he No o 1 s eam of coal, opened and operated on tne same system as ar e the other mines i n this f i eld. The r oof seemed to break in a different way f rom the roof in the No. 7 seam; u e n ot i ced that the line of bre ak was i n the mi ddle of the r oom, and no t along the rib s i des , which l eads us to belieTe that if the r ooms were driven i n s ome other di recti on , and not to ex- ceed 18 t o 20 feet in width , a dec i ded adTantage might be gained and le ss timber requi red. An opening haa been made into the No. 3 se am of coal, to be operated in connec t ion with thi s mine. The Tein i s promising, and will doubtless clear up and yield a good margin of profit on the i nve ' t ment. • " C II . o - . .-= 0 nc II Mine i s in the same seam as "D 11 , but more extensiTe, and \'7i th a greater output . The entr i es are dri Ten under the top coal; the ro oms are 24 f e et wi de and heavily t imbered from side to Sid , and end t o end , with props a.11d cross-bars . We es timate tha t bet, een 600 and 700 Pi eces of t imber 6 feet l ong , are r e4Ui red for each ro om. I n ano th er par t 0 f t hi s report, you will fi nd a suCTgested pl an , having i n vi ew tr.e savi ng of a uch of this �timber, and at the s ame time ' providing - f or the recover y of a greater percentage of the coal 0 These mines are healt hy so f ar as the ventila t ion i s concerned , but the ...ure s ent c onditi on of the ~oof i s d anger ous to • life and limbo _____ GElJERAL RECOID.OOIDATI , .......,__,~ ONSRECOVERY OF LOW COAL : == Ue would s ugges t segrega t ion of expense and .pro duction ac counts on var i ous mine areas, of· low coal, and high coal. The av erage mine boss - aye - and mine manager also, is prone to exhi b it a 1 01:1 coet sheet regar dle s s of low coal los t by remaining unt ouched i n. the mine , and he extracts the cream and throws away the skimmed c oal area , that yet contains good income p~ing assets. You will no te in our r eport on Reliance field, that we condemn the expenditure of l arge sums of money in development and equipment of new mines on the les s des i rable coal seams . But that does no t hold good where a mine has already be en developed and equipped upon t he bat t er par t of the coal seam, and where included areas of thi nner coal is found. ·In these i ns t ances , the slopes and entr i es are driven , haulage ways are mai ntained, equipment i ns talled a nd the administrat 1Te depar t I11ent fully organized, and all of t hese uti lized for extracti on of coal from the better areas. The expens e a l ong these li nes i s not increas ed , by the extFaction of the coal frotn the thinner portions of t he seam i ncluded in the de eloped area or i lll!ll8di ately adj a cent to the various workings. �--- s .. ----= - - - On the other hando' in onening new rrunes • ~ on the poor er coal areas , all of these necessary deve l opments, - equipment, hau1age, etc., are necessary to the opening of t he new mine, and at a very good expense , upon uhich interest and i ncome must be produced fr om these le ss desirable mines ; ~hen equall y as good coal , or bet tev areas may be found neglected~ i n mines al ready opened and hav i ng all t hese facilities at ~and for extrac ti on of thi s coal, ithout the additional investment, as shown ab ove, necessar y t o the opening of new mines in t~e less des i r abl e areas. In our brief examination , such conditions have come under our observation il'l a fev, i ns tance s , ~d it is quite probable that , -here are other· instanc es that would have been discovered upon a more thorough examinati on of every portion of the present develope d areas in t he mines . The mine managements and mine bosses are naturally loth to ext end t heir operati ons i n such l ow c oals , as it giTes them a compar atively poor showing as t o average cos t of production, when placed on a par with the neighboTing superintendent or manager, who i s working exclusively in the higher par t of the coal seam. in But i f the expens e and production cost shee t was forllDllated of production in the lower s uch a ay a s to segregate the expense coal dis t r ict of the mine , :f'roJn the cost of production in higher c oal di str i ct , then the comparison of cos t i n the mines, would gi ~e the man who is trying t o recoTer these low coal r eserres, a f air r epresentation, and he would not be so reluct ant to exploit and rec over coal from such secti ons of hi s mine . The longevity �~ of the mine.a would be material l y i ncr ease d ~ it hout incr eased cost of t he c oal pro duced , i f we take into considerati on, the expense of opening, developing and equippi ng new mi nes of any kind, high or l oi..'7 c oal o In ccmnection wi th the subj ect of l ow coal, we '!:rould reco1mnend t hat long;.iall be employed ins tead of room and pillar. Where tr-e top rock is fai Tly good , avo id br eaking it, and take up bott om in entries and where neces sary for. trackage 0 There is an ins tance on t he l ats. entry on E Mine, where a r ock band of about 2 f eet has split the coal; there is 4 feet of good coal on t op of t he rock band, with fairly good roof and no i mpuri t ies at the t op of the coal to f all into the coal when mined , but t here i s about 6 inches of bone on the bottom of this top c oa l o By ke eping the rock band for a floor , and taking it up when necessary for haul age way, and as much more as necessary for packs ; then use machines t o undermine i n the bony coal, it would make ide al l ongwall work. Ther e i s no t room fo r much work above 1st s. entry, because t he s urface i s occupi ed by buildings that would be disturbed, but there are 2 or 3 South entri es below that could be worked up t o the l a t s . on this sys t em, and doubtl ess , other similar areas Wi l l be found exposed i n this and other mines. ECONOMIZI~G ON TIMBER : -The mines a~e yery well timbered, but at great expen■• • I n regard to ec nomizi ng on amount of timber used, we would otter tho fo llowing sugges tions , that by experi ment may be demonst~ated �--- -------~ to be i mprovements upon the present me thods employed. \ Fi Tst, that from the day that a mine is started in operati on f rom the surfe.ce P a constant current of air be kept tr-avelling through the openi ngs and around the f aces, and that the ventilat ing current h e not Teversed ; but that wher e the intake air thr ough a working shaft \7ould r ender the i cy condition of a shaft unsafe and inconvenient in the Winter months, that ins tead of the air bei ng reversed p such shafts be rendered neutral and other openi ngs used for intalre and return. Our Teasons f or the foregoing suggestions are, that as a r esult of our observati ons in the Superior mines, we belieTe that the lack of suffi cient air circulating through openi ngs , i s r esponsibl e foT t he pre cipitation of moisture upon the r oof of ro oms and entri es ~ and upon the t imbers in these openings. I t is our opin i on p that the humi dity from the exhalations of men and ani mal s t hus de posi t ed upon the roof, and the consequent change of t emperature and humidity of the rock, tends to cause disi ntegrati on of the roof by r eason of the expansions and cont~acti ons induced by the different degrees of temperature and humidity , due to in- sufficient air ci rculating through the working places. I n Tery wet zones, as in E slope, where the roof broke to a height of 10 to 15 feet above the entry, it is quite possible , tha t the slope was driven fas ter than the strata above were drained of the wat er I held between the strata. The resultant pressure of the wat er, hi.ch might be included between the strata and extend for some di to.nee up the slope from t he face, would yery likel y br eak the \ I �r oof in t he manner demons t rat ed in E slope. If drill holes were driven obli quely upward t hrough to upper part of the rib and into t he ro of f or a di s t ance of 10 or 12 feet ab ove the l e el of the roof, the strata might be drai ned and the pres sur e r el ieved suffi ciently t o avoid breaking of timbers and fall of roof in such slopes. We suggest that the hol es be driven obliquely through the upper rib, and into the ro of on either side of the s lope, to avoid weakening the roof of the slopeP as ' also to allow the water to drain down the si de of the slope instead of directly i nt o the haul age way, and t o elimi nate the possible ill effect . of the water bei ng di scharge d through holes i mmedi ately over slope roof. Another suggestion as t o economy in timber ing:- We believe that narrouer rooms woul d no t re qufre as much timber proportionatel y to TTidth, as is necess ar y i n wi der rooms. We beli eTe that it rooms \7ere driven 16 t o 18 feet wide, leaving ~ !!'!! i2.E,. coal , ith pillars 32 to 34 feet ., that the rooms could be dri ven to the xtremities with 30% iess props and without cross-barri ng or l agging except • over t he tracks . Under tne pTe~ent sys t em, cross- barring and c ons iderable lagging, is used in general i n all parts of the room. To get the best results from the narrow r oom11 , the work should be prosecuted by distr _icts or panel s , and all the r ooms in a panel or di strict, dr i ven to their full l ength as quic kly as possibl e , and when the rooms are finished, that the room pillars be pull ed back without del ay , a t the same time reco ering t he t op coal and a por tion of the props in the roou. ia ell orth the experiment, if someone without prejudice will It �------:. 1 ., - 10- t ry t o :make it success-f ulo • But i f t he per son i ntrusted with new ex~erimental methods ··is prejudiced agains t innova t i ons , 1 t were bett er no t to t ry it, as any i mproved metho d would only prove a f ai lure and theTe would be considerable expense wi t hout any f i nancial ret~rn o W THOD OF BLASTING : == The Company ns mine rules , re qui r ing the undermini ng of the c oal, limi tati on of char ge of explosive used, the us e of clay f or tamping the shot holes , .and prohibit ing shooting on the solid, constitute a very commendabl e safeguar d agains t dus t expl osion, i f the r ule s ar e enf orced. But we found the lax and pernicious practice of allowing miner s t o mix s l ack with the clay t o obtain in B, 'E, C and D Mineso In A Mi ne the mixing of _slack with clay for t amping was pr ohib i t ed by the pit boss i n charge. HUl[IDI TY OP MINES : -The s pr i nkl ing methods employed at these mi nes are rather crude and scarceltf 2- up- t o-dat e, but mos t of the mines are quite humid in many of the workings and decidedly wet i n the faces of the lower extremi ti es of some of the mines. TELEPHOME SYSTEM:-The t ele phone sys tem is decidedly i neffi cient in all of the mines. You pay your employee t oo high a wage to us e them as messenger boys , t o run to the surface, or t o considerable dista ces undergr ound to get into communication with the Tarioua Places , when communication could be mor e promptly obtained by �t elephone, and your mine bosses and others could find empl oyment ~oTe profitable to the Company than as messengers , and in cas e of f i re or other emergency, a good te l ephone sys t em might be found invaluable as c ompa;r·ed with present -- me thods of communicati on. FIRE PROTECTION IN ~HES :== The portable chemical f i re extinguishers locat ed at coneni ent points about the mines , are a good precauti on against dange·p s fr om mine fires, but we would r ecommend that thi s wise provision be mad& more effect i ve by an increase of the numb er i n the mines~ and that they be t es ted and the chemicals di scharged and r enewed at prope? intervals. SAFETY BLOCKS IN SLOPES : -iJ'e would recommend that s afe t y blocks be placed acr os s t r acks near bottom of al l s lopes and di p workings ·where men work on l ine of' track, or wher e they mi ght be i njured by runaway cars or cars dropped too far , comi ng down such workings . R spectful l y submi tt ed by- the unders igned members of your Beard of Inauir y, ~~---· -~~k: -~ ---- - - ~ -~ ~ .iiiillll- - - - = = · ---- �• !~ ,, ! tUi =..::i H---- ~ •.1 .,.,, -=vot r----J - ~~c______ r-- - Q~~~~ ~;;'-';?ti~ c:::::i~c::__ ''------==l=f'~~S:, ~~~ ~ . u I:::::::ic::::,r--._= > "'[?~□ ,;.-_ ~~~ ">-~ ~ ,,,s> ~ c===> ~• ~s;::::J c:;:::::::J ~ ..,..c::2 c;;:i ~ ,. i l s_ j v§8~Jfjgja . �jit\ .'Ill i I ~ •.r..... ~ .,,~.. y~ -•-:r l "I' II/ • I ------ - ----------------- "' '~ _l/ ~ i - O: I ;,: II --------•-------- \--"' ~~ '\J "'----"'---~ !_ I �I II -------------------"-J \\OE! . \ MAF ~- "B" M\NE. .. .,. --..«:. OM_A..,"'I :')"~"'o" ,.,co"'c . ~Vf'-EPllQ".,"WYO. �z~ t - ��----- i AP ----- -.n::: - --:: _ ..·····~·· ~ . ·• .... ·.'-.t • • I I ·LJJ �Rock Springs , Wyomi ng, .,~ l.'ZJ,cl,r ch 13th, 1912. llr o Fo Ao Hanleyj Vi ce Pres a & GenVl M"'r 0 . , The Uni o~ Pacific Coal Company, Omaha i, Nebr 0 CID.!BERLAlTD MO . 1 JilNE On March ll~h , 1912, accompanied by Geo . B. Pryde, Ass't Gen ' l Sup I t ; J o .!!'.l o Faddis, Hine Sup I t ; and Jo s eph Bird, tl'!.e mine bos s, we v i s i ted and ex::linined No. 1 Mine at Cumberland, Wyoming. On walki ng dorm t he manway, we observed that this mine had been opene d v1i t h great care and i n a manner to facilitate a l arge output and at the same time , to pr ovide and maintain ample means of v enti lat ion . What i s termed a 11 OWi ng t o t he strange nature of the roof, aque eze" caused by pres sur e from t:t.e overlying l'ock, h ad occurred and cr us hed the pill ars t o some extent, and had c aus ed the r oadways i n al l the entriE,s below the s econd to heave , unt il i n places , the t op and bottom had come t ogether. The di sturbance h ad s et tled and the work of re-establi shing the road ays was in progress , the heaved-UP r.iatter dug out and sent to the surface. e sa,r vas t quantities of good coal l ying in the roODIS, rom t hi s and from the coal F Which had fall n from t h e s i d9S • t e that more thall t wo hundred e., t ima aYai lable in the pill ars , we �thousand t ons , ot herwise :t· rrewr1evablj. .,_ • lo st , can be recovered. A pi llar is regained on .an average each 48. hours , wh i' ch approxi mates 2000 tons of coal o Uhil e the init i al expens e ·of rec overing this c oal is a consid rable it em, s till we believe the results ui ll more than justify t he Gxpendi ture. · The \'T Ork · i s beina 0 pr ose cuted in a oafe rnanner ; the mine 1s well ventilated and healt~r ; about eighty men all t old are employed here. A ery small quan tity of gas was reported at the f ace of one of the old r.oo!ll3 i n the 4th s. Entry. The rout e al ong the uppe r cToascuts ,1as a difficult one, and clearly showed the er- for ts made b the gas men t o disc over and r emove any gas that might ga te.er in any par t of the mine. When we arri ved at the place indic ated , a demons tration of the practicability of the Smith gob pump was c onducted, and the gas \Vhich was lying at a point difficult of access by the usual methods, was by the appli• cat ion of the pump, brought i n contact wi th a Wolfe safety lamp, th1 i n quantities j us t enough to satisfy a person fami li ar wi th s ~eater amount could be handle•, •Substance of its pres ence . A g k but by a slow mani pulation of the appara·tus ' a suffici ent amount i s de l ivered to the lamp, and t his is ali t hat is re quired. was established beyond queaThe reliability of the Pump • ti on ; it is portable and sas ily and quickly applied , and the uses e recominend its adoption th to Which it can be put ar e so many at :f'or t hese mine • �CUMBERLAND MINE NO·. 2 Thi s mine i s slope sys tem up on P opened t o a dept h of 5400 f eet, by a f i Te a coa 1 seam_ave~aging 18 to 19 feet i n thick- ness 7 with the f oll owi n~b c=A • ~ v$S $0C ti on :-Ver ~ • s t rong mao sive sands t one roof, difficult ur_~ OF'ea.k Coal 12• 0" Clay Shule l t Ott to 2' 0" Coal Soft clay shale bo tt om. The dip of the c o~l ~e~•~ c..= i s 22° to 2 3 ° ,: direct i on of dip, approx. I W. Tee !!line i s de eloped by a sys t em of doubl e cros s entry from slope , room and pi llar. Entr i es dr i ven 300 t eet apart between the t op ent r y of one and back entry of other; r oom length 240 1 ; r oom centers, 50'; r oom i dt h , 20• ; r oom pillars 30 1 ; r obbed on r etreat fr om boundary. The slope pillars on either s i de of main s lope are as foll ows : - between mai n s lope and manway, 50' ; betwe on mamray and r et urn aircourse, 1001; bet ween ai r and first room turned on cros s entr i es, 400 1 : crosscut s 50• apart. The band i n the coal seam and the soft cl ~ flo or re tains ~Uch moisture and are t o a slight degree, plastic. The mine Tent s cons i derable methane , suffic i ent t o re nder it e.xc eedin£1Y danger ous , unless well yen tilated and thorough discipline maintained~ "Monobel " , a per missibl e explos i ve 11 �... 4_ used exclusi vel .., for b las t ing •. the holes b ei ng tamped with clayo One hundred fifty=two miners , and seventy-two company men are employed underground; air intake 93 ,OOO cu. ft. per minute ; very well distributed throughout the mine . The rooms and entries are well 8prinkled bjr hose ~ f rom pipe line s which extend through- out the mine-; loaded trips pass under a pipe line at the mouth of each entry and a e uell ~ei with a f lood of water from the pipe l ine, as t h ey start up t ~e slope o The .. ater is thus distributed along the slope, in the i ntake airway, and carried into the mine, as ie ll as serving the purpose of allaying the dust that mi ght be produc ed by the wreckin~ of the t r ip. F i ve gas watchmen pat rol the mine constantly, t hree on the day sh ift , and t O at night; hygrome ter r eadings are t aken daily i n the various 1orkings . The adverse c onditi ons f ound in this mine; Tiz, strong · top, soft clay b,ott om, humi d and retaining water, causing movement and slipping of the whole superincumbent strata upon the yery render the sate steep pitch, together with gaseous conditions; f the coal, an ex• Operation a nd recovery of a high percentage o mining engineering. ceeding difficult problem in coa1 the management is making a very We found, howeT er , that onrLble conception of prac- gi.eat succ•ss as tar a.s wi t hin the reas ~ llent · the ventil ation li is exce , . t1ca1 coal mining. The diacip ne • ure t,on taken to ns d eyery precau i on a. Par wi tn' d1· scpiline , an same t ime recover tlie th and at the e safety of the employes, i: �gl"'eatest percentage of coal 0 At times, the enormous pres sure of t he str ata on t he work out portions of the mine, causes the s oft :floor to heave, s ome- t i mes closing the entr ie s entirely fo r their full l ength, the f loor being f orced u pi'lar d until in cont act with the r oof. s ome- t imes this mov ement is gPadu~l, but at ot her time s , it is com. paratively s udden, and at such t imes blocks of coal aJre thr own f rom the rib and spall a of rock f rom the roof, endangering the men employed . \!I'aen such qui ck mov ement ·takes place, considerable dus t is throi.7n into strnpension i n the atmosphere, the dus t being deri ved from the gTinding acti on i n the coal induced by the pr es3ure suddenl t hr oun upon it. The sudden displacement of l arge volumes of a i r i n the var ious openings, carries t he dust in sus pension ; and if this sudden subs idence of the strat a should displace f i re damp which mi ght be collec t ed i n oaTed gr ound abov e abandoned workings, the mixtur e of gas and dus t would i n all Probabili ty be xplosi ve . ump be used to test such openings e rec or.:imend that a gob P i n old or ne workings as ar e not acc es sible to the gas watchmen. tended 25 to 50 fe et into such The pipe of the gob pump can be ex ht t o the l amp and t es t ed. Pl aces , and the a t mosphere broug t o offer t he men who mai nt ain e haTe no thing but pra i se safety precauti ons as are found such thorough discipline_, and f the .mine in general 1 The conditions o n Cumberland Mine No. 2. coal mine operat ed • 111 , e beli T , compa... e favorably with any �unde . t he h andicap of s uch i n this r!line o adverse n t aural obs tacles aa found .R espectfull . submitted by the unde~signed _members of your Board of Inquiry 0 ?,,~ ~ ~ . -~4-. ~ By~z;;,-;:_._._..r.?, • • • . • 1'-t- • •••• of Inquiry f or The Uni on Pacific Coal Company-. Mr. George Bla cker, after a discus sion of the foregoing repor t on the Cumbe rland !fines, authori zed ~ither or both Mes srs. Thomas and- She1~ i dan , t o s i gn his name t o the above report, as he de _s ired t o raw.a.i n a t Cumberl and at which pla ce he makes his home. I �.J n .3;( MINE Ne 2. C U MB E R l.. .A. N: .0 19. StCTIQN 'a THE: ~o CK UNION PAc1,1c COA L._ co. 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'f' ·-\ . ~ - .• li' ~ · (,) ' .~ •• PROFILE Of S\.OPi. .. \! . .. , .. . 'i:::!ii · •"· •·• ··:_ ba' S.c.o\a. •\ ,\l,,Qo ' �i Evanst on 1r . F. A. Manley , Vice Pres . & ' Wyoming ,l.farch 31 st , 1912. Gen ' l Mgr . 0maha 9 Neb r aslca . Dear Si r :Complying u ith you r i•ns t ructi on s t o vi sit anti. examine Hannaforcl Hine HO .1. 1 oc a t e d at Tono ,Thurston county, Washine;ton , and O'liJT1erJ. an0. ope~ated by the Washington Union coal Company 9 and t o :rep or t on the conrU t ions of heRl th anrl: safety in 8.nrl. around the mi ne , t ogether wi th the system in ~ogue ~f ex t r:1.c ting co al, I beg t o state that I mane sair'I. examination On t he 25 th daY of Harch 1912 , ancl my observat ions ui th such ~ecommendi:it ions a s most strongl~' app eal ed t o me as being necessary are hereui th submitted f'or !'our consideration. The mine i s 1ocaten. and opened on t he upper or NO .1 of t he seri es of' s ea.I!ls in this fie l d , the vein is soccer shapp ed and fr om i ts bas i n the slopes and lat eral _entri es must event u all Y emerge a t tho surfa ce or stop at a poi~t where the outcrop indicates th e unfitne ss of the coal fo r market. TM av er age thickness of t he seaN i s fifteen feet'!"~M' half being left a s the roor,. adv ,.noes , this together • i t h t he pillar s to be th r ecovered after the e ntr i es have b0e!l extended to e limits of t h e f i eld . llethane has nev er been fotmd in thi s selllll , but i=mY min e r have vi si ted. as 111 the oo al du s t i s a fl i nfillm 1able �N0.2 SECTION OF SEAM. Roof Coa l Bo n e Coal Cl ay coal Cl ay Co a l Cl ay co al Bo tt om Soft san<i. st on.e 3' 0 ·1 0 1' 7' 0 3 II l' 0 1• 6 11 l" 0 l" 2~ 6 " 0 Soft shale. SYSTEM IN VOGUE. The mi n e i s op ened b y one slope and one return aircourse,and one mR.111:Jay f o r a part of the distance onl y ;depth of mai n slope 266.5 fe e t 9 fr om. main slope is a branch slope call ed t he North slope 2s15 f e et l ong ,this to ultimately be driven t o the surface t o be used a s 211 es c apeuay for the r.1en should the necessity therefor be r equi r ed ; d oubl e c r oss entries from slo:pes,room and :pillar ; mine not l a i d /l.'.ll t u ith reference to butts and faces,out in a manner to t ake aa.vant ae;e of the v arying angles of dil? and the_many f aults encounterert in the vein ; pl anes nncl sl ant entries are driven from ma in ent r ies the fo rmer to be e quipped u i th hoi sts so as to avoid the use of mules and the spragging of the oars in loweri ng st e coa l to the main 1eve1s ~nn t hence to the slopes . oppi n1t• th t a:re constl'Uaten_ of woode1\ bloaks l aid in muc1,~veroa • mane in 30 c so11c1 ao al, braoed unnerne11th l'lith heaVl' i ron. Traok guage th 1n lb nounds of11)aoi tY of mi ne Ches , rail s in 8 1 01,e .30-pounds . roolilS -~ • c 1 the coal t o the sl ope , a:rs 3 0 00 11ouncls . Mules are us e<l to ban t· . - te:r seepinY. through t he coal ne '11t r i e s o.re verY wet in places , ua o ... h eavlr \ anrl oor n.uroY 1 s l aid f or thfl r oadwa~rs make them ve rY �,, nveni e.n c e v0 of haul ag e ; ·s eepag~ is not general,rooms are ~ry ll ana. in i aoes ro adway s nr e (lry Entrie s are eight f ee t _\'Ti d.e , rooms t ventyP fiV e feet n i d e,c:rosscu.tR fi f ty feet ap art. o BLACK PO WDER i s use<t exclusivel y , t vrelve and a h alf p_ound s is 811or1erl_ t o each mt ner f or each shift, or one keg of po trter a dRY to on.ch worlc i ng face; shots are fj_re s once a day ,at quitti ng tii1e. Hol es a:re t,aH11ed. l7i th slac1c, fired by t he miners ui th ordinary tu se ; blasting is all done :fi-•01rt t he sol i d , some of t he miners shear one sid e so as to favor the shots , but oth ers di sregarn_ t his very sensi bl e :pract i ce ; carbide as an i ill.luminant is u sed very generally. Ventil a t ion is 1~1ai nt ained by a t welve foot fan traveling at the r atA or ni nety- five r evoluti ons per minute and dur ing that space of t i.1e d i si;;l8.~i11g betueen 39000 and 1+0000 oubic feet of air for seventy mi ne1"s , el e ven day hands and six mules• 'rhG ent r i es are well advancwt , and should the ocassion come ,711en a thou s anrl. tons of co al per day is requi r ed it could be obtained by t he em1,loy:':lent of mor e miners with additions to the haulage Power. The . s y s t em of driving the r ooms 25 feet uide with pillar 25 feet i" i d o is not ,in my opinion , the be st fol" extracting· the maxi· thi s mn tte~ u as discuRsed with nn.un of co al at a minimum of c os t , • -c • lfr ,., ""r . Fr iend ,the mine boss, and we • Brook !3 . the superintend ent , an1 l n 10 b e driven with a agr eea. t hat o. wide room and a narrow one sbou -. i n the pillar the area ~Qal1 0r Pilla r be t ween so tha t i n r ecover g a s great as no r; owing Ol) en erl. by th e rooms and pill a r rroul c:1. not be t he di st ance to the to t he f'a c t t hat the r oof is not st r onr; nnd f h of' the sur ace Rt1:1.,f""' c ,-, rur th e.'... fnc t t11 nt muc u u n ot great, and the "" l companY muoh oare other than t he coa c lang s to partie s to avoirt. d rurH.\ ges ann the Gqui r en in recovering the coal �-4pos si ble contingen®ies.arising therefrom. The crunp is suppli ed ~1th a splendid stalled in a n e\"t cocipdious house nhich i s ,, emergency equipment,inconv eni ent t o t he mine. A fi rst aid t o t he i nj m.red class is be i ng organized from among the activ e arnt energe tic young men in the carn:o, t he f oundat i on fo r uhich uas lain. by send i ng three young men at t he expense of the com:9any to Seattle to s tudy and obtain the nec e ssar y lcnowl edge at the Governme:i1t stat ion t here . An emergency hosp it al has just been completed and e quipped with ever y modern conveni ence in case of injur y ; thi s buildi ng was er ected near en ough to t he n1i ne t o afford r eady acces s in c ase of accident. Tno esc8.penays a re being driven t o t he surf a ce ,the one from N0.5 South ent ry rii ll s oon be av ai l able f or t his pur pose. REMARKS. The v icinity of the dump and mi ne entrances should iT!1J!led1ately be cle aned u p of a ll cambustabl e rubb ish and materi al and removed f ar enough to not be a me nace to t he pr oper ty; the conditions around th e mine, i n my op inion, a re really c'l. angerous., and its destruction \70uld mean _a long i d l e peri od i f no t lo s s of' life ;the timber tin t hat area c ontiguous to t he mine entrances should be out and removed and th e e ntr ances to the mine be marte a s ne ar fi r e proof lls Pos s i ble. The d.tun1) and t he mine shoul d be suppli ed with por t able ohemioal fi re ex t :i..nzui · shers s o t ha t i·n the event of a :fi re the means of :Pllt t i ng i t out at onc e ,1ould be avai l able. Slr..ck a s a means of t ampint shoul rl be done away \'Ti th and olay t:Iubr-it1 tutert. in a ll oases of' shot :fi r ing in the mine ; the dmiger of ll~111 : slack :ror t amping shot holes CR.nnot be t oo s t r ongly emphasizerl. �.... 5 That a telephone system be installed i n the mine and connected \'lith t he dump and of:fice so that the mean s of communication between those :places 1,;rill be established and the costly mes senger service of r,alking to and from w'he n any thing is needed above or below be avoid edo That the mi ners be prohibited from firing on the solid, that they ei ther be com:pellecl. to undercut or shear one sic-1.e of their places iD'efo r e being a llowed to blast the coal; I am aware that the average coal mi ne:e C8.res more for quantity than for quality,that his cont:ract v:i th tl1e Company pe:rmi ts lll<hm t o obtain the same renuneration fo r s lacJz a s for lump there:for he is indifferent as to the quality of the coal he mines. Since this indifference results in a coal th~t has not the corrnneroial v alue of_ ooal mined under Other cond iti ons , and if he will not comply with the rules of the ComIJnny 1.7hich are calculated to produce a better grade of coal, then to obt ain the better grade the Company will be required to undercut the coal with machines a nd in this manner produce a coal that 7 il1 compe te 17i th coal mined un0.er the best conditions. This mine is in splendid shape for the installation of undercutting machinery and their adoption rrould mean a fine grRcle of lum.:P Wi th a minimum of slack enabling t he coal to go on the market and be - Pre~er red domestically on this account. A i:>o\:er Plant modern in dest gn ann. ·ri th a onpaci ty sufficient t'o :t' a11 i,Ju.r poses is needed to op er ate the machines ann furnish the 110 61 ' .1. o.i.~ haulage. This plant cou.l ri. at no ti1.1e be regarrt.ed as un- lleces sq:.,:~' t he area alreaely openerl ~·ould justif'Y its installation, ' er-:h1c h i t would be available for the se$!1S that are under th e flf' t �- 6 the present v ein and which I am told vrill ultin1ately be opened. That a larger and b etter f an b e pr ovided so th at uhen it i s desi red t o increase the output of the mine ,more ventil ati on t o :r1 eet t he requirements o f the addit ional men that will b e necessary to er.11,)l 0Y ,uill be at hand 0 That a better sys t em o.f keep i ng tab on th e miners be adopted and ma int ained so that no shots can :possi bl y be f i red unt il the same bas been properly undercut or sheared; snd ·th at all the miners be requi red to l~ee1? their powder j aclcs in t he boxe s provided. for t hat purpose o That in the event of viol a tions to the Company 's rul es f'o r the sn:fety of the men ana. mine and f'or the betterment of the coal, th e violat ors be sent home a time or t\f~oanct if they persist in ev adi ng the rules , then t he y should be discharged. All of ··1hich i s respe ctfully Inspector for the company . �I ' - - _ 1_ - 6---1-- - 5- -~ 6 2 4 '' --- ! 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All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Union Pacific Coal Co. and Subsidiary Companies Annual Inspection Report March 1912 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1912-03 Subject The topic of the resource Letters exchanging information regarding inspections of mines. Description An account of the resource Red leather-bound book 11"x8", map made of carbon copy paper. Some papers are faded may be hard to read. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource D.G Thomas Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0004.2 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.