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IillPO TIT Of INSPECTIO N
NOo 2o Hine,
Union Pacific Coal Company,
Hanna, Wyoming .
June 2 lst,19O6o
Ao E. BrRd.bury,I ns!Je ctor.
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�REPORT OF INSPECTION OF
Mine Nao 2,
Union Pacific Coal Coo,
Hanna, Wyoming o
November 10th, 1906 o
Do Mo Eli a s, Inspectoro
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R'JffJu SUPi,.
HANNA,
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TO rmoM T.'11 "YIAY C01'TCRPJ1: -
On :Hovember 10th, I made 11\.V fin,t visit
tQ
112 Mine, the
}?rope:rty of the Union Pacific Coa l Con1pMyp 1Qca t0d at Hannap Wyoo
Accor.!.1J)anied by Mine Foreman Alf:rod Dodds, I entered the P?:lne a t the
manl-va,y and proceeded c-lo wn
to -; #3
::i:n,'; ry.
A:t't0r an exa.rn.1.nat:i.on o:i;'
this pl.a ce we v1e nt into :ra ce o:f ;/f:3 F..n trya
We returned and visited
the "L"1orldn 6 1Jlc1.ces and r-etur:necl to the slo1rn 0 then ~ent clown to
#4 JTintry &nd into face of Bntryo
Af ·eer an exrunin a tion~
\70
retv.rne~
~nd visited -the worldng p lacrn GJ on <mr "i'!aY back t o th0 slope o
ihen proceeded do vm the slope to -;p5 En try a nd i n t q fac e of
We
1/:5
p1aoes and con tinued on out to the slope.
~e crossed the slope
to :f}:6 ~try and YiEm t in to face of :rnntry.
After exa1t1 ininr; this
-p"J.::1.00 we rl3t.urned to the
nJ.ope,
thP.n out to tho nur:?2, ce, where we
e&1..8in0d the ventilating fo.no
I find ·chi s min e in e;ood condition -- the ro ~d\"'J ays clean
amd free from dus 'c;, and in good moist concli tion wl th 8, eood circul2, tio11 of air in all ontriea except 1f6 J;Jntry, v1hich is somewhat
ueak at f· oe of entry.
A now 111nnwn.y is 'bP-ing driven from the sur-
face to connect vii th I!lc'lnWay belou.
Entrioo is also' beine driven.
The mam:m,y b<;;ltwe0n 4 and 5
YJhen these t~o ma.n~RYS are com-
pleted, ·che conditions at this mile will be considerabl~ improved.
g1r Measure~ents:In t;:,,l~~
30816.
Outl.et
34615.
lTo·. men, b?1 day
Ho. men, by night
No·. horses, by day
Ho. horaea, by nir;ht
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D. M. ElJAS
MINE INSPECTOR DISTRI CT NO. 1
Rock Spri ngs, Wyo.
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On t h e 15th
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1~1 e b r w .~. r y .
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, 1 ~JO 7 , I l'!lA. d e =
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l 1ir.:.e P o :re!,mn Alf'red Dodds ,
I ent e red t he ~1 ~ne at
. ma:nvray an ct .
o:f en try A-n cI a fter-
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VJ.SJ 1,J.n g
some
o :;:
the
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:rooms ,
cetu:rn"'d
to n ;,u 1v,, a.y
and.
clo w n
to 1'1 o.
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Af' tc:r- v i s i t i n g sm,1~ of' t :1e , rn:rkin~ p l a ces 1 r etu~n0d to s l ope "u1d
u p t h e s :i. op e t o Ho . tt Rn t r y ::m d u:9 t }rn nanv;a_ · to s u r f a ce.
t ?1'3
Visited
v e n tiln. · i n ;J fo.n , "b oiler ;:i_nd e w:; in e r ooms o
1!1 :i. ch i ~!ly.~ove s c on d i t:.on s c: onsideY-ably =~S it J'.):·o v ides a sa:fc tra-
ti c n ir:: ire r y f a ir ,md wil l be consi d e :n,>.bly i r11proved wr;en the pre=
"~:'1d free from dust a nd debris.
'l'hP.r ~: is e Ye r~r evidence of
a 1:'ire Bo s s i s rn.?..intained at t;--ds r1 i:-.! c.
is very Gratifying.
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Outlet ..3 .S- /
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Ho. }iorses .
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D. M. ELIAS
MINE INSPECTOR DISTRICT NO. 1
Rock Springs, Wyo.
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TO mr01w IT MAY co~m:mm;r:--
On +.he 10th day of 11/fay, 1907 0 I made. rny seconct rinnual visit, to
l io 0 :: r.1 jne , the p:ropi:;r':;y of tho Union Paoif ic Coal Companyp located
Dcdds, I ant ere d the ~ ine a.t 111anw.s_.v a 1d walked down to 2 E.ntr,f a nd
in-to faoe of C1ntry.
R13turn0d and visitP.d some of' the working
"91.ac':)1:, and continued out . ·co man-wa.y and a.own to
:f'ac ·'! of 3 .TiJn try·,
visited
some o:f'
marn , ay ~1d went down to 4 }ih-i ·~ry.
t"ie rooms
3 En-try.
on our ret: tr n
Went
-t.o
t'Vent i n to f a ce of 4 Entl:"Y.,
.in-to
'~?te
re-
t w·ned 2 .11d visited sc:c:ie of the wo rkine; places and continued· on out
io :raan-tv&W an d do wn t o and i nt o f ace of 5 3 n t ry.
Vi :dt ed s ome rooms
om our return ·co t he slope 2nd went do vm to 6 En t 1"~'•
Th i s entry
ls but a shor1 t distance fro.:1 t he f!J.op e =m d no one m-1. s wo:rking at
this plao0 on this date.
oi' slope o
Returned to slope and went do wn to face
After an sxemin ~t.ion at thio place, !'eturned to t he
I note the f'o l.lowinCT _tmprovr-,m..-mt at t.h:t,3 min•'3 sinco MY 12~st.
.vis.it: ... -
the manwa..v f'rom 4 to !5 Entry is coI!lpleted and is being
.
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used; e.lso the manway .from 5 to 6 entry is bein~ driven and -.,Jill be
?ea~v as a
t r avelinrr ~a:J' before a great while.
This is as it
s hould b0 as it ke0ps thf7 men and a..riimala off the slope, ,md ther~-:
by lessens the da~ger of accidents, and those in c~arr;e are to ?e •
00P.1c1ended for th'3i:r actinn, ~·1hich reduces the probability of a,o""
ci den ts.
Since my laat vi~it to this mine, the fan has be8n taken down
and a steam ~~t substituted, _the fan being too ar:1all to furnish
the necessary _iren_t!lation.
The steam pipe is laid into and ex• .; .. . / -=_,.c, .,,.,:
hauGts in the upoast shaft, and at this ti~e is c a using a very
0
good ventilating current in the mi'tM".
this mine are,vt:try good.
The general conditions~
The roadways are damp and frao from
dust, and the la~ being complied with.
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Air :r~easurement e: .. ••
4~1H25 cu. f.t.
I:ri. {~akc
Outlet
rTo.
of ~!ten
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of Roraea
47185
ll
11
127
10
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of
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,Rt7}P OR'.1.' OJ? EXA:HNA'I' IO:N OF
~Tine No . 2 ,
Unio n P aci f ic Coal Company ,
Hanna, V!yom i n u; .
:t-Tovember 8th & 9th, 1907 .
D. ;.,r . Bli a s 1
I nsp e c t or o
�TO ,:moH I'.I' I" A.Y COJICF..RlT :--
On the 8 th clay of :Hov er{1ber , 190 '7 , I made
a..Y1
ex amin a t ion of
I
wo . 2 M:in e , the 11:r op e r ty of the Un i on Pa c i:1: i c Co a l Comps,ny, located
at Hanna , Wyomi ng , th i s be L .G; tb.e '-!-th exam i n a tion during the pre- c : : :iP
s ent ye .:u··•
Accompan i ed b y Y:Iine r oreman Alf' Dodds, I entered the
mine at mamvay a nd wen t do1Jm t o :~. f.\r:. try a n _ in t o f a ce.
Returne d
th:co u.:sh the ro oms t o :,-.1anv1ay, then down t o 3 entry t o f a ce .
.,_.,
'
P:f ter
vi si ·cjne s o;ne o:f t he r o oms , :re tur.1ed t o s lope a.nd out t o the s urf uc e o
Wen t do .:n t .:1 c
't1E!J'1Ylic:"'l_,Y
to 3 en t :ry
do r:n to . .h <::11:. try t o f a ce .
2,nd
i nt o f e_c e .
R0tun1od. t o ::uanw a ;,7
After o.. v i s i t to sor!1e of t he working
pla c e s, r· e~~ i.1:--·ne d -:.:,o r.1.~.nvn=.t.y a !·1c1_ down t o 5 en tr y t o fa ce o
j s
2 rooms a na
t U!" TI
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On 1': ovembe :r 9th , I c ont i nu,:J d riy ex am i n at i on of Jii o . 2 Hj_ n e .
Et~1 d
\i ,
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co:0_a id _.rab le a ir
i s an,.. ?.J1e;e d 1ri t ..'l b ratt ice, ',\ i i:h v e :ry poo r resu lt s o
1
tle ~ ir c ettini t o the face of the entry.
c1ntry.
Visited
Very lit-
I t hen went down to 7
7h is ent ry is but a s h ort dist a nce from t h e slopeo
Re-
t1..~::·nec. a nd vv1::m t to sur·fa.ce:, where the gas repo _~ ts we re examined.
Very li t~ le ga s is r 8p orted in th~s mi ne o
T2JJ v e nt ilati on in this miTie is ve1~y g ooa_,
on all the
should
T}ie mi ne i s i n a good d amp con-
dition except• p~r~~
of'
t"he
n:::i.nv,r a y
n eA..r t:i1.e
surface ,
?863 :-i
Clio
:f to
90000
n
dry.
Air ~'leasur •~ments :--
Tot :11 intakes
11
?.To . of men
11 horses
11
outlet
169
12
II
¼hich is quite
�TO \-"JHOl\'i IT rIAY C01TCERN : --
On the 8th day of November , 1907, I made an examinati on of
No
0
2 Mine, the property of the Uni on Pacific Coal Company, l oc at ed
at H.anna, Wy oming, this being the 4t,h exam ination during t he J)Z'esont year .
Accompan ied by 1~i:ae F o reman A1f' Dodds, I entered the
mine at :m.anway- an d t"Ient dovm to 2 ent ry and in to :face., . Returned
through the rooms to ma11wa y , then do·,m t o 3 entry to fac0
0
After
vi si tina; some 01' Jche rooms, reiurned to s l ope a nd out to the sur-
O!l sfov-embe,r 9 th ,
I 00n tinu,~d my e:n:ar.ai n a -ti on of ;fo a 2 Jriine o
Went dovr.n thi:; m.aYJ.WR.Y to ~., e_1t:ry Sti1 ri. i n t o fa ce ~
and do \ n to 4 0nt!'y to r ~1.ce a
Re tun10d to m2J1wa;,
A.ft (; !' a vi s it ~o sone of t h e working
p laces, r e tur ned t o ri1::111\'1tt ;y e.nd a.o-;m to 5 entry to :f D,ceo
so,ile o:f
,,, .1.0
Visi ted
rooms ni cl r ,:-t;urned ta al ope &.ii.d clo 'J n to 6 en tryo
2 rooms a nd the e:n-:; r y a r~ worki ng o
But
1'h ere is con sider2.bl e air
go ing into this entry · but .xhr.:..lOi! th is i s a s i n~ le e n try and the ret urn is arr::i...11g?;d \°Jith 'bro.tt i ce, wi th very p oor resultso
tlo a.i r getting to the face of the entry o
entry o
Jer-J lit-
I t11en ~vent· dol'vn t o 7
?his entry ia but a shor t <list2..n c0 from the slope o
Re-
tuTned e;nd went to sur:face, where the gas reports were exami nedo
Vcr~r lit·~le se.s i s reported i n thif> raineo
The ·v1➔ n ti lat i on i n th i s mine is very good?
entries, 'but et the face of 2 entry it is not
be, and 6 e:nt ry as noted abcveo
EJfJ
'bn all the
goo d a s it sh ould
The mine is in a. goo d damp con-
dit i on except :par-t o f' t he manway neor the surf ace, wh i ch i s q u i te
dry.
Air Measurem.ents :-Tot al i ntruces
"
Mo. of m'7n
•
• h orses
outlet
78635 C U o
90000 ii
1 69
12
inspector of Coal Mines ,
District No . One.
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D. M. Elias
A. E. Bradbury
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Reports of Inspection of No. 2 Mine, Union Pacific Coal Company, Hanna, Wyoming.
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Reports of general inspections done at mine No. 2 in Hanna Wyoming.
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Collection of 8" x 3.5" booklets, two in yellow, one orange, one white, and one blue. All of the booklets are in good condition with minimal damage. Some pages are faded may be hard to read.
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