https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/cf2c1b0092d7cd8fe1b50ed6aac5fd2d.pdf 4d0da4c3569c7ba69478954a33572d8f PDF Text Text Form No. 168. l!f. T. THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAP ~ -----l~CORPORATED---CABLE SERVOCIE TO ALL "il"HIS WORLD. U,000 O F F ICES I N AMERICA. ThlsCom~TRANSl\UTSnnd DELH'ERS mc.ssngcsonlyoncondltlons llmltlng its liability,whlch havo been nsscntc,I to by th!' snnderof tho following m essn~ . Errors CAil be guardod agnlnstonly by repe:,ting o. m essage rock to the sending station for com 101r ison. nud the Comp:rny will not hohl It.self linb!e fo r errors or deln ys In trall!IDllsslon or delivery of Unr<>11cnt<J<l i'lcssni:-os, beyond the o.mountof tolls paid thereon, nor In an>· Clise wh ere the cla im l s not prCSi.'u tcLl ;.., writlni; wlt:, :n sl:rty . d.lvs after tho messa~o ls flied with the Companv for tnrnsmlsslon. 'this Is o.n U.NREP.EATED lllESSAftE, nnii ls deli'l"ered by request of the sender, Ulld ·r t he conditions named nbon,. ROBE,»T C. CLOWRY, President and General .Man ai; e r. LOO~;,; :..1 • RECl! IVED at so Lo Paid WILL MO\TE LATJ..iR \'!ILL D IDJ Cedar Rap i ds Io~a J'uly 13 tT::mrnTLER HAi."i!NA m o 'BURY ROBERTS :BODY THERE '1RITE YOU. ~JRS R W .ARHSTROlJG LECRAPH. CABLE OFFICE.. �'[he '·e§~enu ~Wl® 'lrefograph Co pauy 0 .; :c m ;o LU 0 en 11 a ~ ~ lll :c (-: 0 Domestic and Foreign i~oney Orders by Tebgraph and Cabla �THE UNION PACIFIC COAL COMPANY CH.il:YF',.NNE November 2'7 /190? R EGEIVED NOV 28 1907 Mr. Alex Briggs, 0 Jl'FXUJ,; 01<~ f;i'JD1 E SUPT., HANNA, Mine Sup~rintendent, Hanna. Dear Sir:.Ao r o q u e s toc:l .:l. n ;:ro"U r .1. 1!, t t er- o -:£." r e c e 1'l. t. c1 u.t c v-, e ~n.c:l...ose herewith fo~ signatu~e and fiie in you~ o~fice a typewritten CODY ' of .lette!" add!"essed to you by Mr. ,.,, • H. Pascoe 1 President of the u. M. llf. of A., Local Union No. 2335, unsi :;ne do You r s \0 Q) . . Attach.• �J) UUIT.E:l nnm 170:RKRRS O}' 1'JIBHICA. Locnl Union no . 2335. Rn.nnn, ,ryo., Uov . 20th,190'7. Mr . Alex Briggs , Mine Superinteµdent, ltP.nmi , 'f,Voming • Dear Sir:!!'hi s 1.etter •:ill be :rour authority to deduct i'rom any· e:nd Rll Rmounts due members of the United lline Workers 0£ America wl10 are in the employ of ~he U:!1i.on Pacific Coal -Cmnp~ny Ft Hamm, such 11mounts nu a.re ful'•-,1-t~ned ;-ou'!' Of.fiee by Nlr Financial Secretary- for fines, clues, ini tia. tion .fees, and assessments. ~he United !!111-e Worlcers of America hereby a'l_:-ree to save hRrrnless the Union l?o.ci:fic Coal Co~a.n~,r from any notion or. BU.it '£or '18.l?l~es thnt :r.my occur b:;r reason o-£ mnking such detlucti.,ons . It is unt1er~tcod thut ~e wiJ..J.. uae tho usual proplJT niligenoe iz1 obtainin{~ the usual assignments i'or our r111tua1 protection. . \ I j ..,.1 f l �DA'l'E y :, , (i: ._,,/ '1'0 FIWi\I No. ,//;;$ &;( t 'i- 1/,, l l.Cv .,. /f3L/ /, •/ / 1Le/ /# e-u V .,. ,\i\lOUNT ~-«'.-/t_,,/ l 4 fiZt /~( I hereby ce·rtify tho.l the o.bo,·e is a. correct sta.tcm(•nt or 'l' r:1 ns[e1· Inrnices clmr~ed to a.nd that the mall)riu.l covered by sn.me was shipped as slMed thereon. . I f -- y' J(/ • j 9/9 ,,.,/..,~_ - .,... ~ J c.~ o /:!/ . -~---~--~ Vftf;lk-JU'v.. .L {,:t L. ../ ,.... Min c ~ r S1ox _vn•1:c , .. . . .. .. . - . . . __ ~ --- .\._ . ..,, .. . /. . . .. · · - --- • -··- -··· · ·· - ·· · - --- ·' ( . d • . 'l'I'rl.E , v - - • • • • • • ••· · · - · ·· - - · • . ••• • ~ u ~ l-fL,_r_~ k'v I hereby certify tha.t the material charge :ls abo\'e was rece1\'ed hy this Mine or Sto re, and, t 1at th_e a;;:cuunt is·cu 1·1·~cl. APPIIOYF.D: • / . _. ; ~ / • ., ' , f , ········ ·· ............... . .. ..... . . ·s·u1•CTli~:l;~;;1~;;-;.~.~-- SI<lXATUm:, •• • • Q •· .-.;.'.r-.-._)__ ----· ·-:;, · ·-· ·- • · '··· -- · ·· ···- '.rr1 1..i-: . . _ _____ __ ______ ____ .,-,: _.,., ~- ~ _ / __ ___ _\.7': . .:. ___ ;,__ I -· · ·· 1 ~f~I~; NOTE.-l'hls i;ummur)' musLbe se nt to tbe par.ty to wh?m tl1C 1.'r.>ns!er Invoice~ l\sLed hereon were , ent. It m u, , bo ccrtl [le(l by him and ior1vuttleu In cu~~ offices to the Superintendent, nnu ln onse or s 1ores to supe~lntc nuont or Stores t~ be ror" urdcd by them to the olllcc of \" ice -Pres ident and General Mun ager, !or transmittal to the Auditor•~ omce. ,,- ' �s 1 908 . Hann a , \Vyo. J tme ___ . L O_. TO HannaMi ne 434 1 BRr Ca.stile Soap / J..0# 1/ 2 • 0 Rope 5 Ga l.Miners Oil 2 Sponges / ✓ l Cupboard Catch / lBox Soap Pomler '1. Bars Bon Ami v\ -'f 1 67 2 90 11 22 15 07 3 12 v 07 ✓ f ; • .l.6 60 20 Water Bucket . ,,-,, 6 Sledge Hammmer Ha ndles 2 Thermometers IOO I l l 1,,, t. ~ e- 28 ✓- 1 Tack HalZTl11er I' 18 2/s :! t-r@ 2".hsrmomet;ez.1. Bot; t:J..e IYri "t.:l.ng F1u:Ld 1 04 ;;,- .Z ,:Lur,· I ·c l.7 l 05 17 J./ 2 16 / 32 y 3/16 x 2" Ti re Bolts 30# Perol1ne 57 -j' 100 Shipping Tags ~ 6 Slegge Hammer Han dles. . "" 6 'Pick Randl.es 5 G l. laners 01.l. l. ~ Pl.ax Seed 'U!.e a l. SOO Sheets We s t.Bond Typ.Paper 1.00 "Form 'l..62 P a-y, Check L:1.·ata OLI l 20 17 1/2 13 l. 0 5 96. 16 2 90 \Y' - ✓ aa 06 l./4 20 :i.aeo 42 Add J.0% 1.9 09 ]. 91 .I 21 00 •.' \ !, i' ., • . •, . I,• Hanna #: l. 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J·o'b.n3cn ..1 1 ~ .,, 55 !'>5 r. .r 27 75 ;,:rs .. ~ n r .:i:--y L yon s o l C9 ·J.O 1-ef"' ~ rs. -~"> et e_r : :onscm ~ A .: ?."n dd en. 36 60 I.P- !2rs .. Ben .PArry ., 1.:rs.m:J.Pasco--e ,.,. 7 '7 25 J. SC 67 so 1:-rs :a.us •."Raioey , _ J~:rs .:J: n~k Rimmer , i:.:cs ._J_n~9s S:!lem ton -.~ 95 :30 t. 2 85 ... 129 ~5 8 1!. 20 !.:rs . Tennant 1 0 ZS • / · 1: r s .j0lm Tate · ss 25 t:r~ ..?eter Tra vis ~i 2 2C . / llS 7 0 ✓ l.O A l.0 v81 25 233A J.~ '.) ~ •.4-:....- Mrs .• Ri.cb.arcl :'i il.oon .5.. ·::;rs .'.-P.obt. . tlarburton 1: rs.:;at.Joki ° ·- ~--- ' Less 1.50 (;:;P 35C ].3 .l.98it 0~ 2439- 99 :: I _ ._.,:. ~1,;t. t l • , -l' , _ ! ; '(_i , - .... : ,; ,.; , - .'.---:! ,_..., Hanna I . 1-: ·_S tore • 1908~cct. Dept.A oept.B l.l.91. 88 CS85 l.2 .Dapt..C • 582 99 •' ~· I • 24S9 ff . • ~ t .-.- . �• Form 2011 UNION PACIFIC R A ILROAD C OMPANY . REPORT OF PERSONAL INJURY- TO EMPLOYES, PASSENGERS OR OTHER PERSONS. ' •111. ' .INSTRUCTIONS.- A s,• pumtc blnul< mus t he flllctl out. for r uclt pt•rsou lnJurctl. wltc tlt ,• r t he lt~htr)' Is s,,vc rc, or s ll r: ht,_br coc lt cm11Ioye Jll'e81 EVERY QUESTION THAT -WOULD PER'l'AIN TO TIIE ACCID E N1.' REl'OltTE D J\I US'l' UE A N SWE R E D l •'ULLY, If lllonk spacn.s or e Jni.ufflc(cut ror.tull s t !l tl' lll(' Ul. nus wcr furth er lu f orm o f l ett er und uttnc b her~t o. . , : J, :1 . .A. " ll. Em tfl~<- on Ul~hway 1H' Hl~S\J1.i % Cr 't -...,. !"t~ .... ~ ll. !'l ~1•111,!Cr: wh en• from a ntl 1\ c st hmt,ion ? 6 •. \ . Dy wh ose tl l r c ctlvn ? <P" ., i?---------- JJ. ---------- - - - ---------·-- -- C. .Name a nd ud tlrc:--E- v f etn ·,e,: k :11 a lt l'tulu111 :-: )). Jr dc a tl. ~t a t,• fll s 111,:-- itl un 111' l"l' 111 11 !11 :,:, t ,\ttacl ~ - - ---- - 7. A. ;r of ,·crd lct of Cor onc r'6 Ju ry , tr lu q uc1:1t I::; ll\·10.~J Da1 1;·~ -~ l l~; : p !_t-"-~L-+if4~~+..~~L..,...;&t!J..--~!::.....;U:,..::__t;,L.....,_.....1.,~~~~ ~ 11. 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Spucd of Cll '.-' fn1 ~ 11r cari'." at t l nn: l,f ac cJU co t . lf tr,1 111 l:.11 1·. h ,1\\' ll l ll l'b 't Z.:Latc your lu1•1 ul1111 w!t h n •11•rc m •1• t v J11•iu r ul' Ut'l'ickn t . a ud \; ln·tl1r r y v u \\'L•rc n u t~yc wi t 11,•:,..-., 9. . -- 4 -'l:-'ir-- II. _,,, -.v U. A. • -- ·· - -- - \\' u :~ l •t..•1·? 1111 i u j lu·, ,, w h lh u i:1 ~;t11 ~ , ·uu\ 1 1\ 111,; o r n u-• 1,111 ,: 111..' : - --- - -- - -· ~f~- ;-. ,: :~- :·';:- ----. - ·-- --- - · - - - " h,, •' !\1t U,l1w,l c,1 u1,tln): n11pu r,,tn -., 111111 n u-. It In J.t,..._,11 ur&lc·r 'I u. U In h utl o rder. WC I''-' lhl'J po Un111kd'I :11. 11 ,. 1,., ul' o tlw r :1111illu1u:1• ~, rhut 1.•nu p.1•11. ur mur bu\ t ' u .. ,._1,.: tf'1I In ,·uuf'tUil' W.• 14, .\. 11&111 lltllllll 111•1·11 r 1.•11urtPtl '! 11. U .-o, wh1.•11 , h)' wh r•m . uutl tu wh,,u,:.i �TI7. m:ro1r PACIFIC COAL COMPANY I.Ir • F . l! . '"'11 sot , Cl. mms Forr~r , Iciw,o. Dear s1r,-RepJ.y:1.ne to ,your l.ott er 0£ tha 14th inst., I!r . P • ..., • ~strol'l8 :,u.s k1l.lod 1n tho ~ s e ccnd in our I.fo • On<>- J.:ine. xy,loaion oi' r:arch zr.th, Ho wv.s 1n tho employ or the Sir,nw.. Der ' t . of the Union Pec1fic Railroad Co. at the time and '':'ent into tho mne us u voluntoor nftor t h e f'i.rst EfY.flosi on of' the u.b ov e dat e . Urs. Arrr.stronr, 1.1 voe 1r. Cad~ Rar:td a, I o·~u , u.ncl mis notified of her. husband's d eath the uoxt a.ay , i...s soon tis '78 can veri t'y th• list. of thos e kille d. Yours truly, !-ttne Sur eri n t-ondcn t. wc.r �'lhkon tro1:1 "18.noa and llinorola," JIily, 1708. / 'llE HAltL\1 WfOllING, III.NI: DISASTSR An Acaou~t or t.u '1wo IQloeiana, tbs Pi"obobla OllueOtJ and tile Conditiom 1-dmg Up to 'lbm • (\'.\-it.ten tor ntU.nea and Wmrw,• by n.L. Hlffiat) BPmn., tile acono ot a double mnc, tragedy on Saturday, llorcb 28, ia alt•ed. a.a ahOIID 1n Fig. 3. 134 Dllsa wut ot CheJenno, on the aain line ot th& Union Pacific Railroad:. It 1a ono of tho mast 11:ipartant of w,abg' • ooal OBZ:Jpa and 1a aald to lllva an annual output ot about 450,000 t.ou. 11le Om.on F&clfic Caal OCIQallY here op.-atea thrco mlDes, lo •. 1, a,. a., and Da. 3. reapecrtiftla. 110. 1 was aponed sbom 18 ye,r ■ ago, Bo. 2 in 1904. ad no. 3 in J.,o6. Ha. 1 nine hQ been the ecmo ot three aep&l'tlia diautora, the f!rst, a J:linor ane, oocnal'l'ing the year it v::ia opeMd, the ■ ooond on June 30, 1,03, whGn 169 11TD8 were lost, m4 tbe lat, tile ODO deacril>ed below. Ro.• a 2 and 3 ad.nos b&Ye thua far bad m 4ilutera. '.i'b8 Hilma ooal aallXlll ram a 'buin ar IIJIMl].inlll trO\lib. 'lbe ooal. OIIHl"OIJplnr; on tile aurtac• ,_., be llkenod to tlae rJm of an oral• allepecl bOlll., aa l'L d.1;,a at all31• .,_,,1:ag tram 14 to 22 clear•• 'lnard a central ula, naing eppromu~ norib•- to 80Utheaart. All three mima nre opelled on the western aide of th.la anl outorop; mne Do. 2 OOOllfflDG the atrmo weaton paaltian, mine Bo. 1 located a mlo aoat or lt, whilo m:lne It>. 3 la __.q 3 ml.ae •et of Bo. 1. 1'he caa:L buill tbu, 1a rougbly c:,.me 6 miles along it• lelllpn dimam 1oa (h • - to .._) extol& aD4 about 2 ml• ncl• frcn out•op "a amarap. Ulna Jlo. l •• first opllle4 CD tb.e ..at aide by a al.ope from tb.e outol'op in tb.• 8 eaa at an laaUnetlon at •011t 14 daa,N•• In tla• tlz-n l.4 ,_.. �... a ... ono i'otmd ~'.) :::1.co C.)pi:'o:rlr"'toly 22 deGt,.. 000. To f'a.eilikiinto tllo \·;oi•ld,1r; of tb.o cc~l c:::1 -C DS.a o.:..aca t llo o~.ot sicb olcpG ti..io cr',:;a~tod ·~ o c o:1noct i n n s~--cig'T~ ll'-o l '0!1 t o ooci .01090. At tho ·i;iuo of tho 1903 diociat m· 0 tho 'i:.tio olopo --:..din:;o ~;o~·o acp e&'Citod by on intorvcm.ir--:3 t,OO f ect c? c oc.l. Thia OQG'Go ul~o t:..i:i r,r ovidc::l or.. th0 oui-i"aco uith ~crcly c hoiat und f an 0 no no c od r:::n pulled t o tho curi'o.co onoc-.9i.; ozc.u[;h to rm:,ply tho boilcr a .. 'li:1e cluo cu -)ta.1 t.n o pulled up tho vcat clo.. o t o tl.lo t i pple loc· ·~0d nt thio pluco a:=. cce cm.1·~ of pr o.;,d.~ity ~c t :n ~ui.!I-c:::d. '~e ccr..1 .DL"Jocl ,.;,n tbo entric~ driven o:n tho onct c'!.GlJ~ of tho be:oin e2.o l ooo-otl to ·ir1::i bottan tihoro tho tripo uoro ~do UJ "Xl pu.1..lod ·Go t ho ooot oido ·iii9plo. '&e coo.l eom:i uorkc.1 by cl.r·~ n:. l vmd.oo x'Nw l2 t o JS foot in tbiclmooo und avora13cs about. 12 foot of crorknblo cool. Tilo coal io conoOlll:f knom1 uo u liGnlto, ol tllc!lJl clooc;ed oy "G ..:) Uni·Cd [t at oz Geological Survey uo a. o ro.thar frinblo. bituoluouo. .I t io uirJ.h ill volatile i::.::ittor and T'l.10 f.ollooinu onulyoio or tllio coal io ui·:on: !loi::rturo, 6.38; Volutilo Co:.:muoti'l>lc, 48.43; Fixed ()lrbon., 36.37; t,0·1, 6.82; 'i'otcl Cokins Propci•tio.e. Sl.igitly; 'i'otol Gulphu~, o.66 pa? oont.; Aoil 100.00. SUlpbur,. o. 33 per cont.; Volutilo ZUlplnn", o. 33 por cont.; B. ~. U' o, 1139,.4. nino !'o. 1 hilo· al~ yo_ boon g:iai::,oU£J, f'ocdern boiuB froquout.ly tro--on. into. fl cci•ico ol 1;uill n:luo tirw -:rotmltir13 c!rl.otly roa ep~o.- noous oa::Jbuation of £Sob conatitutos on important part of tb.io oin:;' o hirJtory. Ooul. duat, it ~ cb.i!.10'1, iL:!.B ll!l-;; ill)•· · .a.'vii11011.d.blo fw- t'ilo fires, aa tho mino 1a dacidedly clrc:lp in ull sea'.,; ions d all the ontrioa have �... J, pApo l,1.4.;.'.)Q in ,'·hc.i fo? oot•;'}'1n& tlo-:m. i?o:.., cq:_o J o::-.a·o 11·•cooclin3 ·tho clioastox- of 1903 a. OC:}'tion o th:) m,i;.~ io CJ.:.".d "i:, i1:J.VO (\!)dl.tlo.1,;.. od. bollmrJ uii'g·Hcht btll.kt)o~1do. .!.ilO ..,cs:.D..t i 1:; i:i •;:.110 lo.oo oz 169 oine?n io oa:1. : to tmvo b-0c:.1 c~uo01 °'"ti,.)lvcS.e: ~a::iJ. r~uot t,1..~' cot:' Dy t.ti.o c no onplosion, l:lltenli.o o i' CJul:-i;od in a oo•io:::i o:? locol o;vla::iiono.. 'i'ao Dino C:.lG oponctl UJ.) 0!10::~ly after t hio dic:1ofo:::- nnd opm..otod c 21tin oue'.cy up ·oo tllo tn'oc::mi ·~mo. Recently bu-c thl-oo cor..i-p:n•nti.valy linl:i.ocl. fJoctioro GE iao clno huvo bocn. oi1a-utc-J , O!'.b ou I::>. ? oniry ooC.ii oitlo, ono dolivoi'in -- i·~o oool ·~h1?,'.)UGt1 r~o . 23 reek cut.~ and lo.o·i. t~o 00.ot oido. h0f'01'1.. ix'lc to the ulno nnp? li'i ::;• 4, ! t DUl ho notoi -~- ::::~ ontrios 11-a. 8 and I!o~ 10 oxtcncl cou<vi.l ii'ou tho e nc- olop a r <E· u clictnnco of _nbout J.,600 f eot. Ilo roa::io Il:ld GO yet boon otux--:.io1 £rou thoc0 o:.r~ric~ 0 -.men on Friday, n:.rofl 2011 ·~llo fuco of tho u:p_pcr orrt.~..Y ol r:o. li} (·~bo haulaGo ~y) u-ao c:it on fh·o,. tJl"O'robly by a oho·.~. Tilo ti'l..10 cG.1.00 ~ thic. f'h•o Tiill pro~bly uovor bo .!moon, o.s no mtnQooeo cro nOCJ loft. Firoo of t:iia OOl't hnd b~CJCO ouch a frequent OOC',U"'t'Oi'lCO that no ospaoial a9prohonoion tac folt, h:>t10\"c~, and entry I!o. 10 tiaD prCDPtq flallod up i11.t1 stoppizizo placod juot. inoidG or tho ti.rot Glunt at (n) md (b)~ Pi5. 4. On Thl.lrodc.-y, tho 26th, tho huulflC-3-\Jcy oiop- ping (a) a actvc.nced 200 foet to u point (c) Juat boyond tbe first or~a■-Cllt. 1'.lo nine torco or 200 odd Llinoro a 1111.o on tbe follooin13 1\leaday, the 24th; 'lbarodey tho 26·liu; and Slturduy, tho .23tu, ·iho clay of the d1eastor. 'ibo doamd for conl tllio winter hac boon UGiit and aa a reuult tho l!d.neu bo.vo u&Wll:1¥ been idl.o on '.A."uaad'\Ys and 'iliuro1cvo �tor Nnral months paa't. The :reparte ot the vf.l"ioUD 1.trronigalin3 cor.i- J!d:t.toes will doubtleaa sbo\il what proportion r4 tho total farce ot m.x tire bouu wa. ecplO,ed on tb.oso idle da7•• • illtlng abantage of tbe idlGlless on S&'turday,. tho a8ttl, &iporintemerit Brlgp with a picked tore. of 11 mn proceeded to atia.wt tho firo ~ s behind tho •~:PPiDes 1n tho lb. 10 entry. Thio force ccapri.&Gd beaides Joaepll Burton, Alfred Dodda. and ll!IOOs Knox, f<rcaon of llinoo No. l. lb . 2., and No. 3, reapeotlvely. tiw ge.a •tclncn and nine others, noted fw tboJ.zo aldl.1- DDl"Ve, am •~•lenae 1n fire f1gh't1EIC• It thu• oonetitutod the flower ot the cw::p of Hanna contributed by all ihreo at t.he &aaptmT9 8 minoa. Just what motbod at attack on tho fire I wao adoptod "11.l prollabq nev-er bo )12cwil■ ... & O. Cb.r1atlanaen, tbo ••ini englnoer, and a alB'TiTcr ·of tba diautor tbl'Ough a f~tuns.t.e all'OU£18tance. baa 1111ppllod the writor with the detoilal mp, ~ 4. flB revn a!r-aourae t ~ a s 1n an upout ahott leading to a 20-taot d ~ fan on the ..-faa. ~'l • n wlq.>&, oaat. frotl which emey 11o. 10 ~• tuned, 11 t.tma a down- 1'he re\urn aJnay or envy- Bo. 10 connects wf.tll the llir-courae to 'lb.et.on 11hlob puaea Ulldsr the llaul.age •Y ot entry JI>. 10 by an lllbloNUt; •1z7 Bo. 10 bad the croas-cuta And elut.a aa aho,m epaooct at 200-faot :lnt9"'ala tor the t:lrat 800 teat in froa the al.ope. Beyond tllat palm aroa...cuta 1fOl"e poed d 100-to°' intervals tar the radm11g 800 t•t ot the IIIVJ• _. _ Chriatluaen tblnkD tbe following J:lril1ocl woa adapted. buina Id.a aptn:Son an the diacuaa1on of pl.au tba D1gbt before the dia- uta·, �-s- .., ..:.- napping (o) in tbe haulage way mo ~babl,y first ~aken out and ad-fanoed '\o (d) Jut beyond tbe eoaond al.ant. thon tbs elnnt napping (o) wns r9r/OV8d and_the a1r-coureo atopping (b) rmcwed ta a point (l) DOJOU t.he alant. el.lowing the treell air to olear out tbo gases ~""° (d) and (t) and the al.ope. In this •BJ it . la probable that the f1re f16"81's bad adfanced to Just beyond the noond elunt, Soo r en 1n fJ'Qtl tho slope, lltlsn the onutrophe, wbtltever it was, occurra.i. Poaall>ly 1n the proceas ot osrrying the atopplbg (d) foniard tbo mjor.Uy- of ibe pa-ty were ovnroona with 'llbltodaq;, allowing tbe air to coco in ocntacrt. nth the go.a in too S,r'e&t a c1umUty IU1d thuo fori:d.ng nn ox- . ploaive mi;xttu-e. It oc<DB probabl.e, bownr, that at loaot four ot tho pariy, 1t>mon1 l&rburion. and Farry, "18 nan at the tllr'oo rd.non, and Ra!aq, the- ropo rum$", ~d ao::io little wrnlng. t::ir thoir bo:lloa were toum •~ point (g) on tbo No. 10 entrJ paning. It aows Pl"obabls thnt tbly "81"0 Jun go:lni; in to Join the ot.t.uwa. wben feel.ing tho a1r bl.Bet aoooq,qing t)le ezploaio.n, thff{ threw th~alvca ta.co donard. Low rmbllng ■l>t.Ulde • • ~ e d by a Jarring of tho oart!l thnt. ahook tbe toa mmounc.ed the •~•ion at 3:0S P.H. IawesU3slon showed tbe NGt elope OCIJl>le'leq W'eckal and bopel.Gaaly Gf'1Tocl 1n. wbil• the 110udon tap ot tha a1l"-abaH waa blom orr. ihe tan itaelt traa Vold,2'Jured aµ:ad tho abaft WIIB 11uioklr NPd,red m.tb. •antico ol.o'lb. I:v1. \. deaae aeea, to ab.as tbat ii.hot~ -.a napped. llow«er. and not Qtortocl until auggoatoi OJ Iriopeoto ~as:> upon Ilia c;-ri.v~. S0!:10 1da ot tho f crco of th.a OJq,lo::d.;:in tm the weat ald~ is Ufrlnad troo tho fin:iinc of th_o alopo ticborD b.loi:rn on of tho pit muth t d tho t1pp1o. Soverol. ·1 2-toot tiobor3a n foot 1n cll...tGl",1 �wero blown a.gainat tho tJpple at diatanoeo of froo 300 to 400 ton. and om 15 ~ea 1n dir:aoter foll oloaa to the bollor plant, artor- a flight or ooro than ,;oo foet. 'l1lo onst al.ope vuu little 1.ajured by thiu ' firat olPl,oalon, although tho couth of tho wrockd weat al.ope 1a 6,200 feet distant trOD entry lb. 10, while tho lilOlltn or ttie east 9loi>o is bu.t 2,000 feet cU.atam. Doubtlesa -tho reparta of the invo-n1gnting co!'?l- m1ttooa will furnish. data in uplanation or this palm. In the rean time With 11/'1"1 coi:petent oitneaa either dead, er in no condition to cl.early rea.aon, it eoeos idlo to t.heod.1e. At thia trit:S.ni dat& on tho m.ne ventilation are not aYailable,. but. will be secured later . '!be roof ot the eaat aiz-.....tt al.oping to the tan house wua blown att 1n a smer a1mil.ar to tbat at the ••Bt aide, bid. neUher the tan nor the slope •s mat.-1.ally cl« age£ 'ft8 all~t.. 'lbe lhoct felt on t!lis side Aa aoon •• tti.ec facts booome known to tu roscuers con..: gr-eptod about, tbo .-eckod WOGt alq)e, ttur nub.ad aeroaa the bill to the eut al.ope, 1¼ mil.ea dlatant, wbero their first effort• were apende:l ill NPllr1n& the tan.. Iupoatol- Darid 11. Eliu W!lo on train Jlo. 3 goillg to Rock Spring• at. tho tme ot the •Xl)lodon and wa hmlded a ielagam amoimoing it. ■hortly after it ooollffod. . Be arrlTed. at Baima aborily aft81' 4 P.l.L. lurdq an hour after the first duuter-. »,_.y person of authority 1n the camp bad been wiped out bJ the Urat u:ploaian and. up to the tmo of tu arriY&l. at Ia-,.,Ntor :r.:u.ae. th.-e aoODG to haYa been:, lead.81-. Prov1oua tp bis arrival, bowter, i i ae&1■ that .loNJlh liooda• 'be aole auniv1ng tire 'bcaa out of nx. attarc,ted aoI.10 .-pm.8"ion ot tbo ~ling �-7but. e.x.oi:ted ~ .::: •~ .,. Laav1n,& a ~ st tho first enw., to prevct othero fron ~ al.low-lng behim. till conil:tiOl18 wero u.corttt.1nod, "Jooda uoompeni&d by aworal other■ pemtr!ltel no f8r' as the lOG h oatry. At 'thic po.112.t., .- ..- . ~:.-. _, h• we.a overco:io 1>1 aftard.ao,p a.9>.d carl"iocl out. ~ guard left ..-:; - _•' :. at the tirat ~ . howaror. eri.deutly v.'lc nat equal to the acculon. for ho bb:&JcU want bGlO\f 8Jld -.:as killed. !Jy ~e eocond upl.oa1on. t.blln he arri1'ed a.t. the ..th ot t~• •~ elope ffff"/ ono 1ooked to I:upoalar .31.ias ae th& leader at the res~uaro. llis taa:~ gns Daile dcmbly d1ff 101..tlt by t~• lOJJ• ot all peraon.a of authority know to the nen, wbo o.ould bave aaistsd hls leade1~_lrl.p ad O(q)t3lled the Dt1-lct ...-ry-ing out or bis orden:. &ip.-J.ntcwrnt.. Brlgza, the foreimn ot tho three Jlbaea, and tivo ot the au Ur3 bouu wo.""o dead• millo tho aut.b had just be«J. ON'riod out ravug tree "Ule ef tGCte of the JPS onooanhred 11elov. laapootcr Elina evidently ncoo.d o. mmi no would enf'orae hie ard•• with a club it U.,CGll88Z'Y~ bu~ 'tho lS\11 !le piaud :not ~ · fallod )l1m, but lost hla ow life -UU-ovgh diaobedience of crdwa4 After ~.,- illg ib.e repaired ••~ al.ope t•• -th:.i aaat slopo fan 1laY1ng bean run oontJ.mcu.a]r', lnapeGOr 1:J.1ng 1'1'lll a party of t.c :::a,n •wtad. dawn i!lo ean al.ope pro•laly allolll S;JO P.U. 'l1Lst men referred ~ clk>To wa11 latt 'bell1m ~4 the aurf nco tit the taoad. of th• al.op-. ld:~h atrl0~ iutruot iou tX"Ol!l I ~ r .:Uiu t:, allow n::a ona •1- to go bolow. '?lie ptriJ cool.II .J110t ma ttNn gone long, laolJffor, betore -tb.e P,ll"d 7lel.decl to tho preaauro tS emtacl vo.Q.d,,,,be r.ea""' S end 11mt boloW m:tJ1 thaL After iiJaat.• if; &GElla 'tbG U, QiJo9 •1 every oue ,._ec1 CP:t wUlt up uu. &nm tb.e al.ape ~ the .alu. It. is nosr �&pP&l'at.. 'that --:.' c thnn So rnon mst. have tollowod t!:ia !upecrtcr•o party into tho - ., • ~ eJ.ona do\JD the al.ope in sroups ot tbrao or more, ntbout o. laadln-, \'fltb.out o~,~•Uon and without a plan of aon- oeriad action. Dl "~• enauinc contua!on eoch croup soocs to have taken auai. Jl"ctCaut- .:~~ ... r.: aoomGd ~oat to it, without knowing vhcr& uaa bein3 done by atltaare. 1'1-Cltl what ho.a boon thus .far add• it will be soon toot it 1a mtural to upect cantUoti:a.g sta1a.ienttt from tho tn wilo went doun the al.ope and MProwlJ eaall)ecl death in the cn1lling aocom •~lesion. 1be ,rtatanent or an flllgiaaer, 'b'alnGd to ob1ono Gnd talk aaouratel.y ia • thentoro or eapeclal value at thia time. In "tho tirat party of ten mn with Iilal)Getor £11as r:aa S. o. Ohl".l.st!.anaa, tho COlll>&J• a lllm~ •glu6i', vbo fm•uiab.ed tho a-l;t.v nth -the fallowing statcumt: "As 1td.• pariy went down tho 11.ope. it bl"Gticod up tbe ontr1ea an both aides and waa enppd 1n tbis wcrk on the tl:drd emr.r vbon Joined bJ" ae about 6 P. U. InapodQl" ~.aaa hero wno afraid too m~ ~lr =a ooming in and uent no to tbe aHt alope rnn to elow it. do.;m to a~out 20 ret'ollRionfJ per mmte about. half lta usual Jpeed. Retur:nil\J to tbe slope I Joi.nod tho Supoator•s pariy at tlto 8th ctr, about 8;40 P.ll~ ud proaeeded wl'th it to the 10th entry, wtaere tho bodicis of the throo ps mon and tbe rope rw:mor, wre found in the pclrihg d (g).,. O.iag to -the ateepM8 ■ ot tho al.ope eacb body re(flired at lust six~ to carry it out, ao tha·~ frDo 24 to 30 men nun bllw SW'tad bao.k from this point th tho oo ioe. Uit Iupeetor Eliaa we wet baok t.o the 8th entJ7 mid hero rostod a fov Jllllluua a:i ~la• wont tunhor up to •.alrJ No. S aa tho oii- a the 10th and 8th bad been bad and weuan1Dg. �•a-. Morgun Gi'iftltbs., gana1..al. toretl81l ot tho oonpany, wo.o expected to arri,,e tram Rook Springs, at about 8:30 P.M. and takG oh&rge of tbe 'OOl'k. lnsgoctor Elina therefore auaitod. bis arrival at tbo 5th envy ftr aom time, mo emorily cu;peating to 'be reliend. Up to t!ds timG all t.he ~ 1 - oxoept no. 8 hO.d been bratticed up. 'Ibo air at ' rb . S •• ta.tat ~ vorse !1Jld .f&el1rlg its affects. I triod to pu;rtlWlde the In eetor to aoco=Paiv cie to the Slll"face. Failin.g in this, I storied Old. tnmpcotor Elian was ltlat N!J?l a'l '\he po1ni mark e:i (li). rive at Hminn till about naelleNll Foreman Oritfitha did not 2.:,30 AeM. 1 af'\er the .aoooncl upload.on ahorilJ after 10 P.u. ib,_; party, an-ying the body of the rope runn.-, BAJaoy, wne Na:llng at a point, near ,en I paaaed it. the flret entry Ju.at above tnia point I woe~ by vat. Imhtala coming down the o:lops, nnd wru; aaoi.t.ed CR1t by b1m, vhm bo pin turned back. Be could berdly baTe reached the firot en.try 400 feet down when tho terrific eecond e.xploaion occ~rod al 10:25 P. •• blowinr; his body up to a pold oppoaito tho hmlcUo. .. Hwltlll.a t:1118t have been foll.wing close behind 'l'e,miant, tor the boq of 'the latter was pi~Gd up ai (1) near the mouth of t~o .alope the nm JIOl'IWlS. Theae two bailee in adtll.tlon to those or 'tbe threo gas men carried out Juat before t.he seaond exploaion were tbe onl.7 cnea :reooTwed up to tbi• ffi .,ing (April 2). '1'10 eut al.ope uaa bopttleaaly oaved bJ the ian cliaastra•• o n ~ all who were 1-1.ow. . A Jaouao-to-bollN canvaBD bJ' th• OOllJ981lJ ott1o1a1.■ next. aar.aillg ~liabod tile fad that 41 mea are mluing in addition 'to the 18 1o8' in. ibe tirrl u:pl.oaloo. nutng a wt,al of 5'1 fatalitiea. Al1iboagb the bodiu bad not been reaovered at the t1Ilf) theu �I -10 4atn. waro secured it 1a probable that in addition to the tour bodios already found at (g) and tbe two at (1):. tho 14 bodies or tbe criglnal P81'tJ will be: found betwoon (g) and stopping (d} nnd that 48 mr-o are acaitered aloag tt!e elope. While tbe c01sa of the soaond uplosion oOlU'JOt be dotGrr.li.nod until 8l'l 8JiP.m.n&ticm oan bo made ot the mrkiatga below. and probably not ~ban, it sooos probable that tha atat«imt or a mner~ who escaped up "th& al.ope JD.&t before the upl.oalon. and lm.sdiately after Cb.r1stiansen. wUl be toum cone.ct. Ho atatos thu tbroe non mro Just .tm-tina to bratt1ce up entrJ No. 8 ae he atal'ted. for the aurtoce. AG Cbriotiano311 left Iupeatcr lQ.iu at the Sth env;, 1 1t I!IIA remain for ovidenoo oarefullJ oollocted from witnasaoa to abow llb.otller this lrattlcing wns d.ou by h1• orders or not. tn 81J.J ffW it ?J011J eeene liteq tbs thG 'bl-atticing ot entry No. 8 bad the etreot of loroiJt.c an iMl"eased air- etrront. into entry No. 10 driving a body of gaa on to t.b.s tiro there raglng. with 111JffS.o.t.Cflt alr to pro-ride an eiplosiTe mixture. It -.ould tate aoco 15 minutaa tor a 111811 to -.alk tl'Ol:l entry Jb. 8 to the mrrace. All.Gld.11g 10 111.mltes for tho placing at the lrattice otter tho witnaaa 1rtaried. tor the au-taoe and 5 min&tea tor the lncreaaed au--cur,·ent 1n Bo. 10 to p--'rn• U.e f:lre sone. •a:z 1,000 feet in, it is aoen J/lrf it 1a ll'ldlll'ble tbe:t tb.tt nploaion from this ~fll8e toot place J1a~ after the wltru,s1 ,~ out ot tile miae. 1h1• point wUl p-o'babl.J be ctetinlioly 4eterm111od and reported upon by tbe Y'81"1oua oomm.aa1ou now inreat.ipting. 1'11tdr r-,aria will be pti'Jllabed at Q later date. All at tcx.ptu • reaoae WCll'k wore abudoned llhorily attar the I �-11aecond eaploelon. m1cb wockd end cavod. the eas\ alopo. aonorQJ. Fore- can Uol'gon <k-iffS:t.hs and Genoral S&lperintendent O. L. Black .-rlvo.i nt BDnnc. from Rock Spr-11135 at 2:30 Sundoy xm'ning. pany offi.oials soon on bnnd \1Gro tbo follow$,.Dg: other prcalnmt coo- .o. n. Q.nrt• Yloe-preaident and general 1111Bager1 ond J. J. Bart, assistant to tho vioe-preaident, frou Omaha; Aaeiatc.nt Oanerol Uanagezo A. s. Bradbury, troo Cbe,enne; Sllperintendent Jw:ie■ m,eclhao and Forman Jobn Jldca. fron Ol.llllborlnnd, eyo., and David G. Jo110s• lt.rt.. Uadlll, nnd John I)Jkea, foreoen at Rock SlriJJBs, Vt)o . Generol Umager D. o. Olnn: arrlvod at HmuJa lron (naha on Uonday. US.th those ot tlciols Vtls a plated tcrce of nearly 30 non. notocl for tbeir llkUl, nerYo, and experl8Zloe in ooal mlno dieaatero . Omer tho auperrialon or these off1c1ala, the men &'\tacked the debria at ttr, muth of the wrecked eut al.ope and drove a tumol tbro11gh -tho oave-ln fer a d1nanoe of 20 t&et. At 'Ulie point arterdap drOYe tbom back; feel.ins suro that all wltbin had met their deaih, tbe opening wua aoolod II.th t.lmbera overlaid with diri. H~ till Weihlaedq. Ap-U lt was anatbor dt.mpt .-:&de to reopen tbe ean alope.. .Afterdamp prevented ponevation to a paint more '\ban 3S feat 1D, ew.-al aon being O'IFeroom in tbe attqt to go furlh_.. A aopping wus ~eretore put up ,30 feet in.end the m.ne aga1a ...ioc1. '.l'bo debr-1■ 1n front ot the nopping was tbon excavat.ed. It 1- prapClllecl to alo~ aaanae dopplaga dom tbe Ill.ope in thio ammOI'• alecariag up u prop-GDII 1 ■ ••• E'rtrJ preaaut1oa ia being token to pl".,., a tlll"'thel" loaa of life. av.....-, to the aour• aoaot!aea ptll'llllad at aiDllar dl~era �- 12 - lly ~hor ftGnpanl es, tho Urdon Fuc:tflo CoCll. Co . offioiol.s have allowed the •·l'ter ffery pr.1.Yllep- ot inspection and greatly' ua1atod b the col- laboration of tbi.a &riicle. At tho present v1tin& •it ls. too .t'.>on nftor the d.laaater t-o a.t'kmpt a4equflte. de.ariptiona and p.\ber accurat.o data. laedb\eq after· the disaster, O.Jveraor Brooke tippoint.ed InQ~or UOllh Y ~ of tho Yorthee-n 0191.r-l·cfi, !ladutod by~. Finun, mine foreman at t.lMl tueridm 0:)aJ. co-.. jiets. cy-o., ti!ld Joso_ph Lythgo, usiatsnt rw -.m of Glea-oc:t.. :.yo., to lmrestigate :t;;:i:1 report. on tho d i ~ . This report., together with th'OSa or the var-ioua other oom-Jisaloris. will be publiab.ed at a lat~ de.to. �Time In Service ot• H.;:t.1'11,,iGd ,~ c:)~G~_ o..'\.~~~ ,-,0 ~ ~ Bz.:J.ees, n "Do.\: ?).1.'tcr o llino ['.·11p l.. l. J. l. 9 (!) o :1 Zons D~nr:htoz•a Ar,os A3or3 I' 21. 10 J..:, i.'7:1.;fo l.7 ()t11.Cl."'0 01." RcmGlrks Compc,.ny. J~O Si:r.iel. o l'f.:lt.ionol.:l 'ty : 4iJ ll Seo t chrimn. 22 ~s 63 Li l:)'W'li .Uh .6 r. 3'7 .U H 7 l;t 1 ;·· I 0 .2~3 2 ·1 ' }~ ~oseph Burton, r.tln0 Ll{HJ D J... ') Alf'rca Dodds, n .:~ ~r l. .,, J. l. 1 .l 1 T.7:J..fo l c, l.7 JA, "-'<) G 4, 'i::l fo l. 3 ~. H. rrnox, P.:._sco0, 1. Gns ~7.!'lt cll ~ ti l. l .."fl.:fo l'r l.5 l l 7Ji~.,O. l 111ll'Jzy' LJron~ Jcn.n !'..inDOl", Bon PfJ-YTY, John D. Dnm.c, il ~ ti l.. l .1 ;<:JS,. '§;() 1. 1 1 \7:1..:f c 1 l TTifG {l fl J.. J. .1 fl Doss DV'lVOl" 17if0 p.-t,er Gu onson., Eu1c.ey, p. A. Boyd, :)n1J. 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' f-'e \;re n t down as f'er e.s :No . 2 dntrj' wrich we e.:xcunir..t?CI ·, C' tl e en d re turned ov er tl-.e Vl ork ing f'G.c e s o ~ the roo · s by wa!r (.lf -: h,J cros s-cu t s t o the n:ian~n~~, , wr ere ,:re clecen cie ci to No. 3 leve l. f./ _ -i:rf>v h t.:, tJ~e face of thj s entry a.nn cl:.r.le back ove r the v:o!"kir..g fac es o.,,. : e f'e. ~e , 4 ;·o oms, and went t o lTo . 4 eutry , wh ic h we t raveled to the entry i::: ce , n c2m.e b ac k thr ough the ro 0m cross-cu t s t o the manwaJ . Goinr; to 1-ro . l evel ,;e v:e n t ir. to -1;:h e ft• ce anC'i e:>-.~n::ine d ,.ncist o:f the ro0ms c1nd car, E. to the slope which \7e dec encten t c: J:To . 6 leve l. \"re \Jent to the end cf :h i s entry which h c::. s been s t opped ac count C' f r.av i ~g encou.o".:er-er. a -f' · J •• ;.·:e c ame back through the r ocm s tc the slope, Emu we nt lo,m to .. o . 7 ·, • :: , -~e trc-v e len t o the :f a ce; t.h ere are no 1· oc1'ls beir.s worked on this ~n'·r~r . , e th en came to the surf ace . The conditi on of this mine is very z ood thrC'ur,hout . c•i-rr1;.nt.. ·i s e Y.ce1.l.e n t A. S'\. . .: -~~ ~ :~•ci in Tnc .• 'r en ever-y entry , t he 111ic. e ,.-el.l. •,·m .tere n una. ;free . - 'the 't-racks ancl bs.,11.e.._-.e ~, o:y::; &.r e c l.e c.1n nncl t·r. e .ul.c'l'fl\'lt..:· in ~c.,ci •·~•" ti• f:! i r c oudi-:.ion - - ::,, .:..s (::. -e , • . r- · -:t~ t. -::- T:: .... ., 'l.'i.--.~ c.-s1..cl . _Cl!):'\,;.,~-o.·.. .::. e.rc '\: 1:_s~t~c~3e f:.ui ·,r1 " t h e ge. s .-.-at ch,u ent s rep ort b ol1ks. ":;: ~s been d iscovere d in t his miTie . do n o t ap~r ove o f . ~ - ma~in t hc: i r rlaily 'llctrk too f.;.r cic. :t1 , ~c::i t .!:e rocf . f.'h ile tr,ere is 110 lc:.,x; Et.Gl:.inst this , I woulct reco.:--u.011~• . c~t c.. le.oder be p l e.ce rl i n th e ro c,111s , cm. se t up over ni:'1/1-: , s o tl 1 e • - s . ~chmen c~;ll c: sce nd to t h e .hi5hest p oi~~ , c.ndpla ce their mru""k tr.ere l1t· ,:.s e show t'1e c1£:".: e o:f tl-:le e.xami~ation of the high Hs t run g o:f ~1:e la<:de • ·c use of a. pole for rn. islni tr: c s.:~et~ l.s:.tup in making exr.mint.. t ic1as by e {;as watchraen shoul d be im.rieclia t ely s i sc on t i nued . I noti c e one t hing here th~t ., · :r cxl..miri,s : ions , t he f' irF. bos ses I p1.1t Jdr mes snrer11e nt s , ta ~;:en frm:1 the re port b o oks ~re. as follor: s ; S8140 cub i t fee t In t1:~ke 1-.et'.J m ' l2GO l'lc . miners , <Jay shift r!v . 1n ir.1;• •a , ni :-ht sb ift .,_ . Q • ('(!:,. . It " 1. 5 m.e.-n ... n:;; i<ie ... , .J ,,. ! • '-- ; I / r -/ •. �-- u,, - ,J '? ' - ,n, r ;;/ C' ' ' • tl ' I' To who:n it :..,~, c oncern :-On .August i...,-1- , h1<1~., Tm.: r. e my Sdcc-n<i o::"·':'icial ,risit of i.1spec tion to !line lTc . -2 fl.: 1 "'nna , "\o 1in:: , tl-i.e pr1..'pert~, of t.-.e !Jnion "Pacific ~cnl Cc·•1\p~ny . I on tereil :ne ~•- ~ine a.t Tho.,;u;.,.:; i!'h ec t;l e.v . •un d :Lt :Ln ex c eJ.J.en t cc • ~ ,p a.nri fre~ :fra:n c,:ts ~ . ~ e- ch , n~ e.1.sc s:ari throup;h ""re :"e t r.;;..1.-eJ.e e ,aan·~ay in compnny eJ.e<l , .-. •".1on . '· 1 rvu ;h ,l.l l :;, rou ;h , 11 ost-. c • t~, t;;hroup. 11 of' these entries is c.:.cep,;: ·: o ,.. ll~r i t .,:, ;Ood . op e,'J t:j,-e • ::0 entries anri: l'i'orkiot:· roe.ms . • •• : ered . ith •·ine •crsuwo , 1te,.1.ay f'ro,a to to bo :- "-om . '"·•• J e n Ft:t..., :Lt ~-.·ns the :face of The air current i n ea.ch · 7racks c:.re :Cep t c le an a nd well :F!"'0..!11 the repor t book , I f i nd ::hrtt very little eas is f' und in is mine . ·.i:h e abe.ncioned rooms c:.re exru:1inec1 re._::ularly b~' the fi::e boss , :( reported c..s required b~1 la\', . ,1.•, I note r~ th at at nui..ber t h ir t:1 fo•1 r rocm ( ;:;"1) en the secor1rl .. , r! a J'a:p c..nese .r.iner h. c his screen G..t the bottom o:f ·· 1s room tied up i~"h strins ec "that it c!l.lov,ert th \~ air- t o fa l l b.:.ck -r1 th~ ~nt ry;. insteul •• ~esri~; tn:roue-:O. the cross - c·.it i., tc the ne·:t room l:;,._ t-e .:ten ic.sicie . _ 'i."<:. i.s \)Os'i:\:.i"ll'e1.;1 - -~ ~d.'!. .• ...-: .. ··'.a in ciii'C" ~ct. 'I. , .. cu"1...c, • .: ..~ ... 11.:. .. L• -3 cc"1...'l. ~ .-.r... -_.~- "If io1.a -t.no - L..'i.' . .:.v ion oi: .. he l.a,1 e..nci s houl d not be :'t~r- . . -\:.\..on .ll ~a•-"'\. of . : ·,' _ ~ ~~ r .. nt g,~ ·.... o -f' th 3 s .1.irie ;_ ..:..: ~ ~-<1-~A.f;I .... • 1CHl I: • o i s :11an b e Lrou. =.;h t o ';r i.-41 as an exunp1.z. , '.:.~ preven; E recurrence of . .:.":; na~· result verJr s eriously i:' p e1· :!itt-ed to cc1'!-ic1ue . T.1-:is r;-rit ... en re.:iue .s~ is in ari<li tion tu my verbc:.l r e yesL to ':'r . '.i:hc ,~3 P . :autler , • i e ···!,erint e oc ent a t !-fu-:na, !na<le at the ti1rie of tbis ct i scO"!ery . I P. lso n o t e the.t ~he po· der t0 oe UE:dct .·y .he ir'.lers is lrin·· r-··.rnd on :he entries c=i.!1r1 in p r actic;ll~t , -nltir:iteo cpt•n tities . In sc ,e ace s , I fou nd e.s -:ntt ch as t en :fitr e , :-unn cc:n~ , ., 11 -· ·al l of nowder. ,.., • .:;1..110 &. spar::: from a :nan 's la,np '"'0 1ne in co-q.tact ,•ri':,.1 tis , t: seri~ 1 s "'~ • ..1.t• ion vuuld oe t~e reenlt . 'J'""is :.a. :-er s:1ou:d be ... tt-enaed to c.t once nri a. b e tt er syste:n c.rn:nged . With t1-te exceptions not~rl, tli is ~ine is in f:i rst class c ondi- _11ows :-,r...:,-z50 ~ - ,J cu .,,. ... t p e r ~11 Int;;..J.:e B.-e-t ar11 Bu ci&O 1::u:1iter of ir~rs e . . : ::oyed Day .1ien i 1 si.i -a T • 190 40 ,s ;,d ct cr, Dis~ . .-o . 1 . 1 �The Un io n Pacifi c Coal Co. R E CEIV E D DEC 8 19DU Office of MINE SUPT, Hanna, Wyo. To 1.-.;-h om i t .- 1a y conc e rn:- On Dec e.!1be i· 4 t r- , l !:'0 8 , I m~de W!.Y th i rcl offi c i a l visit of i ~ s p ecticn to L in e F o. 2 ,, t Roxi 1a , \7yo :rr i ng , t h e pr op ert ~.r of tr: e Un i or~ P;- cific Coa l Cc~~ cny . In c om~:i c..rry 1::it11 _1: i 1:•.;; -fc:c e m.an, Tho mas -~;i:lk ele y I en t e ·e d t1w .' ln.., at tbe 1nan :·;~y 2 n d went i n t o t11 e s ec on entry, v,h ich v:e t n:vele to "...'F" room s. c r o~1 s - c ut I ,.ain u te ·""o J· -:-: ·•e ~:-01~]{ . !! /'0 ~1-. er.: c t1 . e r.r e nt Oo r.r:c1 to t !'; .~ ".;rird e n try , v:h ic?i 1··e trn u e 1 ed t o t h e :fe. ce; a t t h e l a st cr o s s -c ut tl ,-: ;_·i r 1,1ec).3urec1 •1Boo c 1i bi c :f ee t pe r .m i r.. u te fo r t he 28 me n emp l oyect . i'.Tc c ... ,1 -~Pee , e .>;an 1 :i. r.: i r: _ :c1 ec.sureci f.,5 _1en a t =h e ai r sci1::: e c ·"... t.:'""'e a ,ui :f"c::in r -.:· o i-.!4.;: i. - ~· 0 ·1 0 0 At 't h .e J. c-: s t c.ib.i.c :f'ee ;; !: r &v e li,~g o v t t c t h e r:1~ n,1ray en d pe r i n ed some of the w0rki c~ r 00m s on t h is entry on ou r wa y b a c k to the .£.n way. At thi s p o i n t we !?et [; ES \'1atch1ncxn Da.v i d .T ones, wh o 2.c c mp:·.•:i..e:d ~a th r ough tt e r e s t of t~e mi ne , wh ere we exam i~ed s ome of t h e £ hr ~j0~c~ :~ lc?. ces. \'.'e v isit ed th e~ t0.b l e s on t h e t h ir<l entry , an d f 0 ;11 h er e ·,·· '· ••• v ::~1 to t!-: e fc,u r th l ev el , c:.nd i n t o t i1 e f u ce, ll:e ;;.suri.n rr t . e c1.i r a +- c• , .s _r.st cros s-c nt encl f o vr!d s :280 c "J.b ic feet : a ss in e; per :li n·, t e f r th 2 , 7 :en e~p loyed. ~ ro~ her e ~ s ~ e n t do~n to t h e f i fth en tr y anrt wen t i . ~2 -::: e f e..ce, En d me flsu r e c! t h e &.ir . ~L. g for the 54 men e 1E'.)lc,~1e d . We f c.·und 540 0 cubi c f e e t p e r !'! i n:., t e •.. ;•:; \'ie a lso v i site d th e stab les on tLi., l,:: ~ry. rrom he r e we wen t t o t h e s e ve nth leve l an d in ~o t h e f e ce, .~e ·, t "!"l e a ir ct eo.surecl 3000 cubic fleet p er 1ninu t e :t'or tt-.e 25 re.en e. t vi o r l-: . , ':.1:-.en crasf\ed tr, e ·· '::.'i.c-. 6 'o~:i-r\r.en B.~:P-11'. c1.r1r, wen t in to the e i l~h'th e ntry , 1::l1 ich i2 ;i"..L t "S' r am. n. e re ,:1e v:e·nt U\) t o s t x P. n t r y a n ci i n t o ~: ' 1 , -.. • ~e., ,,.'r- 1?-. -re ·,"'ee.~u-r e ti "'a.· 'l:.re slo ~~e a "l:r 6 00 c.., cu n ic ·f e e ~ ~ ~r m i..!i:1..~te :f •' r l ?. . '! c .;. s . "·: · -· We exrn;in e d sorne· o:f t he a. b,m don e ci p laces o o c1, l l i:r,e t:n tr ic:.s ;-s : .. g 11 as the 1vor1d n5 r 1 2. ce s. I no t e from th. e :foreman' s r epo rt b o ok t h& t 7 e r : 0 l it t l e ·~· :n._i ~d i n t h is ini rJ e. I i·,; 01.1l<i rec o!lw1er:1cl t h a t nE:<1.1. ~e r seye n e r::t r y sh o·;. ld h r.:.v e e.. -.v•; b~~p 5.p e le.in t ~1e le?J5 t h M' the entry 9 s0 th e dust ca::"l b e l,;.iri - ·- the r e 1.::r e&t d c.r.. t.: er from the dust ,)n a c~Oll(} t of sh.o t f ir i nt: ■ I 8 l so !1 C>t ica ..1. b o 2nl eri s t <:~'! p i Cl g ove.r t h e mc:1·.·f a :; .;_t th e s ec ,:.:·:(~ l ev el, •;;riich shonJd oe r ,~. •; c v 8 rl i n Ci.";. ~e af :f ire, [:. s i : is s .:. rY i :1e- n c ;. · ; =' ·~se :/!1c::.t e-v e1.. c:_t t h i s t i:r1e. The ·· e i s a lso ~0 0 1n 1..1cl1 t i !.!lber c. t~ t'i l 11.11 t,=- 1 • :·in g a. ro und ir:: t h e s tab l er; ·::r.i ch s rL"'-1 l c1. b e re :nove r r:.s it i s (lu~[.;e r .•·_: d - ~ c2.se t h e loose h2.y s'. o u lcl t Hk e t i.re. 1 I also note a gree. t i:.'lp rove!llet1t in t11 e pon1er S? s t e:n s i n c e flt : _ st. visit. T!:Je J) vYrci er is now s:rn t in t o 't h e mi n e i :'.1 l ir1i ~r; cl c~ ue:nti:: .Ls, r·:u: ~h e mi n ers are ke ep i ng i: i ri t b e i r b ox es cov e 1·sd , inste a d of allowi n;--· .l t t o l e~, (YO t!~e a i rl e o.f t h. e en tri e s. ()":,':., ~r·:: i.. s e t·, 8 ce r ~r :-.i..'l. c(,ndii:- i Hl l' f° t h j _$ ,'l i n e is r; ooo.. '~he lev &n ove nuu·l'o r,n- se~ren ,:.Te :•) l l ,;e1.1. ·::io, t e r ed ··· i tr. }:. : oc cl su -p pl y of' :fres h. . i r ".: !" FJ"Veli n(~ -for ".:."n.c 1ni n e 1 s ':' Ln:fl.o:,•<::: e s. Th e .:-:/ st.~:n. 0:f:' h :rat t ir:!in Ls i ~.; ·: -3 r::: g u o <t , s cr <::P.n s o eir..:.; p n ~~erl~' 11. u n ~;, '· . _ k e ~:P _ th ,"! a i r cj_rcu :..a t i r;.3 Ul? Ll':d Gl s ~-:!"ou ucl the ~ I ~1 l 0.,-:1 • !"CH: f t 1, aa<l :~n ,~;s. Crc si;-cn -c.s 1:.r 2 c r~ven r-e ~~ul u.rly ?..e tur n c:.i r P8 11o t'..S re qu ireu �c. s. Form ~191 After transmitting telegrams which In thelr,iudgment would have served the Company's interest if sent by train mail, or appear unnecessarily long operators are requfred to attach a copy of them to proper Form and forward same to Superintendent of Telegraph . TELEGRAM Tims Filsd __ ______ _ ../1 . NUMBER SENT TO TIME SENT SENDER RECEIVER SENDER RECEIVER M NUMBER - -- RECD FROM TIME RECEIVED M All messages must be written In Ink or typewritten on theso bl.:snks, and thoso for parties on tr.Jlns {except trainmen) dol iver!?d In scaled envelopes. The axnct sending ond receiving time, lnltlalo of cendlng l:lnd receiving opor.Jtor, and signal of r eceiving office, must be entered In proper apace I r. every Instance. Opor.:stor mu::.t n ote on back of telegrams tlmo of coils ond c.1u se of delay, If any. D 0 ·111ar:-ci~k• Omllha • •A · ,,. Blw:lbuey .- Cheyerine • I • ,• • G. r: 'l~iJnack, -tf o~ S1,,nngs~ uala..,. O».e \U..ne bl. "ill Ul' a.\, \.ht--~.;- ·0 1 ciocall. . t.bi. a -~ ernoon. ..,_ ': • �C'. s. Form !!191 After transmitting telegrams which In their Judgment would have served tho Company's interest if sent by train mail, or appear unnecessarily long QJ)erators are required to attach a copy of them to proper Form and forward same to Superintendent of Telegraph. TELEGRAM Ti_ms Filed _________ .M NUMBER SENT TO TIME SENT NUMBER SENDER All messa9e9 must be written In Ink or typowrltten on those blanks, and those for p.artles on trains (except trainmen) receiving operator, and algnal of receiving M RECEIVER SENDER - -- D 0 m.r1ri.., Omaha I . A · E Bra<ibuey, Che~ra?lne I ·G ·z. Black, JDaQ.:llrm Roclr: Sr,rings. -- -- - office, must be _ontered 111 ,p roper space In every I natance. Operator must note on baok oftolegrams tlmo of calls and cause of delay, If any. ~ -- Hnnna, 3/28/08 • e.t tar. t hJ.Pi,y Kast Side bJ.e.:, UF• l:- seconc. t!m.!/ cat.clti.ng acout r1ft,y more Jr.:.en, 1.ncluding n. ?l . El.1us • deilv• ered In sealed onvolopos. The exact sondlng and receiving tlmo 1 Initials of send.Ing and M RECD FROM TIME RECEIVED --· - -- ---- - - ·- RECEIVER One of' t bDi 1:w.s eerie out at el.eYen o'clock e.r.d '\.'here '1.8 a ross'ib1.l.:1. ty- of' sa.n ng otl _ers. , . X.. Lee has ~one \o -,r. c. Jones. �Form 2101 C, S. Aftel'transmlttlng telegrams w'1,loh In their judgment would have served the Company's Interest if sent by train mall, or appear unnecessarily long operators are required to attach a copy of them to proper Form and forward same to Superintendent of Telegraph TELEGRAM Time Filed _________ ./tf ~ - ·- - . NUMBER SENT TO TIME SENT SENDER RECEIVER SENDER RECEIVER M NUMBER } RECD FROM TIME RECEIVED - M office, must bo entered In proper space fn every Instance. Operator must note on back of telegrams tlmo of calls and c a u s e of delay, If any. - -· Hanna. , c..n<i a\o:n: ed. orf here .. --· All moaaagaa must be written l,n Ink or typewritten on these blanks, and those for parties on trains (except tralnmon) deUv• ered In sealed envelopes. The exact sendlng and receiving tfmo, lnftl.ils of sending ana receivi ng operator, and algnal of rocohtlng .. 3/28/oi Ji'ound f'oi.r bodies a'I. eight F. K.- bu~ ~...a"'!Pe nQ\. _ l "''- reuch ed ~ . 'Br1. gr,■ • l" . c. Jones .. �Form :!191 (!. s. Aftel'transmlttlng telegrams which In their Judgment would have served the Company's Interest If sent by train mail, or app.;a, unnecessarily long operators ■l'e Nlqulred to attach a copy of them to pl'Oper Form and forward same to Superintendent of Telegraph. TELEGRAM NUMBER - ·-- TIME SENT SENDER RECEIVER SENDER RECEIVER M NUMBER Tims Filed _________ _M SENT TO - RECD FROM TIME RECEIVED M - ·Hrumn , • CJ.pher, 14 words. - All messages must be written In Ink or typewritten on theao blanks, and those for parties on trains (except trainmen} dollvel"'Od In eealed envelopes. The exact sending and receiving tlmeJ Jnltlal~ of sending and receiving operator, and algnal of receiving office, must be entered I n proper spaco Ir. every Instance. Oper-ato11 must n oto on back oftetegram ■ time of calls and cause of delay, If any. 3/29/oe. �TO WffOl'f n., !-":AY COlTCT:.Rl'J :-On t·2e 8th day of 1Jov 01 ti er, Ho. 2 -T,,~--! ir a , +ha ., _ _ 1 90 ?, I I!l.ade an ex aminat i on of n ro· • y •···!,:y o.i. :. ~·1e Un.1• 0 11 P a c1• :r~ 1· c Co a l Com.:Je,ny , lo c a ted .i:- J. • J.J ~ ) . .. , . a J..1.. Ranne 'F• yoming • , ,._.l,n 1s • •be i• n~ ·ch · e 4 t h exm. in a tion d..u ring t h e pre- • - - ,~, . sent y e ar. Accompf::...r ii e c. mine at manrrn,y ;=;,r;d by I-li n e F or ema n .'11.1'' Dodds, I ent e red the vff:n ·, do.'Jn t o 2. en try and into f~ce . .! t hen dmvn t o 3 e n try !., O Re tu?, n e d I a ce . n vi si tinG so;:2e of t h ~ :,, ·o o~:! , :re t u r ned t o slope a n d ou t t o the su:rfaceo On .fov ember· 9 t h, I co n t i n ued I!l.Y ex arn.i n a.t io n o: _fo . 2 Hi n e . '\'Tent do :m the r.rnnwa.y to 3 entry a.!1d in t o f !C! c e . 1 and down to 4 en try to face. Retu!':1o d t o manr.,;·. r .A.i·ter a v i s it t o soEte of t h e v or] i r.<.:> -places, re tur ned to 1112.nway and down t o 5 entry t o. f a ce. SO"!'t18 of t 'n.e rooms an d. r e turned to slop e 2 rooms . and t11e entry a.re wo rkin rr . ~1. d. don:. to 6 e l1t r-y '" '.But The n~ i s c o~ s ider ~ble 5 oing into this e.p,try but Y ~ th is i s "' +.u·_r.,.,_e a" !.l.1d ,are·.,:1·,., L! '"" .. • 2. t O SU"'f a,~ ce .. JP Ve r y lit- I t hen we~t do ~n to? tle &ir 3etting to the face of the entry. ?his entry is but ir "'l1 d the tu:Tl is arr:;:,need with brattice, '.v.i-l;h v e r• p oo!' resul ts . entry. \Ti s i te d short d ist ::mce from the slop e . Re- \'·he· L •... e, the gRs repo:rts were examined. Very little ~es is r 8p ort ed i~ th~s E i~e. T21e vc:mtil ation in th is mi n,~ is very Good, on all the en tri~s , bv. t hlt tl1e :f 2.c e o:' 2 en t r~r it is not as g ood as it s::,iould be, 6 e1;try as n oted above . 2:1d The mine is i n a g ood d amp conquite dition U.'r";J. Tct n.1. intf-1.kes " outl.et Vo . o:: 1w~n 11 " horses cu. f t . '7863!'1 90000 II 11 1. 6 9 1.2 i)"u, PL~., 'Inspector o:::· Goal '.°hnes;District No. Oneo �TO 1'JH01-J IT f!AY COlTCJiJP..lI:-- On the 8th dey o? :N'ovemlier, 190'7, I made exruTiination of c11 llo. 2 ?Eine, ·the propez-ty of -~he Union Pe.cif ic Coal Company, located a.t Ranna,_ ~ry omi ng , thi" bclj.ng the 4th c:m~xo.inat. ion during the 1')1'0sent yeer. Accompe.n.1. e d 1:,y H ine F or eman _4J..f' Dodds, I entered t.he mine at 1a.arn1ey and tw nt cl rm to 2 entr-y a:nd in t o faceo through the rooms to mar"1 •my 3 the n do,,n t o 3 entry to Returned f'a c 0 0 After visiting some of tho rooms , :returned to slope and out to the sur= face. On J\Tovembe? 9th , I 1ontinw~d my examina:cion of ]fo ., 2 I·[ine .. 1 Went down th~ m.anw~y to ~~ e.1t:ty anri in to :fa ce .. and do wn to 4 1:mtry to faceo Re t urned to manway Aftc? a vi si t '· o soae .-:f t h e wo rking places, returned to manw,::..y and o.ovm to 5 ent,ry to f .:,, ceo r1 s ited so·Jle of the rooms and r,iturned to ~l.o-pe and dew.a to G entry. 2 rooms 8J1d the entry are i.vorkine;. But '.I'h ere is consider2,"b l e a ir c;oing into this entry but ~..x:&! this is a sing le e~ _try e.nd the r e- turn is arrang13d wfth bre.ttice, ' vi"th very p oor resultso tlo air a;elbting to the f a ce of the entry o entry. Y er-J lit- I then l': ent· do\'m to 7 ?his entry is out a short ilirat 2..nce from the slopeo Re- turned and went to surf a ce, v1her-0 1cl1e gas r eports were examined. Very litt.le gas is reported in this mine. The V(~ntila tion in this ~nine is yery good, entries, but !'tt the face of 2 entry it is not be, and 6 entT'J as noted ab cve. afl Air Xeasurements:-- 'No. of' m~n • • horaea l.69 1.2 good. a.s i t s..hould The mine is in a. good damp con- 6.ry. Total. intakes • outl.et on all the '18635 ou. f't. 90000 • • �TO WHOJ\f IT }5.AY COllTC."½lRJ1r:-- On +.he 10th day- of 11ay , 1907, I made.~, secon<l .:1.nnu.t1.l visit to Ho. 2 1.Une, the pr-01-<;.r J~Y of t he Union Pac if' ic Coal Company, loon ted Dodds, I ;;)nt 1ared thG :nine ;;;:t ma.nway and walked down to 2 Entry a nd into faoe of r-mtry. :f'ao-?. of 3 Ent;ry, R e-~i;irnBd fmd visited some of the working vis:lt,-=,rJ. som e o::r the rooms man rray ~1el went down t.o 4 En·i;ry. on our r~t: tY-Z2 to tb.e \Vent into fac0 of 4 Entl"'J., re- turned and vi sited some of the working places and continued · on out to rnanway and dovm to and into face of 5 _._,ntry. Vi :Jited sou1e :tOOI!lS o-n our return ' to the slope and went dovm to 6 En t r;r. This entr,y is but a short distance from the ~1.o pe :1ncl no one wn.s wor king at this pla.oo on thia data. of slope. Returned to sJ.o:pe c-md wen ·~ dovm to face After an oxamin~tion at thia place, returned to the surface. 'I note the fo l.1.owiur; }mpr-O'Vf\t(l1)n"~ Ht t.h'\.a m:\.n,~ ainco I'lY 1.;.ist. ·to- .5 Entry .1.a coI.'lpletad and is being :vJ;s.tt:-- the mimway t'rom 4 u~ed; also the manway :from 5 to 6 entry .i s beinG driven and r1ill be ready as a traveling way before a great whil1?. This is as 1 t should b~ as it ke~pa the men and animals off t~e slope, and thereby lessens the danaer of accidents, and those in charge are to be ooJ!l'!lended i'or th13ir action, which reduces the probability of ao .. cidents. Since 'lJJJ' last vi~it to this mine, the fan has been taken down and a steam ~at substituted, _the fim beincr too sMall to furnish the necessary ven_t,1-lat1on. The staam pipe is laid into and ex, _____ __ ha.ustG. -iu ~h.e u,>oe.s't. . ~ - t . . ·a.:~.. --~ l·i~e - ti.me good 'T"11-t1.l.a.t.1n3 our-rent. ~n the mil'M'. tb.1e mine ar~ 1 T'try good. 1.s causi.ng a very The general. conditions ;vi The roadw~s are damp and tree f'rom dust, and the 1awI being complied with. �-2- Air M.easuremants:-4~~25 cu. f.t. 11 47185 n I:itako Outl.et 110. of "!en 12'7 Inspector or Coa1 .Mines, Dist,-•ict No. 1. �To. 'lllfOM Im.I. J•l./'\.1. '\I ,I' A ,~ noNc -.;ln'!. .1!..n.J-T: - - 1, 0 On the 15th day of Februc>.ry , 1907, I !!la.de rny first annual visit to )fo • 2 Mi n~ , the pro!H~rty of · the Union Pacific Coal Co., located at Hanna, Wyominc . Accomrmni':ld. by Mine 81.m ' t Alex Brji-~-., " ·.,;>L,•' and Mine Fore!~n Alfred Dodds, I fmtered the !!line at manway and ~roceeded down to No . 2 F.ntry . vlsitintr some o:f' the rool'!ls, Went into f~ce of entry and after rP-turn~d 'Entry and into f:ace o:f' entry. to n n.n wa,y and down 1;o No . :-5 At't P,r exA!'linint; some ot: the roor.'l::1, returned to .ma.nway and down to Ho. 4 E!ltry and into face of. E!ltry • .After viwi ting some of t:he work ine place s, re turned to slope and down to lfo . 5 Entry and into :fr:.cc of entry . Visited the wo1·king places and returned to slope and down . to face of slope . ReturnF-d up the sl ope to lfo . 4 F.n~ry and up the manvm.y to surfac e. Visited the ventilating f2.n, boiler a.nd enl!ine rooms. I find the eeneral condition at thi s !'line VP.ry cood . Tb.e !!l.anw~y has been completed to t}te surface since I!l.Y la.st visit , vihich improves conditions considerably a s it provides a sa:f'e tra"t!.illflg ,vlQ,. id!" men a.nu an!l'!lhJ.s, ~.'illa:1' _ rom t.rn slop e. The ven tilation is very :fair ?.11d will ba considerably i:r.:iproved ween the pres en t vent i latine; :f;m is rPmO"!ed and a new ~~nd le.rrer f'an put in p lave , I't!'li i::b. is b1-?in,1 done at this til!le. e.::1.d free from dust and debris. The roadways are da::n_p Th~r~ is every evide!lce of :=1.11 ef- fo!'t being r:iP.de to comply with the law . Am pleased to note that a Fire :aos s is maintained at this mine . While as yet no gas to any creat ex.tent has been detected, yet it is a very wist: precaution , e.nd reflects ca.refulneso on the part of the 1a.....nagemP-n t, ·ahich is very crr.:;, tify ing. ~()'U,~')._,a~ -. ----~ ..-~,,,..3 ..s- .,, 0 ,ti 'l";n • . •_ • l~o . 1\.ar~et! . / ..3 :,_ ✓O tn&p ec\or of coal. kines . D1strjot llo. Onu. �TO '\"!HO.l'J IT ')J.AY CONCF.PJ.Y : - On l:Iovember 10th, I mado my first visit tQ 112 Mine, the property of the Un1.on Pacific Coal Company, located at Hanna, Wyo 0 A.ccom.l)aniCld. "by llin ::: , orem?.n Al.i'r0d Doclda • I entered the mine a t th0 .rz:zs.n~ and p.roc@edod th1 s pl.:=~ ce ..-·e ·i:1en rl o ,.1.71 -to # 3 :b!."'l?. try. A:t't,3r an t in ·(; o -~e c e o:f' #:3 Fill try.. exru:ll.ine.t.1.on of We returned and visited the r1orkina vlacee and r e t urn e::?d to the slo1)(?, then t=1ent down to #4 .En try and in to f' 8.. C G oi' JJn tr·y a At··eer an exam.in ,·d;iol'l, we returne<l; and visited the workin_, p lac crn on our way buck to the slope. 1:!e then proceeded do vm the nlope to /,~6 Entry ancl in tQ face of 115 Rntry. Aft P. r ru1 exrunina:tion, we retu,rned and visited the workinB pl.aces ancl continued on out to the slope. \1le crossed the slope to :/1:6 'Entry and 'VJent into face of I~ntT'J. After examininc; this -p'l..~ee e re-t.u:rned. to the n'l..o-pe, '\:.hon out to. the sur~a.oe, ,there we ev.minad the ventilating ~an. I find this mine in good condition -- the rocld~a.y s clean and free from dust, and in good 1noist condition with e. ond cir- cula.tion of air in all entries except #6 Entry, v,hich is somewhat ueak at faoe of entry. A n0-r1 1.rw,nwr~ is bP-ine driven from the sur- face to connect with J!'.kmway 'below. Entries is also, being driven. The m.a.n,1ay b0twe0n 4 and 5 \'!.hen theso two man\'/ays aria com- pleted, the conditions at this mil0 vill be considerabl7- i.mprov0d. iUr Mea.surer1en ta : ZntA.ke 30816. Ou"l:."l.e-\. 'l.\4.6'l.S. 'Ro. -m.en, "oy day 1.l o • men, "by ni.~h:t '?r, s 85 No·. horses, by day no. horses, by ni~ht 5 1 -r Dietriot Uo • l. �, .. 'l'O WHO!.{ 1.'J! UA"l CONCl?.mI . on tlltt 8lll t tif'l!' or ,r,mn 1!>06 , X Mad.o MY sn'Jc>nrt annual v:t~ :t. t, +.,o lt o.. a mim, tlm prtJ!}jl:}~fiY of tl1fl Un:t..on Pat:,1:fin C1<Htl C'loMpmLY , lo<:"mtott at, Hnruu1,W1m . m.t.v:-:.e exm~instion ot l'lflin ulo~)Ft t,o '!)'i.~ , fcmn/t :\.t, in nplrmf"i..trl tJnn~t:tt,~on , t o~ .. ti-re.~~ t4.l\d fll\~m!' awtteh~n t\ll in c\ool\. ~v~t~. llmt·\~ v:ta:tt, t;o t:n !il'1H~ · NO ' "S one , \\1() & Vrm."r' ,'ffl\1-oh m,~ in o~l?a\l.on , I f,),mt\. t,}mt, :r.i.11.e}1 woT;'lt ht\A l>cnn l!ff;1COr.t,.n.J.3.t1J1r.d ;t.n ~1111 n ~ FJJ.no6 y J.8/'J t v.ta.1 ~ . n~o1m~.11EJ J-mvo br,nn ~l.a<>.~d in sll. o-r tllf~ 11m,n£-J-cn.tn , bttil 1; ot... r.t')(tit ; 11<t , 10.r.tnr. n:-; ~<t1t:t:z:-m'M by J..aw , awt e v ei-y oroGSJ-tJ 1 l f; ~an .om~!)~tnd tJ1a~ Hlfl ntJO()nr-Jn~J . Fmuvl +.h~ deY~l.O})l"'ltin t; ~10,:-Ji 0 grout.ly a::.-tV6n'J6d nn(t tiw. rot,nt-tl Ail:' ·.rtr'i vm,:t~ ;tn goo<\ <H')nct,.t1;1nn • • • I finn. 'fiiJio ninfl n ver.y !ffll'!"~"t one , and t?J11011 b~twr. t,J'JAA ~11,~ ,1m~fll . A Good f:l\,ttonr: mttrt=,nt, of a:\.:r in all 1,a:r.--tn {)f ~hll r-11m, , :la 1.n c1rc,tl.at1on , r-irn~ an on "'Y la~'t vitd.t . Roi.st~ !):'\.ant 'h~1nt' n»n~·rt.P.cl ,on oit"t-81rif> anrt wiU ho O()l'l!llP'!;ttd nt, P.9 , 150 !11:l:M n.nt.!"9.r lfr,nrt.tng, JP011~11 H~ZA1nz , q,. ••• • N~u.ibor Of '":f?Jl 15,niCht nntt ,tny. • � 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 Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. 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 Mine Disaster-Hanna Explosion Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. May 1908 Subject The topic of the resource Hanna Mine, Explosion, 1908 Description An account of the resource Communications and documentations of the Hanna explosion. Corresponding papers are held with a paper clip. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W.C. Jones G.L. Black, Alex Briggs Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0275 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.