Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania . vic, miner, Grassflatmine, on May 24 for violation of Article 25, in carelessly handlingpowder while making a cartridge, in not placing his lamp away fromthe explosive while handling it. He plead guilty before a justiceof the peace and with the consent and approval of the district at-torney and the court, was sentenced to pay a tine of $ and thecosts. MINE FOREMENS, ASSISTANT MINE FOREMENS AND FIREBOSSES EXAMINATIONS The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualifi-cation as mine foremen, assistant mine foremen and fire bo


Report of the Department of Mines of Pennsylvania . vic, miner, Grassflatmine, on May 24 for violation of Article 25, in carelessly handlingpowder while making a cartridge, in not placing his lamp away fromthe explosive while handling it. He plead guilty before a justiceof the peace and with the consent and approval of the district at-torney and the court, was sentenced to pay a tine of $ and thecosts. MINE FOREMENS, ASSISTANT MINE FOREMENS AND FIREBOSSES EXAMINATIONS The annual examination of applicants for certificates of qualifi-cation as mine foremen, assistant mine foremen and fire bosses washeld in Morrisdale Public School Building, April 6, 7, 8 and 9. The Board of Examiners was composed of Joseph Knapper, In-spector, Charles B. Maxwell, Superintendent and John Lyons, Miner. There were 16 applicants for certificates of qualification as mineforemen, second grade. The following persons passed a satisfactoryexamination and were granted certificates: MINE FOREMEN Second GradeJoseph H. Eillis, Hawk Run; James W. George, (360) OFFICIAL DOCUMENT, No. 23. NINTH DISTRICT WESTMORELAND AND FAYETTE COUNTIES Connellsville, Pa., February 18, James E. Roderick, Chief of Department of Mines: Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith my report as In-spector of Mines of the Ninth Bituminous District for the year end-ing December 31, 1915. The report includes the statistical tables, a statement of the mostimportant improvements made in and about the mines, a brief ac-count of the prosecutions for violation of the mining laws, and theresult of the annual examination of candidates for certificates ofqualification as miue foremen, assistant mine foremen and fire bosses. Respectfully submitted, P. J. WALSH, Inspector <361 ) 362 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MINES Off. Doc. SUMMARY OF STATISTICS Number of mines, 40 Number of mines in operation, 38 Number of tons of coal shipped to market, 2,249,482 Number of tons used at mines for steam and heat, 98,032 Nu


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