Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the year ended June 30, 1897 . oal used at mines, 867 tons. This mine is located on a spur 1\ miles in length, connecting with the Santa FePacific Railroad at Gallup Station. Operated by a slope. Capacity, about 500 tonsper day. Ventilated by a 12-foot Crawford & McCrimmon fan. The product ismarketed in New Mexico, Arizona, and California. RECORD OF INSPECTION. July 27, 1896.—The fan was running 75 revolutions per minute. I measured 37,800cubic feet of air entering the mine per minute and measured 32,500 cubic feet of airreturning through the
Annual Report of the Secretary of the Interior for the year ended June 30, 1897 . oal used at mines, 867 tons. This mine is located on a spur 1\ miles in length, connecting with the Santa FePacific Railroad at Gallup Station. Operated by a slope. Capacity, about 500 tonsper day. Ventilated by a 12-foot Crawford & McCrimmon fan. The product ismarketed in New Mexico, Arizona, and California. RECORD OF INSPECTION. July 27, 1896.—The fan was running 75 revolutions per minute. I measured 37,800cubic feet of air entering the mine per minute and measured 32,500 cubic feet of airreturning through the return air course. The discrepancy of air between intakeand outcast is caused by the air leaking into the old workings of the Black Diamondmine, which adjoins this mine and is abandoned. The mine was well ventilatedand the air distributed in compliance with the law. The entry connecting with theescape shaft was in poor condition on account of falls of rock. I ordered it cleanedup and maintained in good order. The mine, with the exception noted, was in verygood ?CoalWmasv* TERRITORY OF NEW MEXICO. 453 November 19, 1S96.—Inspection of tho workings of the mine proved it to be in goodcondition. The fan was running 53 revolutions per minute. I measured 28,500 cubicfeet of air entering the mine per minute and measured 30,290 cubic feet of air perminute returning. The distribution of the air was in compliance with the law. March jn, 1897.—Inspected the workings of tho mine and took air the fan running 50 revolutions per minute. I measured 26,000 cubic feet ofair entering the mine per minute and 27,300 cubic feet of air returning through thereturn air course. The mine was in good working order. May .?, 1897. — Upon inspection I found the mine to be in fair working timbers in No. 3 entry, at the parting, were broken. I ordered that now timbersbe at once put in and all weak timbers be replaced with strong one?. The fan wasrunning 60 re
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