Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . ehad cleared away, returned to the face of the tunnel and made an ex-amination and pulled down any loose rock that was hanging or had beenloosened by the effect of the blast. The other men after Jameshad removed the loose strata, also returned to the face. After examiningthe result of the blast, they all pronounced that the shots had done goodwork, but the center shot had not altogether bottomed itself. James)in order to ascertain how much of the hole remained, put the shank ofa
Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . ehad cleared away, returned to the face of the tunnel and made an ex-amination and pulled down any loose rock that was hanging or had beenloosened by the effect of the blast. The other men after Jameshad removed the loose strata, also returned to the face. After examiningthe result of the blast, they all pronounced that the shots had done goodwork, but the center shot had not altogether bottomed itself. James)in order to ascertain how much of the hole remained, put the shank ofa pick in the hole and found that there was from five to six inches of thehole remaining. The men bored and fired the second round on theouter sides of the tunnel. After dinner they commenced the third andlast round of holes for that shifts work. James in directing the men asto the direction he desired the holes to be put, took up a pick to show 3 S ©ft 2 S 9 !>?&££! ^ 5 o £ 5 .-N 5 >c ? ^ ^N. *. H fe >• £ 33 ^ 5! ^ n 5H. ** s 5p * >• ~n V- > 3 n 1^ s 9 § ?* i S * IN 7\ n 2O m en. •>
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