Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania for the year 1884 . ah division, 43 Total non-fatal casualties, Shenandoah division, .... 138 Total fatal casualties, Shamokin division, 56 Total non-fatal casualties, Shamokin division, 174 Total for 1884, 113 3Y3 Ratio of tons for each fatal casualty, 94, Ratio of tons for each non-fatal casualty, 29, Ratio of emplo^es to each fatal casualty, 329 -f- Ratio of employes to each non-fatal casualty, .... 100 + The expenses of this office for the year 1884, including rent, light, fix-tures, postage, sala


Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania for the year 1884 . ah division, 43 Total non-fatal casualties, Shenandoah division, .... 138 Total fatal casualties, Shamokin division, 56 Total non-fatal casualties, Shamokin division, 174 Total for 1884, 113 3Y3 Ratio of tons for each fatal casualty, 94, Ratio of tons for each non-fatal casualty, 29, Ratio of emplo^es to each fatal casualty, 329 -f- Ratio of employes to each non-fatal casualty, .... 100 + The expenses of this office for the year 1884, including rent, light, fix-tures, postage, salary, and incidental expenses, amounted to one thousandseven hundred and sevent^^-nine -fVir dollars, but owing to the contingentfund having been exhausted, the vouchers presented to the Auditor Gen-eral were not paid in full, leaving a deficiency on account of rent actual amount paid, for which vouchers have been returned to theAuditor Generals office, was one thousand six hundred and seventy-nine ^^%dollars. * Respectfully submitted. RICHARD RAHN,Clerk of Mining District of Executive Document, No. 10. FIRST DISTRICT. First Schuylkill District, Office of Inspector of Mines, PoTTSViLLE, Pa., April 5, 1885. To His Excellency Robert E. Pattison, Governor of Pennsylvania: Sir: I have the honor of presenting herewith my tenth annual report asinspector of coal mines, for the year ending December 31,1884, in accord-ance with the twenty-second section of a general act of Assembl}, passedMarch 3, 1870. The matter contained herein consists of the usual forms and tables re-lating to accidents arising from various causes in and about the mines ofthis district, together with such other information which, in our opinion,ma} be of general interest. It affords us great pleasure to be enabled to report that the number offatal accidents was four less, and the non-fatal was ten less, than that of thepreceding year. The most noticeable feature, and one meriting specialmentio


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