Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . e following improvements were made:The hoisting slope was extended for a new lift, the total distance fromthe old lift to bottom of Gunboat Pit being 99 yards; of this 17 yardswere in coal, 36 yards in coal and hard top slate, and the balance, or 46yards, in hard top slate. The slope was started on a pitch of 73°, butafter sinking for some distance an inverted dip was encountered, butthe officials determined to sink on the above pitch of 73°, thus makingit necessary to cut the ha
Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the anthracite and bituminous coal regions of Pennsylvania, for the year .. . e following improvements were made:The hoisting slope was extended for a new lift, the total distance fromthe old lift to bottom of Gunboat Pit being 99 yards; of this 17 yardswere in coal, 36 yards in coal and hard top slate, and the balance, or 46yards, in hard top slate. The slope was started on a pitch of 73°, butafter sinking for some distance an inverted dip was encountered, butthe officials determined to sink on the above pitch of 73°, thus makingit necessary to cut the hard top slate as mentioned above. The tender,or pump slope, was also extended a distance of 72 yards, to a point 3below the level of the sump gangway. A tunnel 13| yards long hasbeen driven at the foot of tender slope for the purpose of transferringtimber wagons. A tunnel from second lift, west mammoth gangway, isbeing driven, which will be used as a pump room. A tunnel has beendriven from the west gangway to the foot of hoisting slope, which willbe used to run loaded wagons to dump chute leading to Off. Doc] Sixth Anthracite District. 213 At North Ashland colliery the following- improvements were made:The breaker at this colliery was burned on the morning- of January 31,1889, and a stream of water was kept running- on the burning embersfor a couple of days before they were quenched. A large force of menwas immediately set to work removing the rubbish and damaged ma-chinery, after which the foundations were laid out, and as soon as thelumber arrived work was commenced in rebuilding the breaker on theold site. The new breaker, having a frontage of 105 xl03 in depth, and71 high from rail to tip, and containing all the latest improved ma-chinery, was completed on July 6, 1889, and began to prepare and shipcoal on July 9. A new nest of four boilers, 34 diameter x30 long, wasplaced at slope, with house and all connections complete. At Bast colliery the following improvem
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