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Mine Directory
by W. R. Crane
It has been thought advisable to tabulate that part of the data collected for the present report, that can be given in a brief form, and that may be of value to those seeking information regarding the mines and who do not have time for more extended investigation.
The data given in this table have been taken from the field note books and in most cases the authenticity of the same has been verified by the writer, but in some cases this was impossible, namely, in regard to previous conditions of the mine , nature of the roof and floor in parts of the mine long since unworked and therefore closed or filled with water, in regard to various formations met with but obscure and covered up when visited, gas, and fossils, etc. In such cases the statements of the mine operators have been taken, which in most cases were unprejudiced.
Table XII following gives the location and depth of mines, thickness of coal strata, grades of coal produced, capacity of mines, and machinery employed in the mines visited.
Table XII—Location of mines and systems of mining.
Index No. |
Mine No. |
Operators | Locations | When visited |
Systems of mining |
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1 | 5 | Wear Coal Co. | 2 1/2 miles northeast of Pittsburg | July 26 | Room and pillar |
2 | Arnott & Lanyon Coal Co. | 2 miles northeast of Pittsburg | July 26 | Room and pillar | |
3 | E. C. Sheldon | 2 miles north and one-fourth mile west of Pittsburg | July 26 | Room and pillar | |
4 | 1 | Cherokee & Pittsburg Coal and Milling Co. | Frontenac | July 26 | Room and pillar |
5 | 2 | Cherokee & Pittsburg Coal and Milling Co. | Frontenac | July 27 | Room and pillar |
6 | 4 | Cherokee & Pittsburg Coal and Milling Co. | Chicopee | July 27 | Room and pillar |
7 | 2 | Wear Coal Co. | Kirkwood | July 27 | Room and pillar |
8 | 9 | Central Coal and Coke Co. | Pacific | July 29 | Room and pillar |
9 | 37 | K. & T. Coal Co. | Litchfield | July 29 | Room and pillar |
10 | 4 | Pittsburg & Midway Coal Co. | Midway | Aug. 1 | Room and pillar |
11 | Pittsburg & Midway Coal Co. | Midway | Aug. 1 | Room and pillar | |
12 | 3 | Southwestern Coal Mining Co. | Cornell | Aug. 1 | Room and pillar |
13 | 5 | Western Coal Mining Co. | Yale | Aug. 1 | Room and pillar |
14 | 4 | Western Coal Mining Co. | Yale | Aug. 1 | Room and pillar |
15 | Dick Wilson | Just north Pittsburg | Aug. 3 | Room and pillar | |
16 | 6 | Wear Coal Co | Just north Pittsburg | Aug. 5 | Room and pillar |
17 | 20 | K. & T. Coal Co. | Near Chicopee | Aug. 6 | Room and pillar |
18 | Jenning Coal Co. | One-half mile west of Pittsburg | Aug. 6 | Room and pillar | |
19 | 6 | Mo. Pac. Ry. Coal Co. | North of Yale | Aug. 6 | Room and pillar |
20 | 3 | Western Coal Mining Co. | Fleming | Aug. 8 | Room and pillar |
21 | 2 | Western Coal Mining Co. | Fleming | Aug. 8 | Room and pillar |
22 | 3 | J. H. Durkee Coal Co. | Weir City | Aug. 8 | Room and pillar |
23 | 3 | Hamilton & Grant | Weir City | Aug. 8 | Room and pillar |
24 | 47 | K. & T. Coal Co. | North of Weir City | Aug. 9 | Room and pillar |
25 | 25 | K. & T. Coal Co. | North of Weir City | Aug. 9 | Room and pillar |
26 | 18 | K. & T. Coal Co. | North of Weir City | Aug. 10 | Room and pillar |
27 | John Bennett | Weir City | Aug. 10 | Room and pillar | |
28 | 2 | Hamilton & Braidwood | Weir City | Aug. 10 | Room and pillar |
29 | Hamilton & Braidwood | Weir City | Aug. 11 | Room and pillar | |
30 | 5 | Central Coal and Coke Co. | Weir City | Aug. 11 | Room and pillar |
31 | 1 | Durkee Coal Co | Weir City | Aug. 11 | Room and pillar |
32 | 5 | John Bennett | Weir City | Aug. 11 | Room and pillar |
33 | 8 | Central Coal and Coke Co. | Weir City | Aug. 12 | Room and pillar |
34 | 2 | Weir Bros. Coal Co. | Weir City | Aug. 13 | Room and pillar |
35 | 6 | Central Coal and Coke Co. | Weir City | Aug. 13 | Room and pillar |
36 | 3 | Davis Coal Co. | Cherokee | Aug. 13 | Room and pillar |
37 | 7 | Central Coal and Coke Co. | Scammon | Aug. 15 | Room and pillar |
38 | 3-2 | Durkee Coal Co. | Scammon | Aug. 15 | Room and pillar |
39 | 4 | Durkee Coal Co. | Scammon | Aug. 15 | Room and pillar |
40 | 6 | Southwestern Coal and Improvement Co. | Mineral City | Aug. 16 | Room and pillar |
Table XII, continued—Depth of mines, grades of coal produced, and condition of strata.
Index No. |
Depth of mine |
Thickness of coal stratum |
Capacity per day in toms and cars |
Grades of coal | Gas | Black jack | Fossils | |||
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1 | 35 feet | 2 feet, 4 in. to 3 feet | 400 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | A trace | None | |
2 | 55 feet | 2 feet 5 in. to 3 feet | 25 to 30 cars | Lump | Egg | Slack | A trace | None | ||
3 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Egg | Nut | A trace | None | |||
4 | 112 feet | 3 feet, 2 to 4 in | 1200 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | None | |||
5 | 115 feet | 3 feet | 800 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | A trace | Traces. | |
6 | 45 feet | 3 1/2 feet | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | A trace | A few | |
7 | 35 feet | 3 feet, 3 to 4 in. | 40 to 50 cars | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | |||
8 | 100 feet | 3 1/2 feet | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trifle | Traces. | ||
9 | 35 feet | 3 to 3 1/2 feet | 500 cars | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trifle | |||
10 | 70 feet | 3 to 4 feet | 35 cars | Lump | Egg | Nut | Quite a number. | |||
11 | 35 feet | 3 1/2 to 4 feet | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | Considerable | Traces | |
12 | 60 feet | 2 feet, 10 in., to 3 ft | 400 tons | lump | Egg | Nut | Considerable | Traces | ||
13 | 100 feet | 2 feet, 6 to 8 in. | 650 to 700 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | A trace | ||
14 | 72 feet | 3 feet | 450 to 500 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | A trace | ||
15 | 40 feet | 3 feet, 2 to 6 in. | 10 to 15 tons | Egg | Nut | |||||
16 | 50 feet | 3 to 3 1/2 feet | 20 to 25 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | A few | ||
17 | 60 feet | 3 1/2 feet | 50 cars | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | A trace | A few | |
18 | 25 feet | 3 feet, 2 in. to 4 feet | 20 tons | Lamp | Egg | Nut | A trace | A few | ||
19 | 100 feet | 3 1/2 to 4 feet | Unknown | Egg | Nut | Traces | ||||
20 | 100 feet | 3 feet 3 in | 60 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | Good deal | Quite abundant | Traces |
21 | 100 feet | 3 feet 2 to 4 in. | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | Good deal | Quite abundant | Traces | |
22 | 50 feet | 3 1/2 feet | 50 cars | Lump | Egg | Nut | Very little | Traces | ||
23 | 30 feet | 3 1/2 feet | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | A great deal | Animal forms | ||
24 | 30 feet | 3 1/2 to 4 feet | 1150 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | Very little | Traces | |
25 | 42 feet | 3 feet, 6 yo 8 in. | 600 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | Very little | Traces | |
26 | 76 feet | 3 1/2 feet | 1300 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | Quite abundant | Traces | ||
27 | Unknown | Closed | Unknown | Closed | Closed | Closed | Closed | Traces | ||
28 | 73 feet | 3 feet 3 to 6 in | 1600 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | A trace | 6 inches | Traces |
29 | 80 feet | 3 1/2 feet | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | 6 inches | Trace | |
30 | 60 feet | 3 1/2 feet | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | Trace | |||
31 | 50 feet | 3 feet 8 in. | 600 to 700 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | A trace | Very little | None | |
32 | 55 feet | 3 1/2 feet | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | ||||
33 | 75 feet | 3 feet 4 to 6 in. | 55 cars | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | None | None | |
34 | 96 feet | 3 feet 4 to 8 in. | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | A little | Very little | Traces | |
35 | 72 feet | 3 feet, 18 in | 900 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | Slack | Very little | Traces | |
36 | 150 feet | 3 feet, 6 to 8 in. | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | Very little | Traces | ||
37 | 90 feet | 3 1/2 feet | 800 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | None | |||
38 | 67 feet | 4 feet | 160 tons | Lump | Egg | Nut | 2 to 3 inches | Quite abundant | ||
39 | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Lump | Egg | Nut | Traces | |||
40 | 125 feet | 3 feet 8 to 10 in. | 15 cars | Lump | Egg | Nut | A good deal | Quite abundant | Traces |
Table XII, continued—Mining machinery.
Index No. |
No. of cages |
Form of dump | Scales | Railroad connections |
Screens | Condition of mine |
Screening engine | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. | Manufacturers | No. | Dimensions | Horse- power |
Manufacturers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | Hand | 2 | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | Parallel bars & revolv. screens | Wet | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | Kimball, Lawrence, Kan. | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Hand | 2 | A. T. & S. F. | 1 set par, bars & 2 sets rev, sc. | Dry | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | Chandler & Taylor, St. Louis | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | Hand | A. T. & S. F. | Parallel bars | Wet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 2 | Automatic | 1 | 2 sets parallel bars | Wet | 1 | Unknown | 35 | Morris M. W., Baldwinsville, Mo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 2 Hand | 1 | A. T. & S. F. | 2 sets parallel bars | Wet | 1 | Unknown | 35 | Morris M. W., Baldwinsville, Mo. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 2 | Automatic | 2 | A. T. & S. F. | 2 sets parallel bars | Wet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 2 | Hamilton's autom. | 1 | Unknown | 1 set par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Wet | 1 | Unknown | 30 | Ottumwa Iron Works, Iowa | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Monarch Standard | Unknown | 1 set par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Wet | 1 | Unknown | 25 | Atlas Eng. Works, Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Fairbanks | A. T. & S. F. | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | G. S. Wormer & Son, St. Louis. | ||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, Howe top | A. T. & S. F. | 2 sets par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Not very wet | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | Common steam engine | ||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 2 | Automatic | 2 | Fairbanks track, Howe top | Unknown | 4 sets parallel bars | Not very wet | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, Howe top | Mo. Pac. | Unknown | Not very wet | 1 | Unknown | 20 | Wm. Jordan, Lexington, Mo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, Howe top | Mo. Pac. | 1 set rev sc. & 2 sets par. bars | Not very wet | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | M. Nagle, Erie, Pa. | ||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, A. B. Pearson top | Mo. Pac. | 2 sets parallel bars | Dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Unknown | Mo. Pac. | 1 set parallel bars | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Monarch | None | 1 set parallel bars | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 2 | Bond's automatic | 2 | Fairbanks track, Monarch top | St. L. & S. F. | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | 12 | G. S. Wormer & Son, St. Louis | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Howe | St. L. & S. F. | 2 sets parallel bars | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Fairbanks | Mo. Pac. | 2 sets parallel bars | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Howe | Mo. Pac. | 2 sets parallel bars | Unknown | 1 | 10 x 16 in. | Unkn. | Houston, R. & G., Cincinnati | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Howe | Mo. Pac. | 2 sets parallel bars | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | 10 | M. Nagle, Erie, Pa. | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Howe | Mo. Pac. | 2 sets parallel bars | Wet | 1 | Unknown | 10 | M. Nagle, Erie, Pa. | ||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Monarch | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | Parallel bars & revolv. screens. | Not very wet | 1 | Unknown | 40 | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 2 | Bennett's automatic | 2 | Fairbanks track, Monarch top | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | Parallel bars & revolv. screens | Wet | 1 | 10 x 16 in. | Unkn. | Joplin Machine Works No. 50, Joplin, Mo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 2 | Bennett's automatic | 2 | Fairbanks track, Monarch top | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | Parallel bars & revolv. screens | Not very wet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 2 | Bennett's automatic | 2 | Fairbanks track, Strait top | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | Parallel bars & revolv. screens | Wet | 1 | Unknown. | Unkn. | Old, unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Bennett's automatic | None | Unknown | Quite wet | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Howe | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | 1 set par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Unknown | 1 | 8 x 10 in. | Unkn. | Erie Engine Works, Erie, Pa. | ||||||||||||||||||||
29 | Hand | 2 | Howe | Unknown | 1 set par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Not very wet. | Unkn. | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | |||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, Monarch top | K. C. Ft. S, & M. | 2 sets par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Wet | 1 | 6 x 8 in. | Unkn. | Joplin Machine Works, Joplin, Mo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 2 | Griffith's automatic | 2 | Fairbanks track, Howe top | K. C. Ft. S, & M. | Parallel bars & rotat. screens | Wet | 1 | 7 x 8 in. | Unkn. | Keystone Iron Works. Kan. City | ||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Fairbanks | Unknown | Unknown | Quite wet | 1 | 12 x 22 in. Unkn. | Unkn. | A. B. Bowman, St. Louis | ||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks | K. C, Ft. S, & M. | 2 set. par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Unknown | 1 | 8 x 10 in. | Unkn. | Atlas Eng. Works, Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, Monarch top | St. L. & S. F. | 1 set. par. bars & 1 set rev. sc. | Wet | 1 | Threshing engine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | 2 set. par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Fairbanks | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | Unknown | Wet | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | Parallel bars & revolv. screens | Wet | 1 | 9 x 14 in. | Unkn. | Atlas Eng. Works, Indianapolis | ||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, Howe top | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | 2 sets par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Not very wet | 1 | Unknown | 35 | M. Leckie, Joplin, Mo. | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 2 | Hand | 1 | Monarch | K. C. Ft. S. & M. | 2 set. par. bars & 2 sets rev. sc. | Very wet | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 2 | Hand | 2 | Fairbanks track, A. B. Pearson top | M. K. & T | 2 set. par. bars & 1 set rev. sc. | Very wet | 1 | 8 x 12 in. | Unkn. | Erie Engine Works, Erie, Pa. |
Table XII, continued—Mining machinery.
Index No. |
Boilers | Boiler Pump | Mine Pump | |||||||
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No. | Dimensions | Horse- power |
Manufacturers | No. | Dimensions | Manufacturers | No. | Dimensions | Manufacturers | |
1 | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | Keystone Boiler Co. | ||||||
2 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | John O'Brien, St. Louis, Mo | ||||||
3 | ||||||||||
4 | 3 | Unknown | Unkn. | Santa Fe Boiler Works | 1 | Hooker No. 12, unknown | Hooker & Codell, St. L. | |||
5 | 3 | Unknown | Unkn. | Santa Fe Boiler Works | 1 | Hooker No. 12, unknown | Hooker & Codell, St. L. | |||
6 | 2 | Unknown | (60+40)100 | John Moler & Son, Chicago, Il. | 1 | 6 in. suct., 5 in. dis. | Hammeron, No. 12 | |||
7 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | Ottumwa Iron Woks, Ottumwa, Iowa | 1 | Unknown | Hammeron, No. 12 | |||
8 | 2 | 48 in. x 24 ft. | Unkn. | Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City | 1 | 2 inch discharge | Duplex | |||
9 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | Brunnell & Co., Dayton, Ohio | 1 | Knowles No. 4, unkn. | Knowles Manuf. Co., Warren. Mass. | |||
10 | 2 | Unknown | (40+40)80 | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Canton Pump Co. Canton, Ohio | Injector | ||
11 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Canton Pump Co. | |||
12 | 2 | 48 in. x 25 ft. | 40 | G. Leach, Kansas City, Mo,; Mackenally, Pittsburg, Kan. | 1 | 2 in. suct., 1 1/2 dis. | H. R. Worthington, St. Louis | |||
13 | 3 | 64 in. x 28 ft. | Unkn. | J. O'Brien Boiler Works, St. Louis | 2 | Unknown | Worthington & Knowles | |||
14 | 2 | 48 in. x 20 ft. | Unkn. | J. O'Brien Boiler Works, St. Louis | Nos. 2 and 4 | Dodge injector | ||||
15 | ||||||||||
16 | ||||||||||
17 | 2 | 44 in. x 28 ft. 44 in. x 26 ft. |
Unkn. | M. Nagle, St. Louis; Springfield Car and Foundry Co. | 1 | Unknown | H.R. Worthington, New York | 4 | 3 in suct., 4 in dis. | 1 Knowles, 3 belt pumps |
18 | None | |||||||||
19 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | ||||||
20 | 2 | 42 in. x 24 ft | Unkn. | Unknown | 1 | 3 1/2 in. suct., 3 in dis. | Davidson & Co., New York | |||
21 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | Ft. Scott Foundry, Ft. Scott, Kan. | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | 2 | 3 in. suct., 2 in. dis. | H. R. Worthington, St. Louis |
22 | 1 | 50 in. x 20 ft. | Unkn. | Chandler & Taylor | 1 | Nos. 5, 4 1/2, 2 3/4, & 4 1/2 | Canton Pump Co | 1 | Home-made | |
23 | 1 | Unknown | Unkn. | Pittsburg Foundry Co., Pittsbug, Kan. | Hoist water with barrel | |||||
24 | 2 43 in. x 24 ft. 44 in. x 22 ft |
Unkn. | Unknown | 1 | 2 1/2 in. suct., 2 in. dis. | Hooker Pump Co., No. 6 1/2 | ||||
25 | 2 | 36 in. x 18 ft. 48 in. x 26 ft |
Unkn. | Made at Springfield, Mo. | 2 | 2 1/2 in. suct, 2 in. dis. 7 1/2 in. suct., 6 in. dis. |
1 Perkins; 1 Cook, St. Louis | |||
26 | 2 | 46 in. x 26 ft 46 in. x 20 ft. |
Unkn. | Joplin Foundry, Joplin, Mo. | 2 | 2 1/2 in. suct., 2 in. dis. | Hooker, No. 7; Knowles | |||
27 | Unkn. | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | ||||||
28 | 2 | 44 in. x 28 ft 36 in. x 28 ft. |
Unkn. | McNally, Pittsburg, Kan.; Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | 1 | 4 in. suct., 3 in dis. | Cammeron, No. 7 | |||
29 | Unkn. | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | |||
30 | 1 | 2 in. sect., 1 1/2 in. dis. | Fairbanks Morse & Co. | 2 | 2 in. suct., 1 1/2 in. dis. | Fairbanks, Morse & Co. | ||||
31 | 1 | 42 in. x 20 ft | Unkn. | Unknown | 1 | 1 1/4 in. suct, 1 in. dis. | The Dean | 2 | 3 in. suct., 2 in. dis. | Duplex; Miller, Canton, Ohio |
32 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | John O'Brien Boiler Works | 1 | Home-made | ||||
33 | 3 | 40 in. x 20 ft 36 in. x 18 ft |
Unkn. | English, Morse & Co., Kansas City | 1 | 4 1/2 in. suct., 3 1/2 in. dis. | Fairbanks, No. 858 | 1 | 3 1/2 in. suct., 3 in. dis. | Dayton Pump Co., Dayton, Ohio |
34 | 1 | 48 in. x 24 ft | Unkn. | Unknown | Water raised by barrel | |||||
35 | 2 | 44 in. x 24 ft | Unkn. | Joplin Machine Works, Joplin, Mo. | 2 in. suct., 1 1/2 in. dis. | 1 | Pullings, No. 3 | 1 | 3 in. suct., 2 1/2 in. dis. | Knowles, No. 3 |
36 | Horse-Power mine | |||||||||
37 | 2 | 44 in. x 20 ft | Unkn. | English, Morse & Co., Kansas City | 2 | 3.4 in suct., 3 in dis. | Fairbanks & Co., Dayton P. Co. | |||
38 | 1 | 40 in. x 20 ft | Unkn. | Brownville, Ft. Scott, Kan. | 1 | Unknown | Rue's "Little Giant" injector, New York | 2 | 3 in. suct, 2 in. dis. | Knowles, Duplex; Pulsometer Pump Co., Sibley, Mo. |
39 | Unkn. | Unknown | Unkn. | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | |||
40 | 1 | 40 in. x 22 ft | Unkn. | Rohern Bros. Boiler Co., St. Louis | 1 | Unknown | Injector | 2 | 6 in. suct., 4 in. dis. | Fairbanks, Morse & Co. |
Table XII, continued—Mining machinery.
Index No. |
Hoisting Drum | Hoisting Engine | ||||||||
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Single | Double | Side gear |
Center gear |
Dimensions | No. | Cylinders | Dimensions | Horse- power |
Manufacturers | |
1 | Single | S. gear | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 10 each | Wm. Ellison & Son, St. Louis, Mo. | |||
2 | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 30 | Griffiths & Wedge, Zanesville, Ohio. | |||||
3 | ||||||||||
4 | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 50 each | Wyoming Valley Mfg. Company, Wilkesbarre, Pa. | |||||
5 | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 50 each | Wyoming Valley Mfg. Company, Wilkesbarre, Pa. | |||||
6 | 1 | Unkn. | Unknown | Unkn. | The Great Western Mfg, Co., Leavenworth, Kan. | |||||
7 | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 80 each | Ottumwa Iron Works, Ottumwa, Iowa. | |||||
8 | Double | C. gear | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 70 each | Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |||
9 | ||||||||||
10 | Double | C. gear | 6 feet | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 16 each | Ottumwa Iron Works, Ottumwa, Iowa. | ||
11 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 6 feet | 1 | 2 | 12 x 16 in. | Unkn. | Riverside Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |
12 | Single | S. gear | 4 1/2 x 6 feet | 1 | 1 | 10 x 16 in | Unkn. | Riverside Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | ||
13 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 4 1/2 x 10 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | 20 | Riverside Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |
14 | Double | Unknown | Unknown | 5 feet | 1 | 2 | 10 x 16 in. | 19 each | Riverside Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |
15 | Horse-power | |||||||||
16 | Threshing engine. | |||||||||
17 | Single | Unkn. | Unkn. | 4 1/2 feet | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 20 each | Springfield Car and Foundry Co., Springfield, Mo. | |
18 | Horse-power | Horse-power mine. | ||||||||
19 | Double | S. gear | 5 feet | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 30 each | Wm. Ellison, St. Louis, Mo. | ||
20 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 4 1/2 feet | 1 | 2 | Unknown | Unkn. | Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |
21 | 1 | 2 | 10 x 16 in. | 40 each | Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |||||
22 | Single | Unkn. | Unkn. | 4 feet | 1 | 1 | 13 x 6 in. | 70 | Chandler & Taylor, engine manufacturers. | |
23 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 3 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | 40 | Unknown | |
24 | Single | Unkn. | Unkn. | 3 x 4 1/2 feet | 1 | 2 | Unknown | 40 each | Made at Springfield, Mo. | |
25 | Single | Unkn. | Unkn. | 4 1/2 x 5 feet | 1 | 2 | 8 x 10 in. | 16 each | G. S. Wormer & Son, Chicago, Ill. | |
26 | 1 | 2 | 10 x 10 in. | 25 each | Ledgewood. | |||||
27 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 5 feet | ||||||
28 | 1 | 2 | 10 x 16 in. | 16 each | Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |||||
29 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 5 x 6 feet | 1 | 2 | 12 x 21 in. | Unkn. | Unknown | |
30 | Single | Unkn. | Unkn. | 4 x 6 feet | 1 | 2 | 12 x 16 in. | 40 each | M. Leckie, Joplin, Mo. | |
31 | 1 | 2 | 10 x 16 in. | 15 each | Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |||||
32 | Double | C. gear | 4 feet | 1 | 1 | 12 x 22 in. | Unkn. | A. B. Bowman, St. Louis, Mo. | ||
33 | Double | C. gear | 4 feet | 1 | 2 | 10 x 16 in. | 18 each | Unknown, | ||
34 | Single | Unkn. | Unkn. | 5 x 6 feet | 1 | 2 | 9 x l7 in | Unkn. | Keystone Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | |
35 | 1 | 2 | 12 x 18 in. | 25 each | Unknown | |||||
36 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 4 x 8 feet | Horse-power mine. | |||||
37 | Double | C. gear | 4 feet | 1 | 1 | 14 x 24 in. | Unkn. | Riverside Iron Works, Kansas City, Mo. | ||
38 | Unkn. | Unkn. | Unkn. | Unku. | Unknown | 1 | 2 | 10 x l2 in. | 45 each | Ottumwa Iron Works, Ottumwa, Iowa. |
39 | Double | Unkn. | ||||||||
40 | Double | Unkn. | Unkn. | 5 1/2 feet | 1 | 1 | 16 x 30 in. | 60 | Litchfield Car and Machine Co., Litchfield, Ill. |
Table XII, continued—Mining machinery.
Index No. |
Fans | Fan Engine | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dimensions | No. | No. | Horse- power |
Manufacturers | |
1 | |||||
2 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | 15 | Unknown |
3 | |||||
4 | 1 | Unknown | William E. Cole, Washington, Ind. | ||
5 | 1 | Unknown | William E. Cole, Washington, Ind. | ||
6 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | William E. Cole, Washington, Ind. |
7 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown |
8 | 14 feet | 1 | |||
9 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
10 | 3 x 12 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
11 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
12 | 10 feet | 1 | 1 | 16 | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
13 | 16 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
14 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | 12 | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
15 | No fans | ||||
16 | No fans | ||||
17 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
18 | No fans. | ||||
19 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | William Ellison, St. Louis, Mo. |
20 | 10 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
21 | |||||
22 | 8 feet | 1 | Fan run by screening engine | ||
23 | 6 x 16 feet | 1 | Fan run by screening engine | ||
24 | 10 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
25 | 10 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
26 | 22 feet | 1 | 1 | 20 | Springfield Car and Foundry Company. |
27 | |||||
28 | 8 x 15 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Joplin Machine Works, Joplin, Mo. |
29 | |||||
30 | 14 feet | 1 | 1 | 20 | Joplin Machine Works, Joplin, Mo. |
31 | 12 feet | 1 | |||
32 | 8 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Oliveman & Hardwick, Erie, Pa. |
33 | 3 x 10 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Olds Engine Works, Indianapolis, Ind. |
34 | 4 x 16 feet | 1 | Threshing engine. | ||
35 | 14 feet | 1 | 1 | 10 | Mannfacturers unknown; upright engine. |
36 | Furnace ventilation. | ||||
37 | 14 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Unknown |
38 | 12 feet | 1 | 1 | 35 | M. Leckie, Joplin, Mo. |
39 | 12 feet | 1 | Fan run by screening engine. | ||
40 | 14 feet | 1 | 1 | Unknown | Crawford & McCrimmon, Brazil, Ind. |
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