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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
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
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
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
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
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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