ended June 30, 1899, 145,000 tons; estimated value of output, $230,000; depth of slope, 1,800 feet; value of improvements this year, $5,000; total, $10,000; average number of men employed inside, 250; average number of men employed outside, 25; average number of boys employed inside, 10; number of days mine was operated, 260; number of tons used at mine, 1,000; where coal is marketed, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Old Mexico, and Texas, and to Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad. This mine is situated on a branch line of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, which connects with the main line at Waldo Station. At the terminus of this branch line is situated the town of Madrid, which is the post-office address of the Cerrillos Coal Railroad Company, and is quite a beautiful and substantial town, with about 1,200 inhabitants. The company owns all the dwellings and business houses of the town of Madrid, and following the "Record of Inspection" will be found a more complete description of the property of the Cerrillos Coal Railroad Company RECORD OF INSPECTION. September 5, 1898.—On this date I commenced my inspection of the Cook and White mine. I inspected the following working places and took air measurements, which were as follows: September 6, 1898.-I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine and found the air measurements to be as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. No. 2 room on No. 2 raised plane, second left entry. No. 1 left room on No. 3 raised plane, first right entry Return at No. 1 fan. Total number cubic feet of air returning. Cubic feet. 4,095 3,360 2,240 9, 240 4,680 5,800 11, 200 7,680 2,550 7,050 27,000 18, 000 45, 900 I found the mine well ventilated and found the workings which I inspected in good condition. September 8, 1898.-On this date I inspected the machinery belonging to the Cook and White mine and found the machinery in good condition. October 13, 1898.—I again commenced my inspection of the Cook and White mine and took air measurements throughout the workings, which were as follows: October 14, 1898.-I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine and took air measurements, which were found to be as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. No. 1 left room on No. 2 raised plane, second right entry. Top of No. 1 raised plane on second right entry. No. 5 left room on No. 1 raised plane, second right entry Return at No. 3 fan... No. 1 left room on No. 3 raised plane, first right entry. I discovered a small amount of carbureted-hydrogen gas at the face of the third right entry, and ordered safety lamps used in that place. I found the workings of the mine in very good condition. October 15, 1898.-I inspected the boilers, ropes, fans, hoisting engines, and all the machinery belonging to the Cook and White mine and found the machinery in good condition. November 25, 1898.-On this date I inspected the machinery belonging to the Cook and White mine, and I found the machinery in good condition. November 26, 1898.-I commenced my inspection of the Cook and White mine and took air measurements throughout the workings, which were as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Intake on main slope.. First right entry in last crosscut Intake to No. 3 raised plane on first right entry. No. 3 left room on No. 3 raised plane No. 6 left room on No. 3 raised plane No. 7 left room on No. 3 raised plane Top of No. 3 raised plane . No. 6 right room on No. 3 raised plane Last crosscut between Nos. 3 and 4 right rooms No. 1 right room on No. 3 raised plane Return between Nos. 2 and 3 raised plane, first right entry Above second right entry on slope.... Last crossent at face of second right entry. Inside of No. 2 raised plane of second right entry Cubic feet. 39, 200 16, 650 7, 260 4,500 2,520 3,000 520 1,800 1,920 3,100 16, 200 34, 560 8, 360 12, 250 5,880 November 28, 1898.—I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine and took air measurements, which I found to be as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Bottom of slope.. Face of No. 3 left entry. Air traveling in No. 3 right entry. Return on right of slope, from No. 3 right entry Return on left of slope, from No. 3 left entry.. No. 1 right room on No. 2 raised plane, second left entry. Last crosscut between Nos. 2 and 3 right rooms.. Last crosscut between Nos. 5 and 6 right rooms. No. 7 right room at face of room.. Last crosscut between Nos. 5 and 6 left rooms. Return at No. 1 fan Total number of cubic feet of air returning Cubic feet. 25, 300 4.000 8,000 2,280 10,800 5,460 10, 200 17,480 7,650 4,550 3,840 2,600 3, 300 4,550 1,440 25,000 16,000 41,000 I found the mine well ventilated and found the workings of the mine in good condition. December 19, 1898.—I again commenced my inspection of the Cook and White mine. I measured 39,200 cubic feet of air entering the mine per minute. I then inspected Nos. 3 right and left entries and found considerable gas generating at the face of No. 3 left back entry, and ordered a crosscut driven at the face of the entry. I also took air measurements throughout the workings, which were as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Last crosscut between Nos. 3 left (back and main) entries.. Return on left of slope, from No. 3 left entry Cubic feet. 7,010 7,200 16, 170 8,000 35, 600 23, 760 December 20, 1898.-I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine and found the air measurements to be as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Second right entry inside of second raised plane Last crosscut at face of No. 2 right entry First left room on No. 2 raised plane, second right entry I tested the face of No. 3 left back entry for gas, and found a very small amount of gas at the face of the entry. December 21, 1898.-I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine and found the air measurements to be as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Air course leading to No. 3 raised plane on first right entry Air traveling in first right back entry at face of entry Return at No. 3 fan.. Return at No. 1 fan. Cubic feet. 8,400 9,880 16,000 1,800 2,430 29,500 13, 725 With the exception of No. 3, left back entry, I found the workings of the mine in good condition, and just as soon as the crosscut in the third left back entry is completed the mine will be in first-class condition. December 22, 1898.-On this date I again visited the third left back entry in the Cook and White mine for the purpose of ascertaining if the crosscut was being driven at the face of the entry, as per my instructions of the 19th instant I found the miners at work driving the crosscut and they informed me that the crosscut would be completed on the evening of the 24th instant. On this visit I found no gas in the entry. December 23, 1898.—On this date I inspected the hoisting engines, boilers, ropes, and fans belonging to the Cook and White mine and found them in good condition. January 24, 1899.-I again commenced inspecting the Cook and White mine and took air measurements throughout the workings which I inspected. I found the air measurements to be as follows: Fourth right room on first left dip plane, second left entry. Top of first left dip plane (intake), second left entry Cubic feet. 37,520 2, 640 3,720 8,100 7, 140 6,750 18,800 1,920 900 1,080 2,520 7, 200 I found the above workings well ventilated and in good condition. January 25, 1899.-I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine and found the air measurements to be as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Face of No. 2 back entry. Face of No. 2 main entry Intake to No. 1 raised plane. No. 1 left room on No. 1 raised plane Crosscut between Nos. 2 and 3 right rooms, No. 1 raised plane I found the above working places well ventilated and in good condition. January 26, 1899.-I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine and took air measurements, which I found to be as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Face of first right back entry Face of first right main entry Intake to No. 3 raised plane.. Crosscut between Nos. 1 and 2 left rooms, No. 3 raised plane No. 8 left room, No. 3 raised plane Cubic feet. 7,560 10, 800 9,600 7,280 2,565 I found the workings of the mine well ventilated and in good condition. January 30, 1899.-I inspected the machinery belonging to the Cook and White mine and found the machinery in first-class condition. February 25, 1899.-I again inspected the Cook and White mine. I measured 43,800 cubic feet of air entering the mine per minute. I then inspected the rooms on the first raised plane of the second left entry and found considerable gas (fire damp) in No. 6 right room, also in Nos. 8 and 9 left rooms, and immediately ordered the miners to stop working in said rooms until a sufficient quantity of air was forced into said rooms to sweep the gas away from said working places and render them perfectly safe. The superintendent was with me in the mine and he ordered the men to stop work at once. He also informed me that he would not allow any more work done in said mentioned places until they were perfectly clear of gas and absolutely safe. I also ordered the superintendent to allow no person to enter the first raised plane with a naked light and to be certain that every man working on the plane was furnished with a locked safety lamp; also to allow no powder of any kind used on the plane. The superintendent informed me that my instructions would be carried out. I then inspected the first dip plane on the second left entry and found no gas, and found the workings of the dip plane in good condition. I then went down to the third left entries and inspected the same. I found that a very strong feeder of gas (fire damp) had been encountered at the face of the third left main entry and ordered the superintendent to allow no powder used in this entry and to allow the miners to use nothing but locked safety lamps in said entry or the workings thereon. I took an air measurement in the crosscut which was driven between the air course and the main entry at the face of the entry, and measured 2,790 cubic feet of air traveling in the crosscnt. This amount of air had very little effect on the feeder of gas, and the supeintendent informed me that he would stop all work on this entry until a much stronger current of air was traveling at the face of the entry and the entry clear of gas. I then inspected Nos. 3 right entries and found said entries and the workings thereon clear of gas and in good condition. February 27, 1899.-I continued my inspection of the Cook and White mine. I inspected the second right entries and the workings thereon and found the workings on said entries in good condition. I then inspected the first right entries and the workings thereon. I found one of the stoppings between the front and back entries in bad condition on account of not being air-tight, thus allowing the air to escape through the stopping and return to the fan before traveling up to the face of the entries. I ordered the stopping closed up and made air-tight. The man who has charge of the ventilation on this entry commenced the work of closing up the stopping. I then took air measurements throughout the workings, which were as follows: Cubic feet of air traveling per minute. Intake on main slope. Cubic feet. Above second right entry on slope.. 43, 800 Intake to No. 1 dip plane on second left entry. On slope 100 feet above the third right entry Left return at bottom of slope... Face of No. 3 left entry in crosscut Bottom of No. 1 dip plane on second left entry. Last crosscnt at face of No. 6 right room, first raised plane. Crosscut between Nos. 5 and 6 right rooms, first raised plane on second left entry Crosscut between Nos. 4 and 5 right rooms, first raised plane on second left entry Crosscut between Nos. 1 and 2 right rooms, first raised plane on No. 2 left entry. 34, 560 6, 890 3, 660 2,400 1,820 6,800 1,980 7,830 25, 650 Back entry or air course, on third left, south of slant. Return on right side of slope... Return to second right entry from third right entry 4,400 2,790 7, 235 7,350 22,750 13.950 6,720 5, 175 |