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NEW EXPLOSIVES ALLOWED IN<br />
THE BRITISH <strong>COAL</strong> MINES.<br />
THE <strong>COAL</strong> TRADE BULLETIN.<br />
The British home secretary has issued an order<br />
permitting the use of new explosives in coal mines<br />
in addition to those previously permitted.<br />
The following is a complete list of explosives<br />
permitted under the old coal mines orders: Albionite,<br />
ammonal, ammonal B, ammonite, amvis,<br />
aphosite, arkite, bellite No. 1, bellite No. 3, bobbinite,<br />
britonite, cambrite, carbonite, celtite, clydite,<br />
colliery cheddite, dahmenite A, dragonite,<br />
electronite, Faversham powder, fracturite, geloxite,<br />
haylite No. 1, kynite, negro powder, Nobel<br />
ammonia powder No. 1, Nobel ammonia powder<br />
No. 2, Nobel ardeer powder, Nobel carbonite, normanite,<br />
permitite, phoenix powder, pitite, roburite<br />
No. 3, saxonite, stowite, thunderite, victorite. westfalite<br />
No. 1, westfalite No. 2.<br />
Abbcite, minite, monobel powder and russelite<br />
are the names of the new explosives which can<br />
now be used. Their ingredients are as follows:<br />
Parts by weight.<br />
ABBCITE—<br />
Not more than: Not less than:<br />
Nitrate of ammonium 82 78<br />
Nitroglycerin 11 9<br />
Woodmeal (dried at 100° C.) 10 8<br />
Moisture 2.5 1.5<br />
Parts by weight.<br />
MINITE—<br />
Not more than: Not less than:<br />
Nitrate of ammonium 92 87<br />
Nitroglycerin 11 9<br />
Oxalate of ammonium 2 0.5<br />
Moisture 0.5<br />
Parts by weight.<br />
MONOBEL POWDER—<br />
Not more than: Not less than:<br />
Nitrate of ammonium 82 78<br />
Nitroglycerine 11 9<br />
Woodmeal (dried at 100° C.) 10 8<br />
Moisture 2.5 0.5<br />
Parts by weight.<br />
RUSNEI.ITK—<br />
Not more than: Not less than:<br />
Nitroglycerin 42 40<br />
Nitrocotton 2.75 1.75<br />
Nitrate of potassium 26 24<br />
Woodmeal (dried at 100° C.) 5 3<br />
Moisture 1 0<br />
Carbonate of calcium 0.5 0<br />
Oxalate of ammonium 24 22<br />
Trinitrotoluol 6.5 4.5<br />
Advance sheets of the forthcoming annual report<br />
of the mine inspector of Missouri show that<br />
the tonnage of the state for 1904 was 4,115,695<br />
tons, a decrease of 149,633 tons from the 1903<br />
production.<br />
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MINE INSPECTORS NAMED.<br />
Chief Roderick, of the department of mines, has<br />
certified to Governor Pennypacker the following<br />
persons for appointment as mine inspectors for<br />
the bituminous regions, and commissions have<br />
been issued to them:<br />
First district, Henry Louttit, Monongahela; second<br />
district, Chauncey B. Ross, Greensburg; third<br />
district, Thomas K. Adams, Mercer; fourth district,<br />
Elias Phillips, Dubois; fifth district, Isaac<br />
G. Roby, Uniontown; sixth district, Joshua T.<br />
Evans, Johnstown; seventh district, John I. Pratt,<br />
tburgh; eighth district, Joseph Knapper, Philipsburg;<br />
ninth district, Thomas D. Williams,<br />
Johnstown; tenth district, Joseph Williams, Altoona;<br />
eleventh district, William J. Neilson, Wilson;<br />
twelfth district, Roger Hampson, Punxsutawney;<br />
thirteenth district, Alexander McCouch,<br />
Jr., Pittsburgh; fourteenth district, F. W. Cunningham,<br />
Wilkinsburg; fifteenth district, Alexander<br />
Montieth, Patton; sixteenth district, David<br />
Young, Uniontown.<br />
Of the 38 applicants before the Pittsburgh session<br />
of the board of examiners appointed by the<br />
governor of Pennsylvania to examine candidates<br />
for the position of mine inspectors, 22 were successful.<br />
Those who received certificates but will<br />
not get appointments unless vacancies occur are:<br />
John I. Pratt, Pittsburgh; C. P. McGregor, Saltsburg;<br />
Nicholas Evans, Johnstown; J. F. Bell, Star<br />
Junction; Thomas S. Louther, McKees Rocks; and<br />
Adolph Cook, Hannastown. The board has redistricted<br />
the state, making 16 districts instead<br />
of 15, the new one being at Brownsville. It will<br />
include the river mines and Klondike or most of<br />
them. Thirteen of the 16 new inspectors will<br />
succeed themselves.<br />
ATLANTIC PORT <strong>COAL</strong> SHIPMENTS.<br />
A comparative summary of the shipments of<br />
coal by water from Atlantic ports during first<br />
three months of 1904 and 1905 is as follows:<br />
ANTHRACITE.<br />
1904. 1905.<br />
New York 2,879,172 3,175,511<br />
Philadelphia 357,129 400,197<br />
Baltimore 36,059 35,292<br />
Newport News<br />
Norfolk<br />
Total 3,272,360 3,611,000<br />
BITUMINOUS.<br />
1904. 1905.<br />
New York 1,890,414 2,021,998<br />
Philadelphia 605,638 679,686<br />
Baltimore 409,229 472,908<br />
Newport News 543,689 607,878<br />
Norfolk 418,897 478,682<br />
Total 3,867,867 4.261,152