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44 THE COAL TRADE BULLETIN.
The steamer Chevalier was sunk by ice at Huntington,
W. Va.. on February 10. On the same date,
the steamer W. K. Hillings was sunk by ice in
the seventh pool of the Monongahela and 17
barges of coal, valued at $24,000, were lost near
Charleroi, Pa., from the same cause. The Hillings
is in bad position and it is feared that the vessel
will be broken up by the outgoing ice.
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A general break-up of the ice and ice gorges
between Pittsburgh and Cincinnati occurred on
February 11 and 12 and damage estimated at
$100,000 was sustained by the various river coal
interests through the sinking of barges and other
craft.
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A fire caused by a new miner who lost his way
in the Jeddo No. 4 slope near Hazleton, Pa., operated
by G. B. Markle & Co.. caused a suspension
of operations for three days and damaged the
mine to the extent of $10,000.
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Fire of unknown origin destroyed the tipple and
entrance buildings at the Venetia mine of the
Pittsburgh Coal Co. causing a loss of several thousand
dollars.
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fire in the soft coal on the docks of the St.
Paul & Western Coal Co.. at Green Bay. Wis., destroyed
4,000 tons before it could be controlled.
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A fire in the Continental Coal Co.'s mine No.
252 at Glouster, O., recently caused a loss of $50,-
000.
Three more Cameron horizontal piston pumps
have been installed by the O'Rourke Construction
& Engineering Co. for use in the work of driving
the North River tunnel for the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co., at New York. The O'Rourke company
already has several of these pumps in use in the
work on the Pennsylvania tunnel and the New
York Central tunnel in New York City.
The River Coal Co., a United States Steel constit
uent, is about to abolish mules in its mines and
will install electric haulage systems for all underground
work. The miners have been putting out
about 700 tons daily, and when the body of the
coal is reached the capacity will be increased to
2,000 tons a day. The coal is crushed and shipped
by river and rail to the furnaces.
An application has been made to the United
States district court by the C. Jutte Co. for a
writ of error to the supreme court of the United
States to review the decision of the supreme
court of Pennsylvania in the case brought by the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal & Coke Co.
to restrain the C. Jutte Co. from entering business
as a coal company for ten years.
A new course, devoted to the study of mining
law, is to be established at Columbia. The course
will be open to law students and will be in charge
of a former judge of Minnesota who is an authority
on the subject. His name is to be announced
later. The actual work of the course will be done
in the engineering building.
The Kanawha Fuel Co. is sending its friends
and patrons a handsome and useful souvenir in
the form of a combination clock, calendar, thermometer
and barometer. It is made for desk
use and is finished in black Morocco leather
with gilt metal trimmings.
The board of directors of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Co. created the office of eoal freight agent
and appointed Robert H. Large, division freight
agent at Altoona, to the position. J. G. Searles
is general coal freight agent, and Mr. Large will
become his assistant.
During January 12,870,000 bushels of coal passed
through Lock No. 4 on the Monongahela river. To
carry it 1,257 barges, coal boats and flats were
required. During the same time 1,320 empty
craft were passed through the lock on their way
to the mines.
The interstate commerce commission has been
investigating the charges that the Santa Fe railroad
has been granting rebates to the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Co. and has sent a report to the attorney
general setting forth that the law has been
violated.
The Ohio river coal interests have combined in
a movement to keep the Pittsburgh and Cincinnati
harbors free from ice, thereby preventing the
formation of gorges which might result in heavy
property losses.
Official announcement is made that the.Dering
Coal Co. has made a long-term contract with the
United States Steel Corporation to furnish bituminous
coal to its mills in Illinois, Indiana and
Wisconsin.
In 1904 there were mined 9,650,000 tons of coal
in Japan. Ten years ago the Japanese coal production
did not exceed 3,000,000 tons.