Monroe County Coal Mines 1900-1901
District 1 Inspector James A Campbell
In 1900 Monroe county had 18 mines employing 1148 miners paid a total of #392,924 including yardage, room turning, etc. There were 546 others employed by mines who were paid $236,531 including cost of supervision. There was a net increase of 1 mine in 1901. That year 1330 miners were employed who were paid $672,570 and there was a total of 618 others paid $273,255.
List of Mines
Mine, superintendent, post office, shaft or slope, plan of working mine, how ventilated, power used, shipping or local
- Wapello Coal Co. No 1, 2, 3-P H Waterman, Hiteman, shaft, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- Hocking Coal Co. No. 1, 2- Jno. Schuller, Hocking Valley, shaft, room and pillar, fan , steam, shipping
- Smoky Hollow Coal Co. No. 4, 5, 6-F. Hines, Hines City, slope, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- Consolidation Coal Co. No. 10, 11-B. C. Buxton, Muchakinock, shaft, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- St. Paul Coal Co.-T J Phillips, Ottumwa, shaft, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- Central Coal Co.-Geo Young, Hickory, slope, room and pillar, furnace, steam, shipping
- Diamond Coal Co. No. 1-A B Little, Coalfield, slope, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- Deep Vein Coal Co. No. 1-A. Erskin, Ottumwa, shaft, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- Star Coal Co.-N A Flanders, Albia, shaft, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- Deep Vein Coal Co. No. 2-A. Erskin, Ottumwa, shaft, long wall, furnace, horse, shipping
- Fredrick Coal Co. –Joe Scavenger, Avery, shaft, shaft, room and pillar, fan, steam, shipping
- White Ash Coal Co.-Jas Smith, Avery, slope, room and pillar, furnace, horse, shipping
Mines added in the last 3 years-Wapello No 3, Consolidated 10 and 11, Hocking Coal 2, St. Paul Coal, Fredrick Coal, Star Coal No 2
Abandoned-Smoky Hollow Coal No 5
Fatal Accidents for the biennial period ending June 30, 1901
- Jan 10, 1900-H Edwards, miner, fall of slate, Wapello Coal Co., Hitemen
- Mar 19, 1900-Carter Perkins, miner, fall of slate, Hocking Coal Co, Hocking Valley
- Mar 29, 1900-Chas. Carlson, miner, fall of slate, --, Hiteman
- Jun 18, 1900-Harry Allison, miner, fall of slate, Mine no. 2, Hiteman
- Jun 5, 1901-Chas. Thornton, miner, fall of slate, Deep Vein, Foster
- Jun 6, 1901-G Williams, miner, fall of slate, Wapello Coal, Hiteman
Non-Fatal Accidents for the biennial period ending June 30, 1901
- Aug 28, 1899-R L Evans, timberman, hip and back injured, fall of slate, Hocking
- Sep 25, 1899-Jno Martin, miner, back injured, fall of slate, Avery
- Nov 27, 1899-Geo Palmer, miner, legs bruised, shot of coal, Avery
- Jun 18, 1900-W Anderson, day man, leg broken, fall of slate, Foster
- Jan 4, 1901-J Winston, tracklayer, leg broken, fall of slate, HIteman
- Jan 4, 1901-S Anderson, miner, leg broken, fall of slate, Hiteman
- Mar 13, 1901-C W Carlson, miner, hip bruised, fall of coal, Foster
- Mar 25, 1901-David Lewis, miner, hand injured, struck with pick, Foster
- Mar 26, 1901-W Williams, miner, burned, spark dropped in powder, Foster
- Jun 26, 1901-Geo Cook, driver, foot injured, car run over foot, Avery
- Jun 26, 1901-Gust. Blee j., miner, back and foot injured, fall of slate, Avery
- Jan 4, 1901-R Samuel, tracklayer, severe scalp wound, fall of slate, Hiteman
Tenth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors to the Governor of the State of Iowa for Two Years Ending June 30, 1901