burrows]       BARNESBOROPATTON  COAL  FIELD,   PENNSYLVANIA.        299 
Porter  Run,  about  one-half  mile  north  of  Barnesboro.  Mine  No.  9, 
on  the  north  side  of  the  ravine,  was  opened  in  1902,  but  was  not  very 
extensively  worked  until  the  summer  of  1903,  when  No.  10,  on  the 
south  bank  of  Porter  Run,  was  opened.  A  tipple  with  tramways 
graded  to  handle  the  loads  by  gravity  from  the  drift  mouth  of  No.  9 
and  from  the  two  openings  on  No.  10  was  then  erected  and  electfic 
haulage  installed.  Cars  are  gathered  by  motor  and  the  coal  is  cut  by 
machine. 
Usually  in  this  district  the  coal  from  the  Upper  Freeport  bed  is 
loaded  into  the  same  car  as  the  coal  from  the  Lower  Freeport,  and  the 
consumer  has  no  means  of  knowing  from  which  bed  the  coal  is 
obtained.  In  the  present  case,  however,  the  coal  is  shipped  independ- 
ently of  that  from  the  lower  bed. 
Allport  mine. — This  mine  is  properly  on  the  "D,"  or  Lower  Free- 
port  coal,  and  will  be  more  fully  described  under  that  head.  The 
present  UE"  mine  originally  was  a  country  bank,  and  after  the  lower 
coal  had  been  opened  an  inside  plane  was  run  up  to  the  "E,"the 
interval  between  the  beds  at  this  point  being  40  feet.  The  empties 
are  drawn  up  the  plane  by  the  loads  coming  down;  the  coal  is  all 
mined  by  hand,  but  not  much  work  is  being  done  on  this  bed  at 
present,  the  company  devoting  its  energies  to  the  lower  bed. 
Walnut  Rim  Wo.  1. — The  Walnut  Run  Coal  Company  also  is  work- 
ing both  seams.  This  mine  is  about  \\  miles  east  of  Barnesboro. 
The  Upper  Freeport  here  lies  38  feet  above  the  lower  bed  and  about 
60  feet  above  the  railroad.  The  entrance,  which  is  some  distance 
west  of  the  tipple,  is  reached  by  a  tramway  running  around  the  face 
of  the  hill.  The  grade  of  this  road  is  about  4  per  cent,  and  mules  are 
the  only  means  of  haulage  in  both  mines.  The  mine  on  the  "  E"  coal 
has  been  opened  very  recently,  but,  considering  that  the  coal  is  all 
mined  by  hand,  a  very  good  daily  tonnage  is  maintained.  Ventilation 
is  by  furnace. 
Cymhria  mine. — This  is  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  field,  having  been 
opened  in  1892.  It  is  located  a  short  distance  east  of  Walnut  Run 
mine,  and  mining  is  carried  on  in  both  the  aD"  and  UE"  beds. 
Until  the  summer  of  1903  the  coal  from  the  upper  mine  was  brought 
down  to  the  tipple  over  a  plane,  the  upper  opening  being  directly 
over  the  lower,  but  now  an  opening  has  been  made  farther  to  the  east 
and  the  coal  is  all  brought  to  the  tipple  over  a  well-constructed  electric 
road  which  is  able  to  accommodate  more  cars  than  the  old  plane.  At 
present  the  coal  is  being  mined  by  hand,  but  electric  machines  are 
very  soon  to  be  installed  and  the  furnace  to  be  replaced  by  a  fan. 
Manion  mine. — This  mine  is  located  on  the  north  side  of  Walnut 
Run,  nearly  opposite  Cymbria  and  about  2  miles  from  Barnesboro. 
At  present  the  owners  are  paying  little  attention  to  the  upper  coal, 
apparently  holding  it  in  reserve.     The  ventilation  of  the  mine  is  by 
