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Newspaper
The Kemmerer Camera
Location
Kemmerer, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
13
The Bator visits the Prontier Mines of the Kemmerer Coal Co and tours twelve miles underground with Mike Blakette witnessing notable sights during the underground journey.
A detailed survey of the Kemmerer Coal Company mines outlines development by M S Quealy and M J Make, including No 1 and No 3 shafts, ventilation and pumping systems, No 2 and No 7 entries, and the McGinty coal handling device. It notes high grade steam coal, railroad town growth, and safety practices under Superintendent H Lake and inspector Wind, with operations at Frontier and relations to Gunn Quealy mines near Rock Springs.
The passage describes Mine This as an independent entity responding to domestic demand, supplying the rail line market and issuing contracts for Oregon Short Line before the Cumberland mines expansion. It notes declines in output due to finance and manufacturing slowdowns and references a table of mine output for the fiscal year ending April 30.
Report notes the Glencoe saloon license expiration and limited discussion of incorporating the village. A suggestion arises that coal camps might seek incorporation to control liquor locally and protect themselves. The record shows uncertainty about formal formation and future steps.
Shire sheep inspector Dr C F Verry reports a new order requires all bands of sheep in Wyoming’s southern district to be dipped for ticks under state board supervision from April 1 to October 31. He notes no eastern district disease and describes quarantine debates amid efforts to control scab and related conditions.
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