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Excerpt from Reports of the Inspectors of Mines of the Anthracite and Bituminous Coal Regions of Pennsylvania: For the Year 1891 Sir: I have the honor of presenting my annual report for the year ending December 31, 1891, in accordance with article two, section nine, of an act of assembly approved June 2, A. D. 1891. The general condition of the mines is safe and the ventilation good. By reference to and examination of the accompanying tables, it will be found that the workings, ventilation and quantity of coal mined, shipped, used for raising steam; and sold at the collieries for local consumption is reported in detail. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.