Originally published in the Pacific Coast Bulletin, December 19, 1924
Olaf Bodding, of the Bodding Transfer Co., Juneau, Alaska, is here seen with his team, ready to deliver a ton of Black Diamond screened coal, sacked, to a customer who lives half way up the mountain. That the problem of delivering coal in Juneau, especially half way up the mountain, is somewhat different than might be supposed, is seen in the fact that to deliver this ton of coal the cost to the customer for delivery alone is $6, to say nothing of the cost of the coal itself.
Black Diamond coal and Diamond Briquets are both popular fuels in Juneau, according to H.G. Walmsley, agent for the Pacific Coast Coal Company there.
Burnett Bulletins
Camp Fire Girls plan for future
Ta-Ta-Pochon camp Fire Girls of Burnett are bringing to a close a very successful year of study and pleasure, with a balance of $50 in the treasury which the girls hope to use in fixing up a building for their own use. In this connection it should be mentioned that the Boy Scouts received the sum of $31.20 as their share of the proceeds of a recent dance which was given by the Camp Fire Girls.
In conjunction with their other activities the girls continue their classes in calisthenics and first aid every Wednesday evening at the Social Hall. This is work in which they take particular pride and in which the girls always make a very creditable showing. Much credit for the work done by the Camp Fire is due Elizabeth Thompson, guardian of the girls, whose interest in their progress never dwindles.
Another round
After the wallop landed by Carl Benson two weeks ago, there were some who thought Justin would take the count. However, this week we find him up and in the center of the ring in fine form for the sixth round of the poetic battle between the poets of the hotel and the store. See him in action on the next page.
Unusual accident
Herbert Carmode of the store force was the victim of an unusual accident when returning from Seattle on the bakery wagon Monday morning. A tree, overburdened with snow, fell on the truck, injuring the driver quite badly. Mr. Carmode had one wrist sprained and received several minor cuts and bruises. Another passenger on the truck was also bruised and cut.
Higley secretary of new council
Newly elected members of the Burnett Mine Council were introduced at the council meeting last Tuesday and Leo. J. Higley, successor of Jack La Moyne in Zone “F,” was chosen secretary of the body. Wm. A. Furnish, alternate chairman of the Mine Council, was elected to the Central Council, succeeding A.C. Austin.
John Hull is the new councilman from Zone “D,” succeeding Mr. Austin, while John Zachman succeeded Chas. Kirby as representative from Zone “C.” The retiring members of the council were thanked for their past services and invited to remain during the first meeting of the new organization. Mr. Austin, as retiring Central Councilman, will also attend the next session of that body on December 27.
Party enjoyed
Last Saturday night the Elks’ Lodge of Puyallup staged a party in Burnett which would have been much better attended had there not been so many other social affairs the same night in near-by towns. The Puyallup band and orchestra were present and furnished music, the band rendering a short program in the hotel lobby. All present enjoyed the occasion, and a number were lucky in drawing turkeys, some even getting two or three. Among those from Burnett who won turkeys were: L.W. Foreman, A. Peters, Virgil Wilkinson, A.E. Turner, Mrs. Thos. Steele, Mrs. Elmer Fitzgerald, Robt. Watson, Harold De Britz, and Al Druse.
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The Elks gave a turkey shoot last Sunday at the ball grounds, where all those who were not lucky in winning a turkey on Saturday night had another chance to win a Christmas dinner. Owing to the rain it was not very well attended.
Round VI
I hear a rumble at my front door,
Sounds to me like a feeble roar.
Guess I’ll go and see;
Well, I declare, ’tis Carl, my friend
Where in the world have you been?
But ain’t you afraid to call on me?
Come in, “Swedish Lion,” Ha! Ha! Ho! Ho!
Carl, your verses amuse me so,
They really make me smile;
They carry me back to olden times,
And make me think of school-day rhymes
I used to write when but a child.
No doubt, Carl, there was a day
When you could write in a better way,
And create sweeter rhymes;
Of course you’re not to blame for that
You are getting stout and fat,
For we all have seen better times.
Well, “Lion,” I’m glad to have you call;
And when you are ready to take your fall
I’ll come and give you a pull,
But I’m feeling a little tired tonight,
Not feeling very much like a fight,
So run along with your Hindu “Bull.”
—By the Solicitor.
Christmas boxes
Boxes for mailing Christmas packages may be obtained at the company store, free of charge, Manager L.W. Foreman has announced. This service is rendered to facilitate the wrapping and shipping of Christmas gifts and everyone in the camp is invited to call and avail themselves of the opportunity to obtain suitable shipping boxes.
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The first heavy snow of the season fell in Burnett last Sunday night, which has since been followed by more. As a result there is every reason to believe that Christmas in the camp this year will be accompanied with plenty of snow.
Black Diamond Doings
Community Christmas program prepared
Preparations for the big Community Christmas celebration in Black Diamond are now complete and every youngster in the camp is breathless with anticipation. Through the good offices of Mr. R.H. Glenn, the motion picture theatre has been donated for the occasion, and promptly at 7 o’clock on Christmas Eve the doors will be thrown open.
This part of the entertainment is primarily for the children and no adults will be admitted until the youngsters have all been seated. Parents are urged to get their children there on time. An excellent program has been prepared and to avoid delay it is necessary that no one be late.
Following the entertainment at the theatre a dance will be held in the Masonic Hall. This dance will be under the auspices of the Black Diamond Athletic Association. The only charge to members will be the 10-cent tax which all must pay when presenting card at the door. Admission to non-members will be the usual 1.10.
Expresses thanks
Through the Bulletin A.B. Eldridge wishes to thank the people of Black Diamond who so generously came to the assistance of his family during his recent injury and illness.
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Black Diamond children are asked not to forget the free matinee which will be given by Mr. Glenn at the theatre, starting at 2 on Christmas Day. Every Black Diamond boy and girl is invited.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Davies on December 10, an 8-pound son. The young man has been named John Henry, Junior. The Bulletin adds its congratulations.
Soccer squad loses by narrow margin
Black Diamond’s battling soccer eleven lost another hard-fought battle with Newcastle last Sunday on the home lot. The score was 1 to 0. All agree that it was a fast and exciting game.
Though Black Diamond is offering no alibis, some close followers of the game declare that Newcastle was lucky. The score at the end of the first half stood 0 to 0. Newcastle’s goal was made in the last 10 minutes of play. On December 28, Black Diamond will play at Carbonado.
Safety officers
Election of officers for the Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association of Black Diamond was held last Saturday evening with the following results: Supt. Paul Gallagher was elected president, Bert Arthur, vice president; Wm. Baxter, educational director; A.G. Wallace, safety director, and F.A. Strange, secretary-treasurer. Plans were outlined at the meeting for a big safety campaign for the coming year.
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The show and dance given by the Black Diamond Athletic Association for the benefit of the Washington State Football Association was a grand success financially. The Douglas Dancers were much enjoyed in their various dances and songs.
Wedding announced
Announcement was made last week of the marriage of Miss Ann Hunt to Mr. Alik Hatfield, on December 10. The bride has been a comptometer operator in the Auditor’s office of the company, and her host of friends presented her with a percolator set as a wedding present. Only immediate friends and relatives were present at the ceremony. The Bulletin adds its congratulations.
Sylvan scene near Black Diamond
They tell me that: Cold weather helps; World wants peace; Near the Pole it’s warm
There’s one time of the year at least when city dwellers can envy the lot of those who live in the mining camps. When the cold winds blow and the mercury starts a nose-dive for zero, the mining camp resident knows that he can always get all the fuel he needs while his urban brother, as a rule, finds the coal bin empty. Every time the chilly blasts hit the city, and the snow and ice make traffic a real problem, the fuel dealer knows that he’ll have no rest until milder weather returns. Thus ’tis an ill wind that blows no good.
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If those yellow journals which sell their papers by printing fantastic stories of “wars and rumors of wars” knew what they were talking about the world would face a dismal future indeed. After the recent deluge of blood, from which the nations of the earth will not fully recover for generations yet to come, it would seem that mankind would strive for the rewards of peace, rather than for further fratricidal strife. And in reality peace and amity between nations is the goal of all responsible men, including those in authority and in whose power lies the destiny of the world.
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News dispatches recently told of an Arctic schooner, the Maid of Orleans, frozen fast in the ice somewhere north of Bering Sea. Aboard this sturdy ship, which sailed from Seattle last summer for the frozen wastes of Victoria Land, far beyond the Arctic Circle, is a Seattle woman and numerous other passengers, in addition to the crew. There they must wait until the ice breaks next spring before their journey can be resumed. Added assurance to the statements that the entire party is safe is seen in the fact that when the schooner sailed from Seattle she carried a cargo of Black Diamond coal and Diamond Briquets! Let the polar breezes blow!
Bureau of Mines study of washing coals
A study of the washability of fine sizes of coal on tables, with particular reference to Washington and Alaskan coals, has been conducted by the United States Bureau of Mines in cooperation with the University of Washington, at the Seattle station of the Bureau of Mines. A coal from a Washington mine, presenting unusual washing difficulties, has been studied in considerable detail, using a particular commercial-size table. Float-and-sink tests of zonal products, supplemented by screen-sizing tests and chemical analyses, have given valuable information as to the workings of a coal table. This work is not yet completed but several conclusions of general application to any tabling operation may be drawn from the work to date.
There is a definite relationship between the tonnage of feed to a coal table and the maximum size of particles in the feed which will separate well on the table. The coarser the feed to the table, the greater must be the tonnage fed to obtain a good separation. A certain depth of material is required on the table to permit good stratification, this depth varying with the coarseness of the feed. On the other hand, there is an upper limit to the depth of material that can be separated on the table. These two factors will determine the maximum size of coal that can be handled by a table.
The table used in the Bureau of Mines tests has a remarkable sizing action on all material that is properly stratified, that is, on all material that is not too coarse to stratify in the depth of coal on the table, and at the same time is not sufficiently fine to slime. The coarsest particles of any given specific gravity are discharged from the table first, and the finer the material the farther it will be carried out on the table before it is discharged. Materials of all specific gravities follow this same law. The result of this sizing action of the table is to make it impossible to obtain a clean separation between materials near in specific gravity when using an unsized feed. On the other hand, a separation using a classified feed will be favored by this action of the table.
The efficiency of the washing operation on tables is low when attempting to make a low-ash washed coal, and increases rapidly with higher allowable ash content in the washed coal. The explanation of this fact seems to lie in the fact that the largest proportion of the impurities is near in specific gravity to that of coal. The sizing action of the table previously mentioned causes an overlapping between material of different specific gravities, and the effect on the efficiency of the separation is more pronounced where the proportion is large. — Coal Review.
At your service
Mr. Irelan’s itinerary
Monday, Dec. 22—Burnett.
Tuesday, Dec. 23—Carbonado.
Wednesday, Dec. 24—City.
Thursday, Dec. 25—Christmas.
Friday, Dec. 26—Black Diamond
Burnett disaster
As the Bulletin goes to press comes the first sad news of the disaster at Burnett. An explosion, the cause of which has not yet been determined, has taken from us six of our family with another who will probably go. Elmer Crippen, Elmer Landis, B.H. Washburn, and Charles Kirby have been taken from the mine; E.L. Rush and Ernest Ridley have not yet been reached. The lives of all these have been instantaneously snuffed out. Harry Humecky is in Providence Hospital with little hope of recovery.
Mere words cannot possibly express the feeling of the associates of these boys; from the workmen in the different mines to the company’s highest officials. To the bereaved families goes the heart-felt sympathy of all.
As this is written the ablest rescue men of Burnett and the other mines, as well as the officials of the State, Bureau of Mines, and the company, continue in the work of recovery, and after this will come a thorough investigation of what at this moment appears to have been one of those unexplainable freaks which defy human ingenuity to prevent and seem to be the lot of the industry of mining.
Carbonado Comments
Camp will make merry Friday night
Friday night promises to be a big occasion for all the youngsters, and the older folks as well, in Carbonado. The employees at the camp are giving their big Christmas celebration in the school hall on that night.
There will be a program presented by the children, followed by dancing for the adults. A big Christmas tree has been set up and decorated and the hall decorated with Yuletide colors. A big time is assured, and everyone is invited to participate in the festivities.
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Sleigh riding is in season at Carbonado, a large crowd of young people taking full advantage of the newly fallen snow and cold weather to enjoy a winter sport seldom indulged in on the Coast.
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Every available man on the surface has been kept busy with a blow torch, thawing out water pipes, since the freeze-up.
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The cooked food and rummage sale held on December 4, by the Ladies’ Aid was a splendid success. These food sales are planned for once each month during the winter. Bachelors take note!
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The Carbonado soccer squad came very close to beating the Todd Dry Dock eleven in their tussle at the Coast League Park last Sunday. They held the shipbuilders scoreless until the last twenty minutes, when Billy Griffiths, with a solo rush, scored once, and later passed to “Spine” Daly for what appeared to be the winning goal. Goalie Frew cleared, however, and Gus Gimness drove it through.
Carbonado disputed the goal, claiming it to be an offside play, but the score was allowed. Jimmy Craig, Sammy Davis, and Steve Androski were the best Carbonado players.
Church services
Services are held at the Carbonado church every Sunday at seven o’clock in the evening by the Rev. D.K. Laurie of Tacoma. The new Heatrola, recently installed by the Ladies’ Aid, is a decided improvement, making the interior of the church nicely warm and comfortable in cold weather. Everyone is invited to attend these services, and to help make Carbonado a God-fearing community.
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Tony Chestnich is quarantined at home with the chickenpox. Several other cases are also reported by Dr. Thos. Runnalls.
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Harry Owens, who has been confined to his home for two weeks, is able to be about again.
Classified advertising
Free to Company Employees
FOR SALE—Fire Boss course in I.C.S., or can be transferred to any other course desired, for $25 cash. You save $60. S.E. Stewart, 914 East Harrison St., Seattle, phone Capitol 2311, or see Mr. Irelan.
FOR SALE—B-flat cornet, silver plated, in good condition. $40, terms if desired. Elliott W. Burdett, 4009 West Prince St., Seattle, Wash.
MARCEL APPOINTMENTS—Appointments for marcelling may be made with Mrs. R.W. Farrow, house No. 384, Black Diamond, every Saturday or before dances.
ATTENTION LADIES—Appointments for marcelling may be made with Ardis Brown, house No. 350, Newcastle, every Friday and Saturday or before dances.
FOR SALE—1924 model Ford coupe in first-class condition and at a very moderate price. See Dr. L. Seaton, Newcastle, Wash.
Newcastle Notes
Newcastle to enjoy Christmas celebration
Everyone in Newcastle, old and young, is ready for the curtain to raise on the big Christmas celebration which the club is sponsoring for the camp. The program is especially arranged for the boys and girls and Santa Claus has promised to see that every single youngster is remembered.
The spirit of Christmas has taken possession of the camp and there is every indication that this year will see a program excelling anything heretofore attempted in celebration of the day.
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Defeating Black Diamond last Sunday by the score of 1 to 0, the Newcastle soccer team will not play another league game until Sunday, December 28, when the Shamrocks will invade the camp. The first game after the New Year will be with Todds in Seattle on January 11.
Central council
The next meeting of the Central Council will be held in Seattle on Saturday, December 27, when the newly elected Central Councilmen from each of the four camps will be installed in office. At this meeting the retiring councilmen will also be present.
Rasmus Nelson
Once a man comes to Newcastle he generally remains, satisfied that no better place can be found, a fact often boasted of by Newcastle residents. As proof of this, Rasmus Nelson is an example.
He came to the camp from Salt Lake City on February 24, 1922, and has been there constantly since. Though a native of Denmark, Mr. Nelson is a loyal American citizen and the father of two fine boys, of whom both he and Mrs. Nelson are very proud.
Mr. Nelson has just completed a term as Mine Councilman, representing the inside timbermen of the mine, and also was one of the camp’s representatives in the Central Council.
Prevent accidents
Always be careful
Caution saves trouble
Investigate before you invest
First Aid saves lives
Invest your savings wisely
Courtesy is a good policy
Careful men are best men
Obey regulations
Avoid dangerous practices
Save time and money
Train yourself in safety
Count the cost
Off-time never pays
Alertness is an asset
Lost time can never be regained
Free Christmas matinees for kids
Children of Newcastle, Black Diamond, and Burnett are promised a Christmas treat in the nature of a free matinee program to be presented at each of the camps by R.H. Glenn. The program will include singing by the audience, led by H.J. Hoff, and the following films: Wesley’s Young Amazons, Secrets of Nature, Felix Saves the Day, and a Bray Magazine, containing a variety of subjects.
These matinees will start promptly at 2 p.m. , and will be given, first at Newcastle on Wednesday, December 24, next at Black Diamond on Thursday, December 25, and third at Burnett on Friday, December 26. All children, and others who can attend are cordially invited to see these shows as the guests of Mr. Glenn.
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