[LM240973], Letter from Edward A Darling to Walter Seeley Mallory, April 30th, 1900
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April 30th, 1900 In re weekly report. Mr. W.S. Mallory, Vice Presdent Dear Sir:-- Regarding the progress of the work at the mill site, I beg to report as follows; for the week ending April 28th: Saturday, April 21st. The mill siding was connected to the D.L. & W.R.R. in the morning and cars of freight were received at the new elevation in the afternoon. Received cast iron pipe for culverts. Force-148 men, 26 teams and 13 horses. Monday, April 23rd. Commenced the R.R. fill on the Cline property. Prepared Oil House foundation and began to lay cost iron pipe under E.B. banks. Continued work on Cline property. Force-170 men, 26 teams and 20 horses. Tuesday April 24th. Commenced work on the E.B. grade on the quarry property. Graded behind Machine Shop for surface drainings and switch track. Laid rail on Machine Shop and mill sidings, Force-173 men, 26 teams and 15 horses. Wednesday, April 25th. Finished grade on Cline property and began grading the lane. The mill siding was partly surfaced with earth. Force-134 men, 15 teams and 12 horses. Thursday, April 26th. The switch to Machine Shop was placed and rails laid to corner of the mill site. Shed for corrugated iron finished. Force-175 men, 16 teams and 14 horses, Friday, April 27th. Grade finished on quarry property to a point where the cut is six feet deep-excavation made for the abutments to the Cline lane bridge. Rail laid to the read between Derener and Thatcher fields. Force-160 men, 23 teams and 20 horses. Saturday, April 28th. Temporary crusher is being put in place. Dump cars are being set up. The frame of the Oil House is up. Freight care are being shifted and placed by the locomotive. Rail is being laid on Thatcher property. Material is being placed for Cline lane abutments. Decreased force MACHINE SHOP: We are now at the stage of the work where very little show can be made in a day, but I consider that we are making good progress. We have the piping completed and have had steam up testing the piping and running the engine for about two hours. The locomotive supply tank is up and water in it. We are fitting up a store-room 50 X 14' in end of erecting shop and also putting drawers and shelves in tool-room. The foundation is in for dynamo and as soon as the armature is returned from Orange, the wiring can go on. Several of the machines have not arrived yet, which we need badly, particularly the crane. We have had a Blacksmith at work in the shop now for same time, who sharpens all the drills for the rock work, besides doing the job work necessary to fitting up and erecting a plant. We are fitting up the 12 dump cars, for which skips were bought from Dickson Mfg. Co. and trucks from Bloomsburg Car Co., also the skip cars that have arrived. Machine Shop and general utility force at work. Eight Mechanics, one locomotive engineer, two steam filters and helpers, two riggers, twenty five common laborers. The work is general is getting along smoothly and we expect to have the big shovel at work in a week to ten days, and the rock stock house under way. I have four contractors figuring on [illegible] and excavations. Respectfully submitted Edward A. Darling Esq