I did a search on OhioLink, the state on-line library catalog, to see which libraries have holdings reported for the Annual Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines... I copied the entries to show the years that are available at Oberlin College, Ohio State University, and Ohio University. David C. McClain dmcclain@bbc.edu Corp author: Ohio. Inspector of Mines Title Annual report of the chief inspector of mines for the year ending .. Publish info: Columbus, Ohio : Industrial Commission, Dept. of Inspection, Division of Mines 1875-1915 (Springfield, Ohio : Springfield Pub. Co., state printers) Oberlin College Location Summary Holdings Storage 1874-1875,1877-1878,1884,1886,1888,1891-1893,1899-1911 Ohio State U Location Summary Holdings MAIN-Main Library 1894-1914 > Must search for exact volumes GEO-Geology Lib. 1911-1913 > Must search for exact volumes Location Call No. Status MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1914 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1910-13 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1913 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1912 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1911 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1910 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1909 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1879-80-1908 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1908 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1906-1907 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1905 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1903 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1901 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1900 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1899 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1898 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1897 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1896 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1894 LOCAL U MAIN Stacks TN805.O3 A17 1893 LOCAL U CLICK HERE to view additional copies/volumes at Ohio State U Ohio U Location Call No. Status Alden Govt. Docs. OIN 146.1: 907 AVAILABLE Alden Govt. Docs. OIN 146.1: 908 AVAILABLE Alden Govt. Docs. OIN 146.1: 909 AVAILABLE Alden Govt. Docs. OIN 146.1: 910 AVAILABLE Alden Govt. Docs. OIN 146.1: 911 AVAILABLE Alden Govt. Docs. OIN 146.1: 912 AVAILABLE Alden Govt. Docs. OIN 146.1: 913 AVAILABLE Descript'n v. : ill. ; 24 cm Publ history 1873-1913 Note "No report was made for the year 1879"--Sixth annual report, 1880, p. [3] This office was succeeded by the Division of Mines of the Ohio Industrial Commission--cf. note on the t.p. of 39th report, 1913 Title varies slightly: 1874, 1880, 1882-1888, 1st, 6th, 8th-[14th] annual report of the state inspector of mines. 1875-1878, 2nd-[5th] annual report of the state mine inspector. 1889-1913, 15-39th annual report of the chief inspector of mines Chief inspectors: Andrew Roy, 1874-1878, 1880-1883.--James D. Poston, 1878.--Thomas B. Bancroft, 1884-1888.--Robert M. Haseltine, 1888-1900.--Elmer G. Biddison, 1900-1904.--George Harrison, 1904-1912.--John C. Davies, 1912-1913 Report year irregular Subjects Coal mines and mining -- Ohio -- Periodicals. Other titles Annual report of the state inspector of mines 1874, 1880, 1882-1888 Annual report of the state mine inspector 1875-1878 Annual report of the chief inspector of mines 1889-1913 Call # OIN 146.1: OCLC # 8141144 LCCN 05041347 -----Original Message----- From: CarolG2258@aol.com <CarolG2258@aol.com> To: OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 10:50 AM Subject: Jefferson Co. mines >A week or so ago there were several questions about mines in Jefferson Co. >Last evening I was looking through The Report, a quarterly of The Ohio >Genealogical Society. In the Winter 1995 issue on page 183 there is an >article that mentions a publication The Annual Report of the Chief Inspector >of Mines to the Governor of the State of Ohio for the year ending December >31,_____. I quote from the article "I have the 36th report for 1910. >Therefore, if they published each year, the first report must have been about >1874." Further " It is another good source for all the mines in the state of >Ohio. They are listed by county. A list of accidents; name(s) of those >killed, nationality and age, cause of accident,...name of owner of mine, >village where mine is located, number of empolyees including the name of the >supt. with his address, results of inspections,..." > This article does not list the mines, but it points the way. This appears >to be a document of the state of Ohio. It should be in larger libraries in >Ohio and perhaps could have pages photocopied for those unable to visit a >library which owns this. Often government documents do not appear in the >library catalog, but are separately cataloged and house in a government >documents section. It is always best to write, call, or ask in person if you >are not locating a government document. Certainly this would be held by The >State Library of Ohio. Colleges that teach mining engineering should also >have this. > Hope this is helpful to some of you. >