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Show INTER-MOUNTAI- Utahs Coal Fields. WK TTEN 1JV J. M. GOODWIN. Utah is supplied with coal measures to as great an extent as any State In the Union, and yet only a small portion of her fields have been developed. Certainly the coal fields extend over a much greater area than those of any of the Eastern States. Much of the Wasatch mountain region has immense veins of bituminous coal of most excellent quality, while the various hydrocarbons, in forms found nowhere else, are the surprise of the world, because of characteristics and apparent values as yet undetermined, and of which further notice in this article is unnecessary. The Uintah, the Book and other mountain ranges also have vast deposits of coal. As yet no real anthracite has been discovered in Utah, but several small MINING REVIEW. N extends the same vein, which has been opened to a large extent lately. Its equipment includes two electric hoists for taking cars and hoisting coal, made necessary because of faults which changed the levels. Both mines have such faults or jumps, but in such uniform and large sections as to give no serious trouble in operating. This mine, comparatively new, has a capacity of 800 tons of coal per day. The same company operates a vein six to ten feet thick at Castle Gate, Where electric power is transmitted for operating the several hoists, crushers, etc. All the screenings or slack from months in the Grass Creek district, having extensive coal measures. The Utah company owns these, and it lately put in a railroad seven miles long to aid in shipping. This promises to become a very important coal center. The Sterling Coal company has a plant at its mines a few miles south of Manti, and is now in shape for vigorous production. Several coal mines are being opened valalong the eastern rim ley, and extensive coal lands are being more or less developed all the well-equipp- ed of-Sanpe- pensive operations as soon as tapped by one of the proposed rail- roads. The product of the Utah mines in 1895, including the coke output, el aggregated over 500,000 tons, and that amount is not over the present capacity of the mines, were there a one-four- th far from railway transportation as to be useless demand for the coal. at present. The building a railway line from this city to Los Angeles will tap some of these coal lands and create great industries in mining and shipping coal to the A -- the of Pacific. The Pleasant Valley Coal company is and for years has been the largest producer of coal in the State. Its mines are most thoroughly equipped for economical working. At Winter Quarters, near Scofield, in Carbon county, its mines have been operated for many years, hence the cuttings are very extensive. On one mine the tunnel has been extended over one mile, reaching ENTRANCE TO WINTER QUARTERS this mine is run into the coke ovens and converted into fuel for smelting ores. Last year these ovens turned out about 23,000 tons of coke, and this year this amount will be greatly increased, since there is being added to the plant of ninety ovens twenty new ones, and it is expected to make the addition run up to forty. From the Castle Gate and Winter Quarters mines the company in 1895 sent out 208,373 tons of commercial coal, besides the coke mentioned above. The Union Pacific coal mine at Scofield has a vein twenty-eigfeet thick, lying nearly level, and which is all mined without the use of any machinery. The product in 1895 was 46,200 tons This great coal of commercial coal. ht measure has been traced several miles in extent, hence is practically inexhaustible. Around Castle Gate there is a population of about 1500 people, while around the mines at Scofield is another community of 1500, making a total of 3000 CASTLE GATE COKE OVENS. clear through the ridge in which it is located. The docile mule, so long used to take in cars and bring out coal, has given way to an electric locomotive, and the mine now has a capacity for 1000 tons of coal per day. This vein is eleven feet thick, with a very slight clip, just enough to aid some in mining above the tracks. The ground has te way south from Coalville to Washington county, a distance of 300 miles. The deposit's near Cedar City promise very ex- finds approaching anthracite and can-ncoals have been made, and it is hoped that both these varieties of coal will eventually be developed. Only one working mine supplies coking coal. Some of the largest and probably best deposits of coal in the State are located so 5 people virtually supported by these mines. Coalville had mines opened nearly thirty years ago, and the town is in the heart of a splendid coal district, covering a large area. The Ontario Mining company has the largest plant, thoroughly equipped with steam power, etc., from which the product of 1S95 aggregated 31,000 tons, while the capacity of the mine is many times that railway through coal region of the south and on to Los Angeles will supply a marMINE. ket for Utah coal sufficient to make coal mining and shipping one of our most Important industries. When that time comes coal mining will also be lifted out of some serious embarrassments under which the miners are now sufferers. Unlike the mining of mineral ores, the work of which continues through all seasons, in this climate there is lively work in coal mining for some three to five months In the fall and winter, with so little to do the balance of the year as to give operatives only two to four days labor per week. With a California, Nevada and Arizona market, which the proposed railway will give us, there will be continuous work for the mines, and this will greatly improve the condition of the miners and their families. The thoughtless and flippant Eastern wits who make of the State of Nevada a target for their darts and arrows, might find profit in a perusal of the following extract from the reJones: The port of Surveyor-GenerMackay cable and the postal telegraph were constructed with money dug out of Nevada mines by a Nevada citizen. The largest and costliest building in New York City, or perhaps in the world, was erected with funds derived from Nevada enterprises by D. O. Mills, and he has recently duplicated it in San Francisco. The Palace, Baldal Grand opera-housthe New amount. theater, blocks of stores and The Hopkins coal mine turned out warehouses, and scores of costly residences, have been built with Nevada 10,000 tons, being operated only a portion of the year. Other mines have money. The Porta Costa warehouses been opened about Coalville, but as and docks, the great newspaper, the yet have not been active in production. Examiner, vineyards, orchards, stock As it is, much of this thriving town ranches, wheat fields, and doubtless been opened for 2000 feet on each side is supported by the coal interests. many Irrigation enterprises in Califorof the main tunnel. Coalville mines nia have been inaugurated and comA few miles from On the opposite side of the gulch have been opened in the past few pleted with Nevada capital. win, e, Col-iforn- ia |