Show COAt COAL Of OfU U UTAH AU MINES snows NEW RECORD Utah's coal production in 1909 e exceeded for the first time in the history of or the state a total of short tons The output as announced by the tho United States geological ecological survey increased from short tons valued at in 1908 to short hort tons valued at 3 7 70 O in 1909 a 1909 a gain of 4 short tons or per cent In quantity and of or per cent In value Compared with wih 1907 1901 when the highest output was s recorded the production production tion ton In 1909 showed an Increase of short tons In quantity and of in value The Increase in n 1909 was made almost entirely In Carbon county which alone produced more coal In 1909 than the entire entre state produced In any year prior to 1909 and the county's increase in 1909 over 1908 was wa three times the o total production of all al the other countes counties counties coun coun- ties tes combined As In the other states of the te Rocky mountain region Utah's increased coal production In 1909 was due to the revival in the metal mining industry and to the general genera prosperity which came from go gonOd good nOd harvests in the agricultural sections s. s There was no Interruption to mining operations due to labor troubles and transportation facilities were better than usual In a bumper year Accidents J. J J.-E. J. E. E Pettit state mine inspector re reports reports reports re- re ports that in 1909 there were sixteen fatal fatal fatal fa fa- fa- fa tal and 89 nonfatal accidents None of these were due to explosion of or gas or dust Falls Fals of ot roof or coal killed 1 11 1 and Injured 51 one man was killed and one was Injured by powder the theother ot other r casualties were due to unspecified causes Since 1893 excluding 1894 and 1895 when the statistics of accidents were yvere ere not compiled there have been altogether altogether alto alto- alo- alo gether accidents each death or InJury Injury injury In- In Jury being recorded as a separate accident accident accident acci acci- dent In the coal mines of the state Of this number were fatal fathi and were nonfatal nonfatal Nearly 70 per cent of the fa fatal fatal fatal fa- fa tal accidents occurred In 1900 when an explosion at the Winter Quarters mines cost the lives of men Except for that notable calamity the Utah mines have been practically free from accidents of this kind the total number of deaths from explosions for th the entire entre period exclusive excusive ex- ex of ot 1900 having been only 7 Quantity of Coal The areas in Utah known mown to contain workable ble beds of coal are estimated by M. M n. n Campbell Campbel of the United States geological geological geological geo geo- logical survey to aggregate aggregate square miles mies and there are 2000 square miles mies of which little is known but which may contain workable beds of coal coal Th The Th original contents of these fields felds are estimated estimated est est- esti esti- mated by Mr Campbell Campbel to have been short tons of coal The first production of coal in Utah was reported In the census year of 1870 when short tons were mined In 1880 the census reported a total of 1474 1748 tons although this was undoubtedly an under under- estimate In 1890 the production had in increased increased increased in- in creased to tons In for the first time it i reached an amount exceeding exceeding exceeding exceed exceed- ing tons and In 1909 reached its Is maximum output of tons An advance chapter of the surveys survey's surey's annual annual annual an an- nual report Mineral Resources of the United States calendar year 1909 on the production of coal In the United States in 1909 by Edward W. W Parker Is Isnow no now no in preparation and w will be ready for distribution in January The statistics of coal production for 1909 have been ben collected by the United States geological survey in operation co-operation co with wih the bureau of census and the compilation com corn of 01 the replies to the numerous and detailed Inquiries contained In the general census schedule has delayed th publication of the statistics far beyond the time at which the geological survey surey usual usually presents them to the public The thorough nature of the work worl done however how how- ever has made the statistical results ex exceptionally ex- ex complete and trustworthy |