Show COALVILLE STATES STATE'S OLDEST COAL TOWN I First Mine o of Nature in West Opened gene Up p There sere as as' as Far Back as 1859 9 MANY OPPORTUNITIES OPEN Power Plant ant an and Canning Factory Factory Factory Fac Fac- tory Among Possibilities for or Investment Special t to The Republican Herald Coalville Dec 28 This 28 This is one town in tho the state of ot Utah that thal awaits development development devel o and yet ot it Is 15 one ono of ot tho the oldest cities in the state The first settlers arrived in Weber valley alle in 1859 about six families locating in and others farther up ul tho the river where Wanship and Hoytsville are now nosy lo lo- lo Tho The town derives ita its name from the coal located here herc and from ram tho the fact tact that tho the first coal ever mined In the west was taken from the earth in Coalville it in 1859 1869 Tho The old mine was located In tho the center of or town and a fine quality of coal was extracted On account of so much water the old orl mine was closed down and others were located east eaRt of the tho present site of ot tho the city one of or them thorn tho the Wasatch mine being tho the towns town's main producer at present presen t. t About the tho year ear 1862 coal was discovered dIsco ered at Grass creek about seven miles cast east of oC here tho Union Pacific being tho main producer This mine was eventually closed down an and others opened up so that today two largo mines are aro extracting coal from that locality The railroad was first built here In Inthe Inthe inthe the year car 1868 1863 Coalville Is now a thriving tug ing cit city of about one ono thousand people The city Is supported b by the coal mines and farming It Il has hns two largo large e mercantile mercantile mer mer- cantile establishments on one dru drug store two meat markets ono one candy store two Implement houses louses blacksmith shops etc ete Good Town As a n. residence city Coalville Is among the lest best At a n cots of ot 1000 the city has just installed an up date water system stem supplying tho the population with the tho purest water to be found The city also owns its electric lighting plant and there is no small city In the state whose streets are aro as well lighted is tho the county seat scat of Summit Summit Summit Sum Sum- mit count county and a n fine courthouse ise has hns recently been erected at a cost of or 30 The stake tabernacle ono one of or the finest church edl edifices In tho the state is located locate here At a cost CORl of oC about 40 tO a fino fine new district school building ha has just been completed an and Is Js located on the bench just east cast of oC the tho city Good HM Year As an evidence of or tho the amount of or business that has haq been lone done In the city the past year ear the following figures figures fig fig- ures aro are given ghen From the tho depot thero havo have been shipped 2502 cars cats of ot coal conI 12 cars of oC hn hay and 65 miscellaneous i I car cars Miscellaneous carloads of oC merchandise merchandise I dise diRe received cars of or live stock r received re re- 7 75 76 cars of oC live e stock forwarded 71 Amount of or cash remitted for tor year ear from rom fr freight received and tickets sold From the Rees flees Grass Grase Crock Creek Coal company compan company com com- pan pany mine coal to tho the following following- value has been shipped for tor the year ending I November NO 30 Lump nut m mine ne run 42 1 slack total value The Union Fuel mine also located In Grass Crock Creek has shipped double that amount The Wasatch mine located one ono mile mUo east of town Is the heaviest producer in the tho district but for a year ear this tills mine has hns been handicapped for fOl cars ears on account account ac ac- count of oC the railroad bed not being I ac-I in shape Shapo to 10 handle handlo large cars Nei Stockyards Stock j Th The Union Pacific has Just completed I stockyards here hele so that sheep and cattle cattle cat cat- tle can be loaded and unloaded at this point instead of at Echo Among Among- possible opportunities here would ho bo a n largo power plant located near the tho coal mines At the tho Wasatch mine there Is now tons of coal in sight without any further development develop develop- mont ment work being done About bout tons can be taken taleen from rom this com cont- company's company's pany's property without touching touching- an any of the tho adjoining territory This coal Is ot of excellent quality for tor steam purposes and were a power plant located here electricity could be produced almost as cheaply as with water cater power From here hero to Salt Lake Lako a power line could be bo constructed over the tho mountains tho the distance being about thirty miles This is an excellent locality for raising raisIng raising rais rais- ing peas an and a canning factory would be a paying investment In A great amount of or first class ha hay Is raised here every year baled an and shipped to tho 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