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Show COAL DISCOVERY AT ELKO. Prospecting for coal has been going on with more or less success l.y several determined men since the 13th of January, Jan-uary, 1SC9, in and about the low range of neighboring hills to the soutbe'st of ibis town. 'J he first discovery of the probable existetce of coal was made by R. i). and John A. Norton, in company with ( harles A- Brossman, about the time above indicated. These gentlemen, gentle-men, from the first discovery of crop-pings, crop-pings, worked faithfully and enersreti-cally enersreti-cally in search of the hidden Black Diamond treasure that they believed to be fmbossomed somewhere in old .Mother Karth near the vicinity of the outcroppings upon the surface of the ground, until about one year ago, when the Central Pacific Railroad Company took hold of the work of prospecting and pushed it forward for some two or ihree months without developing anything any-thing of a very substantial character. The first-named parties then again gave it another trial, and continued to work up to about the l-t of November, 1S70, ith varied success. During their entire en-tire operations they sank or excavated three shafts upon thecoal field at different differ-ent pooits, varying in depth from 1 00 to 130 feet; they also run two incline shafts, or tunnels, one of which reached the distance of 125 feet in depth following n vein of two and a half to three inches thick of a fair quality of coal. About the middle of November. 1870, the Central Pacific railroad company com-pany og iin took hold of the matter in good earnest, through their superintendent superin-tendent and coal expert, Mr. Tompkins, Tomp-kins, who, after making necessary and complete preparations, continued the work of prospecting with unabated energy. The point selected by Mr. Tompkins fcr the purpose of prospecting prospect-ing is about three-f mrths of a mile to the south east of Elko, where he erected erect-ed a boring apparatus and commenced operatioi s. At the depth of ninety feet from the surface, the first vein of coal was penetrated, which was some two and a half feet in thickness. The work was still continued, and upon reaching tbe depth of 130 feet another vein of cnal of fair quality, of three and a half feet in thickness, was developed. de-veloped. Notwithstanding these discoveries, dis-coveries, tbe boring was continued, under the firm belief that a still larger vein and a better quality of coal would ultimately be found. Such has proven to be a fact by the discovery and development, devel-opment, at the depth of 3s0 feet, of a splendid vein of four and a half feet in thickness of tho best quality of coal which has been ooened out to them. Tho specimens shown U3 by the superintendent super-intendent are superior to the best Rocky Mountain coal. Many coal mining experts that have examined the specimens, declare that the coal in question strongly resembles the Cumberland Cum-berland coal, and in their opinion is equally as good. The vein runs southwest south-west to north-east, with a dip or incline in-cline to the north-west. Mr. Tompkins Tomp-kins went below yesterday to report to the company his success. Upon his return it is anticipated that a large force will be put upon the mine. The shining Black Diamond that was brought to light on Thursday of this week made glad tho hearts of many of our citizens, and during the day quite a number went over and took a look at tlie mine. Elko Lubpc.ntlt:nt. |