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Show COALVILLE. On a recent vWt fi (ViMllc, we found that the iwod people of that aeighborhood were not yet through their harvesting, the season there beicg much later than in this valley. The crops are rather light, having been more or less injured by grasshoppers ; still, they arc better than for several years past. The coal interest is quiet just now, but considerable speculation is indulged indul-ged in of lively times in this direction when the railroad from Echo to the coal mines is completed, which will enable en-able the Weber coal companies to compete with any coal on the U. P. it. II , provided that that company docs not discriminate against them in the matter of freight from Echo to Ogden. The railroad is graded from Echo to Coalville, and branches are being run from the main line up to Grass Canyon and Spring Hollow coal beds. The ties, wc believe, aro on hand, and all that is wanting is the iron and rolling roll-ing stock, which we understand are bought and may be shortly expected. This roid is a three-foot narrow gauge. The grade of the main line is very easy, but on the branches running to the coal beds it will be rather heavy; still, it is not contemplated that there will be any difficulty in ascending with empty car3, and 4he small amount of freight, mostly supplies, sup-plies, which may be needed at the mines. Buell & Bateman, who now own tho Spriggs mine, situated in the town of Coalville, are running an incline down a bluff on their claim, calculating to strike the coal lower down than heretofore. hereto-fore. They have shifts of men working work-ing night and day, but have not yet struck the rock overlying the coal. This company have already expended a large amount of money in developing their mine, and so far without much, if any, return. Time will determine the wisdom of their operations. There is very littlo werk being done on the other mines around Coalville, but as the season advances tho increasing increas-ing demand for fuel will induce owners to commence work upon many of the now unworked beds. Coalville is a pleasantly located little city, and, if its citizens manifest proper pro-per onterpriso and publio spirit in availing themselves of tho facilities with which nature has surrounded them, it oannot fail of a bright future. |