Show COAL RESOURCES IN MOFFAT COUNTY COLORADO Region of Southwest of Craig ton ton- on jams valuable able coal beds The approaching completion of the Moffat 1 tunnel and the possible exten exten- extension extension extension sion of the Moffat railroad from Craig Colo to Provo Utah lend fend direct interest to the coal resources of an anarea area of about square miles 11 just southwest of Craig along Yam Yam- Yama Yampa Yam Yam-pa pa a River Rivet The coal beds in this area contain coal chie chiefly ly of rank They occur in the formation and are in the main similar simi Imi- Imi lar to those now being mined along the Moffat road between Craig and Oak Creek Colo Extensive exploitation exploitation exploitation tion of the coals of this are area will de- de depend depend de depend pend upon the further extension of abil- abil ability ability abil ability railroad railto facilities and upon the ity of new mines to compete with ith those already in to the eastern part of the Yampa field Many thick beds of coal are arc pre pre- present present pre present sent in the crea erea and the details of of their distribution and the very large largen n erves of coal estimated to b be con contained tamed In them are described in a re- re report report re report port entitled and md coal l c sources c-sources sources of the Axial and Monument I C-I Butte nutt quadrangles Moffat County tolo olo which has just been issued by bythe bythe I Ithe the Department of the Interior l Bulletin of the Geological Survey In addition to a discussion of the general geology an and sedimentary in in the area the report also shows the structure con con- contours cone contours con contours e 1 tours the slope of the coal bearing coal rok rc k kf |