Show bituminous COAL NEAR FALLON fallon nev jan 24 E P Os osgood 6 the 6 geologist eolo b crist has received samples of the coal discovered discover ed on the cirac ranch near fallon he has passed it up to the state university and the verdict is that it is bituminous coal mr cirac is now sinking inar C a shaft to determine whether or not a vein of this coal can be found on his place if so it will add greatly to the resources of the lahontan valley as the samples show a coal of very high 6 grade it has lon long 6 been known that there is a de posit of c oal coal said to be highest in heat units of any co coal at known in the united sta states tes north and east of fallon it ills is such an inaccessible point that the cost of bringing 0 it into 11 market is almost prohibitive so far the I lahontan alfonta n valley has as shown every earmark of an oil field except oil in commercial quantity one of the largest and best salt deposits in ii the country is at the southeast gas has shown at many points oil seepages see pages occur in every well put down and the hills beyond fallon are made up largely 6 of oil shale large beds of diatomaceous earth abound at many points the work of re mudding the syndicate oil company s well is progressing it is said that as soon as the Syndi syndicate call can sign b up m more ore of the land around its holdings on the jon jewell ranch drilling will be resu resumed nied the re mudding of 0 the hole is to hold it against cave ins and refilling the meeting of the diamond oil company will be hela e in reno on feb it is said that there is a move on f foo oot to elect at least part of a new board of directors enouf a least to effect a change of management |