| Show ONE OF OUR LARGEST HOME industries THE COAL MINES OF CARBON COUNTY UTAH W ahen HEN a man is out of coal and wants coal and wants it bad and there is a coal famine then he suddenly has some conception and realization of the prime importance to the public at large of the coal mining industry the business man who gets down to his office early in the morning will if he is observant observe nt notice the procession of heavy teams loaded with coal heading f from roin the railroad yards to various portions of the city and he will also see during the day that hundreds of teams are empl employed ved in delivering black diamonds to the large and small consumers to innumerable families for cul inary and heating purposes to foundries and manufactories manu factories to the electric light and power plants and to users of coal in varied and numerous capacities taking up the matter of the use of coal from an individual standpoint and judging the situation from his own capacity to utilize coal in various ways the observer naturally asks I 1 how can the enormous quan city used be supplied in looking over the avenues and channels through which this large amount of fuel is fed when it is considered that people in salt lake must depend upon CO coal al to ft a large extent for their comfort that the masses are heavy consumers and thata that a scarcity of fuel would cause as ni much ch discomfort almost as would a shortage in foodstuffs food stuffs of water and of at clothing the wonder thenis that the supply is equal to the demand and from indifference on the subject interest is excited and the thinking man begins to speculate upon the source of supply he begins an investigation to learn for his own satisfaction if the bulk of coal consign ments received by salt lake dealers is a home product or whether it Is shipped in from other states and his pride is touched his patriotism is gratified and his business instincts are pleased when ho he finds that a 11 large proportion of the coal consume din salt lake ogden and other portions of the state and of the west is the output of utah mines and that the coal is of excellent and even superior quality giving good satisfaction to the consumer either for culinary heating or steam purposes in az aa N V rp xi ik v A ff M Z PW V M k fam pa 46 outcrop af coa vein at clear creba fourteen Four feen feet thick fact a study of this subject 7 so lightly considered by the masses is really an eye opener an education as it will be found j in summing up the facts in connection with the use of coal of it its home shome production and consumption that utah tita h already read y sf amed a m e d and noted for its marvelous depo deposits sits of the preciou precious s metals of gold silver lead copper iron iron and other commercial commodities is in reality a counter counterpart part of pennsylvania in the extent and variety of its coal measures a although it is s not the intention of the writer to seek to convey the impression that the output of utah coal mines in any way compares with the almost incalculable production of the col of pennsylvania and the eastern states one of the objects of this article being to show even though the coal mining industry of utah is still in its infancy that the practically undeveloped coal resources of the state are magnificent in their proportions promising in the near future and for min many y years to dome come to stimulate trade maintain mam mammoth moth man ti factories and found eries and promote the industrial and substantial interests of this great intermountain region legion ti TX V we j A S 17 lao 13 plant at the present time there ars are quite a number of localities in utah where coal is known to exist and from several of these theme coat coal is now produced for consumption at home and abroad and in quantities much greater than the public at large is generally aware of the largest individual producer being the pleasant valley coal company of this I 1 city owning well developed and prolific coal mines at sunnyside Sunny side castle gate winter quarters and clear creek all in carbon count county y and all on the main line or branches of the rio grande western railroad the mines in question having been recently visited and inspected by a representative of the mining review who was most favorably impressed with their extent and operations as well as with the enterprise and spirit shown by the company in improving its valuable holdings in the introduction of up to date machinery and facilities for successful and economical mine operation and development and for the care taken for the comfort health and safety of its employees THE SUNNYSIDE COAL MINES MINE sunnyside Sunny side as its name implies is a place of sunshine while its environments are picturesque and interesting the camp is located in whitmore canyon carbon county on the sunnyside Sunny side branch of the rio grande western railroad connection being made at mounds with the main line sixteen miles distant from the coal mines althis At this place the company has lias opened up two mines no 1 being in the main whitmore canyon anyon and no 2 on the same vein in a side canyon I 1 at a point about yards from no 1 opening the vein ot coal being from seven to seven and a half feet thick no 1 mine is worked on a slope following the coal measures on its ten per cent dip from this slope levels are cut abright at right angles this slope has been run in on the vein for a distance of 1800 feet and levels are turned at intervals of every feet owing to the near proximity of the levels into undisturbed turbe d coal and at a d insuring its permanency a condition that company has been striving the 6 to attain forth for past two years thus the promising a quick bulc ans and constantly increasing output for years come to in the operation of mine no 1 about J thirty miners are regularly employed empl oyed and about the same number load the coal mined by machines machine into cars mules are use donly in delivering coal from rooms along the levels to the slope from thence tb the ence coal is conveyed to the tipple by a steam hoist the daily output being about tons no 2 mine enters the vein by a level entry at right angles to entry no 1 thereby reversing in a way its underground workings ings at intervals of feet along the main entry level five per cent rise entries are cut cit diagonally across the ten per cent raise of the vein and rooms are turned every fifty feet from the level entries leading up from the five per cent rise at intervals of feet rooms are also turned seventy five feet apart from the main level entry also from the five per cent rise entries and at right angles thereto other five per cent rise entries tu turn rv furnishing rooms at intervals of forty feet the main mine entry is in a distance of feet and its rise entries are pushing forward night and day no 2 mine employs over miners and is delivering over 1000 tons a day at the bridge and every effort is being made to reach a daily output of 2000 tons this winter and while no amine in the plans of the company is secondary to no 1 for two years at least it will lead that mine in production 01 40 5 A d ak tv K k A 4 1 C 71 7 ij poter pot er plant and coal chute chule at winter droppings crop pings only two of these levels are producing about twenty rooms furnishing the present output of the mine the manage benl men t is pushing development work ahead of extraction and is now t turning the fourth the rise entries of no 2 mine are equipped for haulage e with hoists operated by compressed air which equipment is now noly being bein replaced by the installation of electric hoists unlike no I 1 mine coal from the U underground hoists is delivered to the tipple by mules but this method will soon be superceded superseded super ceded by an electric locomotive both of these mines are still in their infancy and are just approaching that point in their development when they can take on the modern equipment now being put in for them compressed air and steam comprise the only motive power so far employed i but an electric pla plant nt designed to meet the requirements of both mines for years to come is now in course of construction the steam power plant of the company having been ample for all purposes up to the present time sunnyside Sunny side has a population of from 1200 tol to 1500 of this number the names of appear on the payroll of the company to ac com its employees the company has built company has a large and well appointed office and a commodious boarding house the latter for the accommodation of single men the price of board being placed at such a alow low rate 75 cents a day that it is a source of wonder to outsiders that such good board can be furnished by the company at such a figure the wasatch store company has a large establishment here as well as at the other coal camps of the company since the disaster at the winter quarters mine two years ago the company has gone to great expense both in plant and maintenance to care forthe for the safety of its employees the water pipe system at sunnyside Sunny side has been established in both mines reaching to every portion of the underground workings and a number of men are constantly employed whose moisture introduced in wetting down the ahe dust on this account a much greater amount of water than is necessary for sprinkling purposes must be used the mines are owned by the utah fuel company but the coal product is handled by the Pleas pleasant ailt valley coal company THE CASTLE GATE MINE every traveler and tourist who has ever made the journey over the line of the rio grand western road knows of castle gate and not only of the great coal mines V and coke ovens in this quaint nook in the mountains but also of the massive and towering pillars of sandstone which guard guam the western portals of the town W V 1 I Z 15 N LT L T gm J 4 lift fe 4 partial vieto of caille gate on plain line ar G W wv over five and six room cottages which are nicely finished and painted and which are equi equipped with electric lights and supplied with water by the companas comp anys own water system many families too have built their own homes using plans furnished by the company thus securing a uniform style of archi because of the care and thought on the part of the company the town of sunny side has a modern appearance and is free from the shacks and shambles which have characterized the early coal camps of the west the town boasts of one church building one large and well equipped d school house with children enrolled and a hospital equal in its requirements for all necessities and furnishing th thebert ebest the best of modern care and surgery the duty it is to thoroughly water the mines in order to keep the dust in a constantly wet state to make assurance doubly sure steam jets are likewise introduced into the air currents in order that such out of the way corners and crevices and the abandoned workings not readily reached by the water system may receive moisture from this unfailing source in addition to which both mines have their fan ventilators rs by this twofold two fold protection more moisture is introduced into the mines than safety actually requires an and d for the reason that the law exacts from coal companies powerful air currents and strong ventilation ti through all coal mines I 1 in its passage through the main entries and rooms the air naturally abdor absorbs bs a great proportion of the at castle gate the pleasant vaney valley chai company is working men in the operation of its coal mine and coke ovens men being employed underground the average 11 monthly payroll being while the daily output is about 1500 tons the mine is operated by three parallel entries but a few feet apart the middle entry being used for car service these entries are feet in length and follow the vein on an upraise of a pitch of seven degrees with rooms mccurr occurring ing every seventy feet there being thirty miles 0 of f workings in the mines and thirty miles of track in this mine there are five electric hoists which drop the loaded cars down the main slope 01 onto the bridge twenty one mules being wed used inthe upper workings hauling cars of coal from the rooms and chambers to the main slope the men work eight hour shifts and are paid so much per ton broken down and loaded into cars in mining the undermining system is employed by which means the breaking of the coal into small pieces is largely avoided the mines are thoroughly ventilated by means of a large capell fan it is lighted by electricity in its main slope and entries is connected with the companas comp anys office by telephone and the mine workings are wet down regularly the mine is inspected twice daily by inspectors who are licensed by the state on the bridge the coal is dumped automatically into cars at castle gate the pleasant valley coal company has coke ovens which are producing about tons of coke monthly tho the ovens being fed with slack from the com pany banys s sunnyside Sunny side mines of the coke product the salt lake valley smelters shelters sm elters are the largest cong consumers umers although a large quantity is shipped to this city and to adjoin adjoining inc states price river after which the calyon canyon is nam named edisa is a beautiful mountain stream and furnishes ample water supply and more too for necessary purposes it is on the banks of this stream that the town of castle gate is located the place has a population of 1300 souls and supports ports three churches mormon methodist and catholic while it boasts of two hotels and a commodious school house the company has a large lar ae office here built of stone while it has erected sixty five cottages for the use of its employees the machinery equipment is modern and u toda the plant embracing several large boilers for the generation of steam for the operation of the big fan for the purifying of the air in the mine and in the operation of the big dynamos which furnish the electric power for the working of the five electric hoists and for the lighting of the mine and company offices as well for the trolly car which conveys the slack coal from the bins to the coke ovens the tipple is a large one xv g p n A S n ohl A 4 i 0 7 1 A 7 V W A birdseye Bird jeye vieth of clear creek extending nearly across the canyon the structure being bein massive and strong CLEAR CREEK MINE A few miles from schofield up clear creek canyon is the new coal camp of clear creek 4 Ws Y jl W W V 4 fa at end a f main entry clear creek mine one half M ile from eay opening ope nind As a summer resort clear creek should appeal fealte t those who love mountain scenery and trickling trout streams the town itself is located in a little park in the mountains and as the buildings are all new of sign and are arranged in order the modern de indeed pleasing to the visitor effect is near entrance to this triangular the has baa its park the conigan co coena nipan cozy office well appointed and bous ped the wasatch store company equip a portion of the commodious occupying structure f addition the company has constructed twenty double houses and an equal number of cot cor which are leased to employees at creaso reasonable nabla rental the company has men on its pa payroll aroll of which are employed under ground the amount paid in wages amounting to 16 om to montal monthly y the output of first class clas coal being about 1200 1200 tons daily the clear creek coal mine i it might be said still in its infancy having been worked fur for a period of only about two years and still it is one of the most moat promising properties owned by the he company since work began beegan in its development and operation two entries enines nave have been driven in on the vein each of which is 2500 feet in length one following the coal measures in an easterly di direction and the other towards the south at every feet in the southern 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