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Show WOEK IN COAIi FIELDS. Geological Survey Will Make an Inquiry In-quiry Into Mattor. Tho work of investigating tho conl and oil deposits of tho United States, which is enrriod on by tho ceologlcnl survov, is under 1I10 direction of M. K. Campbell. During the prosont season his hundquitrtcrs will bo in Salt Lako City, and ho will Bpcnd mont of his time in visitng the various parties engaged en-gaged In tho work. ji. K Shnlcr will mako 0 reconnaissance examination of tho groat coal Hold lying in nortliwosforu Iow Mexico, beginning at Du-rnngo, Du-rnngo, Colo , and working soulhwestward Jo Gallup, Now Mexico. This is a region in which extensile developments aro expected in tho near future. Tho Donvor and llio Grande railroad hus alrady built a branch 6hv from Durnuro to Fanningtori, and It is rumored that tho Southern Pacific will build n lino through this Held, which will give them an outlut to Ddiver. Jloyt S. Galo will continuo tho work carried car-ried on by him during the past year in thu Yanina coal field of Colorado to tho south Into tho Whito river tegion, and his work will extend south across Grand river near Glotiwood Springs, if tirao permits. This is ono of tho most important coal fields 'of Colorado, Colo-rado, and tho results of this examination promise to bo of great economic importance. Gcorgo B. Richardson will malco an examination ex-amination of the Book Cliil's coal field of Colorado and Utah. Ho will begin work at Grand Junction, Colo., and will go wostward ncrnss Groen river to tho Sunitvbide mine in Utah This is almost unknown territory, hut, nccordinc 10 report, curries thick- beds of high-grado coal. A. R. Schultz will bo engaged in a reconnaissance recon-naissance curvoy of tho coal fields of north-orn north-orn Uinta County, Wyo. Tins will bo an ox-touslon ox-touslon of tho work carried on by Messrs. "Voatch and Schultz during the past year in tho southwest cornor of tho Stato. IIo will begin his work in tho Ticinity of Kcmmcror on tho Oregon Short Lino and will work northward as conditions will permit. A. C. "Veatch will make a dotailod examination examin-ation of somo of the coal Holds along tho Union Pacific railroad in tho vicinity of Rawlins, Wyo. This work will connect on tho south with tho work dono by Mr. Galo in tho Yainpa coal field of Colorado, and will extend to tho north and oast to tho limits of tho coal Holds. O. A Fisher will make a detailed reconnaissance recon-naissance survey of tho Great Falls coal fluid nf Montana, beginning' In tho vicinity of licit and working westward and northward along the eastern front of tlm mountains. This rtfgions contains some of tho most val-uablo val-uablo coal in Montana, and it is expected that Mr. Fisher's work will yiold valuable results. Prof. A. G. Leonard will mako a reconnaissance recon-naissance examination of tho coal field of enstoru .Montana in tho territory Iving bo-tween bo-tween tho Ynllowstono and Missouri rivers This work will bo dono primarily for the purpose of dotonniuing the value of the llg-nila llg-nila beds, but it is hoped that information will bo obtained regarding the rolatiou of tho Luraiuio and Fort Union formations. Prof. Henry Landos will mako nn examination examina-tion of tho conl Holds of WaHhlngtou and prenaro a gciior.il report denling with the geology of tho coal Holds, and thn economic and commercial condition. |