Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-21 | Page 6 | Texas Mineral Discoveries

r V 1 Texas Mineral Discoveries DALLAS Tex Feb 20 The The richest I discoveries of mineral minera mineraI deposits yet made in in western Texas Texas' were reported I to the State authorities yesterday af afternoon afternoon af- af from the counties of ot Jeff Jet Davis Reeves Beeves and Brewster Copper coal and lead have been In extensive b beds ds the coal being in Brewster B county about twenty miles north of TerlIngua the most Important place In the cinnabar cinnabar cinnabar cinna cinna- bar mining regions This coal Is expected ex eC to be of great value in aiding the development of the cinnabar mines The deposits of copper and lead lend ar arc farther north principally In Jeff Davis county near the Reeves count county line Reports of the new discoveries have been filed officially with the State de department department department de- de and the public lands in that part of the State have been withdrawn from rom the market in accordance with the State mineral laws laws laws-in in order to prot pro- pro t tet t the State school fund fiend interests A has been ordered made to the extent of the new mineral de deI deposits de- de posits and establish the valuation of or orthe the he land The State Geological Survey bureau is already outfitting an expedition I lion tion headed by Prof Phillips and his first assistant B. B F. F Hill f