Show coal produced in 1886 the united states geological survey has collected through air ccarles A ashburner the following stat sties of the production of coal the total production of all kinds of coal in 1887 exclusive of that consumed on at the minott mines known as colliery consumption was short tons valued at at the mines this way may be divided into pennsylvania anthracite short or 1110 long tons valued at ell other coals including bituminous brown coal lignite and small lots of anthracite produced in arkansas Arka asas and Colorado short tons valued at the colliery consumption at the individual mines varies from nothing to 8 per cent of the total product being greatest at special pennsylvania Pennsylva aia anthracite mines and lowest at those bituminous mines where the tied ded is nearly horizontal and where no steam power or ventilating furnaces lur naces are employed the averages for the different states vary from 3 to 6 per cent the latter being the average in t the be pennsylvania anthracite region the total production including colliery consumption was pennsylvania Pennsylva aia anthracite 34 53 hodg or short tons other ether coals 73 short toas making the total absolute production product ioa of all coals in the united states short tons valued as follows anthracite bituminous total value 16 1 6 the local production of Penn pennsylvania anthracite including colliery consumption was short tons in excess of that produced in 1885 but its value was 4 M 2828 less the total prod production of bi bituminous Lummous coal was short tons greater than to pu 1885 while its value was less the total production of all kinds of coal show a net gain of short tons compared with 1885 but a loss in spot value of 20 the total production and the spot value in each state and territory exclusive of colliery consumption are shown in the following table states and quantity value a territories short tons mines In glies pennsylvania anthracite th batum illinois 1263 EZ ohio 8 iowa low a m west virginia indiana Indi anit 3 maryland missouri Mib soun alabanza tennessee kentucky 1550 kansas li colorado 18 wyoming 81 vi virginia r in I 1 indian u d f uia territory e r r i t 0 r y washington Ter teety new mexico 2712 5 geni georgia gia utah arkansas california 3 texas lb michigan 60 montana 4 oregon dakota idaho 1601 aw total A dispatch dated socorro lam NM july 11 says jasper thomasson who has been reprieved seven and was to have been executed on the dinst has had his sentence commuted to imprisonment nt for life Thomas sons cr crime me was the murder of jas potter whose wife it is supposed ed be had seduced lie he assassinated porter while he was unarmed in the woods cutting poles the fact that sew new evi evidence dence is expected which will palliate thomas elsons heinous crime is all that prevents a outburst of indig indignation mation to his sister mrs rood hood of los An angels gelts thomasson owes his life as it is through her untiring efforts that the death deahn sentence was not carried into effect weeks ago |