Show PETTIT 1 WRITES OF THE CASTLE VALLEYS VEINS uy by way of illustrating the poorly appreciated coal rp resources sources of utah the following communication of J I 1 E pettit coal laspe inspector etor tor for the state to the castle valley coal company in response to an inquiry of the directors of the organization will prove interesting the dock book cliffs coal field in the 1 i heart of which the castle valley coal comi adiv a property Is so for 1 tuna tely located la Is dated stated by our i eastern coal experts to contain more coal to the acre than any like region in tho the united states As far I 1 as my personal pers onil observation goes I 1 believe that statement to be dobso cutely correct in considering the castle valley coal company and adjoining properties notably those to the south in Cn anyn yn there aro are three factors victors which appe il it to and surprise the coal man who ho comes to investigate this coal field these lectora ire quint quantity ity quality and accessibility of the coal measure the tile floor and root roof c conditions are such that if it large pillars and ad ado quate airways are maintained miles of this coal laying to the vest can be brought through the present openings this coil with i t specific gravity of 1 3 will give 1765 tons a foot thick to tho the acre so that the tonnage can easily be computed the te limit of the tile production need 0 oal at be limited to the demands of the trado trade the quality of the coal has been demonstrated without a peer in the west for steam and domestic purposes the storing quilley ot of the coal la Is that idaho nevada washington and california will be dr drawing twing from this field during luring the 8 summer ummer months for storage col to list last through the winter government experts are now interesting themselves tes in this matter and undoubtedly the coal for 0 our I 1 ar I 1 fleets I 1 beets for pacific chatt st itlane will be taken from this field in future beirs the mammoth sand rock formation haa has been eroded in such a minner that canyons have been cut at intervals Interval Ft throughout the coil formation exposing the of coil co il in tho the cannons canons also making it possible to re ich tell points in the seam scam by which the coal cin be worked the natural inclination of the scams swims in th thi field it Is about 2 per cent which demonstrates th tint thit it the cost 0 of mining and hauling the tile coal con cart be kept to it minimum by godf modern rn machinery added to this la Is the fact that the coil Is clear of any lm purit hs and that after the 1 arg r vein eta hns has been de developed eloped at a dav or drible able point under the upper veins eln an incline can be driven which will strike the upper veins eins and all al workable coil coal cin be hauled from trot the one opening |