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I greatest coal rserves are found In the west with the states of Utah Wyoriung and Colorado holding billions of tons of bituminous and subbituminous carbons in fields covering thousands of square mileL In Utah the U S bureau'of rlines have determined that 13120 square miles of coal beds' torut I !?600000Q000 contain " from which ' ' they hope to draw new sup:4fik plies of metal coking lurgical ? :401-coat They also 1 regard them as a vast source ' of synthetic SkftlY TCST liquid fuels toused if pe- -- ' 4: A' 1 11' 'Wki1" - 4s0 7::- 1 -- A - - de- - fall short- Wyom in g' I contain tons subbitumi- I ea Increased by leaps and bounds and the industry took on even greater importance as It rapidly expanded There are 10 known coal fields In Utah while in Wyoming the area around Kemmerer and co-a- l ' 1- - ''''''' 4 Cto14" contains the seams In COAL on an Utah generally inclination of 5 to 10 per cent from horizontal-Entrance- s are by drifts or stopes and as operations progress deeper and deeper into the seams many miles of passageways are dug The result in 30n2e of the larger mines resembles an underground city with principal and arterial "streets" intersecting at regular intervals Mining operations begin with undercutting or overcutting the coal seam with electrically-operate- d machines These cut a "kerf" or thin layer of coal about six inches thick across either the top or bottom of the seam and extending horizontally into the seam from six to nine feet Holes are then bored at intervals for blasting Safety marks the operation of western coal mines Many millions of cubic feet of fresh air are pumped into the tunnels with every shift providing air chemically more pure than that found in large cities Electrically-driven fans impel it to the deepest workings diluting and expelling mine gases such as fire g damp and marsh gas and temperatures at about 55 degrees the year around is Underground inspection continual Possible danger spots in roof conditions must be de main-tamin- 0 e li 'q' 1 - - : : dt4 ''' ' -- ''':- r- N" ' 6k '' (riSr' °M61 di ''vb417 - e'zili f It :: : anolsommlumammainw I' le y 41 i' I j I "ri C111111' 11111E11 ' - 11IL rer ti P '' A - - 1 ' S:i:! 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' 44:-4r41Lt)-i:- rice thousands dividends - -- a414--1 of others has discovered is the best way to reatly do something now towards owning your own home You don't have to pour concrete or lay bricks—at today's high prices—but you can plan your dream home and lay the financial foundation Let us help you work out a savings plan that will give you the money you need when you reed it and exactly suit your personal building or buying plans Then when building costs are down you'll have the ready cash to speed your plans to completion Come in end let us help you family N) k r 4:::: I HIS I ft that a State savings program - : 0 ' - : 1Iriti 441 di i ' : eie n vr I 1 7-- -- 11 - e l 4- - 7415: - -' ? s 4 1 AL — ' '7 in-Uta- -- ' - - k coal into smokeless and coke briquettes is under extensive with indications study that much coal heretofore believed to be noncoking may be turned into a valuable asset for steel making and metallurgy The Utah engineering experiment station University of Utah has succeeded in producing coke by grinding the coal fine in- — 1 4-4- 7 f it :'ii4 - I ut - mei '11:f ii- k t lyr' i 0 '''r f ti V n 1111114440 ta 1 ::::14 i tr''''''7'7 The Wasatch plateau coal fields and its extension east of the Price river known as the Book Cliffs form the Carbon county coal fields the largest and most productive area in Utah-Aof the large corrunercial mines presently are operat ing in this region — 4r---- 74 t: v ' 1 ' - 41 S ' t I 4" ' - kl'irzi ) '1k3101t17 " 1if II j III! Ili111w -- '"7"''' i16:' i ( Vi 7:711Tkaimmfirdpormorgounnen 4 '' :: 1:i '''''N DROCESSING ' I 1":-''' T '' NIP6"7 rreatest deposits county in 1855 Some 10 years later as the precious metal deposits of the region went Into production in earnest coal WWI in further demand as a source of power for forging iron ore and for smelting Population was increasing and coal was needed for home consumption And with the coming of the railroads the demand nous and 30000000000 tons of bituminous coal and Colorado reserves are figured at 212000- 0000011 tetres of bituminous and 104000000000 tons of subbiturrunous coat Coking coal Is vital to the of steel with sup-pfor both the Geneva Utah and the Fontana Cal plants corning front the SunnysIde Leda of Utah Bureau engineers recently have determined that proven deposits of upward of 80000000 tons of coking exist in the Coal creek aLstrict of Gtmnison county Utah Two I I I 44:1:TI: '''''''i ': Springs 4Nj-'44- zi 7:: 1 ! - -- Development of coal deposits in the west began shortly after arrival of - the pioneers - who needed coal for fuel and fot forging iron Into tools needed for Coal building and agriculture was first utilized by early Mormon settlers in Sanpete valley In 1849 and 1830 and the first coal mine to be opened in Utah was the Vales also In Sanpete IT 77' -- : 4 -- - - Here the 4rorleers start underground riding om--3 propelled by electricity from trolley lines smelting plants 7-- !: '- - - to -- 1 ' - -- -- '''''''''7t TIE ' i - 7- t- t i - ' quantity and quality of coal plays a vital In industrial developMent part of the area Being close at hand and readily avallableit is used to power factories burn bricks heat homes generate electric power and operate milling and it"' --- I - ' " 4 1 : ' to ii- - - l'i 4i I) t tt la''' ' 2e V t7 4i v: 3 vri p r :'aik v S -- EZ E ' 140r- k J' ' — d '' - 1z Z - ' g C' V I' these 1 11144 ''''''t1A:': ' - 1 - Irtagoirtare447- 4' 41Pqr 7: - -- ‘7140" ::voill v - --- 1 — fi II ' (1' Lte- gg :— i !- - :- - k beds are reported than Sunnyside coal stronger while the thirdI is slightly weaker Al! however' would qualify as metallurgical grades by Geneva steel standards of : ': - Billions of Tons Available in Fields of helA West of tel f' Rock ration's THE e' t r $0- - 4 pmbe "ImrN 44441-7- li' i 40 Ploderrt mines coraplethly mechanized- - pour out mrMots of tons of cool for Industry ' —v — iil r' — ':t 001" p Ca L - ! le ''' 100 so i Vk - ' ! - s " - 41!1t !'e:- - 4 a‘ b''' -- ' T' 4 3 t 47: - --- 011MM10 o' 4 '"tist-i- Cr ileMNIM 4 1 - "''' A I b I" - ?'' l LI :Z) ' -- ' 1 : : eo) '4' ' -' ' ii!k:)'' ' ' rN144'' 4 4 0 --- -- '' t if7' 7 Cc 11 7' Vo ''t- '" o ::0 IwT-drIPr- IC i '40 i ' or " ' a riF1-v :75 - -1 tmetwolupwow401010- C3 r 0 o4- - e'4!-1- - 71 ifi ' )1IL I Int 'y- ':2::''i i''''"' I ? c — 7 '' - (I V7-: 1 7! tot Jr: I:ttil''' --1 ''-- 47 :: 4:::: t 7 344 : '-- -- - - 1 Z 0")'' - t w '' cCOMPer 0 B1 Illb:1111111114010040— ' - sEcrloN I TUE SALT LAKq TRIBUNE Sunday January 181948 L SOME OF THE RECORDS WE'VE SET IN UTAH: t-- Completed well over 100 malor equipment installation lobs We're working now on about 150 more - - — Added 40600 telephones an increase of over 36 Placed in Service about'4400 miles of additional long distance circuits Added 740 employes--a- men ancrwomen Spent i $8300000 increase of 43 n bringing the total force to 2460 ' 4' ' on 'onstruction and plant additions in Utah : y Even these record accomplishments have not been sufficient to satisfy every telephone need in growing Utah and there will be no letup in the expansion program until there are enough facilities to furnish everyone the kind of service he wants when it is wanted t I THE MOUNTAIN STATES TELEPHONE AND COMPANY TELEGRAPH T - - |
