Show Cannel Coal Mine Being Being- Developed In Zion National Park Parle Possibilities for the development of a future Industry for Southern Utah are seen In the progress be being being be be- ing made on the Cannel Coal mine properties located In Zion National Park In ill Kane county close to the Washington county line One hundred hun hun- hundred dred fifty tons of this coal have been mined and are now being offered to Southern Utah citizens as proof cf cr the qualities of this coal Development of the mine has been under the direction of L. L C. C former ent research re research reo search engineer and director of re research research re re- search engineering at the University of Utah for the past eight years bars ars on smokeless fuel and coal by products Mr KarrIck states that govern govern- government government ment reports show that Utah contains contains con con- 40 times the present known source of crude oil oU of any state While coals coats from the northern part of the state will yield 35 gallons gal Ions lons of oil to Ua a ton of coal cannel coal will produce 70 gallons He lie explains that this deposit of cannel cannel can can- nel net coal is the only known deposit In the western states He declares declares that if it it Is developed it can supply sup sup- ply ph all Southern Utah's fuel needs and can become a very large supply supply sup sup- ply of motor fuels road oil and byproducts byproducts by by- products from which a large larg-e revenue revenue reve reve- nue can come to Southern Utah Possibilities of this development were much enhanced by the completion com com- completion of a road built under work project This road Is 20 miles long and costs approximately 40 40 0 0 Over this lIlls road tons of the coal have been leen hauled and are piled near the Mt Carmel highway where those Interested In this coal can purchase it to tent Its possibilities as a fuel tuel A company Is being formed at atthe atthe atthe the present time with Southern Utah people to be given first chance at this development Mr Karrick stresses the great of this project for providing work bringing In new money and providing providing pro pro- viding a fine fuel for this section products By-products from the processing Include several valuable Items as aswell aswell aswell well as the o ol l and a smokeless fuel res residue Washington Washington County News |