| Show E Edited d I I. I E l M Mines nes and Mining Sprague F F. r DY nW W. W HARMONY COAL OAl 1 TO HELP MINES Will Cut In Two Cost of Fuel Fue FuelIn In Southern i Camps I NEW MEW RAILROAD IS ALLIED t. t Will Open Both Coal and iron I rA Fields of Iron t. t C County I 1 That the opening of at the v veins of ot coal at New Harmony Harmon together with Ith the building of or tho the Utah Southwestern railroad from tram Lun Lund to the coal and Iron fields nelds will win revolutionize revolutionize tho time muting industry of ot southern south south- em ern Utah and southern Nevada ada so far tar faras farns tarns Is concerned is ns as the fuel problem pointed out b by C. C A. A Short the Gold Springs mining man who yesterday esterday arrived arrived arrived ar ar- ar- ar rived in the city from that r region glon It will mean unquestionably Mr Ill Short says sas that the tho cost of ot fuel In Inan nil all that region will be bo virtually cut In two which means a a. great deal In tho the operating of mines And the extent of oC that fiel field country countr that will draw upon for tor Its fuel supply Is lt realized only when it is known that the New Har liar Harmon Harmony mon mony mines are aro OO miles nearer Los Angeles n oles than Is that city's present source of supply of oC coal while tho quality of ot that it now receives os nowhere I Inear near compares with that of or tho the New Harmony coal The Thc New Harmony Harmon field Is being exploIted ex exploited ex- ex by tho Harmony Coal company which Is composed largely cl of ot Los Angeles An An- gales geles capitalists C. C T. T Inman of oC Los Angeles ono of ot the largo larSo owners of oC the coal com company pan is president of oC the tho Utah Southwestern Railroad compan company com corn pan pany so that it is sate safe to sa say that tho the two concerns aro closely allied Survey Sur Mr Inman together with George Georgo Foreman vice president of ot tho the railroad company compan and C. C W W. Yo L L. Rood QS assistant en engineer is now In tho the field closing dosing up deals for tor rights of ot way for tor the proposed proposed pro pro- posed line and looking after acter the time making fo 0 a new SUI C survey for tor tho the portion portion por per tion of oC about 11 miles which runs Into Cedar City What ma may bo be called the main line will run eastward from Lund on the Salt Lake Lako route to Iron Springs which is hI In the tho center of oC tho iron hon fields then a turn at almost right ht angles Ies will be made the road following the time west vest side of or tho tim Cedar valley alley to New Harmony Harmon Another line will be extended e on eastward direct to Cedar CIt City Tho distance from rom Lun Lund to Iron Springs is 18 24 4 miles mile from Iron Springs to No New Harmony 21 miles and from rom Iron Springs to Cedar CIl City 11 miles The Tho tonnage possibilities for tor the new railroad are enormous for Cor not only are the coal and Iron fields to bo be exploited but there is a vast region of oC a agricultural agricultural 11 tural lands to draw from Following tests made last year sear resulting In 40 bushels bushels of or corn per acre being raised upon dc desert crt land to sa say nothing of or iii crops oC of wheat preparations aro azo to engage In 11 dry ry farming up upon ji u n a large scale SIx Mv Veins Opened In the New Harmony Harmon mines have been Leen opened on four foul levels six veins of oC the semi anthracite coal ranging from four feet teet four inches to six feet teet In width A large largo shaft shan is to bo be sunk bunk which will cut all of ot the veins make for economical working Near car Cedar City are aro veins from five feet teet to 12 feet wide of or an excellent quality of bituminous coal and the building of ot the railroad will mean that they thoy will be worked as well Mr ir Short was accompanied to the coal fields by W. W A. A Alsdorf of or Colum Colum- bus Ohio who Is Interested with him himIn himIn himin In Gold Springs mines and In the proponed pro pro- power plant to be ho built at Modena Mo Mo- dena done They were looking Into the tho situation to ascertain whether it might I be n advisable to build the power plant at the coal mines instead of oC at Modena But nut they were given Iven assurances in re regard regard re- re gard to delivering deU of oC the coal over o tho new nev road which convinced them that the original plan of oC building th the tho plant at Modena is the more feasible It is the Intention to start work very soon building the first third one-third unit Q of al a a. power horse plant which will furnish furnish fur lur- nish electric power for tor the mines of ot Gold Springs and some neighboring S camps m |
