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Show EXPERT VISITS COAL FIELD AND TELLS OF. ITS GREATNESS Having beeu requested by somo of my intlmatojfrlcnds who were stockholders stock-holders In the old Elkol Mining Co., to make anlnspectlon of the Elkol mine that they may have somo knowledge know-ledge as to tho actual condition of the property, on tho 30th of January, 1912. I decided to do so. ln company with Mr. Frank Moore, Oscar B. Mad-son Mad-son of tho board of county commissioners commission-ers of Weber county, Frank M. Drlggs, supt. of the State Industrial School, and others, making In all a party of eight, left Ogdcn at C:M of tho date mentioned over the U P.. as far as Granger, Wyo. Hero we were transferred to the Oregon ShO't Line. After traveling forty-two miles we arrived at a llttlo station two miles north of Kemmercr. At this point uu engine and freight cars were placed at our disposal for transportation to tho Elkol camp7i distance of eight miles. This branch was built by the original Elkol Company. Tho Utile camp nestles closely to the nigged cliffs of white sand rock, lying west of a picturesque llttlo valley, with houses stretching north and south In long rows like regiments of well tiulned soldiers. Theso houses aro not of tho old coal mining order of Blnbt) and dirt roofs, but are up-to-da'o throe roomed cottages, with convenient conveni-ent out buildings, all protected In light, well chosen shades, making n very prcBontablo appearance. To the east of these cottages, on a little kno)I, Is erected n commodious L. U. S. church building, which Is being used nt present for school purposes. This school has six grades, with two teachers and is supported by tho coun-' coun-' ty school fund. Thero is only ono storo i in tho camp, and this Is run by tho 1 coal company and carries n good lino of general merchandise. Hero Unelo Sain has his post offlco and tho post- master Is kept busy deciphering tho i nnmes of Greeks, Austrlans, Finns nnd i Japs. Tho camp Is comprised of elxty I per cent of theso nationalities. stretching to tho east nnd south Is i n most beautiful llttlo valley of about threo by four mllos, twonty-two hun died acres of which Is owned by the coal company, and Is set aside as a townsito .There Is sufficient water pumped from the mine to furnish an excellent water system. This water will support vegetation and can bo used for culinary purposes. Taking It nil In all, Elkol mining camp presents a clean and natty nppearanco nnd is a complete revolution from the mining min-ing camps or the early nineties. Next In line of Interest comes the hoisting plant, which Is capable of hoisting out of the mine four cars of threo tonH each, making twolve tons of coal at eacli nip. A round trip can be made in four minutes. Four empty cars are let down the slope to tlie entry indicated by a signal given fiom the mlno below to the engineer above. When tho cars arrive nt their destination the lopo is exchanged fioni tho empties to the loads and away goes tho cars to tho Biirfuee. So i ho reader can form boine idea of tho wiHt amount of coal that can be loaded load-ed in n ten hour run. After inspecting the engine nnd bollcrromus we pio-tccdu pio-tccdu dto inspi'Ct the tipples 'UlJ fcieeiis where the coal Ib bcreened and classified Into four divisions. Flrbt lump; Second G Inch nut; Third 2 inch nut; Fourth slack We next turn i ur attention to I ho mine, the much talked of mammoth vein of coal. The first thing that presents itself ns you face the gaping mouth of the tunnel tun-nel or slope, ns It Is commonly called, is a dark mass of what would appear at first sight to be shale. Hut upon closo Inspection proves to bo 'surface coal." Tho vein is from 48 to no feet thick and pitches into the mountain nt an angle of 18 degrees, about ono hundred nnd twonty five or fifty feet, from tho mouth of the slope Is on ! oi.tr) or gang way. Driven to tho north 'from this entry looms are opened and ' worked in a wistorly direction towards to-wards the surface, from which wns taken many hundreds of tons of coal whnt Is known to tho public as Elkol. This wns tho first gross mistake mado by tho operators of tho mlno ns this entry never should have been Continued on Pago S. i EXPERT ViSlfS CDAL FIELD AND TELLS OF ITS GREATNESS H ( .A Continued Mxin li.t,. l. H .driven beyond' the miinway, From this M j tvnify liirtni'i- cion Hid mopo, u dls- B i ",lJ.V'e "' l'rlllllIH to bundled feci H " tuo'iwo other entries opened up Inn H t inunfiui' like tuny po. 1 with rooms H i.TiMijliK towuuiH the surface ntlll Ink- H .' lug oiii Hiufiiro coul the sumo can ho H upplled to entry No .throe. Those H r'yo.jle n ei Hhuulil have Infill omuii. H vinto the coul was unfit for dnmeBt'.c H itS'Y-kntr.v No. 1 Is iihoiit tloven hiui H Ircu, fact from tho Hurfticp mid pre. H i ixiilRt ii dltrereiit appearance, the H I -t:onl; inlnpd In this entry 1m of nu tn- H 1 tlroly different qunllty and Is being H used" by Ilia Oregon Short Line nt tho H rat; of 450 to fiou ions per duy of nut H .No,-'.: nnd Black, nnd thnt tho lesecs H areviimilile to fill tho orders.. Tho H slope Ih Ht III nearly two hundred feet H below entry number foul, nnd It Is H tho 'intention of tho new company to H Continue work In the slope and nbiui- H tlon till tho old workings nbovo tho H fourth entry. If tills Is done, tho coal H shipped from this rulno In tho futuro H -will bo first elasB marketable coal. H 'fho?, coul mine inspector Ooorge H m'Kcker, visited this mlno In Decern- H ber,' 1911, mid reported tho mlno In H excellent condition ns far as air ways, H sibsenco of gaB, counter entries and H ; xnaSways arc concerned, and the mine isrpDcrntcd In accordance with tho H Joining laws of that state His repel t B lJlgncd nnd posted In tho office for H th? inspection of nil concerned. B Cost of Operation. H This coal Is mined for 63 cents a . x ton and is placed upon tho caic I'. O. I 1), Klkol nt the minimum cost of TO tenth per ton. Tho lulu to Ogden and Suit i.uko la $1.75 pu ton, making u total cost of $2.45 pur ton P. O. D. Suit Lnkc, Ogden and all Inturmcdlaio iioluls. Tltf mlnn la ntinrllt.t.l l(t!milf II single post or piop necessary to Blip port the roof or gang ways. There Is sufficient molstuie in all parts of the welkins vvlilch will prevent diibt o plosions. Tho air currents aio sufficient suffi-cient to make the workings healthful and safe as to quantity of coal. It Is fatal cely necessary foi me to stale that this mine can bo operated lor ono hundred years with nn output or two thousiind tons a day, nnd then would btlll be coal to be woiked Cost of Property. The one hundred nnd sixty nrres of coal bind, the twenty two hurn'red acres of ton nolle land, forty five dwelling dwel-ling houses, ono Horn, one large board lug house, a well equipped ronl mine with hoisting nppnrntus. tipples, coal enrs, etc., capable of shipping at present pres-ent from ten to flftern hundred tons of coal per day, was purchased by .John Volkcr of Ogden for tho sum of two hundred and forty five thousand dollars. In my opinion, taking tho present price of conl lands ns sold by tho 1' S. government ns a basis, this property Is worth ten times tho amount of the purcliaso price. 1 mnko this statement of facts so thnt the old stockholders of the Elkol Mining company may understand tho true status of affairs nnd that they may foil that I urn competent tt JjCgc. I will state that I nuld n certl Icato Issued by the board of cxamln ers appointed by the governor of the stnto of Wyomli.tr, klgtuJ NcwjI W, Iieeman, Btato mine Inspector, and have- acted In tho capacity of file bona for four years in the coal nlliies ot said state THOMAS M. CUTL-KIl, Trenton, Utah, Feb. 2, 1912. ii. . f. i |