| Show COAL production ALASKA ON the production of coal in alaska ataska in n 1918 wae was ton tons valued at mil sin according to the united states geological turkey deportment of the interior this may be compared with ton tons valued at 2 in 1017 7 the i 1 reduction tor for 1918 was wa by b far the langtot in lit the history of coal boain min tag ing in alaska being 40 per cent larger than the output for 1917 which wai aleo also greater than that of any brevious year it Is in believe beli evel 1 that a substantial coal finif industry duttry in has ha at last start ej ed in alaska the larger 1 part of tho tile output in 1018 1918 came canie from the th mata ausk A fial 1 which alei led 63 09 tons the tem cam came from eight or ten email small minei in different parts part of the territory all these mines except those in in the ho Ma matakuska aal and bering river fiel fielli Is and at port graham produced roal coal for local uw under free ue use permits about 12 mine mines were oper abed employing men for an on aver age ictor of 54 day days |
