Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1870-06-15


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apindcbiod 10 Mcssrs pollafcn
a Brother, Philadelphia, Pa, the wei
known Bankers and efficient Agents
of the Union Pacific Railroad, for the
following article from the Omaha
Herald Of May 2Jth:
The Western Mines Of tho Rocky
Mountain Coal and Iron Company are
located on Bear river, aholt three
miles from Evanston, a station on the
Union Pacific Railroad, built by the
Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron Com.
pany.
These mines were discovered by one
of the members Of this Company in
the fall Of 1861, but were not exten-
sively worked until the time tho
Union Pacific Railroad was completed
to Evanston, in Oct. 1865.
The branch Railroad to the mines
was completed in November 1863,
since which time ears have been loaded
at the mines and forwarded to all
points on the Union Pacific Railroad.
These mines arc nine hundred ana
fifty seven miles west of Omaha, nine
hundred and filty.fvo miles cast OF
San Francisco, aud seventy miles east
of Salt Lake (Ogden.)
The coal is found in nearly a hon-
zontal position, and extends along
the face of tho Bear river mountains,
north and south, for about one and
half miles 1t is reached by tunnels
from the main railroad track. The
vein or scam of coal varies in thick
ness at the tunnels now open from
twenty.six to fortytwo feet, and has
been traced by the blossoms and crop
pings some three miles east.
The quality Of the coal is very
pcculsar, being between the anthracite
ond bituminous, (scmi-bituminous,)
entirely free from all trace Of sulphur,
burns without smell or smoke, depos-
its but small amount OF white ash
two and fue-tenths per cent. y il
contains but two and one half per cent
of water, and from seventy TO seventy
four per cent. of frcd carbon, also from
twenty TO twenty-five per cent. Ol
volatile or innummable matter
The coal is used in the locomotives
of the Union Pacific, Central Pacific
and Utah Railroads, and makes (on
the passenger locomotives) upwards
of ninety miles run per ton Of coal
1t is entirely free from clinkcr, doc'
not burn ont the fro.boxes or CRATES
and is universally conceded by the
railroad master mechanics and cngin
GERS to be the best and most economi
cal coal for steam purposes in America
Some hundred and fifty tons pei
day arc mined at this timo, but The
mines arc opened for The delivery o.
four hundred tons daily, which car
be increased to twelve hundred tons
whenever tho demand shall require il
North of the coal mines, and contin
nous to them, is the iron property O
the Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron
Company. This is mountain o
iron, which assays, from the surface
thirty to thirty-fivc per cent of oxid,
of iron, thirty to thirty two per cent
of carbonate of limo, and is entirely
free from sulphur or phosphorus -
1t is inexhaustiJle in quantity. Th,
iron exists in the form Of mixed car
Donate aud oxide.
This Company propose during th'
ensuing summer to erect n blast fur
mace Of fifty tons capacity per day fol
the manufacture Of pig iron.
Owing to the proximity Of the Goa
to the iron ore, II is believed that pi,
iron can be manufactured at less COS
ut this point than at any place il
Pennsylvania or Ohio; being situat
midway between Omaha and Sal
Francisco, the iron acquires addiliona
valuc from the great saving in trans
portation.
1t is extremely fortunate for tn
country that these great beds Of Goa
are found along the line of the Pacifi
Railroad, as wood for steam purpose
is scarce and expensive, and will b,
entirely exhausted in n few years
while by the development of the Goa
fields Of Wyoming Territory, the Pa
cific Railroads are enabled to procur
fuel for their locomotives at no highc
rates than is now paid for the coal o
Ohio and Illinois by tHe railroads 0
the Western States.