The Lincoln County herald., 1870-12-01

will tfud In the sSollowing au, answer to
some inqsirsss sadss BY Ahia through
letter of one Of our. citixeus::-
The immeuse deposits Of coal 10 this
county, more especially 10 the western
portion, have, within tho last lev months
attracted . great deal Of attention from
men Of forethouaht and capital, The nat
ural result being, that s,me Of our citi-
Gems are waking up to realisation Of the
great wealth which has 90 long slept
undisturbed beneath the surface Of our
lands. The coal fields alluded to arc
supposed to extond from near Ninevah in
. southsasssrly direction to within three
miles Of Troy. In fact, coal Of good
quality has been found some six miles
east Of Troy. on the BIonuerhassot place,
thus extending 10 length perhaps twenty
miles and 10 breadth somo four Of Eve
miles. 1t b certain that very large
deposits have been found. and are uow
being worked in places over an area Of
three aud half miles square, oentcring
about six miles west of Troy. t..
Mincs have bcen opened and are being
pro6tably worked on the Upson, the
Link, the Martin and the Syduor farms.
In addition, borings have been made in
ten or fifteen different places, the greatest
distance between borings being about
three and . half miles, and in every
instance deposits of an excellent quality
have been found. in strata varying from
eight to twenty-five feet in thickness.
The coal is found either at tho surface or
within depth Of twenty Eve feet. DIFF
fcreut qualities are found in different
places, oil excellent and we'll adapted to
the various purposes for which coal is
used. Large quantities are being hauled
to Troy aud other places for fusl and
bsacksmit,ing. The coal has further.
moro been tested and pronounced to be
Of u superior quality for gas, yielding %
per cent. more than the best Pittsburg
coal. Competent judges have also pro
nounced 1t equal to any coal for smelling
1t is no wonder that as soon as the
above facts became known to few men Of
capital and Judgment that company for
the successful working OF the mines was
formed. This company consists Of par
ties from Western New York, some from
Chicago, and tho rest from Missouri.
An organization has been effected,
board of directors, consisting of twelve
gentlemen, have been selected, with
Capt. Alb. McPike, of Rails county, presi
dent. Some six thousand acres Of land
have been purchased by the company.
The company command large capital,
about 100000, and arrangements have
already been made to raise $500, 900 in
cash for the purpose Of working the
mines and building branch railroad
from them, either to the Moth Missouri
railroad or to effect juntion with the St
Louis and Keokuk railroad at Troy. We
understand that the coal company are
resolved to build their road without
delay, and that engineers are now making
preliminary surveys. Should an assur-
auce be made that the st. Louis and
Keokuk railroad will be completed from
Troy to Wentzville early next spring OF
summer, We believe that the road can be
secured to this poiut-not otherwise.
The directors of the st. Louis and
Keokuk railroad are alive to the impor
tance Of securing the road from the Goa
mines to Troy, and are now using every
exertion to that end. We confidently
believe that their exsrtions will be crowned
with success. When that'eveut arrives
and train after train Of valuable Goa
shall bo making daily connection At thi
point, and from thence to st. Charles
St. Louis and elsewhere, no reasonable
limits can be assigned to the prosperity
not only of Troy, but Of the who'll
county, nor does it require the gift o
prophecy to correctly predict the increase
Of wealth and population in this region
ALABAMA CLAIMs.-The Republican
w. oh;nu .nao;.l aaus, aarns-o a.