The Lincoln County herald., 1871-08-10
For tho Herald.1
A Visit 10 the Coal Mines In LiEcOlR
County Missouri,

Charles madc a visit to the mines, in
company with about fifteen Of our vide
awake aud enterprising citisens. The
committee consisted Of the following
gentlemen, viz: F. x. Kremer, Benz.
Anderson, A. r. Ross. Mr.. Rogers, WIN.
Leuhaf, and Darius Heald, and we're 10
every respect representative men Of the
wealth and enterprise, not only Of St.
Charles, bat of the county, also. These
gentlemen came to find out how much
truth and coal there was in the rumors
and statements which from time to time
had been made concerning the great
bodies Of coal which underly a large
portion Of the southwestern part Of Lin.
coin county. We are satisfied that they
can 60 back and say, with one Of old,
that the half had not been told. 1t is
not our object, however, to anticipate the
report Of these gentlemen, but rather to
jot down q few Of the particulars of the
pleasant trip above mentioned; and SO to
begin at the beginning:
On wednesday evening tho above
named gentlemen arrived in Troy. They
we're entirely unexpected. Whether
there was a method in SO arranging mat.
ters or not, deponent saith not it looks
a little as if it was, SO that being. una.
ware Of their coming, We would have no
chance to "salt' a big lead for their
especial benefit. We are glad that they
did so come, and that the mines had to
stand in their every day dress, without
the aid of three or four acres of coal
piled up for show. Thursday morning
came, and with it Messrs. s. r. Wool.
folk, Walton Perkins, D. T. Waddy, +.
c. Cake, Fred. Wing, Francis Murphy,
A. V. Mckee, r. H. Norton, John Nc
Donald, j. s. Thornhill, j. NJ. Heady,
Yearly jackson, E. N. Bonfis and
others, all anxious to do honor to St.
Charles and her representatives and
now, We are all off for tho coal regions.
The FIRST place visited was the shaft on
Dr.. Waddys farm, about four and q half
miles west Of Troy. This shaft was full
of water. 1t is about fifteen feet deep,
all tho way through solid coal, with coal
ont groupings in various directious-a
very interesting locality, geoioglcally
considered; at least SO prouunced by
gentlemen Of the party posted in that
science. But tho writer of this, not
being a sc,cutiic man, only aaw rocks
laying around In q very promscuous
manner, with occasional banks Of iue
clay and loose coal. The party having
satisfied their curiosity at this point
started for the pit on the Link farm, two
and half miles further west. Here
there were rather strong indications 10
the shape of abou: thirty wagon loads Of
coal piled up near the shaft. The shaft is
about forty feet deep, on the side Of hill,
and was partly fall of water. The coal
is about fifteen feet thick-6ve feet Of
canal coal and bituminous shale, and the
balance bi,uminous coal. Tho party
made some explorations up the creek and
found coal out groupings in several
places, two or three hundred yards from
the shaft. The next place visited was
the mines on the Upsom farm, about two
and half miles still further west. Here
we're some moro indications in tho shape
Of thirty or forty wagon loads Of coal in
large Jumps around the pit. The coal il
here about eighteen or twenty feet thlcl
and Of most excellent quality. Noar BY
is tunnel running into hill, with Goa
above around and beneath. Seeing sc
much coal and indications, and it being
furthermore about one o'clock. the party
unanimously got hungry. 1t was at thi
particular point, and beneath the shad'
Of . wide spreading tree, that th'
non. geological members of tho party saw
some strong indications Of dinner-ther'
we're boxes and bottles. The entir'
party transformed themselves into com
mittes Of the whole (under the nose) t,
see what was in them. The COMMITTED
soon reported the boxes full of wine, snt
the bottles full of bread and meat hear!
substratum Of the latter with out,orop o
cakes aud pies. Several shafts were sunl
entirely through, occasionally striking
. vein OF ico water and native wine
besides little "bezine" yery low down
The thanks Of the entire crowd are du
to Mess. Mcdonald and Thornhili 70
the boupteous uspread." and We alvav