The Ely record. [volume] (Pioche City, Lincoln County, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-04
THE COAL MINES NEAR KAN.
MARIA, UTAH.
[FRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT

fiocHE, New, Sept. 3, 1872.
EDITOR RECORD: Much interest having
of late been manifested in this section
and elsewhere in regard to the recently
discovered coal mines near Kannarra,
Kane county, Utah, and business having
called me to that vicinity short time
since, by request few notes relative to
the location, general appearance, condi-
tion, prospects, etc., OF the mines were
Jotted down and are herewith presented
to your readers. Two days travel on
horseback brought US to the Mormon
settlement of
KANNAERA,
Distant from Phoebe about 80 miles in
an easterly direction, and situate at the
foot OF the Wahsatch Mountains. The
town has population of about $50, is
presided over by Bishop and Board of
Selectmen, and appears to be in -four
lshlng condition generally.
THE COAL MINES
Are situate on the mountain to the south
east of kannarrah, about four miles
from the town, and ON the direct line of
the Utah Southern Railroad. We per-
sonally visited and inspected the claim
of the Wahsatch Coal Company, on
which more work has been done than on
any other location on the mountain.
We found that neat aud substantial
house has been erected on the ground,
an excellent trail cut on the side of the
mountain from the house to the tunnel
and other improvements Of like char
acter made in the vicinity. At the mine
IA large opening has been made on the
face Of the bluff, and tunnel run in 80
feet, on solid coal the entire distance.
The dimensions of the tunnel are 6lax7L
feet, and at present shows in the face OF
the bluff fully Is feet of solid coal. AS
says taken recently from tne face of the
tunnel show the coal to be bltumnous
in character and entirely free from sui
phur. There are also three other clear
and well defined coal veins on this COM
pany's goound which have not as yet
been opened upon. A new road, mach
shorter than the present one, to the val
ley from the mines, has also been laid
out, can be built at light expense,
and will greatly facilitate the Shipment
vi COil. blu" tIlut
the coal burns readily in an open fire.
place, cokes well, yields from So to 60
per cent. of coke to the ton, and is SUI
perior in every way to any coal hereto
fore found Oh the Pacific coast. All the
available coal lands in this vicinity have
been located, and work on the different
claims will be pushed ahead mt an early
day. Steps have been taken to incorpo-
rate the Wasatch Company In San Fran
cisco, and a working capital will shortly
be advanced aud the shipment of coal
will be at once commenced. The value
of this property will be better under
stood when it is known that within dis
lance of fifteen miles is situated
IRON CITY,
| At which point there are large reduction
works for the treatment of iron ores,
which have been found in immense
! quantities in that vicinity. NeSotia-
tons for the purchase of the iron works
are now pending between a number OF
Pittsburg capitalists and the present
owners. These works have been shut
| down for some time past on account OF
the trouble experienced in obtaining fuel,
but Bishop Adams, who is at present III
in charge of them, experimenting the
repairing and alteration necessary before
work can be again resumed, informed us
that everything will be in readiness tc
start up within month. The coal men
toned above has been tested by Mr.
Adams, by cooking, and meets with his
approval to such an extent that he pro
nounces it just the thing they have Sc
long needed to aid them in running the
iron works successfully, From the above
notes it will be seen that the coal prop
erty will eventually prove to be anon;
the most valuable on this Coast.
Much matter for which we had pre-
pared notes is unavoidably omitted irou
this letter, as we are limited to space
but will appear in future issue.
CAM.