The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1873-03-20
The Few Coal Vein.

We took drive out to the new coal vein
Yesterday on invitation of Mr.. Pap;n, and
descended his primitive shaft.
About three months since, he commenced
taking out coal, and selling it TO his neigh
bors. 1t was found of fine quality and free
from sulphur or Stag
He has petition to submit TO the City
Council asking loan of $1,000, which he
will repay in coal for the city Offices at hi-
teen cents bushel, and he further guaran-
tees TO furnish private CONSUMERS at the
same price, thus saving to our citizens forty
per cent upon the price Of Fort Scott coal:
Tie stratum being worked is twenty-five
feet below the surface and ranges from fifteen
TO eighteen inches thick. About Twenty feet
further down he has bored through vein
upwards OF three feel thick, and this is the
STRATUM, he proposes to work as soon a. he
can get tine means to go at it. We find Mr..
Pspin and his wife very deserving people,
honest and industrious, and worthy the en-
coursgement of our citizeDs.-Comniercidl
Yesterday afternoon, in company with
Col. Hsberlein, of the Freie Presse. and
few other citizens We visited the new coal
mine, at the corner o. Ottawa and Twentieth
On reaching the place We found large gang
of men busy at work, digging out coal OF a
very superior quality. Mr.. Pspin, on whose
land tie vein WAS discovered, is very
sanguine, and we think justly, that he has
struck Il "Iucky vein" this time. We went
down into the mine, and saw the miners dig
out as fine and clean coal as that at Bevere,
and that at the depth of not exceeding fifty
feet. We tested the coal and found 1t TO
burn as good, if not better, than that at the
shaft. Mr.. Papin is a poor man, and
asks the city for loan Of 5000
to help him to develop the mine, and
for this amount he pledges himself to fur
nish the city coal at fifteen cents per bushel
until the debt il cancelled. Certainly the
project is a very charitable one, and should
be encouraged. There may he some OF our
readers dubious with reference TO this mat
ter. If such there should be, we would ad-
wise them TO go out and examine for them
selves, and Mr.. Papin will be only too glad
to show them the msd,s openaiadi Of mining.
We learn that he proposes sinking another
shaft about two hundred feet southwest OF
the present one in a few days. We met MIR.
Anton W. Borberich, an old miner, who in
formed us that the vein would be at least
forty-two inches thick. This vein ia only
forty.iive feet below the surface, and Is as
clear, clean and light as any coal We have
seen in the coun;ry.-CcH.
Upon the information of the reporter of
city co.empo-ary, THE TINES published
similar report to the above Of the coal vein.
We were not satisfied, however, that The sto-
ry was f,ue We tSarefore made a Trim out
to the new coal shaft. The vein now being
worked is about Is inches thick, and is about
so feet below the surface. The coal is lig |
rite and is inferior to the Fort Scott or our |
own Leavenworth Coal Compsny's coal. |
Even If the coal was better, ii viii never pay |
to work so Thin a vein. We found no evil |
dence of So inch vein within 80 feet, or
l 900 feet. III there was Ich a vein, no aid |
would be asked to work il. Such a vein |
would sell for fortune at once, and buyers
would be numerous We think it better to |
tell the truth about all matters pertaining to |
our material interests. We ought no. to de-
ceive ourselves? We had better state facts?
THE TIMES having been led into making
the mis-s.atement, takes the. first opportunity |
to examine and report the facts as they ex-
st. A So inch coal vein within 30 feet of
he surface, or within Zoo feet would be
WORTH a million to Our city. We would adj
rise our brethren TO visit the new coal shaft |
gain.