The Red Cloud chief., 1874-08-08

ness. Al 1ecuWseh this vein ha
thinned out to less than 10 inches, an
has almost, if not entirely, disappeare'
before reaching the valley Of the Ri,
Blue River. But it appears 70 have
greater range north and south. Ii j
found north and northwest Of Omaha
and 10 al the river counties Of south
east Nebraska and Kansas. All state
men,s however, such as have bee,
made concerning this vein that j
will increase 90 four or fonr aud s-hSl
fee, in drift-minins'' are simrly anC
only efforts Of pure imagination by
some, pure fiction by others. Ssein.
that the upper or surface vein hs'
neither thickness, quality. DOL reliabili'
~, and that all the lower veins are
uniformly thin and useless, ve anxious.
ly inquire what, and where. are the
sources of fuel for the Stste Of Ne
bra.ka? The people Of western Iowa
and northeast Kansas have the same
concern in this question. II is q fore,
gone conclusion with al the people OF
these States that coal is abundant, bu,
very deep. and hence the views here
will not he generally accepted. Ii is
very desirable TO please the people and
gain the applause Of our fellow citizens,
especially just before election, but il is
exceedingly difficult to do this by max
ing a coal mine in every county. The
only practical road out Of these diff
culties is to make timely arrangements
10 procure our coal from places where
it is both cheap and Of good quality.
Those who will still persist 10 throw
away sums Of money In a vain search
for coal. led on by irresponsible pay
ties, may recall the old maxim, too
late ; 1.-THE fool and his money soon
part company" Those who are thu.
duped iu,o these expenses call it de
velopina the country and there is no
Law against it.
The present supply Of coal for Ne
brasks comes mainly from the mines
in the Des Moines Valley. also from
mines in the valley of tho Charlton
river, Mo-. and from mines in south
eastern Kansas, in the vicinity Of Fort
These Goals differ but little in
to produce heat or steam The
Fort Scott coal being free from impu.
is generally prererred.
A ton of these Goals is equal TO 3
cords Of such wood as VIC find growing
Of the Missouri river. Coal at
IS per ton ia Nebraska, establishes
The price of wood as fuel at 81 Sc per
,ord. If some persons more remote
give 81 per ton for coal, it is only Civ
ng o. per cord for wood. Those.
therefore, who complain Of . scarcity
If fuel in Nebraska, can only complain
hat wood is $3 per cord. The policy |
# railroad companies in regard to local
reirhts, should be especially low, SO
hat any where in eastern Nebraska
oal can be afforded at 81 per ton
he equivalent of wood fuel at e per
ord. Upon this basis we have fuel
rom eastern and southern mines both
heap and abundant. The great fault
ppears to be that it is not mined be
Ieath the soil Of Nebraska.
A family of FIVE persons will consume
average Of 5 tons annually, costing
rom $35 to as. This will require
he proceeds Of three acres Of wheat,
2 ) acres Of corn, OF the price Of .
oft, or . 3-year old steer. Is the fuel
i'll for \ year really a burden to any
armer in Nebraska? With equal
es.on We could complain Of the cost
{ clothing. which Is the same as say
X rha, We would greatly prosper If
'e could dispense with food and cloth
IL altogether. We respectfully refer
he tuel-faultfnders 10 a residence with
,me Of the Indian tribes whose habits |
nd fashions make their burdens easy
this respect.
The comparative value Of mineral
lei or coal and vegetable fuel wood,
,rn, and sunhover) may be interest
20 farmers who are nov trying ex-
erimen'a with the various kind. Of
lei 10 Nebraska and ether western
tstes where coal and timber are not
nundan'. The best experiments give
lie following results:
An average corn-stalk and one ear
i'll yield six ounces combustible mat
=.
An average s~unflower yields nine
ounces.
One ton corn-stslks and ear yields
% lbs combustible matter.
One ton Of sun6owers yields $50
One cord cottonwood 600 pounda
One ton Of coal 100 pounds.
The UNEMPLOYED sources Of coal in {
ehrsaka " the Tertiary, Cretsceous
ID Pernian formations. occupying Z
c middle and western portions Of the c
ate. The Permian formation has :
en- found BY Professor Auehey, Of I
e State University, to occupy . COO b
portion Of eastern Nebraska a
everything the recedins d
81 measures. As already described. u
is probable that this formation win b