Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-04-14
DEMAND FOR CH RCOAI-
4 Sudden demand has sprung up

DEMAND FOR CH I RCOAi-
\! sudden demand has sprung up az
Salt Lake aud other portions OF Utah
tor charcoal for >inciting purposes.
orders have isen rccrutlv received by
Nilsson. Wallace Il Co.. OF Truckee. for
the shipment OF hire or ten ear loads
Ter dsv about >.ea bushels. Si>>ou.
Wallace 4 Ia. have an abundance of
coal. bat it Is still i'll the pits. and al
this present time and condition ri the
roads Il Is difficult 10 haul ii n The rail-
ruaa for shipment. This sudden de-
mand is caused by the Federal GoNorn-
ment, which has forbid the cutting of
wood and the manufacture of charcoal
on the public lands III Utah. The toy
eminent has also forbid the removal OF
wood or coal from such public lands,
and the Utah Southern Railroad Is not
even allowed 10 ship such products
VIXEN taken from Government lands.
In consequence of such prohibiti II the
Of mines and smelling works
il; Utah are obliged to lock IL rruckee
for their supply OF charcoal. should
the Government continue such an em-
barge, it will make the demand for
eoal from this section very lively and
extensive.
We clip the Foregoing from the
Truckee RrgHtttq. ot la>t SATURDAY.
Two or three wears hence, when our
eeal fields shalt have been exhausted.
il i among the things probable THAI
Eureka will have 70 draw on Trucket
for her supply of eoal. The Narrow
Gauge oncc III successful operation,
there i no reason why coal from the
Sierra> may not he laid down here H.
%cheaply as in Salt Lake City. Las;
year. a. We have been creli.ally in
formed. the averave price in Utah was
about - cents per buShel. From
Truckee 70 Eureka the distance is not
more than half a. great a. 10 salt Lake.
But SOME VIII NY the cost Of trans
shipping At Pali>ade will cut a big fig
ure in the calculation. We think not.
Il has been estimated by the highest
authority on such matters. that the
average cost of trdns->hippin- al
classes of freight from broad II narrow
-aE" cars. or re" refsd. y not II excess
Of 25 cents per ton. Indeed, many
classes II freight can be handled at 4
much less average rate. Coal i about
the only bulky freight needed
by mining community. AMI
this, We incline 70 think, NAV
be transferred from one car 10 another
a, rheaplv and as expeiitiou>ly a. any
o,hercla>> otfrei-ht. To explain: Trains
are drawn up side by side. with Just
sufficient inclination in favor Of the
cars % be la led. 10 admit OF the easy
passage Of boilers and other heavy ma
csinerv from n Ia the otEer. There
are provided. in all such cases. cranes.
derrick> and other labor->aving appli-
snre>. Coal can be shipped III sheet
iron bins capable Of holding. say from
n hundred 10 five hundred bushels
each. With the aid Of a derrick or
crane. il VIII be found an easy matter
10 transfer these bins. and that. toe.
without the slightest injury 10 the
coal. All that is necessary i 70 throw
ON the graphing hooks and swing the
bins and their cargo from the broad 10
the narrow-gauce car. This is done
very rapidly. and requires but a small
force Of men. In fact. We have seer it
stated that TWO men have been found
ample 70 do everything connected with
the tran>hipn.ent Of trei-h, on roads
doing double the business that VIII be
required OF the Eureka and Pali>ade
road. However, our road viii he COM
Rleted Il of these days and then we
IAN a. see how ~raiIroading on the mar
row-gau.e plan works.