, 1875-05-23
CHICAGO C0AL-FIELDS.
Discovery Of Paying Veins Near
the Calumet.
Efforts Made to Keep the Matter
Secret.


o'oAo''
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And the Coal Is 70 DC oIllzed
For .he last tro yea1e ut various intervals,
1,,;,o-, ,xa han ria of tho discovorv at a Wi.
o.r.t fh;..-. -. ...-.
uaofe VEN OF coal al ooo.n Cueaeo' os' "ofe
properly BpeaEinE, on tne panK OF tho calunat
River. near the State line. The fact that the
s+,t. f.oo1oo;at in an e1hauatiye renort. renu-
a.. ~ - +,,a a~;s,.nca ~ co.1 ror+1, ~
~'os0n 'ao '0o' ~ '.'s 49,. -. 49, ~
LaSaAe county. ana tnat tne funoEs o1 tals
vein being opened On tho Calumet could never
be traced to any reliable source, cast discredis
-. ~. -to,. 1,ot+ar Trna v.,;ona raa;danta
| - :~1.,~:, ,..na,- ,..,,r ..s
~ 'u.8 '.c'n1'}' N 1u1As o-aAo" "e4u'' a~o
found traces OF petroleum, ana in ono
or two instances had passed through or
4inch vain of coat and slate rock, while one well
for .hort t;n,c be1ched forth vast ouantities Of
49,. .....ss 49,. sr.a1- oh;. th;- st~a+r,,,
Of mixed coal anu siate was oeclareo p5 Gu coal
miners to be regular "coal blossom" " duch AZ
alvays indicates the presence Of good-payiug
ve,ns of sort coal. One or two old residents in
this vicinity claimed to have seen pure coal crop
Line, q station On the Michigan Central Railroad.
| Yet such was the effect Of tho State Geologiat's
renort in diac,oditne, tho nosatbiIitv Of bitnp,-
-. 11,;no;a 49,. ~ .1-:
1nous stratum III 0oisnefn N.tao1s .nas Nv noit:
| oua attention Was PAID tho natter. ANA Whep A.
different times the stories Of discoveries Of rich
| ye;na OF rood. soft coal were revived with soma
nav featnro thev xera alwava declared to havo
ne" Aea.oio' tnes ~et' e,"'e "el@1o ~ 1@'.
sprung 1rom tne eoA oeosso" st'1tu1n Aouno
| in tho wells, the crude petroleum uoat1ng on tho
| stagnant water, and tho gas that uputtered and
burned for q few days from IN abandoned e1-
ca'~aon' ApouS Wv '41114' ~ a,,s.
| last sou.h Chc2eo MAS agun uueo
| with rumors OF new coal discoveries
! that created more discussion than at any
z.,,;o~,. ,;.,o .nd ~h;ch en.tlv lad to q, ;,vae.
pfos!ooS '1n1e ana "uleo A.1An, :oa " - ",. a'
| tlsaEon py IHE i91hoah >on'1ts"eooet' toau't"
| ing In establishing beyond SHADOW OF doubt tho
! fact of the existence OF
preu ANN p1vr,,f. vry,s oR 14nrAyA pronE coAr.
49,. ..,s;.s >tsa 1.-s ,i+, ,-,.s - Ir1,;o.ao
a'noa. "''nnn s',o 'e4s wy 1'uuss VI e"s.so'
| and which donbtless e3tenos unoef tue ontue
South Side. The existence OF this coal, which
| has been discovered On o large tract OF leased
l.,a naa ham aen. !. nrofound eocrat nv tho ds.
.@AA' H19 ~ ,.s-,s 49,. -. -.
cose'9fs muply tuas .ao5 u!hns lazy 80 .14e w ~
cure tue lAuo os pu;cna aua as w ussosa -
4le apou. ;11 ~. ~ m ~ ~ .no
luAest ntestie?u "4n ue eou .oo ~ ns no ~, ~
1unate Posseshus u nuot. ee 71I 1uo sas-o
aee ee as .ono"g; Duas Iao atatoH t,sa.
LOFT; tno .Esaoeusa ~ os4.e n.u9 usaoH, Jn'
e1nsn ause., ,+ a;oShor1 ~
ueu, oue " Hn nus. - aea, anS ~ -
nao ceaseo ennls!y " IuIcsg Sua', az q.a; 80 ;no
eempetAtate w" SGnste1nn's uo,oG ~. ot +1,s
po1ns, aa1 ~, wa~ts p.o ys"tnrv "a ~
so7,'a 49, ns~a5rs ,na
cneea .nese snpl9ynS eu'a ~ 4otss ata petnou, an9
~ me ha.taG br cna1 "a TX derea a.
;es,,;nr fro1, 1ho e,;r1ar % ahoTed and s
snuAe '71s 5 o1,sa,f q; n1s ,,ri1..a qee; 81
seeneG WILL ana "a ~ arn,;as Ia - h;.ure;
aeaI eo ~ no =, ttan, PTev,on. ~ 1h;a
Gao 10 ~ S.na;,aa ~ 49, 1f;oh1sn Co,.-a1
1ne ne nso ,ecea1eo ~ ~ ~. oa ts davs fnr
xA t.ssS -. ~ ror ,raai1o 1.;7
a1sno.s iu s;.oo s;,cis rnuo5 nd .4T;vad fcr
'nso ~. o,, .hod ~ ths danot ~
u'u' t.i ~ 10 ~ '"pt5 ~o'4Aoe ~ o 9'f''
''s'ss sn' 4~ nrnr WAR . MYSTERY
whar. afd he fne1 coma from? Btr. Hirah
~ -" 49, 49, e.h: act -sf,,oad r. 80
"nen applosinea t on .s ~. h 40 ,,t ~ ihs
q9,nd h;s ~ corsa taEsn sosethsr Nth
s!ou a ~ ti,a , ,v;1da~1 cr,ioa;tv a,nona
o4 o.n Gs;oan ,,ransrtv onI ri Inmns
ao1sa nnsa * Ga,;,,}1st noct Cannanr AID
~ ra--aoc. :. s.i;ed forfh froYo tha,1 of;ce
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