, 1878-04-17
Che alortllttn Star
PUYALLUP COAL MINES.

THE following was crowded out of last
weeks paper. 1t was intended to be
published as news from New Tacoma.
Most of the information in it was derived
from cunversing with Mr.. Falows, on
the Zephyr between New Tacoma and
Seattle not long since
While in town the train arrived from
Wilkesnn with some so tons of Puvallup
coal on six freight cars. This looked us
it the mines ere not an entire failure
Soon after Mr.. Falows, the Suprrntend-
cnt of the mine, and Mr. Fields were met
on the Zephyr. Messrs. Fields and Fal-
lows are putting up the Ch marum
cheese factory. Mr.. Fields is to he in
charge OF the factory, while Mr.. Fa lows
will remain at Wilkcson in charge OF the
mine. Their outfit has already gone to
Chimacum. They will have the factory
running by the 10th Of this month, and
will be able to make from 500 10 1000
pounds Of cheese per day during the
best part of the season.
The newspaper occounts have been so
conflicting the past three months in
regard to the coal mine at Wilkes"n
that it was with great pleasure the op-
portunity was availed of in getting an
intelligent account from Mr. Falows Of
the present state of the mine. When
there Mst August or September, he drew
diagram of the mine as well us the rel
ative location of the veins. BY reference
to this his explanations were as sHsily
understood us ii one were ut the mine.
The main gNngwuy was run into the hill
on the General vein, Si3 feet in south
ery direction. The mouth ot the gang
way was some thirty four feet aboye the
bed of tn creek vt the loot of the hill
where the vein was first discovered.
Where the Gangway was run, the hill
composed of loose gravel, drift deposit,
was 800 feet in height above the level of
the gangway, coal being found on the
surface of IL fluff $500 feet south of the
face of the gangwny over the hill at an
elevation Of over $50 feet higher than
the hill, into which the glngway was run,
or some 500 feet higher than the level Of
the gangway. it was supposed that a
tunnel nearly horizontal, would he low
enough down to strike IL large quantity
OF coal above it, the vein dipping to the
west some sixty degrees. In place Of
that the gungway only ran along the
upper edge of the coal, frequently run
ming out of the coal altogether into the
DRIFT above it. This, with the faults and
dislocated strata found on the upper
edge OF the vein, finally compelled them
to give up this attempt. They are now
running an incline down some three
hundred feet lower than the gangway,
commencing near its mouth SO as to
come out on the same trsck and use the
same bunkers. This incline is in some
distance; the frame work Tor the hoist.
ing works is already in and as soon as it
is completed there is no doubt they can
protitabiy mine this excellent coal in un-
limited quantities at paying rates. This
vein is ten feet wide,. The present
gangway is along its upper edge, some
times in the coal, frequently just above
1T. 800 feet lower down will give ample
room, for breast or working room, when
the coal can be sent to the lower gang!
way that will be run. The only addi
tlonal expense being the hosting appa-
latus. No serious trouble need be an
tlcipated in following the vein at this
lever level. The only additional cost
incurred will be the hoisting the coal up
the Incline. A short distance up the
creek from the coal bunkers, and on the
SIDE opposite from where the veins are
oelngopened, new vein has bean barred
'nat promises to be good in quality and
easily worked.