, 1881-11-13
NEW COAL-FIELDS..
Easy Of Access from CE,icago-A 9c-
r scrlption of the ,utne and Terri

scrlption Of tho 1ffne and Terri
tory.
Special Correspondence Of Tho Chicago Tribune.
FA1RnASN, Kuukakee County, Nov. lD.-The
State OF Illinois is one Of wonderful production
and growth in Its every part, and this place Is no
exception to tho rule. The town from which l
wrste this letter is situated sixty miles southwest
of Chicago four miles cast OF Gardner. md
twenty ncs west nf knnInkce City. 1t is u
place literally dropped upon The prulFle viii
ont: some tlnzen ht''lses yet scattered AROUND,
nclulng blacksmith, wagon SHOPS. etc. Ihero
arc lour merchants ready nad anxious to come
i'll here rs soon ms tho town IS surveyed anu
plattedto erect stores and dwellings aud bring IN
stocks Ut goods. because Of the chunces thAt are
opening up for IL growing town through the rapid
development OF new. rich ccal-fcids, unequa1ed
1T quality uud cleanliness. Tho coal being frcc
FROM sulphur burns down to clear, white ;a5a ~
free IRON clinkers and ether Impurities The
mines are III the midst Of one OF the finest agri-
cultural portions Ut the Suite.
Mr. james Mix, Of kankakee, has Ill
rcAdy the material OH the ground for
building twenty houses: ,,o He Is e. erecting sSdl,
pied BY miners. for which the occupants will
Eitsl!y p;s- - per month, 0r $50 per ycnr, rental
Certainly not Il bud Interest, considering the
TIC Wilmington Coal Field Railroad Company
owns right III this rich ulad fertile locality 100
acres OF coal lands. Thoy are on the dividing
The Town Of Fnirbank, now being established. is
located in Sec. II. Town ), Range east. The
fields. speak ,.,iviscdy, for the coal l-ba$n In
cltlics abn11 :,1UUo acres Of which about onc-
halI lies north und east Of tho Siazou. and tho
other hnif lies south and west. That which is
OH the east side Is remarkably free from water.
US the shaft that has just been sunk by this
company was completed n Il depth of T.. feet
witlosl: tho usc OF Il pump which is something
uneuuaiel III this entire coa field. and which
made this portion far more valuable than any
snf m Of
tive freI:set rates. us its luHds arc crossed by
and connected with four rouds leading to Chi
cago and three nankukce. which give thotn
facilities for transportation which no other coal
mine III this State possesses. This will always
Insure very low rutes Of freight. which is no
small consideration In tho profits on tho coil
prnuic:'l 1, 1totn TINS mine: ,o,. oon,,
the Wabash was commenced Oct; ;. and
the 51st coal was reached- Rooms
the men ttat can be worked
e ae,x@ata*s nigh md aay IL RI itche, he the The
boss. assure tse thAt BY Dec they will raise l0o
tong of clean coal per dizzy; and they will i'll
me stns eapas!5 r. S ne etres p e bs
reachsd- Tn;s coal Is noS heinK mined And de-
liycred in Chicago at a cost Of $3.l5 per ton.
will realize $1,000 for each and every acro
mined. THO shut thnt is now boing worked is
six IN: nnlf ey fourteen feet In the cIcar,
with by S-inch surface plank spiked together,
which makes IL continuous wall from top to bot
LOitl WILL DuHt1ubS uy L. ucuts audhl l1k ~ o14C
Of the
HEST AND STRONGEST CoAL-sHAFTs
ever sunk i'll tho Wilmington coa!-feid, and with
Il capacity to raise 100 tons of coal per day.
just now railroad has been surveyed frcm
the Wabash. st. Louis &- Pacitlc to tho coal
shaft, uad will be built MS rapidly us possible, II
II viii Only stop rniutng long enough, The road
will be extended to Braidwood, on rhe Chicngo
& Alton. where thoy are raising 200 car-londs Of
coal PR tluy.
Speaking. of ,:hts, might call attention to tho
fac. thA1 Ill the desirable coHl-lunds of this
country where ratlrond facilities be ot'-
1aincd arc being rapidly taken up by large cao-
itaiists and ut tho present time there IS y syn
dicatc Of wenltly Eugl;shmen, who nave $1t.}.-
00D.tOo to invest in coal-lands, vino are now in
vestit.atlug. undc: the guidance OF Gen. Daniel
l.. SicElcs and others, and who have purchased
already :as,NA acres Of coai-!ands in Viuton
County, Ohio In EnEiu1d no conl is being ratsed
from Il depth Of less than ;0D fret. und much Of
it over 1900 feet, and these Encish;nen apprc-
c!..tc the value OF lands from which coal eau be
raised ut depth OF less than 100 feet