, 1881-09-10

1
t!!e y"lr tn di'Ir, lK3l. was only ahHt 0ne-
thiiIl ny iiIllctl ~ in that pnrt Ut 1lllnbiH
% Il ,st m .e r',rn,,r "s' H II 1tat f's |,sqv y y
fuwu, alni cs]mcinity in Southwestern, Ioy,t.
IL comparatively irw. It IL only within /,
fn~nr o,t t's ,n, ~ Ns Mvt'.. ~ l.'ae tto
at,,,tl,wes. IL rrfrr","m J." ," ~. '"r ,rninni1 m @
future Altppy Ut Nnrtiorn 1ljnt,fs. It wis ~
ttlunted tbhl tllg nDn-lieIIl cn,Dracti III, nr..a
seti9n ti t Of "y9r o'e,al 1f ts for ,., te
@ siter erriei a%'y Ii the cuai % q y Srovs''st t
its tlupnst, there. WIS ut Ic.st u,0J1 sustnre
"t ts sM 5 y, Ss @ Do n eai aa wa,, 1r
yeurs i''' ''''''''' 'o''' W. "''''''' ~. '''0'
nrv .,, m i, t,xt tt ,v aG % t',"t ~ wv rs,,ar. ~
,,t1 ,,i,1 eFitai @ III tt GXtes Wtt Lhat az Nofsiicf
% %o f,,M % IL iyr ars M ,,,y simai H,n nt Il
will tenr All aYcraKa ot SIX feet of coal over
$3.50 sttturo miles Of tho ftGtd, and W0tIltt
therefore ct1tall. III tho aggregate eyril II
EreAter futurn, supply t1latl the field OF
N1trthcf'l Illinois.
Tue euhl SeAlils OF Iowa ltsvn bGGn regnrtt-
ct Oy mine Operators III less satisfactory n,Itt
Culse tlly tlIti not ritll n, pycniy, 'Fln t,unl
fnsi,,nti ~ 1vinr II, rn,,tmunt,s irtls ~ rv",,
nlTi rSnufnr nj r. tfiicfs,,rss w,,s beiaT.t IL II.
.,!.,t Mt,tH ~ !htsltls allt pnckels wIicl MeFe
1s,v" rn,i so,,,"s IL. i'm, ,sn,,strsi ,,.n.tjv
nj, tiiu ~ nrrin,,r, ~ ti,n .cnns uin,t Enrt
jo,isc i art il, i;oo,o connty. Tho n'incs here
,l Ind M il viii uronb'y 10 f0lnd uy lsi,e"r nx
Derioncs that tess brHr tho same refntlo., 10 tno
nrts, stu.thnrn nortinns nf ti,t, tInil thnt I'm
mines In itocit 1alansi Eountv tjp tr fno r,st ~
tsn ijj,nn,s tio1. Ss''''' 'N ~ s1o INV ~
WEBSTER COUNTY.
Tho most hnrlierll coal minus IN tho Stntn arc
n tt!s eo,.niy located nsar Fort 1e,!gc. 1t Conl-
BHnln Ut cni varies from thrco 91sd hnlf tn 1.-Two
ttset tset Ut tno t!ntuFent minus. nut tho ntGraEe
ths SHIFT ot tho Fort iNaise Caai cun'. Ie
n.ny ii oncrntrI with tim most inpr1,v,.1
tnut;hisinrv md an fl Jnrun srnit. liz.
sitlcs this thurc are Mt CGniviilp no less
tI!lel sixteen tlthot els.altct mines WORRIED by
9pes, atan proSlK ison ! =. sn s '!ur
mat gcn' hlgli ~ s1e,sisveF n-tnlli. ,
uuiat IRON lnt1a statson. on THO iltho!s GGhtrAl'
w . III = @ rs iog no y, o. T.
tae cn,nty , nt tho close nf @ lSs9 wMs tyunty.!vo.
Wy tne u tnt"! pronMseMs ~. M OF COIL 1oe to Sear u
Juno Il 17so WIS le'oo tons.
Tho scntu nt roal worker, Mt Lcltph in Webster
conty, % extcnds i,o ii.inifton anf II Worked Vi
iuw tGor I,utSts c,ist of t,at plac.. I,t ' owtur
to tho kreatcr supply ut Coutvltto ud Ut Length,
where It Is more Aeeessiho than In iluniton. tho
S sposs H. q tha' ,S, S1y 'e sn not nsv s e. g.
uAt,piS corSrY
~ ag ~ IT,. utai ~ r., " & t1
vr w snttcs ,nrtb ~ ,no ~ E,ra ~" tns tr U%
seans Ct eot t,at ars known 'n Webster conn.
' ap .Gu ~ xor anes aiEan T. soua na
@ ~ oSa ,, W te. or 81 tncxness a9 H. IS ysry It.
se1,1,s Il uinut two tcct. Int Twin, 10 thor ire
regularity asld tho trouble from wlitur tho opern-
lion Of tno minus Is expensive. Cual co,nnaands
higher price here Mt tho mines thnn IT my
Dshor Dshor .nHe* Ia tho statas o. Io,ra ar lGlsso!s.
Tho yGar to June. lb4.t, WIS D. LII tsnS.