The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-01

Professor Buckly gives several other sec.
tions of the coal strata in Young and ad-
joining counties, in all of which he gives
the true coal measures, with beds of coal
from. two TO five feet thick. There is bed of
coal on Coal creek, In the northern part of
Young county, where the blacksmiths of
the country are now and have
been for several years, getting coal
coming seventy-five miles with their wag-
ons for the purpose of procuring it. There
are several veins of coal cropping out in
Montague county, but none Of them of a
sufficient thickness to be OF any value. The
lowest stratum of the carboniferous / have
seen exposed in Montague county is the
conglomerate, or No. 2. in the section gwen
county, west of Decatur, at the depth of Is
feet, a bed of coal has been struck by Mr..
Gates, who is now sinking shaft and who
proposes to give the matter thorough test.
The coal obtained by Mr. Gates is very ex-
cellent quality of bituminous coal, and is
equal to any obtained from the coal beds in
the Indian Territory. In Palo Pinto couD-
ty, not far from the. line of the Texas &
Pacific railroad. coal has been obtained of
good quality, and in veins of sufficient
thickness, to make mining at that place val
liable. Near Cisco, in Eastland county,
mining is being done, and preparations are
being made to mine on an extended scale.
Coal is also obtained in Stephens county in
considerable quantities, and the prospecting
that has been done in that .sounty for coal
has been very satisfactory to those engaged
in it. The reason the coal beds of Texas
have not been developed before WAS for the
reason that there was no means Of transpor-
tatIon. IL has only been within the past
year that any railroads have penetrated the
coal region Of the state. Now the Texas x
Pacific crosses the coal fields from east to
west. The western branch of the Houston
q Texas Central goes through from the
southeast, crossing the Texas & Pacific ut
Cisco ana the Fort Worth & Denver City,
starting from Fort Worth, goes through
Wise and Montague counties. After thor
oughly examining the coal measures in this
part OF the state, | am clearly OF the opinion
that there are fine beds Of coal in northern
Texas. What Is wanted now is for capital.
lists TO take hold OF the matte, and under
the direction OF practical man, make the
necessary prospecting TO determine the
matter, in the only way such things can be
determined, by sinking shafts. IL is not
probable that all the shafts sunk under the
direction of the scientist and practical miner
will prove success Tor the coal beds thin
out in many places so that tue, are not
thick enough TO be Of any value, aud this
practical tests. IL is useless to hunt for CT.
outside Of the carooniferous measures. un.
less II he along the western border, whe.
the Iermian overlies, confCrmAbly The car.
boDiieIous. and there Is no certainty that
coal can he found in paying quantities nm
der the psTmisn. | have given The bound
sry OF the carbcniftr9us IN the beginning OF
this s-iiCle.
cofrER or NORTH TExas.
Teiss hasa very extensive copper ares.
N fsct the largest in the Sorld, covering al.
n art the entire OF the permiau, and prob.
abiy sOme OF the carboniferous / have
traced the copper deposit from the mouth
n the Little Wichita riveT, up
Ned river 10 The foot Of the
Of The Sal. fork. and up Pease river 70 The
west line Of Har,leman county, up The Big
Wichita TO King county. and np the Brszos
river from Young county 60 gtoDeWaT
county. This territory Is nearly IL not ali
in the permisn. The permian strata lie
horizontal, or nearly 50. and the coprer
lies inbedded IN clay between the sand
sons who have gone to- eramine these
copper deposits that they would End the
ore IN veins, similar to those of lake
Superior and Colorado. and not fndJpg the
eopper 50 deposited. they have concluded
ibat the ore was drift from some other To-
raluFs ana tnht u was useless 10 expect 10
God Il 10 any considerable quantity. THIS
= the only place IN North America where
the copper ore occurs the prsraisn And
heuce little IL Known regard 20 this Kind
~ deposit bv th0sr = o have ONLY had On
psriunity 10 examine copper feds In
SOrlh America. Il Il useless 10 eruert a.
find the ore In veins y the permiaD. iOr
they 30 not sxist. The permian formeti0n
IL very similar 70 the carb0niierous, and the
ore Will he found IN beds very similar
70 ths cosl beds Of the carbon
iic-uus havs seen pieces Of
.sod iwsrty feet long end ten inelts thick
that bad been entirely C1ppsrl1rd- Ine veg
etabls rnatier IN s1ms pisces, belonging ~
the ufru.iau Formation Ia. al been clniiEel
inio COPPER. A great dee Of the copper ore
apreaTs 20 BE- q rse1comDrph tiief Ngyl
and ] an n The opinion thai there VII -
extensive beds Of tbs ore obtained when
rT1rer irvesi i-at,ons have been made
Ihts kind q ore dec1mr1ses Vsry rapid y
viien sutiected 20 atmosphere iutuences-
. one reason VI thess D1ds have nod Detn
fr1rd IN the ruicbes and canyons m tns
cl1 ~. A. he center ul Archer county
g. - tine 8 o. o. ale q o. was tsksn
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