Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-11-26
"DOwN In A COAL NINE.
Discovery and Opening OF the Mine.
Quality OF Coal. Product OF the Vein
Present and Prospective.
IFrom The wcathorior,i sun.

In our mention last week OF the Mill
sap coal minc, owned by Mcssrs, Car
son y Lewis. we remarked that from
present indications the owners of the
mime had certainly struck a rich ho-
nanxa; and from the following comnu
nicatton for the Sun, by Mr.. n. Car
roll, late city engineer of Weatheriord
II IL evident that enough In reference
To the important enterprise Is already
positively known TO pronounce IL nh
assured success. Mining operations
are now In fun blast, and under the
efficient supervision of :, w. Murphy,
~ general manager. everything works
with perfect precision and regularity.
Seven good houses for the use of the
miners and others connected with the
mining operations have already been
erected. and more will he built as fast
as there Is u demand fos them. Says
Engineer Carroll:
The mine is situated three miles
from the Texas Pacific railroad, north
of Millsap, in Parker county, Texas.
1t was discovered by the undersigned
by means of geological survey aud
examination made about twelve
months ago between Laredo and the
MacAllister coal deposits. whereby
the crown belt of the best conl in tile
intermediate points between the La.
redo and the Indian Nation WAS de-
tcrmined. In this Investigation other
minerals, not yet developed were
also discovered. In the meantime,
at the instigation and in confidence
of myself, giving positive as.
suranee that coal of the best quality
existed under the surface of the land
mt certain depth. Mcssrs. Carson X
Lewis bought the tract of land above
described. The correctness OF my the
cry as presented TO Messrs, Carson &
Lewis has been fully demonstrated hy
the fact that coal of the best quality,
AS designated, hns been found at the
depth of only twenty-scven feet. The
coal Is of what geologlcally is termed
the "old period" It's age
being lO0,00O,00O years, accord
ing to geological reckoning of
epochs or period of years. The coal
consists OF hitumlnous aud anthra-
cite combination, and Is superior in
quality toany coal thus fpr discovered
In the state of Texas; aud In specific
gravity and general utility 1t is equal
To amy coal from the Indian Nation or
any of the Northwestern states. By
scientific and practical analysis find
II peculiarly adapted for locomotive
pressure, for railroad purposes, black.
smilhing, and ilrst-cluss for generating
steam, aud TO make the best gus out of
the coke produced by this coal.
The mine Is already provided with n
iirst-class douhle-cage shaft, pump
aud all Other necessary machinery for
mining operations. Tho cages of tho
shan are IN perpetual motion night
and day, taking out coal at the rate of
two ear loads per day, which viii In
crease In quantity according M the un-
derground work will admit of an In.
crease of miners. In two weeks time
the mine will produce 200 tons of coal
u week, and In two months more when
underground facilities for more miners
VIII he perfected, 200 tons of conl per
day will be produced from this mine.
The proprictors have already CON
tractcd tunnel I'm the same tract of
land Tor coal operating purposes which
Will greatly facilitate the mining
operations. Alta fair estimate, within
six months the tunnel aud shafts will
produce 400 tons per day.
Though the present working vein il
only twenty-five inches thick, vet,
Dascd upon practical experience and
The age of the coal, IL isan evident fact
that much thicker veins will he found
beneath the present strata. The pres.
ent vein is solid coal, exempt from
slate, sulphur or iron. The net profits
of the coal product from the mine as
now operated, 10 the piopriotofs, ARE
about $500 per ton.
The discovery of this coal mlno by |
the undersigned, and the opening and |
operating of the enterprise by Messrs. |
Carson ~ Lewis, must prove of meal !
culable benefit to this section oc the |
country, but more especially TO Parker
inasmuch ns II will give re-
employment TO great
many laborers. enhance the price of
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