Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Anacortes, Wash. Ter.) 1882-1887, 1884-07-26
W. IT, Saturday. July 20e SD Q

will replace in every respect tho article
thai now monopoliZ's the trade oi 'hIs
cOast. indeed 81 closely does it rcs"inble
the E stern article tnat some black
smiths have been deceived hy iis m.rk
ms we'll as its apoe9rlncr. 80 it 81 c'"9"! ~
meets the requisites cnnsid,rr1 p.ru,ilr
to Eastern Curn'mrl1n1. S,np of His
coal mined too near the .urtace, from the
effect of air and water. has been deprived
Of more OF lis 0:'umin2"s .Nro?er;i"s than
was nocos rGrr e." tho To:'; r'Giirod and
was pronounced light, not har;ng the
necessary cohcring qualities, hut this will
disappear win d"p'h, oal IS tli' IS the
only coal found on this coay; that can at
all compare with Cumberland. and rs tho
demand, alicad. large, IS increasing, 1t
will prove n most rrnuncra'irr invest
ment to mine and introduce this article
into this na'krt. The Eastern article is
adulteratcd by dealers who. ignorant of
the requisites of a coal for forge purposes
with it as myself have s,cn. This fact
would aid greatly, rs wcll as thc still
more potent one OF greater cheapness. Ito
rapidly and efrctual!y replace the East
crn article. With proper means Of trans
! portation this coal would hc put down in
San Francisco nj hut little more tLan the
| r.; ,tf Il anal
and as Cumberland is quoted in bulk at
| $40 it mus, br quite apparent that there
would he no trouble in soon win7ing the
valuable market if he coal could be in
troduced, and all that it needs is deter
minatior TO have Justice done where it
may be first tested.
There are in the vicinity OF the Conner
vein several small seems that are too
small to warrcnt any work npon, but
which will have no doubt, in some in
stances pr We workable veins. An a,ivsn-
tage veins pitching At so great an angle
have over fat veins or seams of less incli-
nation, is that veins of eighteen inches
C"h cc "o NV ~ q Pi"hs' al iiS'ohNS
in point is the Little Vrn' in Mt. dab
10, VIII ere So inieIior IA ,oai as that c, al Is
mined to n proi., ana tnu vain seldom
excreds eighteen inches, and | have seen
il wnere 1t was but sixteen. Ia horizontal
or fl 1t veins sufficient root or floor would
hnve To he removed to allow working
-, al. a
expense is obvut ed as the angle con, PEN
safes for the difference in height.
II the statements above made are cor
rect (and they are capable OF demonstra-
tion) there arc within the bounds OF yop
properly, at II rou9ht estimate, but with-
in the true amount, over 100000 tons
OF coal, taking cubic yard as in place
as a ton, and ,ais above water level. At
1000 tons day it would take over thirty
years to eXhaus. this amount"
Since writing the above report the Crit
tendon mine, No. l, hns been fether de
veluprd and the width OF the vein found
TO b.. instead of 3 tcet, as at first APP
peared, and thr quality of coal reported
To be fully equal 10 that found in the Con
neT.
think have fully explained my ideas
on the subject OF the coal measures, and
it remains tor me to speak but briefly on
the subject Of the iron lodes, not that
do MT esteem them fully as important as
the coal interest, but owing to the fact of
their superior size and hardness OF the in
closing strata, rs well as the position OF
the strata with regard to action of the
elements, their value is at once evident, as
they are not broken and slid over by the
debris OF the upper measures as is the case
of the softer coal bearing rocks. The
measures consist of metamorphic sand
stone and 81 ates with lodes Of the iron
ore which is magnetic in a marked degree.
Their size and extent are 80 obvious that
will only give the measurements and sit
uation of each lode. The Tyee being tue
lowest in measures will claim my atten-
tion first. This immense lode consists of
two parallel veins; the lower being 80
feet in thickness, separated from tho up
per by 20 feet OF rock; The upper vein is :
To be oAhSUsd on I0si pa0s