The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-02-19
OLD KING COAL. "
Smithton's Good Luck in Boring
for Coal-Interestin Facts
Sedalia's Contemplated
Experiment

In boring Tor coal at SmI'hton quite a
bonanza has resulted. The drill went
through one hun irsd feet Ui white sand
stone. This sandstone has Dven examin, d
BY the state geOlogis,, and al-n by a skilled
groiogist If -. Ions, who declare it 20 be a
first class ar icle.
The drill also passed thr ugh six feet Of
superior fire clay. Ii pass,-.., 700, thr ugh
three LAYERS OF coal, the IOt'I thickre~~ Of
The LAYERS being fourteen eal halt feet.
The coal is SAM To be of eN,r lent quality.
AZ 80 feet a vein If sal. wa;c. vas struck,
yielding ten pounds of salt tu-every barrel
OF wafer.
The boring was done by j. y. Beverly
and WAS we'll done.
\ number OF citizens oi Sedalia think il
would b good ihing tn bore for coal in
or n, ar this cIIv. Mr.. r V. BUch 4nan,
as>is aut pos master, has written to- Mr..
Beverly she is now eng ,ged In boring fyr
coal a. Franklin, Is. Ii Is expected that
. letter will soon be received from MI
Rryeriy, giving MS figures iur bOrIg 500
let. IL l. thought the cost will not Exceed
u. 300. The inJrntion l. to- form Joint
stock con- pany here, to test the question
whether coal OF excellent Guaiity and
abundant qpantIty Is tu he found right
mere. Farther information can be learned
al Mr.. Buchanan.
\ .-tier. vi decided interest In this con
nection, J., here gwen:
SMITHroS, Feb. II, 1854.
Mr +. V. Buchanan.
DEAR SIR:-Gours of the S,h is Just
81 nand ami contents noted. The mach.n-
cry USED IN boring for coal Fere was reg
u!.r oil we'll derrick and tools. Ii consisted
oil a tower seventy-iive iert high, a Grill
weighing !. 100 pounds, and ali other parts
on the same Scale. All were driven BY all
engine "a - horse power, aud Is an Outh
that will so through anything IN short
time Ii = arranged Sd tnat the straIas
can b. measurrG ~ an inch az they sre
passed. Our work WAC done by Mr.. j. j..
Beverly. Cf LIIcnfeid. and was done a. Gus
perfect satisfaction. We paid hun 81 $50
10 bore 500 feet, AMI 5 per foot for all
bored b low that. lie will contract To tell
Just how much coal Won have, what kim
ui top, how much water, and where IL viii
he found in Short, viii give ali needed
information. He will case off all water
and bore a dry hole. Moreover. he will do
jus, what he contracts 10 do. lie bored for
stone uearIy all the way ne rly. tie lett
us and So at SerentO, and made 600 ieet III
thl rieen days. He is now boring at Frank
iIn, Montgomery county, where you must
address him.
You will find he will ask Won more for
YOUR work because he knows nothing about
what he must pass through. Here he
knew almost the formation, having drilled
only thirty miles away. | will MAKE these
suggestions which experience has taught us
ar very important
First.-Do not employ a party who does
no, thoroughly understand the work. You
will learn nothing from an ignoramus.
Second. Do not employ a man shO has
not a heavy. good rig. A drill weighing
less than 5000 pounds will be of very little
service to sou. There il light rig st
Edwarisville that has been tao years at
work and. has only msde 100 feet. Pepper
MILLS are useless IN prospecting. Light
tools will bounce around on the rock and
give you No good record
Third.-DO not employ a man who is not
responsible, and DO not sgree to furnish
anything Make clean contract. 20
much for we'll, so deep. is the way To
contract.
Fourih.-Lsst but most important OF ali;
man who hz. casing and Who will case of
sill water. A wet hole will teach you
absolutely Nothing. No man can tell YOU
what ne is drilling when the water is po1r-
ing into the hole.
Very respectfully,
j. q. FLINT.