Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-01-01

Some 800 or 800 tons Of coal hAps been
stamped from these veins, hot nene has
been marketed, and We thenefsTe have
mes tie nArkst yalra of the coal deser-
mined. The analssis-is- noa always IN
nafailing Raide as to tho Improvisation
os,its cosnmercial vslae.
RAiireads are now being constructed
tathis sairsA. Both, are ezpertea To he
roEaplsssd In the ea-iy past OF isSh
Ths formation - like that If Nev
sastls. With the angles % the sides of
sts hasins sliQhtly eysatsf and tbs rocks
AArler. The course OF the tread OF the
hassn il about N. se-E. Is
THIS Rsld 10 IN it, virgin sAate with
litale known Of itSarea, depth oaits for
massen. and the nzmbss OF coal beds
enhsae@d In IL.
The Vulcan mine is lnsAted in Pierce
oouzsy on sectiea27. teSspsAi2 - north.
range s east, w. NJ, about thirty miles
fsom ties water ., Taesma. rs shipping
psint.
fhere are sozs- ire or san beds die.
covered rsugin Z from sin 20 ven feet In
thsckness. Ths- coal mined WAS taken
frsm three beds. Ths coai In each 10
biahls bisnm mona. soft and frisbss.
yielding 4 veFJL lew. pszesntaRe Of ohoics.
marketable sizes. The formation 10 Ike
the two above descxased, wtsh the angles
u the sides ofi tho basin RANGING frrm
So 70 500 Tbs Assnd u the basic %
The original operations At this mine
began some eieht years ago, and we're
abandoned some tpo years later. CPer-
asions vee reeommeDced IN Maroh.
1855 and again ssspsnAisd IN DecaEsoss,
same yeers
The oataa, du.ins 1898 vas 40 so.A
OF coal and ten tsns 81 coke. Tbs mine
Is now ldha.
The tlaeknsss Of the formafion. the
number OF coal beds and the ARA of
the hel6s. have not BEEN detemtned.
There Is, hoNsver, sufficient develop
will Be- ample foo many decsdfA
A wstl-dIreesed geological s1rveY by
the Gsrernmsnf, 10 follow IN ths tracks
Of The uou diahAnded Trabsaeafinsntai
survey, of tie coal fields of the Terri
torv rsouid DO valuable Ia tns interest
sf he Lana Department ct this Gov
ernaent and the people, in determining
vhsre the es,al land IL. and IN pointing
o. tns best locations 70 essAhiish mines.
The coal interest," Of the Territory prom
ises ~ 30 the most impostant Of tss IN
dastriesL With better esals. such -
the loser beds In tke fosmation will
probably yield, the Vssdnesioa from
this held would oomrAand Rt least 20
psr esnt OF the Psck4c Coast market.
which is nos strongly IN the Esip Of the
forelgE eoals.N
Mr.. x. Ningate. os rsSon1a. q gentle
man Of Rrest sxpaFtsaes IA mining.
also makes g spesiai report, IN veiah be
says:
: fseRipniIg with the coal fields aboat
sight miles southwest Of FeHino. uheFa
Goals Of the lover tertiary period are
fSund, one Of the veins found hers is IL
feet In thickness. and another * feet
These veins I've At an angle OF degrees.
have goo& Iosf and basement, aud
ceH be easily and chespiy mined ard
from the prospeeisncs and openings
rSace, IL Ia safe 10 say THAI very large
ares OF eoursry near there IL undefiatd
wita these coals, which have been prae-
tically tested and asoeFtaizsd 20 Be Of
somewhat better quality than the liR-
rite coal thai has generally been
shipped from the Minis near Lake
Warrington. Ths Cherry Hill Coal
Mining Company, with = capital Of
so. 600, has bsen incorporated with Q
v,sw 10 developing this cost hsid-"
Es thea refers 10 the Carbon Hill