The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-11-08
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This coal will give b5 per cent of coke.
This coal Is free burning and leaves
no oinder, and Is mon cakiug." These
results Bre very en- .OuragiGg and
prove that tho coal fields In Ques-
ton are not only Of general value, but
when IL Is remembered that they lie in
close proX nifty to railroads and to
some Of the largest aud osss beds of
iron in the State, their importance
must then he fully appreciated. This
coal will also answer very we'll for Tho
manufacture Of gas. the important
question OF the metallurgical value OF
this coal must be settled, OF course, by
practical experiments. There Is no
question but what this coal will b9 ex
cellent for all domestic purposes aud
for generating steam In stationary
boilers; and there can bs only one
reason why 1t would not answer for
locomotives, and that would arrive
from the draft ~ many engines ara
now constructed This could
Be very essily reMedied, AZ the on
Riues are Overhaulod, and that, too,
without any very great expense.
have already said that this coal re-
semblcs camel coal, but its specific
gravity is much lighter and 10 liable
to crumble in the atmosphere II not
protected. This same kind OF coal is
used extensively In the Northwestern
States, not only fer domestic pur-
poses, but for driving locomotive on
ginos on the Union Pacific railroad.
This coal can be mined as chesply az
any coal, and ] do not see why 1t
might not be mined to advantage. II
1t can not, 1t will not be Tor tho ressoa
Of Its qut nifty or quality.
The iron ore found In the immediate
vicinity OF tina cjal beds will produce
an exceilent quality OF iron, and its
quantity and richness Ia n latter so
vol known that need not reitorate 1t.
As II has been the opinion OF geolo-
gists In former years that good coal
could not be- obtained outside OF Ger.
tain geological formation, the carbon
ferrous, aud AZ this Is not the carbon
ferrous formation, but belongs to tho
tertiary, 1t may not bs amiss for me TO
quote some extracts from reports on
ths tertiary Goals found In o.hsr local
tiles. In Germany this kind OF coal 10
known rs "brown COAL" and au av-
erage analysis OF the German coal
gives ~ per cont. OF carbon. 10 per
cent. OF ash, and AZ per cent. Of volatile
matter.
Near Laredo, in Texas, there In an
extensive deposit OF this coal, which IL
being mined successfully, aud on an
extensive scale.
J. Ross Browne, in a report on the
mineral resources OF tho Western
States aud Territories, says: "Modsrn
ge0logists have abandoned the idea
shat coal to be Of good quality must DO
found In ono particular formation.
Experience, the most reliable guide,
contradicts such ataeory. Researches
In India, China, Australia, New Zeal
and, Chill and tho States on tho Pacific
coast OF the United States prove that
good coal, adapted to nearly all pur-
poAee, ts found outside OF the caroon.
ferrous formations. Science has failed
70 demonstrate that good coal mny not
Goals OF tho tertiary period are now
extensively used In tho Rocky Noun.
tain States aud Territories, and allo
In those OF the Pacific coast. In Cali.
forntA coal In now mined as the depth
OF 800 feet At the Black Diamond mine.
Its found by experience that the ter
tiary coal OF the Pacific States "is loss
destructive TO boilers and CRATES thsu
the anthracite from Pennsylvania or
tho bituminous coal imported from
Australia
DR.. Il. v. Hayden, United States
ge0loglst, Ia his reports TO tno depart.
Uents ssys: my attention was di.
rooted 10 the groAt Ignite deposits OF
tho Laramie plains. found the iig
mite In excellent quality In beds from
b 10 IL feet thick, and / estimated the
area Occupied by this basin az b,0O(
square miles. Its eastern limit Il
about 10 miles east Of Rock creek