The Livingston enterprise., 1889-12-25
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
The Park Coal mnd Coke CoMpsny's
Plant at HOrr.
ANOTHER PRODUCING PROPERTY.

ANOTHER PRODUCING PROPERTY. |
The properties of the Park Coal and
Coke company are situated at what is
known las Horr, a Aourishing village on
the upper Yellowstone, about two miles
from the terminus Of the Park branch
ot the Northern Pacific. The company
is composed principally Of Livingston
men, and is backed in great measure
by Livingston capital. It is therefore Of
more than ordinary local interest for
this reason, although the fact that it
must bc tributary 10 this city is sutfi-
cient cause for local congratulation that
the company has been organized and il
plant in successful operation. -m.m
The town Of Horr, which sprang into
existence as result Of the operations Of
the coal and coke company. makes
very cretlitable showing for its age and
now consists of something over fifty neat
white cottages for the workmen and
management, with the necessary ware
houses, stores, etc. The coke plant,
which consists Of twenty ovens in sue
ceasful operation and twenty moro under
construction, is situated along the base
of the hill just above the town, and pre-
sents fine appearance. The original
ovens were what is known as "bank
ovens" and are a combination Of rock
and brick, the lower portion being built
Of fire rock and the crowns being Of fire
brick shipped from Pennsylvania for
that purpose. When completed the
plant will consist Of forty ovens, each
twelve feet in diameter, and requiring
over 100 tons Of coal per day. Coal
bunkers have been erected to accommo-
date fifty ovens, the probable size Of the
plant within the coming year. These
ovens, however, are not the real founda-
tion Of tho plant, for without coal they
are useless toys. A description Of the
coal measures that must supply this
plant is therefore OF paramount import
ance and will be of interest to the reader.
Close at the base Of the hill is the com
pany's No. mine. This entry is now in
over 300 feet, all in coal that will aver
age about "A inches thick. This coal is
quite hard; u very clean, bright article
that shows good, bright, hard coke in an
open fire that has been made on the out
side of the pit. In this vein, and divid-
ing the coal, is a IA inch strata Of excel
lent fire clay that has been used in the
construction Of the ovens. This vein Is
vertical at this point, and there is abe, /
l5O feet Of ground to work between l..>
lower entry and the next one above. No
: in on the same vein as No. and has
been driven in over GOO feet. In this
vein opening rooms have been turned
and about 10000 tons Of coal mined out
leaving about as much more to he mined
before reaching the surface or groupings
No. 3 il on the next vein above and is in
$50 feet, showing about 2lls feet of clean
coal all the way. This is also vertical
vein, and between No. 3 and No. 4 there
is 100 feet to he MINED out No. 5, or
the same vein, is in $50 feet and il
worked in rooms on the long wall plan
The coal in this vein is free from slate q
other rock and is very fine coking coal
Up over the first high bluff of rocks No
6 has been driven in on feet Of goot
coal distance of 200 feet. No. Z, highe
up and in the main mountain, is in 4J
feet and has cross entry IS feet bacl
in the mou atain. The coal opened her
is probably the best on the property
being perfectly free from rock or othe
foreign substances, and averaging nearl
feet thick in clean, bright coal. Fol
lowing around the side of the mountain
this vein crops out for one half Of mil
to the north and three-fourths of mil
to the south, or to the limits of tn
property each way, and as it is found o
the opposite side of the mountain, thre
and one-half miles away, it is reasonabl
to suppose that it is continuous, whic
would give supply for lifetime. N
8. ON this same vein, one-half mile mort
Of No. Z, has total length Of $50 fee
showing an average Of 81 feet of clea
coal. No. is on another vein, or rath.
on the same vein as No. and No. 9, an
one-half mile north. This entry is no