The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1889-12-25

date is about one hundred tons per
month, the greater portion of which
was used in this city and Park
City. The mines of Coalville are
among the most important industries of
Utah, and it will not be at all astonishing
if the near future sees extensive manufac-
tories spring up in the Immediate vicinity
of Coalville.
IN CHALK CREEK CANYON,
also, only a few miles distant from Coal
vile, are immense deposits of excellent
coal, samples of which, recently exhibited
in this city, appear to be equal to anything
of a similar nature found in this territory.
The Wyoming, Salt Lake g. California rail
way, now in course of construction, and
which will run from Evanston, Wyo.,
through Chalk Creek and Emigration
caflons to this city, passes through
the former canon, and within few
feet of these immense beds. Near Upton,
in the same county, there are beds CT good
coal. These, however, have not yet been
developed. There are, however, several
other counties IN the southern part of
Utah where large beds of coal are known
to exist, but they are not worked, owing to
their distance from the railways. The ad-
vent of some of the many lines now point
ing in that direction, however, will make it
possible for this natural wealth to be util-
lied.
IN PLEASANT VALLEY.
The coal fields in Pleasant valley, Emery
county, are owned and operated by the
Pleasant valley coal and coke company.
The mines are three in number and have a
capacity sufficient to supply not only the
demands of Utah, but of several of the
neighboring states and territories. In
Pleasant valley, also, are located the Utah
Central mines, which are heavy producers.
AT CASTLE GATE.
Near Castle Gate, on the line of the Rio
Grande Western, beds of coal have been
uncovered and worked during the year,
and it is asserted by the owners that the
the coal found there is far superior to any
thing else yet put on the market 1t was
asserted, at the time of the discovery of
the Castle Gate mines, that the coal was
adapted to coking, and several tests made
on small scale, proved the truth of the
assertion, and the success so far attained
in this direction is an earnest of what the
future will bring forth. Speaking ON the
subject of our coal supply, Mr.. A. L. Will
liams, who is a recognized authority on the
subject, lately said: 1T may be stated with
truth that the success that has at
tended the working of all these
mines, is due TO the general good
management that has directed their opera
ton from the beginning down to the pres
emit time. There is no reason why the
mines of Pleasant Valley and Castle Gate
should not show daily output of from
8, 900 to 1000 tons. AS the mines are practi-
cally free from water they are worked with
out expensive machinery, and there is no
danger of competition from any quarter
driving their products out of the
market, or forcing their working at loss
AS result, the expenses are kept to the
minimum, only manual labor, the use Of
cars powder and few horses being neces
sary. Even should these mines fail, there
are still enough of the other coal measures
of the same general characteristics as the
Pleasant Valley to supply this country and
such others as may want coal practically
for all time to come.
In 1886, the Pleasant Valley mines pro
duced 1850 tons of coal. In 1887 the
amount was increased to S6,341 tons.
In 1888 the output was over
10000 tons, and up to the 31st Of December