Daily Yellowstone journal., 1890-08-13


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RED LODGE AND ITS MINES.
Coal Enough In sight tn supply Montans
for 100 Years.
Ed. YELLowsrosE JouRSAL:
Believing thst a few notes taken
during my recent trip to the great
mining camp of Red Lodge might he
Of interest to your many subscribers.
/ shall endeavor to give Won an idea
Of the magnitude of the coal deposits
and everything of interest anp rtain
ing tn 'hr development Of the differ
ent stra'as OF coal, which wus COM
! menced four years ago hut nothing
further done until the advent of the
Rocky Fork road about two years ago.
The road commences about 10 miles
| west IF Billings at a point called Lsu-
rel, and following the Rocky Fork. a
magnificent and turbulent mountain
strenm, a distance of "A miles. reaches
the famous coal beds. The veins all
pitch NJ an angle of shout 25o and lay
abont 200 feet spar'. The Company
has tapred six of them, tho coal rang.
ing from 5 feat IN some 10 l2 in oth.r..
aud is undoubtedly the most msgnif-
cent hody If coal In Montana. There
are al.o four developments IN the
other aide of the valley ranging from
10 IL feet in thickness, and there IL
coal enough prospected now IN supply
Montana for the next hundred year,.
A covered way connects all the mines
now In operation and the cnsl IL all
brough, to the central point at No. 4
by mules, where splendid dump
house and dump receives and d's-
charges the VAT volu,ne os coal
through o single schu,e. The covered
wsy, tunnels and every part of the
extensive qualifications are ilIu minst-
ed At night hy = large electric light
plant Of the Edison pattern. which
makrs everything as bright % day.
The company are now producing dur.
Ing ten. hour run ZOO tons OF lump
cosl per day, and new invention op.
Grated by steam tosses the coal to the
ends If the box cars like 30 much
chat, saving the labor Of I2 men In
losdinx. The nu. coal h elevated aud
passed through four spout,. where four
little BOYS sre kept busy nicking out
the particles ~ slate, while a boss
stands on q fiat car TO see that they do
their duty. The company now en-
pIoys about 800 men. who are not
working more than half-time at pres.
eut. There was an entire chsnge Of
management July 18th, J. NJ. Fox.
formerly auditor Of the Rocky Fork
r,ilrosd, r taking the position Of general
manager. q Mr.. q. NJ Green superin.
tendent and Mr.. McMasters treasurer.
The gentlemen all seem emiDently At.
ted for their respective positions and
the production OF coal IL bound to In.
crease rapidly under their efficient
management. Mr.. Green has handled
aud managed the largest mine in the
state of Illinois, No. ut S;reatof, the
average production for some months
amounting to 400 tons per day.
The town of Red Lodge reminds
one very much Of Miles City In 1852.
I met your genial friend the editor Of
the Picket aud spent many pleasant
hours with him aud assure the worthy
editor of the JOURNAL that he would
he the last mau on earth to kick bale
Of hay out of anyone. He has nice
plant and seems to always have .
pocket full Of shekels. The town
seems to have all the elements Of pros.
perity that a great coal camp can
have, aud the only thing that marred
the pleasure OF the trip was the ab-
sence of our genial friend s. NJ. Nc.
Gafiey. @.
Miles City, Aug. 12