Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-02-28
ANOTHER COAL BONANZA
Gambrinus and Orpheus Assist
In the Formal Opening of
the Rocky Ridge Mine
A Good Prospect For a Semi
Daily Inter-Urban Street
Car Mail Service
Daniel Riordan's Dying Be-
quest to ST. Joseph's
Hospital


Yesterday forenoon, by invitation of
the owners of the Rocky Ridge coal
mine, large party of New Whatcom
and Fairhaven gentlemen boarded the
cars Of the new electric line at the cor
ner Of Dock and Holly streets for a
trip to the newly developed property.
The invitations were signed by Mr.. c.
{. Hixson, the secretary Of the com
pany, and under his management the
excursion was successfully carried out.
There were three full cars and they
left soon after 8 O'Clock, carrying in one
Of them the Burgess band, which fur
nished the music for the occasion.
On the arrival Of the cars at Silver
Beach the party Immediately went
aboard the steamers Rose and Repie.
the latter Of which towed a large foaf
on which many Of the gentlemen pre-
ferred to ride. The run up the lake to
the mining property was made i'm a
very short time and, Notwithstanding
the threatened rain, the sail was
greatly enjoyed.
ON arrival at the wharf i'm front of
the mine, which is owned by A. II |
Miller &. G. HiXson and II. A. Moore. |
Inc party at once proceeded TO an in
spectlOn OF the property, which lies on
the west shore Of the lake about three
miles south Of Silver Beach. The
slope now extends down for distance
OF hlty-lve feet at an angle OF about
iorty-iive degrees from the level ortbe
lake. The mouth of the slope. AT
which the boiler and engine house IL
built, is about twenty-five feet above
the water and a chute, already i'm oper-
alton, conveys the coal to the scows at
The wharf The vein is al present "A
little over five feet wide aud is being
worked as fast as the limited space
VIII allow, very superior quality of /
steam coal being taken out. As soon I
as the cross vein is reached. which
viii be within few weeks. "a much
arger force Of men will be put on and
ne coal will be placed on the market
After trip down the slope and am ex- }
Imination of the coal formation. the
'arty was very Hospitality entertained q
I the house Of Mr.. IA. A. Moore. one
i the owners Of the mine. a bounuful
Ilnner having been prepared for the q
Iungry men, whose ride up the lake 4
nd tramp through the mountains had
lNen Them an appetite which few Of =
hem rarely enjoy. n
Alter partaking of hearty dinner n
he party adjourned to the lawn i'm
ront OF the house, where several of the Z,
est takers among them made short h
peecbes in which Messrs. Hixson
llller and Moore We're congratulated 81
pon their success in proving the ex-
tence of coal on the property. Messrs. +
Blomquist, Nicklin, Cowley
nd Hill contributing the oratory for L
ne party while the Burgess band filled
ie blank space with lively music. AT r
O'Clock the boats left for Silver Beach RI
here, before boarding the cars 10 come
no the city, three cheers were given m
u Messrs. Moore, Miller and, Hixson
lth an additional three for the Rocky al
idge coal mine. a.
Among the many gentlemen who 70
OK part IN the excursion were: George pi
!. Dililngeri j. g. Nicklin, Frank ii
ichards, John Deriere, NJ c. Latta. "
'hn l.. Likins, Amos Case, j. C..
vans, Edmond Cosgrove, Dr. Good
az - r. a. ooilieIi >. a. tOOk, Il. &. in
1wley, ;. u. Irish, l.. w. Marcy. G,
lillian Reilly, Robert Knox, 4. +.
obertson, j. VI. isensee, Charles
eddy, Charles Donovan, John w. th
illiams, DR.. Bragg, f. H. Marcy, j.. ST
Hill, DR.. Henderson, DR.. Miles, w. la
Simonds, Hugh Eldridge, G. w
sFter. c. @. Cole, G. NJ. Atkins, n. ID.
cArthur, +. ID. Barney, ID. 5. Jen-
ms, II. H. ELS, Teddy Hincks Chas. 81
uchanan, John Munroe, Reginald III
nes, o. T. Hixson, f. T.. Curtis. II
lomas Slade, George Speirs, w. G. re
cknight n. +. Blomquist, 5. J.. ge
ltler, and II. NJ. Butler, all Of New vi
hatcon, with +. j. Kinghorn, Jesse le,
Frye, {. W. Howard, Frank p. Dow. re
,orge. w. Lysle and George A. Black. je,
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