The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-07

But Glnter was coy. He reasoned with
himself that if the find was worth the sum
they offered him it was worth more, and
he held back. He told EN- in Pennsvl-
vania Dutch that they might hunt until
dOomSday and they'd never find it. Then
they agreed to Ginter's proposal that they
give him title to tract of land in the 10
cality upon which he could, and after
ward did, build small mill He had
scarcely built the mill, however, when he
ascertained that it was owned by somebody
else and that his title was worthless.
In the following year, 1872, Weiss, Cist
and a man named Hillgate formed them
selves into the Lehigh Coal Mine company
They had TO charter or incorporation. but
they took up 5000 acres of land Ia the 10
cality and began TO work the mine in a
rude way. They sent small quantities of
coal to Philadelphia, but it proved next TO
worthless, and in a number Of instances,
instead of burning, put the fire out This
Iisheartened the company, and fOi awhile
nothing was done to develop the mines.
1t was not until 1872 that Messrs White
g. Hazard, wire manufacturers at Schuyl-
kill Falls, attempted to work them sue
cessfully, and also to work the legislature
river, offering as an inducement the fact
that the mountains were full of coal. The
legislature didn't bite, however. and he
scheme temporarily fell through. a year
later, in December, 1913, the company
made lease to Miner, Cist & Robinson.
giving them permission TO develop the
mines, the only consideration being that
the workers take out annually 1900 bush
els OF coal for their benefit.
In December. 1917, the Lehigh Coal Mine
company executed another lease, this 20
White. Hank 81 Hazard. The lease was
for twenty years. and included the whole
territory Of 500 acres. The lessees agreed
that after a given time for preparation
they should deliver annually at least 1900
bushels in Philadelphia and the surround
irg districts and should sell il for their
own benefit For this privilege" they
were 10 pay the annual rent Of one ear of
corn.
Having obtained the lease the lessees sp-
piled to the l. gislature for permission 70
make the I.ehigh river uayiEable and thus
70 convey their coal TO market The
learned legislators laughed At them and
told them plainly that their scheme vas
chimerical, that there was nothing IN i.
and that their dol e-zzSted stone coal would
only put out the fires instead Of making
theu>1burn brighter.
On March -. 1878. however. the legisis-
ture gave the Iessees an opportunity 20
rain themselves" a. they pat Il. and IL
the following August the Lehigh NaviGa-
ton company was formed, with cap. al
of ST. GO in October tie LeAiRh Coal
company was formed, With a capita! c.
S. no, for TIE parpose Of ulaEing = road
frorl tae E.ine-s 30 the river aud q taking
the coal 70 market Dv means ~ she revg
navigation This road down tie mountain
side WIS begJ4a AZ oLce and was was fB-
isheSi II 1919 Il j. tae same road oser
which the famous Ssyichfack ears nD9~
rJ.a from Szr1IElt bill. IL CarJou county.
20 GDF@T Mauch Chuuk. g.42 over -ra5es
.hoH~ssls.s Of pleasure -seEeTs EoT f4s.e -
the ~8u1uIeF tine. i j. ,ss4 - naye beea
tae nF-t road taat was ever .sIG ont with
transit and leyei.-SsT IoFk Waril