Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1893-12-01
Tells of the Business Being Done At
the Lehigh Coal Mine Near
Dickinson.
The Output For the Past Thirty
Days Has Been Upwards Of
5000 Tons.
One Industry Which ID Bound To
Bring Forward Western North
Dakota.
Industries Not Subject to Capricious
Weather, But Are Certain
Each Year,
North Dakota's Ignite Interests,

Each Year.
North Dskota's Ignite Interests.
Senator A. c. McGillivrsy of Dickin-
son, who is largely interested in one of
the greatest producing Ignite coal mines
in the state, was in the city Thursday,
en- route to jamestown and other North
Dakota points, to look after some of his
contracts. The senator is enthusiastic
on the subject of Ignite coal mining, and
has reason to be, for the increase IN con-
SUMPTION of the fuel from his mine, the
Lehigh, at Dickinson, is pleasing, both
to him, and to all who are interested in
the development Of the infant industries
Of western North Dakota.
ut is surprising how the Ignite coal
industry has picked up in this state in
the past few years." said McGillivray
this mo-ning. "Not many years ago, the
use of our west Missourilcoal, in counties
east of the river, amounted practically to
nothing. In fact, I can remember when
it was difficult to sellit even in Bismarck.
But all this has changed now. It has
been q hard pull, but We have succeeded
in introducing it, everywhere. We now
have contracts to supply the asylum at
jamestown, the soldiers home at Lisbon,
the normal school at Mavville and the
agricultural college at Fargo. In the
last thirty days We have mined aud ship
ped 5000 tons of coal. It goes all over
the state, ven up to the Canadian Dor
der. It is a superior fuel, and people
are beginning to realize it.
Our average daily output is eight to
twelve carloads a day, and the cars will
average from nineteen to twenty-five
tons; I expect to ship 1900 carloads in
the next twelve months, as We now have
orders for over 1000 cars, on contract,
besides regular orders.
The coal, west of the Missouri is 1
think equal, if not superior to any in the
state. 1t is solid, and burns with the
hottest kind Of a flame. Up to lately, it
was thought there was no coal in the
state, which would burn with sufficient
heat to burn fire brick. This has been
proven a mistake, for up at Dickinson,
with Lehigh coal, a sufficient heat was
generated to melt off steel bars. A
sample Of the coal was sent to the
Worlds Fair, and tested, and found to
burn with less than S per cent.ot ash. We
secured IN award for coal"
The senator is a firm believer in the
ultimate recognition Of the Missouri
slope as the superior part Of North Da-
kota. I'VE have industries here" he
said (which are not at all dependent
upon the weather. Coal can be mined
and shipped, no matter what the weather
may be; hot winds, drouths, cold snaps
nothing can affect 1t. The same might
also be said Of cattle raising. 1t is a
prosperous avocation at almost anytime.
Horse raising can be carried on profit
ably at any time, and with any kind of
weather, and with all these pursuits
coming to the front, western North Da-
kota is coming to the front with them.
SAT Lehigh, we expect to have quite q
town in the course of a few years. We
raise millions Of pounds of wool in that
vicinity, and we want a wooden mill, and
shall probably offer inducements for the
building Of one, in the shape of a free
site, and fuel for say ten years. We will
also offer inducements for q Touring
mill, to some responsible company and
hope to secure one before long"
The senator went down to jamestown
on this afternoons train.
Will Be q Success.