Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-11-23
| UTAH'S HARD COAL.
That From Utah Mines Near Provo
Preferred 10 Colorado Anthracite
WILL ALSO REDUCE IRON ORE.
similar 10 the "Main Hard" Used In
English Iron and Steel blast Fur g.
Bacrs--A Great Prospect.

PROvo, Nov. %. 1895. There 10
avery indication that the discovery OF
GOAL east Of Provo. lssI spring, and
the subsequent development work
, done on several claims will result Ia
opening up an lurxhaus.ibls field oil
hard coal, which will take tho place
Of anthracite, heretofore Imported
from Ponnsylvania and Colorado. aud
possibly supplant coke for smelling
iron and other ores. At any rate II
promises TO furnish what Utah has not
yet had dsveloped--suitablo fuel for
iron works. Cfoppings have bsen
found for distance Of twelve TO nfIeen
mllos, from Hobbis Creek canyon on
tbs south to point north OF Provo
canyon, and several parties are dovel.
oplng prospects,.
The discovery was, properly speak.
ing, nOt n discovery OF coal, but rather
that tue black material which has
been known TO exist In the
mountains east OF Provo from
its fipt settlement was coal.
or this there Ia now no doubt, ~
analysis ana practical tests Ia stoves
anu blacksmith shops have settled the
question beyond any controversy.
Ths mine upon which the most
work II being done at present Ia owned
by Judge N. NJ. Kellogg, OF this city,
and Mfr. IL. A. Baton, a prominent
o'tizsu OF Salisbury, Te1ap. Mr.. Bar.
ton IL brotber-in-iaw OF Judge kel.
lOgg anu while on visit here this
summer became Interested with him
In the coal mine, and also was so favor.
ably Impressed with the csuntfy that
ne intends 10 bring. bis family here In
a short time and MAKE Utah his home.
To show that Msssrs. Kellogg ana Bar.
ton believe their property IL valuable,
II is only necessary to say that they
psid TO tho original locators, who had
done but little work on the claim,
81 900 for tho property.
The mine II about seven miles north
east Of Provo, In Rock canyon,
aud n ROAD ABOUT u mile In length
has been built from tho canyon
road 10 the mine. There are
several tons OF coal In tho dump
ready 10 be- hauled 10 town AZ
soon A. tue freezing weather
sets In. Tue late storms have
made the new road almost impossible
anu But stop To hauling coal for
time; but n coal yard had been started
aud a small lot Of coal brought down
before tho storm had been disposed OF
and has created . demand which will
employ all tho men that can work to
advantage all winter. The coal Ia be.
IN. anlA ~ n nd al Ia.
who have tried IL prefer II 10 tho Col
Orado anthracite. An hnalysis shows
IS per cent nKod carbon, 20 per cent
volatile matter aud moisture and 10
per cent ash. IL burns 10 n white ash
leaving no clinkets and produces no
smoke. IL will burn In an ordinary
stove, providing there IL q good DRAFT,
but tho most satisfactory results are
obtained with a base burner. such as
10 used for anthracite. A Mr.. Watu
who has worked for years In the coal
mines IN Wales tAys Il iu similar TO q
variety Of coal mined In Wales
known M "main hard.~ This IL used,
without ooking. IN the iron and steel
blast furnaces Ia England and IL also
used on tho English mon.ofwat for
the reason that II produces no smoke.
The voin 10 In q cafbOniforouB lime
stone formation anu dips at M angle
aUout ~ degrees. varying Ia thickness
from tot iset. Ono tunnel has been
run 70 feet ana an Iron track laid on
which TO bring the coal 10 the surface.
Another tunnel Ia now being run
which connects with the 70 iootltunnel.
This viii Increase the facilities for
handling the coal and 10 also necessary
In order 10 furnish air. Ten men arr
now At work, and the quality Of the
coal improves ~ tue work Progresses.
Herman Martin. Rodney swAsey,
W. II. Pike, IL. J. Kroupa, \. X. King
anu John Warwick arc work.
ing IN Provo canyon, about
three miles north OF the Kellogg
AMI BAfton mine. They have
tunncled about 100 feet In n similar
formation, but are not taking out suy
coal, believing that they viii strike
larger vsin aud n superior quality ny
continuing their tunnel further under