The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-01-15

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his county must not be COMPOUNDED
se GgDites OF the tertiaries found
TO the south, from which they tif-
materially as oak does from cotton
n heating purposes These iignites
reat heating qualities. while those
ertiaries are not much better than
coal" The general dip OF the lig- 5
ms Is apparently 10 the north. then
little west OF north, while in the
Gus district there seems TO De no
~ whatever; but the strata are
less broken up with an1ichnals
clinals. and in this part Of the field.
run into or approach the noun
hey become very much distorted:
e coal becomes much richer
ne cases almost eoke), vet
lken as 10 almost discoGr-
ny one from attempting TO
Z. No better place in the state of
gton can be found where the meas
so exposed as 10 show the pecu-
OF contracted strata than IN Sec
township q. range ] east, Green
nyon. At one point the seam is
rging from the river and risingint
fsed side OF the river bank. then il /
yer again and disappears in the
the opposite direction. all in a dis
a little over 100 feet. At the point
turns over, in the assures at the
ne seam and by the squeezed and
ed condition Of the bottom can he
y seen the crushing ii has been
q TO.
the whole OF King county is COW
n drift carried down by glaciers
e Cascade mountains during the
spoeh of the q,iarternary period,
rs in some instances covered the
20 a depth of 500 feet. Thus We're
r the rivers and water courses bed
lld seldom be seen.
fueying closer TO the mountains
i've rocks become plentiful and the
sures gradually disappear, only 70
again in small, isolated, barren
ines at Durham and Kangley are
astern edge of this field
lquah formerly Gilman) there are
rs of coal varying in thickness
ee feet TO eight feet, between walls,
at an angle of about 50 degrees.
is a Ignite. The mine is forty
from Seattle by rail- and fifteen
4 direct line.
tie Is four miles west of Issaquah:
mine. the old one having been
4. There are here four ignite
ieh are being worked. averaging
= feet in thickness. Dips TO the
ut 30 degrees.
about five miles southwest. is
ne vein Qignite) about seven feet
IS. dipping u degrees east. This
just been started after a shut
ONE years. There is also another
being started at this place, but
al has not been reached.
fountain. which is some six miles !
BENTON, has Just been reopened.
g idle for three years. There is
elve-foot vein of Ignite coal.
ext town east of this, which is Ma
,, the Danviile Coal Company has !
evelopment work on a six-foot !
ch bids fair to become a good |
( Diamond. still farther south ard !
e are three workable bituminous !
ectiveiy FIVE, six and seven feet |
IS
also a new slope being sunk to 4 |
vein OF coal.
lies south OF this on Green river |
The DENNY mine. 1t is a s.x-foot |
Is used exclusively by the Denny |
pany at Seattle.
come to Franklin, also located !
river, where there are three !
= having just been opened. They |
rec and six-foot vein of bitumi- |
which are being worked. There |
re a forty-foot vein, which is |
q small extent. @
ck Diamond and Franklin coal |
fient steam coal most Of II find- |
xet In San Francisco.
this is Ksngley, Cokedale. Alta /
am, at which places there are six /
veins of coal ranging In thickness |
e 10 ten feet; the last three places
= not working at present. There !
more development work done at |
than at any of these places. IL !
Jngest slope In Western Washing
is about 1880 feet in length.
all along from one mile south
TO as far north as Grand Ridge
of holes and tunnels, on some Of
siderable work has been done, es- /
. on those at Sherwoods, Raging
1 Niblock
franklin about three miles, on |
bern Pacific railroad are the !
Eureka and Navy mines. The |
has from four to five feet of BIZ
coal, which they are working. AMI
or three veins on which soma
-
the same number of veins The
has four or five workable veins.
4 average about four feet in
These mines have made con-
Improvement during the last /
four years.
e county we find a field small in /
over 100 square. miles, but rich In
er and thickness Of It's seams. The |
an excellent quality. of which the
mines situated in the belt ship |
ntities to San Francisco and the /
Puget sound besides the great
1ade into coke Al Wilkeson,s which |
"a far East as Helena, Mont. |
commences at Burnett and ex-
due south line 10 the Nisqually |
stance OF about twenty-six miles.
IN az the Wilkeson coal field. 4
this district is broken up by |
here are nine or ten workable |
eping from 80 degrees TO perpen-
slns AZ the southern end Of the
IL coal is exposed overlooking !
NJ the Nisqually river. From this
y 20 Wflkeson IL is an unbroken
The coal crops out from the
he steep mountain side. dipping
the east al heavy angles The
overed with a magnificent growth
and cedrr trees. Over all stands
nler. "a 4f4 feet high, and about
- distant
orthern end Of this field several
anches Of the Northern Pacific
ave been built up 70 the mines al
y. Wflkeson. Burnett. Pittsburg
Carbonate shows great signs
ance. but the seams are so nu-
q aggregate - great thickness
At large outputs can easily be
his Is the largest producing mine
|atv. II not IN the state.
-son there are two mines opened
este sides Of the anticlinal fold
son coal is used as a standard !
ted States government in making
rs q coal in this Western coun-
ett. which is four miles farther
which place the South Prairie
any is operating. there are two
gorkable seams, dipping 10 the !
coal ia ~ great value, produc-
T0.9oJ cubic feet Of gas per /
.rs.lq a~~A~agtt1lt- AZ all fha p {