The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-20
he best equipped coal mine in he ssAtp

the best equipped coal mins in the SsAsp
~ Texas,
ny january l all this win BE- done. ~
NE Will then work fifty men underErouuo
aud lead fifteen cars day.
The Post correspondent visited this prep
erty cf the Timpson Brown Coal company
yesterday and was courteousiy ehoWn y
through tho mine aud all over the entire \
plant by Mr. Hannn. M
Tho mine Ia thirty Ave feet deep and ha4
ono Of tho most snbstantint roofs and the
best crihbing OF any mine in Tcxas. There
are at present ton men ut work under
ground IN four drifts. and. With the crudest
possible facilities. the present capacity o
the mins Is sixty tons day. Ths extent *
tho present Held, 10 far IA prcspected epd
Investigated, comprises about 500 ncres IN
a solid body. with an average vein SIX ttet
thick Of clean coal The mine IL ~ DRY
an u powder house and tho coal Ia Free from
sand, dirt or grit Of any kind. Thcre -
another vein OF coal about Ave milea away
thst Is thirty feet thick and preparations
arc now being made to build d MilrAd
to this neid along tho ridge between the
Sabine river and Toyac creek. This mcnno
that this vein Of excellent brown coal -
practically incxhaustible.
There are three Qualities Of Ignite II
Tcxss. the blue. black and brown and tho
testimony n all experts and Eeologista ID
OF any. Professor Staiey, who - here, bsA
made experiments with tho Ignite from
Rockdale. Garrison ana Calvert and * VIII
not make a weld. lie has also experiments
cd with this ignite and has DEMONSTRATED
to cverybody'a satisfaction and especially
to that Of your correspondent. who saw II
done that Il will weld a piece Of Iron.
While this coal Is not being recosnmended
Der blacksmith purposes, yet the fact that
II will make weld shcws It's superior body
and thcre are plenty Of men who VIII matte
affidavit that the weld can be made with Il.
This coal s especially adapted Tor do,
nsestic purposln and for sta-lala-'y fur-
nacss For domestic purposes tscatse Il
makes clean white ash. no Offensive Odtru,
no gases ard no clinkcrs. for Stationary
furnaces II Is fret class and Hs rord Az any
coal for steam making, II Will soon BE-
proved aisp hat II can be used on loco.
motives 10 ADVANTAGE. Tho Texas Central
railroad Is now using the Calvert ccul,
which ID inferior In Quality to this coal.
and the fact thai X does 80 " sufhctent
evidence that this coal can be used on any
road with perfect success BY arranging tne
furnaces for IT, This coal VIII also SOFA
be tested for gas making purposes, wnn
cvcry promise OF complete success. ctke
ovens will also be erected and the manu-
facture n coke will become o0e Of the M
iustriex here and a by-product At this milne
that will enhance lis value 10 the induntrsak
interests OF the entire State. thai. how-
ever, IL IN the future, the opiect nov y.
10 make Il tho universal c01 Tor uoneeuo
ana steam purposes, which X Wall undot1per
odly become when its virtues aFe kno@
for unlike gome other lignHe from 9ees
Texas, Il Is perfectly dry. contains NO wskes
and loses not pound In sMpmsns from
this point. Ae..s
ratio on Ignite Into Dallas. Fort Wos..
ana Waco. The product At this mine VII
he In those markets as It IL now kelne lao
Houston and Galveston, Tbs prioe q 0M
coal now. laid down In Houston. - N.n
rer ton by tho car load apd SILL ~ CAL
weston. Even at preeent rates csn
sold In Fort Worth and Dallas at SIS. ~
I'm while those cities are now navinG BON
so to 81 pcr ton for AcAlsstsr ecaa.
/, McA lester will soon have CQmpeuoo0 -
North Texas that Il viii feel.
There Is one pretudice against the c0es
from this section, however. that the 1linQ-
p.r Brown Coal company VAN hare 70 cssg.
tmpossibilty for cust0msru fcF Ignite nom
lfhis section TO have their orders Dis
promptly and many Of them have becoms
disg,fsted with the constant detayb ana ~
pensive WAITING for cDsa crdsred .nd sAvS
thrown aside the asuungeDenn III 80
coal. II WIN, 10 dpub<, tAke soune ttne -
overcome this pre1sdtCe. hut ~ TsmpDe9
| brown Cod coGnpAny VAL ~ u ana -
| convince consumern u cpa1 tlhak tAey 49,
| the capacity and facilities Tor ~ pruMp
shipmsnt ~ evssy rrdse r. 81 secs ~
y them 4 ssy nss esc 49, sss q s se
coal thsy Win Glnsunxee - eelivssy 8
every crdsr With reoenAhle gropenses 80
dispsxch "a thsy give D. sullivan = c.
bsrksrs q o. Antm1a - : refsrenee, ~
whom ~ cas can eppay - eeceeeasn -