The sun., 1898-01-09

THE VAST DEPOSITS THAT WILI sooN
DE OPENED TO TIE HORLD.

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vast ana undeVoioped coal deposits VIII %
thrown open 10 tne world wnen tho Orows
Nest Pass railroad, now constructing, Ia COM
pleted. lho ne" limo connects the transconti-
nontal SYSTEM crossing the great plains OF the
Nahauiah Norlhwest' Win tho Valiey that lies
pe'Woen the ROCKY Mountains on the cast and
inc Sclkirks on the west' one need only con-
sluer tho area OF these deposits, the breadth OK
inc seams ana tho quality OF tho coal to un-
derstahd that the output from the new heids
WIZ have an appreciabio influence on the mar
kets OF tho whole continent. According 70 Dr.
Seiwyn, FORMER director OF the Geological sur
Vey OF Canada, tho western helds contain Az
'o2,ooo tons OF coal l'er square mile, ana the
area, with coal deposits explored up to the pres
ont consists OF about 100 square miles. Dr.
Soiwyn was noted Tor his conservative est-
mates, but II even a traction OF the coal which
he considers available be mined from the
Crows Nest Pass coal fields, the worlds sup
ply of fuel viii be greatly incroasod.
mr. col go - o. ,h" .o,,,ho.., ,,.r. =, A..
West kootonay that T great mining o1oitsm,ns
prevailed during 1896 and 1897. Amerioan
miners gathering q voritable harvest of wealth
for their & enterprise In EXPLORING and op.nins g
.na' Lesion' iho Whoie Aoo'eney oisI.s - -
somo aon NV ni,os nor,b ~ ,ha in,srnst,an.,
boundary. East Kootenay alone is about two.
thirds the size ss Of % the Kingdom % Of Greece. Now
tnns ;,aann;. As DSs ~ pusno roa ,n
.err" "cosHpa' peiiou VI bre"V ooNoaVPmo"s
Tho coal fields are sixty miles southeast Of
Fort steele ana In proximity 10 Crows Nepo
Pass. 1t is not unlikely that in the near future
wa.t Wno,ouav tanninn tna ,o,n;na ~ ssnn I tor
mese hoo'enay, tapping 1ne mnins rs,on Nnea aos
Pacific. will traverse tho eastern section. The
discoverv n, tho denosits occurred during the
early eighties workmen were cutting rough
trail, suitable for pack trains, through the
crows Nest Pass. There were few prospoctors
wild rush to Cariboo in 1s4s and to wild Horse
ago. trappors and indians have handed down
from father to son and from camp to camp E tradi'
tons OF @ iGst mines mn aha h flcn gOsa r ySiha So..
mining once existed seems infected with Inys-
hiper On anu so nnderf, 9gscaxa h nr
constructing the trail were fuii Of these Old
stories ana tnIriiling miners yarns were sRunn sRn
over the nightly fa camP P nfes, M All were as asSa
prepared ior any klnu Oh a uscoyery: ana Mnen
one constructor iouha IN the peg OF oreeaH
6Iack ssna @ reh IN Wnat ne 'nTusns % pmIS s9,1:
kreaI was the e1ciIenenI. ine smouiosssnng sfng
hopes, that paZeu OUT 30 euuaeniy, were QUICK,
~ auenched; for % on examination examine S the black SAND
proved 10 pc coal erosions: OF rmpblhgs from
upper seams. Washen down thS veley Dy moun-
tain streams hike fhe h hhoat Iouna IN noun a
tam streains that Tells tne prospeot9r OF goio-
bearing vein OF Eaieha Dea nignear w SnS
water course the black sand was indnbitapio
evidence oi rich Goa, seams somewhere; AZ
tral tne be 6er v,s,n,s @
outGhroppinEs .h OF coai: az InaI lime tner9 W.
neither railroad nor prospect OF q railroad, ena
& Inc &aisappo,naneht 2, tfe ddscTVerer @ mnss % nave M
ported to Mr.; William Fernie. the Govern:
ment commissioner, ana II was not until 1881
that thE country @ was tnoTonEny prospectSa sH toT
square miles, were discovered.
Inc nrst neposits are not Iar from Ene Mesv
emu OF Grow Nest fass. ana consist OF tyonIy
seams OF coal. ono ABOVE anotner., cIeay yls-