Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-04-26
MORE IOWA COAL.
Eldon Anticipates Development of
Important Goal Industries.
WHIIEBREAST FUEL CO. PROSPECTING
Extensive Increase Assured in the
Mining Industry In This and
tho Des lIoInes
Districts.

Eldon is building great expectations
on it's future coal industry, and judg
ling from the following state of affairs,
taken from the Forum the basis of eX-
pectancy is substantial:
1T is now practically certain that in
the near future extensive new coal
| interests will be developed in this
section. Interested parties have been
quietly at work for some time, and
| matters are now in such shape that it
is only step to the completion of all
arrangements whereby big mine
will be opened up with several hun
bred acres of land to work on, and
with a capacity of two hundred OF
more bushels a day. The shaft of the
proposed new mine will be within just
one mile of the Rock Island depot in
this place, and will be situated on the
Shore land just east of town. The
proposed shaft will be about 100 feet
deep. The coal is the second vein
and is a little ovrr four feet in thick
ness. The plant will be of the very
best, the equipment being as good as
money can buy. Several of our citi-
zens, aside from the Shore brothers
are interested in this enterprise and
1--we hope to see it pushed thru to u
Isuccessful issue. The coal is there in
abundance, as it. is in fact all around
and under this town. and it only re-
mains to be worked out.
| This industry would bring at least
seventv-fve families into this town,
and it is proposed to make employment
for good men only, no 'hobos' being
wanted.
ut is further -roposed to have no
dwellings or small houses near the
mime. but have the men reside in this
place. thus increasing the population
of Eldon instead of building up i
lsmall town near us.
| There is a great abundance of coal
Jail around this place, another very
important field being Just west OF
town on the Furtney. Hollenbeck,
Brooks and adjoining farms, and it is
only a question of time when coal
works will be opened up there.
ID. j. Lloyd and old experienced
Emfne operator and coal expert is in
terested in the. development of these
coal lands. which will eventually
lprove grand thing for this town.
Whitebreast Prospecting.
The Whitcbrsast Fuel company, Of
Illinois, which is prospecting for coal
along the Chicago Great Western road
near its crossing of Four Mrle Creek,
/ it is reported 5has penetrated good
vein of coal 1T three different points
and that the holes are so far apart
as to Indicate rich vein under d
considerable area. The company. it is
said, has options on a large quantity
OF land in that vicinity, which it will
now prospect more thoroly than was
even contemplated before. S. A. For
bush. general sales AGENT for the COM
pany was seen in his Office in this city
today, but said he knew nothing of the
progress of the WORK except that which
he has read in the papers from time
70 me. He said he knew, of course,
that the company realized that it had
some rich territory in the new field,
but he had not been officially notified
of any future plans. He was in Des
Molnes recently, but went there to sell
some coal, which he did, and said that
ibis visit to the capital was in no way
connected with the recent reported
find, as published in the Des Moines
papers. *
The Whitebreast is now opening a
mine five miles south of the Rock ISL
and road and just over the Polk coun-
ty line i'll Jasper county that it is
claimed will be one of the richest and
largest producers in the Des Moines
district. This mine will be operated to
supply Rock Island trade and it is ex-
Ipected that if a new mine is opened OIL
| -Four Mile it will be made general
mine to supply trade on all roads
lcentering in Des Aloines and will be
one of the largest in The Des Moines
field ~