Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-08
WONDERFUL GOAL LIND
John A. sieg and Melzar Dick
son Find Rich Field
In Colorado
INSPECT U. S. M. i. G. c. co. LANDS
Marshalltown Citizens Report Exceed
iney FavorabIy of the Coal Deposits
In Lands Owned by the United
States Marble, Iron and Coal Com
pany-company Destined to Wealth.

Messrs. John A. Sieg and Mezal
Dickson returned today from a three
weeks trip thru the immense terri
tory in northwestern Colorado which
viii be opened by the Moffat Short
Line and the Union Pacific railroad
now under construction. This section
is one of the greatest coal fields in the
United States to be opened, containing
immense veins of all classes of coal
ranging from a fine quality of soft
ing coal.
Messrs. Sieg and Dickson made the
trip as the representatives of Marshall
town purchasers of stock in the United
States Marble, Iron and Coal Com
rany. which company has secured over
$500 acres of coal lands as we'll as
marble, iron and mineral paint depos-
its in this new field.
Their Repcr~
They have made the following report
Of their inspection Of the property of
the company.
TO the Purchasers Of Stock of the
United States Marble. Iron and Coal
Company, Residing in Marshalltown,
Iowa:
Having visited the properties of the
United States Marble. Iron and Coal
Company in your behalf, we beg leave
t. make the following report of our
visit, our examination of the proper
ties and investigation OF the manage
ment of the company:
We first visited the anthracite, or
hard coal. field In eastern central por-
ton Of Routt county. the field lying
about ten miles northeast of Hayden.
The outcroppings of this field we saw
for distance of about ten miles. In
one place we saw an opening on vein
showing nine feet in thickness without
reaching the limits of the vein, which
is said to be from ten to fourteen feet.
Another opening in Z, lower vein
showed fine samples of anthracite coal
We could not fully determine the
thickness os shis vein, ha. those famil-
lar with the field say it is six feet in
thickness. There are outcroppings of
two other veins, one about ten feet
above the other, aggregating seven feet
In thickness. In this same field there
are also two veins of a good quality
soft coal one being eight and the other
ten feet in thickness.
We then visited the coking field In
the western portion OF the county
about six miles south OF Lily. Here we
saw six separate veins of coal ranging
from three to ten feet In thickness and
lggregating thfrty-elght feet In thick
ness.
Near Trull, just ives. Of Steamboat
Springs, we passed thru what is sup
posed to be an oil basin and saw two
terricks where oil wells had been
sunk. The wells are now plugged. but
I is said that oil was found in them
The company has GAO acres in this ba-
Mn on which are found veins OF coal.
IN this property a small mine il
'pened, from which ccal for use al
Springs is mined.
we did not visit the coal fields in |
-arimer county, nor the marble prop
rty in western Ron;t county, bu.
earned from Mr. W. J. Breckel. of |
tampa, who is familiar with those
ields, that the vein of ceal in Larimer
ounty is siXty-five- feet in thickness |
We saw samples from this vein, which I
how it to be of a good quality of soft t
cal. Mr.. Breckel alsostold us that the
larble is of high grade, equal to onyx.
he company also has several claims 7
{ mineral paint in the same locality |
'here the marble Is found. He saw
amples of the paint. but without as
avs could not determine it's value.
we did not go into the iron district,
ut saw samples of the ore from the
roperty. 1t was of a good quality.
ut we could not learn the extent of
ne ore body, as little development has
cen done in this field.
while in Denver we called upon the
ficials of the Denver, Northwestern &
acific railway (Moffat Short Line)
nd learned that this road is to goe built
lru Routt county and will run across
+ near all the properties we visited.
obstruction on this road is now in
ctive progress and the line will give
ccess to markets in all directions. thru
S Denver and Salt Like City connec-
ons.
Mr.. John II. Smith. president of the
nited States Marble, Iron and Coal
has located most of the
roperties of the company, and was
it'll us on the trip thru the field. Mr..
j. Wilcox, the secretary and mana
ar, we met at Denver. and also ac-
'mpanied him on a trip to the Wal +,
1rf properties near Georgetown, Col,
which he has the active manage
emit We found both these officials to
, wide-awake, energetic men, and be-
sve they viii conduc. the affairs OF /
le company in an honest, economical 8
ay, and in the interest of all the i
ockholders. Mr.. Wilcox has the rep
.ation for successful and economical !
e Waldorf property, the consolidation !,
Id development OF which was the last
rye enterprise with which he was as 8
ciated, shows intelligent, careful !
and development in ac- i
rdance with the best mining knowl- ,
ge. His plans for handling the !
nited States Marble Iron and Coal 9
1mpany properties, which he fully !
ltlined to US, we consider wise, con-
rvatve and along lines that will be ;
the best interests of the stockhold- .
$. :
I'VE are of the opinion that the !,
nited States Marble. Iron and Coal !,
mpany has valuable and well Sc !;
ted properties; that the company is =
and conservatively managed, =
d that adequate railway facilities
II be provided in the near future to
oil T.,