The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-20
COAL IN NORTHWEST
British Columbia Government Tells
. of Beds of Fuel Within
= Its Territory, ....! I
James j. Hills Interest Is Large
Great Northern's Future Is
Cared For.

The British Columbia government has is
sued an interesting brochure on the coal
be generally distributed turnout the lower
part! Of the province. On the projected line
OF Canadian Northern the maximum haul
will be ESQ miles, on Canadian Pacific, 200,
and Crows Nest, Pass, $50, and on the new
Similkameen divisions Of Great Northern
100 miles. Taking these roads separately 1t
appears that they are to be equal sharers in
the coal business of the province, which
seems likely to become the Pennsylvania OF
the west.
Canadian Pacific gets its present supply in
Calgary and the unworked supply indicates
adequate. Still farther east the company
opened. These fields are all on the main line
east Of the mountains and are in position
to supply unlimited coal to the territory be-
bridge producs of course controls the market
toward Winnipeg and will continue to do so,
being cheap and of better quality than any
British Columbian coal except the product OF
the Crows Nest Pass.
The richest of all the coal regions is con-
trolled apparently by, Canadian Pacific and
Great Northern Conformity. 1t lies along the
boundary from Macleod to the Pacific coast
end is traversed by Canadian Pacific and the
Crows Nest Pass railroad. From end to end
Spokane Falls & Northern and other spur
lines from the south. The Fernie coal, con-
coded the finest grade of bituminous on the
|
as the Arrow Lake district, known as Ross
| land, and will continue to control it. The
entire length of Crows Nest Pass, from Leth-
bridge to Rossland, is underlined with coal,
| and mining is carried from one end to the
other, the distance being about 1893 miles.
| Farther west than this, toward the coast,
both Canadian Pacific and Mr.. Hill have
projected their lines into rich coal territory.
The Columbia & Kootenay division of Cam
adian Pacific and the projected Great North
ern line thru Princeton will compete for the
| dominancy of a territory that will produce
an unknown volume of business. Samples
analysed by government experts from this
territory show the following results:
Fixed d. carbon :............. 52.6 42.o s.
x xo, matter ..............zs6 42.a q
These. Goals lie in the territory that will be
! traversed by the new Hill and sCanadian Pa
ciac lines. The finest grade seems to be
found in the Kettle river district, already
reached by both roads.
Fuel coal is also to be round in the north,
| where 1t will be reached by the projected
Grand Trunk Pacific and Canadian Northern,
and on Cancouver Island, where it is now
extensively mined.
Dominion government seem to be the chief
factors in the coking coal situation in these
| regions. The first named controls mines
from the coal of which the following analyses
/ are made
Fixed carbon .... ssi i $40 Il 81 81 ~
Ash ................ 1852 1906 4.3 2.s
| Samples III and Nv were really taken from
the government lands in the Crows Nest Pass
OF the company at it's best. No comment is
/ necessary upon the quality of this coal. Ar
attempt is now being made to induce the
government to throw open part of the 200