The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1904-01-17
OUR COAL MINES.

The coal CUnsumcr' DI Ardmorc arc
not familiar with the quality Of coal
that is being mined at the mines Of
the Ardmorc Coal and Power comrl
iny. southeast OF the city. This Is an
ENTERPRISE OF first importance to the
city ami cnc that should have all th
support II IL entitled to from ,he cu
tire community.
Under the new management Of the
mine an excellent grade Of coal IL
being mined which Is giving better
satisfaction for all purposes than tha,
formerly produced. The main shaft
has recently been extended hun ire !
feet further down and It IL the intcn.
ton Of the company TO continue fol.
lowing tho vein for several hundred
feet. Formerly the coal brought from
this mine co.sained a certain amount
OF dirt and other foreign substances.
but the new management has employ
e. a force OF experienced miners who
are mining nothing but the best grade
o' coal which is az Tree from dirt
and slate as any coal on the market
/ Tho coal IN this mine is found in two
veins. each about two feet in thick
ness and separated by vein OF slate
and dirt about eighteen inches IN
thickness under The present system
every care is taken in the mining to
separate TIE coal from the slate AM
dirt ami AN INSPECTION Of carload.
a. u brought from tho shaft. shows
that in this respect complete success
lr7 been attained. However. as the
shaft goes -Jwnwari this vein OF
slate and dirt IS often 80 gradually
diminish IN thickness. giving less
cause for annoyance from day to day,
and 10 is .'ic belief Of all experienced
men connected with the mine that
tho time is not far distant whcn no
trouble Whatever win be experienced
from this vein OF slate AMI dirt. About
twenty-five men are employed by tac
company ~ the present vine, being
probably the largest payroll in the
city ana this number viii b. inrraas.
Cd to fifty or scvcnty-nvc within the
next two months From twelve 90
fifteen tons a. coal per day is now
being mincl, and by spring the com.
pany expects TO pro1ucc from sixty
10 savc1ty.fvc tons per day hrdmIr.
coal is as much better and cheap o..
fuel than wood ana at the price
charged, is preferable TO NcAles'cr
coal.
The pressed-brick plant no# beng .
installed at the, mine by me com
pany is one Of the uO.i important
business enterpr'ses ever established
In ArlmCrc The -haIe found on tho
land at the mines is tho
finest material obtainahla for making F.
hrc.bick, aud the company expects TO
supply the entire country W.T.
pressed brick of superior quaTty. |
The cost of the plant, including tIe
hirh-grade pressed-br'ck machine just f.
received. exceeds 10000. and its ca
pacity will be 100000 bricks per day. |
The number OF men employed at the |
plant when in operation Will be be.
tween thirty and forty. An electric !
railway IL now being surveyed from
the city to the mines AMI brick plant /
ir order to adequately handle the pro. |
ducts OF the company. and this ac.
tion alone constitutes the best evl,
dence that the company is engaged in |
an enterprise whose future Is well |
assured.
Considering the satisfactory quail |
~ of Arlmorc coal. and the true spr |
II OF enterprise shown by the gentle
men composing the Arimorc Coal and |
Power company. all progressive bust
ness men in the community should !
lend their support to this movement
which, II successful viii prove Of
very material benefit to Ardmorc.