Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-02
COAL NEALTH OF NEN MEXICO
NINE INSPECTOR SHERIDAN'S YIENS


ever written. Oh that bv 10 D.. Sheridan
united states coal mine inspector Tor
New MEXICO and contained in gov
ernof Otrro's report for 1908, Tho
article covers over 100 loosely print
"a pages and The Ciuien produces
from @ the following general dcsrrip
tion and will follow 10 with n detail
- description OF the producing coal
mines Of the TERRITORY.
Great Htriios have bocB made ia
the progress OF the coal mining on.
dusify in the Territory rrca-cr
advance than ls indicated in the mere
percentage of gain 90 production In
the Coliov County field. at Dawson
mines. and 40 me Willow creek Boo nes
there have been competed aud put On
auccChfful operation twn OF the iHrf
est. beet equipped. substantial and
moet economical plants oft machinery
to be- iOpnt u tI tuHl STAT "a
thc Gallup mines boz Mckinney uou1tv.
similar. very Un.iUnt. and econ.
nmicni plant lua been installed ODD
the Una del Cato mines ln sants pc
County, and at the Carthage mines.
Ia socorro County. extensive ooyei
upmeut has been made and efficient
uachlnorY has beer ins tilr1 an
this means that capitaiigfa ami rcal.
mine operators forosso and recor-
Hlge the Importance 90 the coal ln.
dustry of New Mexico IN the near fu.
sure, and are preparing 20 bring me
production up 90 a sufficient tonnage
90 supply the demand that viii onsuc
The coal mine industry Ia New
Mexico in assuming prominent place
amoung the profitable OF the varied re-.
sources OF che territory. ~ predicted
IN the last annual report OF the United
states mine inspector. tho production
of coal has Increased LARGELY during
the past fiscal year. and the demand
enH exceeded the supply. rotwith-
standing tho fact that tho railroads. 90
the west and 80nthwCHr. which are
AMONG he largest consumers. have
substituted Oh from tto wells ~ Cali
fnrnia and Texas. foT fuel upon 06O
mlles OF railroad
Tn Mckinley cOuny f1' producing
capacity or the mines ls FAR ln excess
- the demand " 10 in this county
mat tho competition Of fuel OH IL most
felt Tho cheap fuel OF ~ California
haa beon substituted flr coal upin the
Santa ~ Pacific railroad from San
Francisco. California. 10 soHFman.
Arizona, q length OF 40 miles Of road
and Alae upon tho branch from i.s
Angeles to Bautow. California. lfl
miles OF road. and upon othes coast
lines where New Mexico coal was
used and oil ia used IN many indus.
tries and for domestic purposes lu
many localities of California where
onai was formerly used And vet
with this formidable competitor lu
tho hold of consumers the Dr0duc.
don Of coal from Mckinley county
enly shows a decrease OF 80 per cent.
mis- indicates that tho development
n homo resources has created a de-
aand which at present compenaatos
fur the lost markets 90 che railroads
and 10 California. and which viii in
tho near future furnish a home mark.
q Tor o. large proportion 0f New
hexicos coal products
Tho development u thg vast min.
ing resources of Arizona and Ola
Mexico ls largely dependent upon the
cheap coal of New Mexico, and during
the past year tl.s wac fully demon
atutci by inc mining and smelling
companies OF Old Mexico and Artu.a
keeping afcpis zoo New Mexico soal
hclds Tor tfg purpose ol tracing emp.
~ railroad cara Iu which 90 ship
coal from the territory t0 t6u mines
and shelters mentioned a.ls.
In an the counties except Cu.mv
county there BIAS been % slightly DEL.
creased production but ns H fuJ
solely to lack of transportation larllI
tlca and scarcity ut miners Zoo the
matter oi t1usp I.t1t# tN. oIuu.
mont of tlu railroads W'Il soon Boz iu.
creased tu auiiO.yut capacity to sup.
oily ihu demand and % addition to
ihis new railroads are being built.
some oi these railroads. likc the San.
ia Fc Central opening up of valuable
coal Fields 7.thcrtu neglected aUu au.
developed lu account ui lack 0i trans.
portailou facilities. bUt which arc Ger.
tain io uy valuable PRODUCING fields
Scarcity of miuera too. was % factor
la rcaiuctng tho production at sew
ural of me coal mines lu tho territory.
This dyauh of miners WAS due. t1
some extent. % tho reluctance OF
miners. especially those with families.
To- go to Now camps where conditions
are uuagti.ou and many comforts of
older established camps are ant t1
bo lacking Hut 600 ttIB has now
changed, the nov camps being lm.
provempnH ln many ways up0n the
older camps Iup mnpH viii soon
recognize This Iart and tht coal vines
ui New Mexico VIII soon bo supplied
with "a ul' quota 0f labor of am kinds.
Already The cheap iucl 900 ot Texas
has ceased 10 ho a competitor 1l New
Mcxico coal except On the immediate
vicinity of the on wells. and the coal
of New Mexico iB nFalu being used ON
tho railroads. AZ well as ln other iu.
dustrios of TpylB. whore a year aro
oil wa used aF fuel
Given ample transportation ncll.
tits and sufficient number of min.
ERA. the NDn N.NUn coal mines arc
To-Day Developed aud equipped 90
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