Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-01-02


cess OF the coal Industry IN the terri.
tory 90 assured
Description o. New Mexico Coal Fields
The extent OF the area underlaid
by coal ln the Territory OF New Mex.
leo cannot be- fully estimated until
geological survey rs made Now
localities are attracting notice each
year a. it ls demonstrated by dovel
upment that profitable coal nclds OK.
.lt thorIn
During enc past year there has boon
added to the known coal areas of
New Mexico by development. about
$50 square miles. One OF tne fields
.s Boz Santa BE- County and comprises
thg Una DEL Cato mines. now opened
t0 depth ui over 200 ices. and show.
ne three workable coal seams OF "a
good quality OF coal the veins be-.
ing from 30 60 4 ~ foot lu thick
ness. ln this ncid are also found the
Coyote mIues. and che p.nayiutas OK.
tensions of the Una del Cato mines
tO the northwest. tho outcron show.
Inr Tor "a distance of 'vo miles or
more About 10000 acres OF the coal
mnds IN this field aaa been hlod
upon during the past year. and o. large
pnrt was prchEfed from tho rovOru.
mout
in townships ls and % wee ranges
2 ana o north in the southwestern
portion OF Valencia County and north.
western section of socowo County.
a large area has boon proved Co con
tain good workable seams of coal four
20 Eve feet 10 tnicknrss About go.
600 acres OF tho coal lands 100 this
Geld have been h,ci upon during the
past year
with now coal holds of such great
oytont being developed each year o.
ls evident that 80 with reluIro many
years ere tho fuIi extent OF the coal
areas of New Mexico becomes deHn
It.fv known. unless inc united states
government shall have q geological
survey made
Herein below viii 81 found a briof
description OF the coal measures IN
the various counties of the Territory
Tho Mckinley and San Juan County
coal fields comprise an area extend
iug from the zuni uutt,s on tho south
20 Ia Plata, on the Colorado line
1876 miles In a straight line. ln width
70 Will average ten miles giving a
total area OF 1880 square miles or
100000 acres This area ls under
laid by several coal seams OF good
workable thickness. RAGING from
o ~ to 40 foet To thickness
ln the Gauup coal held Mckinley
county there are two series OF coal
seams known as the upper and lower
coal measures. THESE coal measures
are separated by about 600 feet or
sandstone states shale and clays
ln the upper coal measures slK coal
veins have been exploited an I'VE ~
these proved 90 be- valuable pr0duc.
ing seams Commencing with Mol
vein which outcrops near the Gallup
and Weaver minos. the coal seam Is
found with VARYING depth of cover as
due 20 me accidents OF erosion This
yoIn Ie eiy rect On thickness. lut
mixed with bands of anhlc and bone
rendering 70 of little value lr me im.
mediate locality whore exposed
Passing down through "a feet o IN.
ohes of sandstone nre clay ana sb1Ic
wc encountered Nt vein
This voin le from to faet iu
thickness. is clean coal and has
ruuI sandstone top HefVrrn this
vein and iho uoXt below .s 3G feet 90
sandstone fire clay and shalo
This scam known rg $50 @ vein. n
never less than four fret .n thickness.
and frequently attalns % thickness oil
fIN feet The ruai oi thB scam .s 0f
good clean character. free from bono.
and with q good sandstone roof and
floor This 110r of hard sandstone is
N feet loo JE.Eross. and hollow ~
IIus $50 20 vein This vein ls from
h,U t1 u.uU 'ugf 100 thickness On the
Weaver mime ttH v.iu has been work
.I extensively and has % good sand.
STONE roof and floor
sixteen iDoi of sandstone inter
r'urs between 40 @ ~ scam and 40
O tru below 80 8 vein has thick
ness pt @ tu feet of coal of good.
0'oau quality and has a good sand
tone roof
Ng.lw $50 g vein Il feet of sand
tone snlI, and Hre clay ls nassad
through when So @ vo.n the bottom
.naI scam 0i the upper coal measures
ll 'hr Gallup district .s found
This vein nhor, opened u tho work
.usa off ,rn Gallup mine .f mover l.sf
han uvu iDrt Boo th.cmoss and in
many places In the mine reaches
seven to eight irot 90 thickness
Tho clark Coat clmnlnyH mur Ia
also Gated upon these unrcr coal
measures hut only ono OF tho coal
.D1ma have thus ar boon explored
u th.s mine
hytwrDn tho upper auI 'HWrr coal
measures of tha Gallup district there
'rDur about iuO fU0f of saudFfoucs
and brD CLAWS with Jew small seams
Of coal
Tho hrf ur fon ,u.n 1. rH. lower
series .a Nuown aH the Grown Point
.u.n This vein Is from Two to one.
ban fn s.N feet On thickness. and has
1eau developed in several different
IHnns embracing several miles of
area 10 has been worked In the
r1nu Point mime the Thatcher.
HrrU and Cualua mines Iho coal
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