Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-30

i9J6. Two mines. employing "a mon,
worked hours, and eight with rs men,
worked s hours The productive capacity
of the miners in New Mexico compares
fayorabiy with that of miners in any OF
tho coal-produclng states. The average
daily tonnage per man In New Mexico
was S.92 figure equalled only by Utan,
where the same average was recorded In
1905 the daily production per man In New
Mexico was 3.A which was exceeded only
by Ohio, Pennsylvania tbituminous),
Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming. 'rhe
total production per man ~ New Mexico
in 1906 was gi9,l tons, which was exceed
ed only by Utah. with l,l21.6, and Wyom-
ine, with lGi3.1 tons All OF the coal
mining states, including New Mexico,
made high records both in total produc-
ton ana In the average output per man
in 1906. this being due to the suspension
of work in the mines of these states IN
which the operations are carried on UNI
der agreement with the United Mine
Workers OF America This was the only
manner In which coal mining III New
Mexico was affected by the suspension ct
operations last year, there being no
strikes or other labor troubles reported.
According TO ]. Il, Sheridan, territorial
min inspector, there We're nine fatal accl-
dnts in the coal mines OF the territory
in 1906. Eight of the fatalities were due
TO falls of slate or rock and one man
was run over by a mine car. The death
These figures are for the fiscal year end
ing June 3d. 1906. the portion covered by
Mr.. Sheridan's official report.
During 1906 survey was made of the
western edge of the Durango Gallup coal
field OF Colorado and New Mexico, from
DURANGO to the southern point of the field
near the zuni salt lake; The details OF
this survey arc published In bulletin NO
3lG OF the United States geologicai sur
vcy.
Like other Goals of the Rocky noun
tain region, the Goals of New Mexico
vary from Ignite to anthracite. me
Inn Of 81 nj from
tory does not amount TO 5000 tons a year
Az In Colorado. the known producing
areas occur in somewhat widely separ-
ated localities. The principal fields are
the Ration. in Colfax county, which Is the
southern end of the Ration field or Colo
RADIO; the Durango Gallup field, which ex-
tends from Durango southwark through
Rio Arriba and Mckinley counties to Gal
lup and Mount Taylor. and embraces
number Of districts, of which the Gallup,
Monero-T Mmberton. and Fruitland are the
principa1 producers In the territory; the
Los Corilios and TETON areas, in Santa
Fo county; and the Whiteoaks field. In
Lincoln county, make up the pI1ncipa,
producing areas, A considerable einount
Of development work is now being car
ried on In tho Gallup district. and this is
expected 10 prove of decided importance
in the future Some of the GOALS OF New
Mexico are true coking bituminous Goals,
and considerable quantity of coke IL
made in the territory each year.
The quality Of the coal in this held De
teriorates southwark, or away from the
san Juan mountains, and throughout
most of New Mexico II Is probably
high grade black Ignite.
Al the present time this field is attract
inc, n great deal of attention. and 1t seems
probable that extensive developments VIII
10 undertaken in the near future. Alieady
NJ Tcanver e Rio Grande railroad has
ihnilt n standard gage line southwest from
Durango. Colo. TO Pennington, n. N I,
and there are persistent rumors that me
southern Pacific will run line north
ward through this field To Denver, If TINS
man IL carried out commercial develop
mont will doubtless follow on consd-
cradle scnle.