The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-11-23

COAL DIS JHeIr sources OF neat, power,
and light
Notwithstanding the recognized
Importance of coal, its mining and
use are subjected to enormous waste.
In the mining operations at the
present line nearly one-half of our
total coal supply is left under ground,
| partly as pillars to supply the roof
! partly as coal of inferior quality,
only the best part of the coal from
the beds being removed in many
cases, and partly due to the fact that
the working out of lower beds of
coal first, frequently break and rem
ders impracticable the subsequent
mining of the adjacent higher coal
beds. Of the coal actually used for
power development, usually not more
than per cent is converted into act
ual work, the remainder being con-
sumed in the making of steam and
smoke, and in overcoming the fric-
tion and inertia of the engine, shaft
ing, etc.
"Of the coal used in railway OPP
erations-which includes nearly one
third of the total supply of the coun-
try-not more than 5 per cent Is
transformed into the actual work of
In tho davelonment of electric lights
usua1iv loco than ona-fifth of nor
cont actually is converted into Iipbt
Tho remaininp 90 Ak nor cent being
consun,ed in tho various nreIiminary
fornations of enarov This waste is
onnall;np and every nossihle means
sbnuid he adonted for reducing If tn
On ahso1nte minimum in order that
orr fneI resources may suffice for tbe
future as we'll as for the present
raods of tho nation
sTn Tho n1ont 1ifo of tho Garth orr
cool fieIds ronresent vast areas of
r oa n,a+tor communicated DIR
inc nast nariods in tbe earth,s his
tnr S p 1otor and or.dua1Iv Transformed
;,,+o COOL Everv FOOT Of tho thick
, ,m.o 49, ~ th;s cool nov no considarad
tho ,,,iun1ont of n,onv tin,es tbot
t thI ,, 1u@s'@ of Tho oriainal vaaetatio
Of tha s,,n,s Iigbt ond baot orr coal
,,onroson+e onorn,ors ouontit;ee trans-
so ~ - aod storad l., this vaootation
and fnrt her concentrated and stored
~ t,,;a ,,oaototion ond furtber CON
oantratod ;n tbe coal II is tho earth g
onno+ storaao ho++orv IF eolor onarpv
p. 1t 49, th;s ooo1 ,.onrasonts tho nn.
,,1oos,,,.od aoos of tho nast tho tbou-
nands, ond ,,i,1;ons Of veors before
49, oo,,,a ;nto ov;etonco durino
IT., III. La onaro,, Voc he;n o
stnrod ond ooncartrateG in different
SUIT % a'4 tho nortb,s orrst Tn tho
p pat 10 waIfore If renresents the
ha Lei" 81 tha heo+ newer and light
, uns, w1,ioh tho na+ion,s comfort and
up upon WIZ ' ina ,' n%,. dannnd
'n9 "D I,a III ,as+ 80, +po ooun+rv
,d u an us .m~ ,', r,ora tbon 400 .
0Nn " ooO 80 of cool. d,,r;ng tho ton
,,oo, ,,ro so +bis consun,n+ion was
sea,@ % ooo nn6 onn tons rrh;oh on
,iuan t1,o oooraoato consumn-
H. ~. , ~ 49, ~ vaers ,arecodino This
u utoi IL ;noroosino concentration is
, rap,u.S ond ,,ronnrfiona1 TO tbe com
t ~, in" do uaL ond tbore is M
u as arn,,nJ for .donhtino it's
ao,,t;r''a,oo ayoan+ .,s We NAV find
uon - of ,,si,,n o,,r cool move Off
a Mo. If tbis increasinp rate of
oo,,n,,,,,+;or dos continue tho nation
Iii I,n,,a ,,sod tho Iargast mart Of ire
W., a,,,e,,1,, Loforo INC opd of tho
ooaa supp,' u, nonsidorino tho
lp,aoa;Il;I;t;oe 81 ox+nnding tho life of
POS, anaI s,,,,o1;oo CO DC To meet tho
oua ooas t,'a f,,t,'ro o, ,eI1 as tboso
ne ~ y, n .n we m,,st tbarefore
u W ,en With NJ tho oontinuance of these
le ei9Il, 49, nonds Of tho country
aapiu,y e,o oe.s,i,s;,ities of cuccess NAV
i ,,nu ~, ~, tbo fo1Iow;no lines.
oo .srtn s oo . 1oft IN tho mines &C nil
~ oU", tho roof together
, ,at1 ~ 49, s'p paft ,nderoround hecause
W. VIZ ~. III ha;,n -, farior in nualitv will
vi ,so G fsnr7 laes thon n IN more
1 .anso on ,,o,, oo,,+ of Tho total these
.n a ~ a,roe, ro,Irosan+;no unuenal
o eAs Ho Ala to these tho loss
oo ,!n:I. Nv A. Lroo1lino IN of
,',n1. 49, of cool owino RI tbe
,ins, nIl o. ran,ov.1 of tho lower beds
plesi t,. ae,,;,,a j., 81 Tho overlvin o
anu ,n ,na me bayo a total waste
81, 40 ao ao+o ,,,+ 1itt1o If onv
Will ~, WI oe Co. Govt Of tho nossihle
VS. .eas ' nt,n;1oI, 1a s,nnlv II is believed
t NC 1900 ,;ng,v 1oroe mart of
ma M. aa Iii no found praventable
'ni .s, 80 en,o,i noroonyaoe Of the heat
ne =, 'n nonI that or, Actually CON
uiieo ~ 49, wi, or Hobt &C stated
eIl .ou wa tho nrpent need of
apore, ,o,,t a1ono those lines The
illpio ..oa4;n ou Ie;no conducted Inv
NV NV a7'aIno;o hronob of tho limited
ca, 49, eoo1oa;oal eurvav Indicates the
olaess IT,, n,hiob will soon he test.
M f,,t,,ro is fu1, IF nromise