Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-08-24
COAL CAMPS Of
COLORADO STATE
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Production OF Mines Has In
creased Steadily During Past
Thirteen Years.
YAMPA FIELD ATTRACTIVE.
Located Along Line of Moffat Rail
road Now Being Built Towards
Salt Lake City.

The total production OF coal in Colo
tons having spot value of Sl2, 49,, SIG.
With the exception OF 1904. Colorado's
coal production has increased each year
since 1894. The output In 1906 exceed
ed any previous record in the history
of the state. and compared with 1905,
when the previous maximum produce
ton was recorded, 1t showed AN in
crease of l.2S47s9 short tons. or l4.6 per
cent. while the value Increased 81 .924 .63s.
ro IT'S per cent. The output of 1906
was nearly double that of 1900. and was
considerably more than three times that
of 1906, 10 years earlier.
The rapid growth OF the coal-min-
ing industry In Colorado in 1905 and
1906 has been due In large part to
the growing iron industries of the state
The gold and silver-smeting compa-
MES are also large consumers of coal,
and as this and the other Rocky Noun
tain states are rapidly increasing in
population and manufacturing indus
tries, the production of coal will con-
tinue to increase.
The coal field which is now attract
Ing most attention and which promises
to be developed in the near future Is
the Yampa field of Routt county This
field Is In the valley OF Yampa river
below Steamboat Springs, and can easi-
ly be reached by railroad II the Denver.
Northwestern and Pacific, which is now
building through Gore canyon, turns
northward into the Yampa valley.
Most of the coal is of excellent quail
ity, especially for steaming, In general
the quality deteriorates in westerly
direction. or away from the Park range
Anthracite occurs locally where the coal
beds have been cut by intrusive masses
but the extent of sucn occurrences is
small AT present the only develop
ments In this field are mines to supply
local demands, but great activity is
manifest In securing title to coal lands
and IL railroad connections with Denver
are made, coal mining on a commercial
scale will doubtless be actively carried
on.
Iowa was the only state west of the
Mississippi whose production of coal in
1906 exceeded that of the preceding
year. In each of the last 10 years, in
deed, it's coal production has made some
gain over that of the year before, Nonv
of these gains has been exceptional, but
the increases have been normal and
regular, indicating steady and healthy
growth In the population and industries
of the state. The total produc ton for
1906 amounted to 7,2S6,224 short tons
having a spot value of 81, 6ls,455. Com
pared with 1905, when the production
amounted to 6,79s,6O9 short tons. valued
act $40, 5s63s the output In 1906 ex-
hibited an increase of 467, 6l5 short tons,
or SO per cent, in quantity, and OF ST.
033,074. or 9.S per cent, in value. The
average price per ton advanced from
1856 to $3.50. In the 10 years from
1896 the production has Increased 3,312,-
1856 tons, or 1913 per cent.
The total production OF coal In Mis-
souri, In 1906 was 3,7bs,0os short tons.
having a spot value of s6.11S,733. Vir-
ginla's production during the same Pc
Rod was 4,254.s7s short tons, having a
spot value of $4,iS399l.