Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-07-23
THEY SAW VAST
DEPOSITS OF COAL
Salt Lakers Are Enthusiastic
Over the Fuel Outlook in
Teton Basin.
LINE is TO BE BUILT SURE.
Spencer CIswson Says That II Oregon
Short Line WIN Not Other
Parties Arc Ready.

With the return OF the rest of the
party OF business men who went to
Teton valley on Friday to inspect the
vast deposits of coal In the district
comes the information that If the Ore
gon Short Line will not build the
branch line into the district private
parties will.
Among those who returned this
morning was Spencer Clawson who
thoroughly investigated the PROPOSE
tlon and he. together with other mem
bers OF the party are enthusiastic re-
garding the outlook.
Il saw more coal In Teton valley"
he exclaimed. than the Union Pacific
and the Oregon Short Line can burn in
90 years. Although these deposits
have been known to exist for years
this is the first occasion that the Ore
gon Short Line has taken official no.
-tice of them. 1t Is also interesting TO
note that there are others in that secs
ton looking up the prospects, Mr.
Perrine. representing Pennsylvania
coal capitalists, is among those who
are on the ground.
SIX BIG SEAMS.
During our trip we inspected a SER
les of six seams of coal. The first en-
countered was at Horseshoe canyon,
where there is a three-foot vein. At
the Brown Bean mine a little further
along there is q five-foot vein and the
main seam is developed at the depth
of 400 feet.
"At this mine there is 1900 tons of
good coal in the bin while there Is a.
piece weighing three tons which is
to be shipped for exhibition at the
Fremonl, county fair The vein from
which this Is taken can be traced for
two and a half miles.
1--WE followed the groupings over the
mountain and en- route were shown a
20-foot and four-foot vein. Over the
ridge Is located the Horseshoe mine
where at a depth OF 100 feet a l0-foot
vein of as good coal as there Is in this
country is exposed.
RESOURCES APPARENT.
THE resources of this section were
made SO apparent on this trip that II
the Oregon Short Line does not build
the road private people will undertake
the proposition and construct line
to tap this abundant fuel supply.
Mr.. Clawson is limping painfully from
the effects OF wrenched leg contract
ed while endeavoring to get out of the
way OF the runaway team that was
responsible for the Ashton accident.
<Aittt tiiG SiiidSHip, lnt IT1EnttneQ
horses rushed alongside of the rig In
which Mr.. Clawson was being driven
by James Sheets, a former Salt Laker.
This frightened the team. and In a
twinkling of an eye there were two
runaways. Sheets held on to the lines
and kept the horses In the road. but
missed a bridge over a creek by a
wheel and half Fortunately the
buggy was going at such rapid pace
that II did not tip over. In trying 70
save himself, Mr. Clawson wrenched
his leg badly.
The accident to Mr.. Ashton cast
gloom over the trip. Arrangements had
been made for big receptions. banquets
gram was partially carried out at
Haden and Victor and other points
visited, the party being entertained
consisting of Mr.. Clawson. Thomas r.
Cutler, George T. Odell, Judge Donald
son of Fremont county and G. F.. Bow
errnan, an Idaho banker.