The Bowbells tribune. [volume] (Bowbells, Ward Co., N.D.) 1899-1969, 1907-04-26
BOWBELLS, N. d., APRIL 26, 1907.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
OF the Piaat Of the Jones Mains Manufacturing Co.'s Coal
Nine, Situated il Bowbens and Oaly About Forty
Rods South Of the 500 Line Depot.

OF the Paat Of the Jones Mains Co.'s Coo
] Nine, Situated il Bowbess and Oay About Forty
II Rods South Of the 500 Line Depot
II The shaft Of the mine is sunk it. wide by eft
long and is plsnked with snch curbing which will last
for over ten years.
The vein of coal is feet in thickness and of extra
good quality and extends for about half mile square
There is also another vein of coal feet thickness
40 feet below the vein working and the shaft
be put down the second vein when the first vein is
worked out
The entries are now being driven for fall and winter
trade, which will be enormous as the territory extends
north for 80 miles. east for about 20 miles, and west
about Is miles, the nearest mines being the lake front
| about seven miles southeast.
The output Of this mine during fall and winter will be
! about 80 tons daily. employing some IS men.
The vein issues stream of water that fills Pinch
pipe continually, but this water is confined stump
eservo, brought to by side ditches keeping at all
times the mine good and dry The pumps being connect
ed to this sump take the water with ease being
| in number one of which is kept for reserve.
The coal is easily mined by soft Pinch strip in CEN
ter of coal vein The roof is composed of soapstone
which is good and dry and would make fine brick as
| made in any part of the country.
The miner is paid so cents per of 100 lbs for
mining room COAL $225 linea yard for entry driven
feet wde and day workers paid 20 per hour
The coal is to bottom of shaft by miners and the
cageman runs them the cage and signals to hoist The
slack is also brought up and used to fire the boilers
The mining plant consists of boiler room l4x3o feet
with hosting engine drum and drum gears one steel
hosting cable 100 feet in length with cage feet
one steam duplex feed pump. Will be completed with
battery of two steam boilers also blacksmith shop Tx
TO- with forge, anvil drilling machine and all tools
sary for car building and forge work.
The trestle is built of 6x6s 30 feet hgh feet wide
and IA feet long, for sheer pulleys and rcpes Also Is
mining coal cars will be in service for and
about 40 for winter.
In the mine at bottom Of shaft will be two large dou
ble cylinder mining steam pumps, pped to the sumps.
An office will be built 12x20 with cash register desk
and other necessary office fixtures including books etc.
also telephone.
The stock of this mining plant is divided into co. 600
shares of which 900 shares will be put on the market
at 81 cents per SHARE to be sold to people and min
ers Not less than 900 shares will be sold to any one
person.
Miners with 1000 shares or will receive IS cents
per car, entries $2.35 per yard
Price of coal at mine 50 per ton stockholders GO
per ton at mne and to those living in city of Bowbes
and having easy places to unload it will be delivered at
$2 IS per ton Limited Is tons to each 1000 shares
TO stockholders having 1000 shares over we will
make it point to keep coal in the bins coal houses
the year round providing the bin will hold three tons or
Stockholders will be supplied with coal at all times as
coal will be kept in the shed for their special benefit
Each stockholder will draw dividend on his stock,
which would in average year net not less than 20
per cent
The plant is to be completed as listed in this pamphlet
by July 1907 and dividends commence after that
date.
You the capitalization of this Company is down
to the real cost of completion of the plant as it totals
only S.. 100 completed.
The sale of 1000 tons the rate of 10 tons per day or
over will net this plant 81 OOo At this rate alone it will
pay the stockholders 20 per cent.
No mine in the state will pay better dividends than the
Bowbells plant as it commands the best prces and be.
ing in town will bring plenty of good miners Thehotels
and restaurants being up date with good eatables and
sleeping apartments, will draw good worAmen
1t also gives the stockhoder the advantage of cheap
fuel.
This mine with sdetrack to its tppe could run as full
in summer as in winter the shipping trade being eood
and the product will realize e. SO per ton track
There are other industries that could be connected
with the mine such as brickyard, flour mill, electric
light plant, waterworks, etc.
w. J. JONES' Supt.