, 1908-08-20
RAILROAD BEING RUSHED TO
REACH VAST COAL BED IN
NORTH PARK AT THE
EARLIEST MOMENT.
Pictures Made by Secretary Of Com
pany Upon His Recent Visit to
West Sent to President Miller,
Who VIII Use Them to EnIighten
PeopIe-Notss Of the Railroads
From Several Points Of View.

ing received from j. w. Hedding, Sec
rotary of the Northern Colorado Coal
company, the coal holding concern
for the Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pa
CHIC Railway company, copies Of pho
ttoeraphs taken by MI. Hedding with
his panoramic camera while on .
western trip some weeks ago, and Mr..
Miller h having some of them convert
ed into halftone cuts for illustrating
purposexc the pictures are Of the
Rsich ooal ninas- -WAl9ssFwh8eh
now beloue to the Northern Colorado
Coal company and which are the goal
of the railroad. They show the face
of the vein, one of the most remark
able deposits of coal In the world,
with men and teams taking coalsffom
the vein and shoveling it directly into
wagons, which are drawn from the
mine and to the homes of the purchas-
r This vein is known to be sixty
five feet thick, Its true depth beyond
that figure not definitely known.
There is an endless supply of coal in
sight, in such position to be worked
with the minimum cost. in a way not
hitherto known to- the mining Of coal
in any section OF the world.
Loading With Steam Shovel.
There Is a thin covering Of dirt and
stone over the coal measure, which can
be easily removed, leaving a solid mass
of coal containing literally millions of
tons. The railroad is planning to build
tracks to this bed Of coal, running cars
along the face, so that the coal can be
taken up with a steam shovel and
dumped into the cars at the rate of
1 900 tons a day with one steam shovel.
This shovel is being contracted for and
will be on the ground when the rail-
road reaches the mine and is prepared
to handle the output.
Trainioad Daily.
A light shot OF giant powder is used
to loosen the coal, not enough force
being used to deaden the coal in any
way. The steam shovel then comes
along, picks up several hundred pounds
and deposits it in ear waiting below.
The cars are to be handled by dummy
engines, so that at least a solid train
load can be handled daily. The result
of this stupendous output can be i'm
agined.
viii Find Ready Market.
The coal is Of excellent quality and
will find a market anywhere. The rail-
road company is in position to push
the building of the road with all due
diligence. There is no longer a ques-
ton of money; that has been elm
mated, eastern gentlemen giving Of
ficers of the company to understand
that the treasury will meet any de-
mand of the building department. This
accounts for the present activity in
that department. Chief Engineer Stew
art is today on the ground with the
representative of n of the largest
contracting concerns in the west, and
it is expected that before nightfall
he will have come to an understanding
with the visitor by which the road will
be graded for an additional ten miles.
Steady Source OF Revenue.
President Miller is in his office
watching developments. He can see
the fruition Of several years of watch
ing and waiting and laboring, and be-
lieves that when the road reaches
North park, as it must in a few
months, there will be business to keep
1t going for all time. The coal is but
one consideration. There is timber,
stock, farming products and passengers
to provide revenue for the railroad
every day. The coal proposition is one
OF the most extensive, and the mine
is the goal of the present ambitions OF
the officers and stockholders Of tho
company.
Left AZ Arso Camp.
Elmer Lovetoy returned At z O'Clock
last evening from the J. J. Arso engi-
nsering camp At Mountain Home. Coo.
where he had been with R. D. Stewart,
chief engineer for the Laramie, Hahns