Bisbee daily review., 1908-08-06
PRODUCTION IF
 GOAL IN TEXAS
 DURING l9O7
United States Geological Sur vey Issues a Bulletin on the Subject-Texas Ground Waters.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Aug. 5.-The production of coal in Texas in 1907 was greater by 25.5s per cent in quan- tity and 27.55 per cent in value than that of 1906, according to E. W. Par ker, of the United States geological survey, amounting to 1,64S,069 short tons, having a spo. value of S2,l1S,Sll.
 This increase in tile coal output is largely the result os the condition of the petroleum industry in the state in the last two years. In 1906 the output of petroleum was 50 per cent less than in 1905 and the coal output showed an increase of 112,1S9 short to1s. In 1907 the production of pc troleum was about the same as in 1906. the decrease being insignificant. but the advance in the price of fuel oil in the state was so decided that number of railroads returned to coal for locomotive use, and the effect on the coal industry is shown by the fig uFes given above.
 Coal or Ignite was produced in 10 counties of Texas in 1907, or three more than in 1908 The counties re porting production of bitumlnous coal --E,rath, Mccullough. Maverick, PaIo Pinto, Parker, Webb and Wise-were tae same as in 1906; of the Ignite production counties-Basrop, Fay cite, Hopkins, Houston, Leon, Medina Milam, Robertson and Wood-three CFayette, Leon and Robertsonl weee new
 The bitunlitpns and Ignite mines in these counties gave employment 10 .227 men in 1907 for an average or PAP days, as compared with 3e4s men for an average of 227 days in 19o6. or the total number, 3l57 men were erfl- ployed in the bituminous mines for an average Of 204 days. The average production per man per day in the oi- luminous mines was HIS tons. and in the Ignite mines SIS tons. The aF- craze production per man for tue year was 30O tons in the bituminous mines. and 6493 in the Ignite mines, the average for tfle state being 59O tons, In most of the bituminous mines the men worked eight hours day. but in the Ignite mines the ID hour day is the rule. One mine eTi- ploying 50 men reported nine hours as the length of the working day. Min ing machines were used in three mines in 1907, and the product amounted to S6,400 short tons mined with 13 machines: in 1905 the use e1 F machines resulted in 22,6S2 short tons of eoaL
 u. R. Campbell of the United States geological survey, estimated that the bituminous coal fields of Texas, as now known, contain workable coal over S2G0 square miles, and that an area of $500 square miles, not so well known, may contain workable beds. The known Ignite areas are . estimated to cover 20U0 square miles, and it is possible that workable Ignite denosits may be found in all area 53,- 600 square miles in extent, srretcAlnS from Sabine and Red rivers on the east and north to the Rio Grande on the southwest. The original supply oI bftumfnous coal in Texas is estimated at S,0eO, 900 ,UO0 short tons and of Ignite at 23 0O. .0O0, ,009 short tons, making a total of 3I.00p ,GU900O tons as the original supply of the state From this there had been produced uD 10 tae close of 1901, total oI l4,- 444,94S short tons, which represents an exhaustion Of 22,00O,000 tons, or GOT per cent of the original supply The supply left in the ground at the close of 1907 would be equal to about I9.006 times the production of last year.
 Ground Waters of Texas.
 The United States geological survey has been for some time engaged in ground water investigations in that portion of the Texas consial plain which lies east of the Brazos river and south of a line passing through 5efferson, Marion county, Texas, and report on this area is now in prepa- ration hy Alexander Deuessen, of the survey. This report will include cbapters on tile surface features ot the region, the relations of the rock formations, the water-bearing strata, and the general conditions affecting inc occurrence of underground water, The uses of deep well waters and history of development, the occur renee and relations of salt water in fine coastal plain, and tae local con ditions in each county will be dls- cusss q. The details will be summa' rized in tables giving the location, denth. and diameter of each well and and sDring. the names of owner and drili CT inc height of water above or De low the surface, and the geological horizon of the water-bearing stratum