The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-12-31

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hoisting plant, facilities for crush
ing, breaking and sizing coal, have
been installed. This is an enter
prise which promises degree of
permanency beyond that of any
locality, coupled with which, is the
fact that it is now only in the first
stage of development, while each
future year should double in pro-
duc'iun.
The Crested Butte Coal Co. are
the youngest in the field but are
now averaging 200 tons daily aud
expect to double their present pro-
duction the coming year. Arrange
ments are SeiIg made to work the
companys hard coal mine which is
five miles below town. The win
has been opened ana Sc, ernl thous-
and Ions marketed. II now remains
for the company to huild n railway
spur to the foot OF the mountain
wh-re the main workings have eX-
posed vein of enthraci,e coal,
having n thickness of four To seven
feet. 1t will require n railway spur
Of perhaps three miles III length
10 reach the mine on n four per
cent grade from the main line and
starting Ont n mile above the pres.
eut switch at Slate cut. This min,.
represents an unbruk,-n area of
measures having greater extent
than any in the entire district. 1t
also occupies position Of gTrnt-r
natural advantages than ANY III the
fnc. that it Ia practically out uf
the way Of deep SHOWS of winter
and may be worked the whole year
The proposition when put into op.
-ratiou, will mean much to this
epd of the county and will employ
three hundred men ah,n fully de-
v-loped and equipped.
Quite an excitement was eXpari.
enced among the coal operators oil
lh- Baldwin district, when i, l-.
came known that II six foot Vein of
coal had been discov~red in q sixty
foot shaft, sunk in the Ohio Creek
Valley on the Rocky Monn.nn
Furi Companys ground. From tins
II was con .lud-d that n numbr. IF
the ranch properties might have,
coal under them aud sh tfis SINK,
struck coal IN more than on ease.
The leading coal mines in that dis.
trict are operating and have main
tainrd about the ordinary output
of the summer seasons.
Nst.i nainea All cpsrated
AS to the metal mines of this
section, we can only say that all
the enterprises which were epirg
when the panic struck th.. country,
have continued operations during
the pas, season and several others
are now waiting t. begin opera
,ipns when the winter IN ,ntli| ar.
pnst and the mds open for travel.
The Augusta having "pruplrt-d
its tram lin,. WAS Intending IT, z,
ahead and complete. the mill which
was fully planned. but not being
satisfied will. TIN. rules and r-quir.
ments of the Forestry Bureau. as
To cutting timber With a saw. mil
the company had located in the
timber adjoining the mine, they
shut il down indefinitely aud have.
been purchasing lnm,'-r from n
10 ;al null aud hanlirg it fifteen
mi,s at more than drubi- the ex
p-nse entailed before tn, Forestry
was sprung upon thrni.
The cpmpanv have d me Il large
amount of development work in
the m,n-' which hns been entirely
satisfactory in the way of opening
up large bodies Of milling and ship
ping ore. y significant fact has
been determined that the original
gold values found in the upper
workings, show in this lower level,
which is nearly l500 feet lower on
the vein than at Its outcropping on