The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-08
AUTO TRIP SHOWS
BIG COAL DEPOSIT
Edwin G. WOolley Finds Big
Deposits Down Near Town
of kanab.
MEANS FUTURE FIELD
FOR LARGE CAPITAL
First Devil Wagons Reach
kanab and Citizens Kick
Up a Dust.

While the trip was taken not eX
aetly for prospecting purposes, yet II
making the trip, Edwin G.. WoollcS
learned of the existence of an almost
inexhaustibe supply of splendid Goa
in southern Utah which promises tC
be great source of wealth in the neal
future. Mr. Woolley, accompanied by
his wife and children, returned Tues
day evening from the Grand Canyon
of the Colorado, making the round trip
of $50 miles by automobile, reaching
the very rim OF the canyon, where pack
sion.
1t was above Kanab that Mr.. Wool
ley discovered deposits of camel coal
which were to be traced miles upon
miles. One man has barred a deposit
twelve feet in thickness on the sur
face, and local capital is taking up
this valuable land very wisely. One
must look into some of the neglected
hooks and corners of Utah TO appre-
ciate what q magnificent resourceful
state this is. Mr.. Woolley believes
more than ever in his native state as
a result Of his trip.
The Journey from Salt Lake by ma
chine is pronounced by him one of the
hardest but most delightful one could
pick out. In places the roads were
very heavy, but there were no break
by the tools taken along. The Lone
Cedar, little paper published at
Kanab, Utah handles the visit OF the
- First devil wagon TO reach kanab -
in the following manner:
The impossible has happened, An
automobile has reached Kanab; Kauab.
the jumping-oh place of the world;
Kanab. Of the sand-made, rock-strewn.
gully washed roads; Kanab. SO far
south that heretofore Salt Lakers
didn 4 know it was on the map |
once told a Salt Lake man that ] was
from Kanab.
"Oh. from Sanpete. are you?'' was
his next query. "sanpete, north of the
middle Of Utah. is as far eouth as
Salt Lakers usually dare come"
But now a Salt Laker has come on
south with party OF nine in two
automobiles. Leaving Salt Lake last
Saturday morning with n 70horse-
power Thomas Flyer and 40horse-
power Locomobile, the party came to
Gunnison the first dav. The next dav
'Hts fNaNHVb -ldi SN dl' Nv y. H.
and came half wa up Circle Valley
canyon by dark. The trip up through
that canyon in the dark Mr.. Woollev
speaks of as terrific, and without doubt
1t was Panguitch was reached by 10
clock that night.
On Monday the rim Of the basin was
crossed and the newly made settle
ment Of Alton reached Just before
reaching there the Locomobile had n
tire punctured by an oak root, the only
puncture so far on the trip Kanab
was reached next day al 8 o'clock
Each auto had TO pull the other out
of the mud once. Each had shaft
sprung, besides minor accidents.
Whether or not Mr.. Woolley realized
what roads he must traverse. he mas
certainly met all difficulties in sports
manlike way. He has overcome some
gigantic difficulties. And certainly NOT
the least annoying Of these is 10 have
such crowds OF curious men and bovs
surglng around his machines. handling
everything in sight and kicking up a
dust Just when he has all the insides
out of one Of them and is irving 70
locate some trouhlo W.