Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

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James E. Petit, state coal mine in
spector, has visited every mine in the
industry Is In an excellent condition.
RECORD PRODUCTION.
1t is expected he says that the coal
production of this state for 1909 Will be
the largest In the history of the state
for any one year. The year 1907 reach
ed a total of 1,967,651 tons. with 2,607
men employed in and around the
mines. In 1908, the tonnage fell to 1884,
$40 tons with 1850 men employed. The
coke production in 1907 was the larg-
est in the history of the state, 342692
tons having been made, and in 1908 Ii
fell TO 125.l49 tons, and II is estimated
that there Will be q decrease of, at least
10000 tons In the production of coke
for this year The estimated coal out
put for 1908 will be approximately
100000 tons. In 1908. 1929 tons of coal
was exported from the state and about
100000 imported from Wyoming. the
largest amount of which was used
by the Oregon Short Line railroad.
NEW MINES OPENED.
During the present year considerable
activity tending to the opening up of
nav coal mines has been In evidence
particularly in the Book Cliff field in
the eastern part of the state The
kenilworth mine. owned and operated
by the Independent Coal & Coke COM
pany, has been busy during tho present
year, having increased its tonnage from
500 tons to 1900 tons per day. and at
the present time is unable to keep up
with its orders. One Shay locomotive
n we'll equipped machine shop, boiler
nd lon sst@ Il
80 dwelling houses are part of the i'm
provements of this thriving little camp.
To the south Of Price some is miles, a
new railroad known as the Utah
Southern railroad has been completed
during the present year. having con-
nection with the Rio Grande Western
railroad at Prize for the purpose OF de
liveflng coal from two mining camps
that have sprung Into existence during
the present year.
Hiawatha Is the name of town con-
sisting of an up-to-date hotel, sub
stantial mine buildings, partly COM
pleted store, some 10 lumber houses
and numerous tents. with O postoffice.
situated in what is known as Miller
Creek canyon, Carbon county.
From this point the Consolidated
Fuel company Will be shipping a high
grade OF commercial coal for domestic
and steam purposes. It's mines are dc
yeloped so far that when It's tram
road is completed and machinery in
stalled, 1t can ship for the first month
200 tons per day. which amount can
be increased daily from the two mines
which the company will operate.
SPLENDID PROSPECTS.
The Castle Valley Coal company has
been organized during the past year
with strong financial backing. The
center OF It's territory is some six miles
to the south of Hiawatha in Cedar
Creek canyon. This company owns one
half interest in the Utah Southern
railway and Is completing an eight
mile spur from the Utah Southern at
Hia%atha TO Cedar Creek canyon
large force of men is employed build
Ing houses, tramways, tipple and 9TH
er mine buildings, TO put coal on the
market before spring. The product OF
the Castle. Valley Coal company is
similar to that of the Consolidated
sale as this portion of the coal area
Is looked upon as the ,coalhouse of the
west. Like the Castle Gate, Clear
Creek and Sunnyside coal, II has no
peer In the west for hardness. heat
units and freedom from rock The ex-
tent or the output OF this new mine
viii be governed by the demand OF
be opened to supply thousands OF tons
per day. At Coalville the Superior Fuel
and Briquette Co. has opened a new
property one mile south of town for
the mining of coal and converting the
slack coal into n marketable fuel
known as Coalettes This product
should reach the market by the middle
OF December. The older mines of the
state arc keeping up and In most cases
increasing their daily tonnage EX-
tensive Improvements have been made
IN several OF the mines In the shape
OF haulage machinery.
ACCIDENTS DOUBLED.
While there has been an increase
IN the output of coal for 1909
the number of fatal accidents has
increased 100 per cent over that OF
last year. Eight fatal accidents were
recorded for 1903. while this year up to
care 10 have been reported. leaving 10
widows and "a children fatherless. the
majority Of these Widows and orphans
pe1ng In Austria and Greece No ex-
piosions have occurred during the wear
inc majority of accidents being caus-
Cd by falls of rock and coal, which in
nearly every case could have been
prevented by the victims themselves. II
Ordinary precautions had been taken
during the past year the United
states government has been very
active In experimenting with explosives
used In coal mines, requesting manu-
facturers TO submit certain amounts of
the various grades OF explosives made
py them Tor test by the geological