The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1910-12-02


Elkhorn field, That the Consolida-
tion Coal Co, ranking as one of
the largest and financially one of
the strongest coal owning and minin
organizations in America, has gone
into the field on so large scale
VIII mean development there on
lines broad and comprehensive in
keeping with the richness OF the
district Some idea Of the purity OF
this coal can be had from the ac-
companying few analyses of the
Elkhorn No seam in various
parts OF the field as made by the
experts OF the Consolidation Coal
Company.
From these analyses II is read
ily seen that, commercially, this
coal Is primarily a gas and coking
one of r9narkable purity, thus CIV
ing It wide field of application.
Its further value as coking coal
has been thoroughly tested by the
actual production OF coke from it,
and some leading iron and steel in
terests who have examined and test
ed this coke have testified to its
exceptional high grade and purity
Indeed, II is predicted by those in
terested that when this property is
developed and the coke placed in
general use Il will supplant Connells
Vile as the standard
The plans for the development
Of the property wiMinyolYe an out
lay by the company OF many millions
Of dollars, this to include not only
the development of the property it.
self, but also the building Of a
railroad line 80 miles long to cost
100000 aud extending from the
southern end OF the field TO the
Big Sandy branch Of the Chesapeake
land Ohio Railway at Shelby, a few
miles below PIkeyIlle, ..-.
The Louisville and Nashville Rail.
road has also authorized and begun
construction on line TO extend
from Jackson in Breathitt county
the terminus Of the Lexington and
Eastern Railway, which is controil
ed by the Louisville and Nashville
to the southern end Of the proper,
y purchased by the Consolidation
| Company, a distance Of from 80 tt
100 miles. The cost of this un
dertaking, which win be borne by
the Louisville and Nashville, will
be from 100000 to $1,000, 5000
! In ddiuon to these plans, which
\ provide splendid outlets from the
field to large consuming markets
by the spanning of the Ohio River
with n bridge at Ironton. o., {
connection can be made by the Gin
cinuau, Hamilton and Dayton Rail
road, recently purchased by tht
Baltimore and Ohio, with the Ches
lpeake and Ohio, thus giving an
other important outlet to tn,
north, while the completion by tn,
! Carolina, Clinehfield and Ohio rail
.fway Of its northern end where 4
b onnects at Elkhorn city with tn,
j Chesapeake and Ohio a valuable out
; let win be had TO the South. Thu
( 1t will be seen that the best facil
&. ities vii be avaiilbale for distribut
ing the output Of the mines over
b wide territory OF growing and ever
! expanding industrial activity. -. .
/ All through the Central Wester,
! Staes, which will be tthe company
principal market, there is larg
and growing demand for such a val
, liable coal that lends itself ideall.
l for making gas in by-product ovens
, both gas and coke in by-produc
= Iplants in the iron aud steel indus
= try, Illuminating gas Cor cities an,
| towns, producer gas for various in
, dustrial purposes and locomotiv
, fuel.
: The Company's engineers ar
! now on the property laying out tn
: plans for operation work, but it |
5 not expected that actual develop
/ ment will be started until spring, a
t wkich time it will be pushed rap
> idly forward to completion. AS pre-
} iously stated, all work win b
I based on an ultimate output o
e 100000 tons annually.
S The value and scope of the prop
9 erty is strikingly and comprehensiv,
S ly shown in the following repoT
made by Frank Haas consulting en-
0 gineer of the Consolidation Goa
: Co., who, referring to the 10000
!, acrespurchased by his company
e says:
{ ut is located in Eastern Ken
5, lucky, bordering on the Virginia
; kentucky State line. Its area COY
0 ers the southern portion of Pix
8 county, the eastern part of Floy
r and Knott counties and the north
n ern part of Leteher county. TIL
e northern part of the field lies o
K Blkhorn, shelby and Beaver creek
/ all waters of the Big Sandy Rive