The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-22
GB COLL MINING
IhlTlH.
crealesI Output on He,c,ofa

Greatest Output on Hecofds
ttail, cpaL product on; in 1908 e2,
ceededI Bol tpes first time In the his.
Tory Of the State q total OF 100000
short tons The output. as announced
BY tie United tates tieol Illogical Sur.
yey, iilcressed from .S4s. 192 short
ions valued zat ss,i 10 1888, lin 1908 10
,286i 100 short tons gsl ued at *, ].
$50, In - 19:-a gain ,of ~, 107 short
ions or p rs per cent IN quantity, and
{ OF ssSS7;;722, or $780, per cent, In value
Computed ytth 1907, When the preyi-
Gus highest output was; recorded |, the
ffodietion in 1908 showed an increase
OF g19 q. short tons In quantityland
oil .22gl. in value. X The increase In
Z 1908 was inade almost entirely IN! Car;
hon county which alone produced
more coal In 4 500 4 than the entire State
iirodnced IN any year prior, to 1908.
and The count IS increase in 1909 over
I 1908 twas three times the total produc.
ton Of all the other counties com.
Y bined. \ y 5is
v Bumper Year.
Il, As IN the other States of the Rocky.
.dountai region, utah's increased
coal prodiiet Ion In "a 500 was due to
de- revival I'M the metal.mining indus.
try and to; the general prosperity
which came from good harvests in the
agricul < ections. v There was no
interruption tomining operations due
70 labor troubles. and transportation
liabilities were better than usual In a
Gunner car
-. Petit. State mine. inspector.
sfeports that in 1913 there were 16 IA.
Al and So nonfatal accidents, None
4 sof these wete due to explosions OF gas
Il or. 3dpst!s N calls nf4 roof or coal killed
III and injured 81; one man was killed
and one MAS injured by powder eSplo-
Ssions.. the Their. casualties were due
n to nnspecifle causes, Since 1893 Tex
Guiding 1884 and 1895, when the sta
Y tistjcs Sof accidents were not com
piled There have been altogether 945
accid entss zach death or injury being
recorded as; Ia separate accident, in
IS tho coal mines OF the State. or this
number 80 We're fatal and GAS non
fatal. Il Nearlyss70 per cent. OF the ia
Z an exp losion at the Winter Quarters
mines cost The lives of 200 men. EN-
cept for, thai notable calamity, the
Utah mines have been practically
free from accidents OF this kind, the
total rLp:nber Of deaths from eXplo-
ssions for the entire period. exclusive
i OF 1900. having been only q.
Quantity of 3Mlnable Coal.
The areas In Utah known to con-
YIN aim work BILE beds OF coal are esti-
mated by M. n. Campbell, OF the Uni
led s tates Geological Survey, to ag-
4 sfegate 4 1870 square miles, and there
are i22S0 900 square miles of which little
Isl known but which may contain work
able beds of coal. The original COLI
tents OF these; fields are estimated by
Mr.. Campbell to have been 19G,45S,-
5000,000 short tons OF coal.
a Progress of Coal Mining.
Tho first production of coal In Utah
was reported in the census year 1870.
when $500 short tons were mined. In
$50 the census reported total OF
* 4s tons. although this was un-
Il ldlfbted " nm under estimate. In 1890
lys the prod had increased to 31S,.
4. a " In 1900. for the first time,
Ut reached an amount exceeding 1000.
AfSVUul lOHStidiuSl Ill t1JUJ rehcneu ltS max
imum output Of 2, 2GG.S99 tons.;s
y General ReportSon Coal Production.
An advance chapter Of the Surveys
y annual report, Mineral resources OF
The United States" calendar year
199, on the production Of coal in the
United Stasss in 1909, by Edward W.
~ PARKER. Is now In preparation and will
n he ready for distribution in January.
Ia Cooperation Withsthe Census Bureau
The Statistics Of, coal. production for
1909 have been collected by the, Uni.
81 ted States Geological Survey in co.
oepration with the Bureau OF! the Cen
srs, and the compilation of the re.
plies to the numerous and detailed In,
lnities contained in the general cen
s,is schedule has delayed the publ
cation ofStho statistics far beyond the
time Sat which the Geological Survey
usually presents them to the public
THE thorough nature of the work
" done, however, has made the stats
tical results exceptionally complete
and Trustworthy,