The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-18
ST. ANTHONY REGION
PROMISING COAL MINE
Discomfort on Building of Nor
mon Meeting House; Ere
mont Fair.
BY G.. E. ARNEY.

Special to The Tribune
ST ANTHONY, Ida Feb. l7.-Thirty
miles east OF st. Anthony Is very
promising coal mining district It is
toward the southerly side OF the Teton
basin. and has an area OF about three
miles
The first development OF any scope in
This new and promising coal region was
made three years ago. Since that time
such companies have formed as the
Packsaddle. the HIllman. and the Horse
shoe. the president of the Packsaddle
Coal Mining company is Or. James ii.
Bean Of Pocatello. Former State Mine
Inspector Robert NJ, Bell OF Boise Is the
principal owner OF the Hillman. while
George L. Bowernan, the ST. Anthony
banker, has leading interest in the
Horseshoe.
Thus FAR these several properties have
been developed but slightly The only
lack OF funds with which TO sink deeper
on The several veins, for In all the work
done done thus far on the properties the quail
!ty ana volume OF the heating product
invariably increased the deeper the vein
wa3 followed
The Packsaddlc. for instance. has
seven veins opened, and all are showing
UP splendidly- One OF the veins OF this
group has been followed a distance OF
900 feet. AT the deepest point In the tun-
mel the vein OF coal was nine feet In
thickness.
This company--of which w. w. Spires
OF 81. Anthony is secretary and c. s.
dug and hauled TO 81. Anthony. or sold
At the mine about 500 tons OF coal. Their
selling price at the mine for lump coal
IS $500 and for mine run. $3.50 per ton,
From the mining district TO St An
thony IS splendid wagon road and here
has been the marketing place for most
OF the product OF the district thus far
taken out. The public, which has used
the coal, is altogether enthusiastic over
the quality brought In from the new
fields OF promise.
The oregon Short Line railroad COM
pany has a survey complete to within a
nall mile of the several mines now To-
Gated and being worked In this Teton
Basin country.
Of 81. Anthony conversant with this coal
mining district and the quality of coal
IL mas produced, are eager To refer to 1t
as one Of the great nearby assets TO
thIs ilourishing community, so rich In
the quantity and the quality of aGricul-
tural lands surrounding IL. All 1t needs
Is sufficient capital.
Hon. c. II. Moon. the father OF St
Anthony, and Mrs. Moon were called 10
Spokane last week to the bedside Of their
daughter. Mrs. Caleb Jones.
The Odd Fellows OF st. Anthony are
taking on new life. Some days since.
the grand master Of the Idaho jurisdic-
tion designated Harry James of Boise
To Instruct the lodges, of the state in
team work St. Anthony was among
those lodges which responded 10 the call
OF Mr. James, and the new work has
given to the local order here a smart
Infusion OF new blood. The Odd Fellows
lodges Of Ashton. Blackfoot and Preston
nave also taken on this team work. un-
der the direction OF Mr.. James in con-
sequence of which odd Fellowship Is hav
ing Il boom in all OF southeastern Idaho.
County Attorney A IL. Mcconnell is
absent from the state on a brief bust
ness trip 10 California
There Is ~reat deal of criticism hero
| gyar 10 business methods attend "A