The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1910-07-14

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field vary in quality from . sub-bitu
minous to semi-bituminous, with
some anthracite, and are included In
folded and faulted Tertiary (Eocene?)
shales. sandstones, and some con-
giomerates. aggregating 5000 feet In
thickness.
The coal beds vary from to SO
feet in thickness. and the total area
known to be underlain by coal AZ.
gregates ASH square miles. However.
a. much Of the field IL covered by
gravels and none Of It has been sur
~ ID In detail. the coal bearing area
INDY be much larger. The total area
bf what may prove to be coal bear.
ing rocks u approximately 800 square
miles. Up to the present time there
has been no means Of transporting
this coal to market, 20 that no mining
has been done. but many beds have
been opened In prospecting.
The anthracite from Matanuska and
Boring rivers has no equivalent on the
Pacific coast, and 1t compares favor
ably with the Pennsylvania anthra-
cite. It ought to be put into the Gan
Francisco and other Pacific coast mar
ksts at Q cost far below that Of east
srn coal, in which case It ihould have
! no dimculty In entirely supplanting
the latter.
The Boring river ssmianthracits
and part Of the semi-bituminous coal
from Matanuska q also better than
3anything that u being mined in the
west. These Goals are the equivalent
! oe the Pocahontas. New River. and
SGeorgss Creek Goals Of the east, and
hrs eminently adapted for use ON war
ships and for other purposes for which
high grade, pure. "smokeless" steam
8ng coal 10 required. and for these pur-
poses will command z considerably
higher price than any coal now being
nined on the Pacific coast. or II Of
Tered at equal pricss. should read
by drive the latter from the market.
4 Part of these Goals will produce
n excellent quality Of ooke-better.
n fact Except possibly In content Il
bio horus, regarding which NO data
hre available). than coke which can
10 produced from any Of the Wash
Angton or Vancouver island Goals, and
4Qual to the coke from Crows Nest
/ bass. II an Important smelter indus
by grows up In Alaska, ~ now seems
: possible. the Alaska coking Goals
hould have the advantage. both Of
duality and Of transportation.
Mining developments in the Berins
liver cold fields Of the Controller bay
legion and in the MataRuskA coal
elds Of the Cook inlet REGION h1TS
een practically confined to surveys
pr patents, assessment work. and
rail building The most important
eatures are connected with the prob
I'm Of railway construction.
4 No patents for coal land have yet
sen granted.
The value Of these high grade fuels
Alaska probably exceeds that Of
e gold deposits. and the exploita-
ON Of these coal fields 10 of the great
t importance to the entire western
aboard Of the continent These Goals
tll furnish not only the high grade
Jean Goals needed for various indus
Hes, but also the coke for metallur-
Zeal enterprises. II the iron ores
the territory prove valuable. the
est coast may yet b supplied from
- 20 source with the raw materials
the manufacture Of iron and steel.
s' any event, the copper shelters can
IS provided with coke Of . high
ade.
s, tThe Goals from other known Alaska
Ids than these are 10 situated or
q such quality that they can md
y Arkes only where excessive RATES