The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-11-10
GOALS OF WASHINGTON


Operates With State in ssmpling
And Anslyzing All cosls-Report
issued BY Survey.
IN the early part Of 1909 and 1910
Z. Eggleston Smith. of the United
States Geological Survey, examined
the anthracite coal field at the head Of
CoWlltz River, Washington. for the
purpose Of classifying the coal land in
the Rainier national forest and Of de-
terminlng. In conjunction with the
Washington Geological Survey. the
character, quality, and relative values
Of the Goals Of the state Of Washing
ton. The result of this work has just
been published by the United States
Geological Survey as Bulletin 474, on
Goals Of the State Of Washington. "
Practically all Of the Goals Of the
state we're uniformly sampled and ana
lyzed. the results affording very COM
pIete knowledge OF the character and
relative values Of the different Wash.
ington Goals, both compared among
themselves and with Goals Of other
states and countries.
The character and quality OF the
Goals OF Washington we're ascertained
by determining their chemical com
position, calorifc value. physical prop.
critics, and impurities. The relative
heating and commercial values Of coal
depend largely on the character. re-
latIon, and proportion Of It's chemical
constituents. Its ability to stand trans.
portation and to a considerable extent
it's commercial value depends largely
on its physical value properties. It's
relative heating value and it's adapta-
bility to special uses is strongly inhu-
enced by the impurities it contains, 80
that here also the commercial value
Of coal is influenced by the character
and amount Of these Impurities.
Many Of the Goals Of the state Of
Washington. says Mr. Smith, ignite
much more easily than coal from the
eastern part of the United States A
splinter from almost any of the puFer
Washington Goals can be burned read.
lily with match but the flame pro.
duced Ia usually not self.sustalning
Goals Range From Anthracite to Low
Grade Btuminous.
The coal Of the state ranges from
the lowest grade sub-bituminous to an.
thracite. The anthracite Is not now
used for lack of transportation facill.
ties. Though the demand for anthra-
cite for domestic purposes is great, the
prevailing price Is so high that the
better grades Of bituminous coal mu>
be utilized instead
Experiments with bituminous coal
Of the state, designed to test It's suita.
bllity for naval use indicated that its
content Of volatile combustible matter
Is too high to permit It's use in the
boilers now In service. because IL pro
take and an excessive amount Of SCOT
but this coal Is now used by Pacific
steamships whose requirements are
not so cxaotiug as those of the navy
by railroads. and for domestic and
eorrecial purposes
Thurston. Lewis and Cowlitz coun
ties produced considerable quantities
of lowgrade subbituminous coal
which must be used within a short
time after Il is brought from the mine
or It will crumblc TO pieces and fall
through the CRATE When placed IN q
hot nre It crumbles and swells very
rapidly and forms great many sparks
Most OF this coal is used by the loca
trade or is shipped south. away from
the centers of mining of the coal o
better grades II is used almost en-
tirely for domestic purposes and fo
stationary boilers with natural draft
High Efficiency Through Gas Produce
Mr., Smith holds out hope for extens
I've use of low.grade sub-bituminou
coal and Ignite through the utiliza
ton of producer gas for the generation
of power. The Geological Survey hai
found that lowgrade coal yields prac
tically double or moro than double
the amount of power in the gas pro
ducer that Il will yield in a steam plan
and that low-grade Ignite and Florida
peat, yield more power In the produce
than the best West Virginia coal unde
the ordinary type of steam boiler
When II is possible to build and con
duct producer plants satisfactorily oil
commercial scale the low-grade Goa
of Washington which is now dispose,
of with difficulty, will then find a read,
market.
A copy of Mr. Smiths report may b
obtained free on application to the d
rector of the Geological Survey a