The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-01
ZION MEN SEE
NEW COAL CAMP
Prominent Salt Lakers Make
Trip to the HiaWatha
Property.
ONE OF THE GREATEST
MINES IN THE WORLD
Visitors Royalty Entertained
by Consolidated Fuel Com
pany Officials.

For the purpose of demonstrating tC
the public of salt Lake City what i.
being done at ihc new coal camp lila
waiha. in Carbon county. and to bring
about better acquaintance among stock
holders OF the company more than thirty
| business men OF the city were the guests
of the officials OF the Consolidated Fuel
company on an inspection trip to the
properties Sunday. The party left Salt
Lake City in the. Pullman car Oppius
| shortly after o'clock Saturday night
and returned To this city about midnight
| Sunday.
To say that the party had a pleasant
and profitable day is putting it mildly.
| Tor TO those who had not had the pre-
vious good fortune TO inspect coal mine
! and the me thod of producing coal it
was day full OF surprises as well as
pleasures. The operations of the Con-
solidated Fuel company at Hawatha are
not less than wonderful. for In the brief
space of three years one of the largest
coal mines OF its kind In the world is
| the result. Located near the headwaters
OF Miller creek, including the North. Mid
die and South Forks In Carbon county,
the company has 1900 acres OF land con-
tanning vast deposits OF coal
Deposits Are Extensive.
These deposits are so great that If TO-
QUO tons of coal could be mined every
day for sevcntyfive years the supply
would not then be exhausted. according
to estimates which havo been made. Al
the back of the project are the Sweet
brothers. and It Is through their untirIng
efforts that the great accomplishments
have been already made.
The machinery connected with the mine
Is not less interesting than the mine IT.
self. all OF the apparatus being OF the
very latest type The big coal tlpple * an
interesting part OF the machinery which
sorts the coal. separating the lump, nut
slack and dust. while dumping it from
. t-t.~ t.,,,
10 be hauled away, This is one of the
most improved devices used anywhere in
the country and its workings are amazing
TO one not thoroughly conversant with |
coal mining operations.
The tipple Is a couple of miles lower
down the canyon than the mine and the |
by means of tramway. This is
built in such a manner that the loaded |
cars coming down the incline draw the |
empty cars up by means of a strong wire
cable. The tramWaY is an invention of |
the Sweet brothers.
Night Spent at Price.
The party spent. the night at Price.
Utah. AT z o'clock Sunday morning II
left for EIiawatha over the Southern
Utah railroad, which road is owned by
used for the purpose OF hauling the coal
from the tipple TO tho Denver Rio
5rande railroad at Price. The trip from
Price to Hiawatha takes an hour and a
half and upon arrival at the camp break
last was served at private houses at the
camp. Following breakfast the party
thoroughly inspected the tipple and the
power house, where all of the motive
'ower which runs the machinery is gem
.ratcd.
From the tipple the party was taken
o the mine. In the neighborhood OF
wo hours was spent going through the
nine, which proved intensely interesting.
mines in the Middle Fork tho party only
vent through one OF them, The mine
listed contained seventy-eiGht rooms.
wo men working in each room and tram
Ire mine. Absolutely FREQ from gas and
ther matter which ofttimcs makes coal '
mines disagreeable If not exceedingly /
onditions. Only one vein is being I
sorked at the present time. although
here are five different veins on the prop
,orked is eighteen feet through and 4
orms a blanket over the entire prop E
rty. so that If the top layers of earth a
nd other sediment were removed there .
'ould be smooth. shiny. glittering field :
Variety Is Good Y
The coal is of an unusually good va o
ETY.. bituminous in quality, It has j
'und in this state; After going through {
le mine the party was taken to the il
ew hotel which has recently been erec- n
'rved. The party left for home about f;
30 o'clock In the afternoon. Dinner a
as served on the diner en- route home. a
verything possible was done to make b
lie trip an enjoyable one and all who 81
ad the pleasure OF going will not soon n
rget the trip and the courtesies shown II
em by President F. A. Sweet his u
Others and officials of the company. 81
The project was first undertaken by pl
rthur Sweet, who died about a year II
70. but il has been carried out by his K
Others and others who became inter- is
Il
Is been amazing and it is declared that p
nv will hen be put i,1 the &c course iS OF short y
Inc of its kind in the world. W
The Southern Utah railroad also Is af
aturc of the project which must not 10
forgotten. Travelling over a country eo1t
alton extremely rough and rugged. the re
ad presents r picturesque sight. par pi
'ularly toward the mouth of the cam &c
n In which the mine lies. II is an Of
cellent piece OF railroad. and this por- nj
m Of the. project is under the super
sion of General Superintendent A. B. co
,person. formerly OF the Denver ,s, pl
o Grande railroad. wi
Members Of Party. az al
Those who constituted the party fol- hi
": Hebcr NJ Wells. T. W. Sloan. F. a
Jensen, w ]. Burton and T. c. Nc
IN; manager and president of the Eur
W a n Rsr Williams e0%PaaS dreefsr Rcb 1a
! P. Morris. James r. MoyIe. r. 4. OF
Iliams, director; Fl. p. Clark. Stephen ar
Love, u +. Cahoon, George Curley of
Fl. r. Franklin. DR. r. w Whltney. cie
orge Rust. e ID. Miller. w. l.. Nc pie
,ud, r. A. Bullard, Woodland Cal: be
M Elston. Dr. r e. Van Law. A. rec
Apperson, general superintendent of au
; southern Utah railroad; f. A. Sweet The
'sident Consolidated Fuel company, and ma
T.. Lemey vice president: B. W. sia
ancis. treasurer: w II. Sweet. sec:
ary: Jesse II. White, general sales Z
ent; c. n. Sweet. purchasing agent: Ma
J., l-egg: general counsel: II. T, Evan lea
NJ White W. H. Bennett. mig
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