The Daily Missoulian., 1912-08-04
PROSPECTUS OF THE
Stoney Creek Coal Co.
A Corporation.

This company owns group of coal
mines consisting Of 500 acres all held
under United States Government Pat
tent. There are no adVerst claims.
pending law suits, or litigation of any
kind.
This property IN situated In the
north part of township IL mort hof
range 20 west of the principle meridi-
an Of Montana in the county of Mis-
soua.
Tile present working are four miles
northeast from the mouth of Nine
Mile creek and 2S miles west from
the town Of Mlssoula. This coal is
now hauled to Soudan, a station ON
the Milwaukee railroad. There is
gentle grade from the mine to the
station just suited for spur and
from there IL can be shipped any
where.
The coal analysis is as follows:
Moisture, 80 per cent; ash, 9.27 per
cent; volatile matter, 1880 per cent:
fixed carbon. 1923 per cent. II has
no ellnkers bone or slate It's fixed
carbon aud volatile matter bears COM
pnrison with the best bitnminous
coal shipped in from the east as
shown by the analysis. It's higher IN
fixed carbon than Sheridan, Carney,
Bear Creek. Hoffman. Acme, Mon
arch. and Rocky Fork. and less IN
ash than Vulcan, Bear Creek. Hoff-
man and Rocky Fork. according 10
analysis,
The present depth of the mine from
the surface IL AZ feet and the coal Is
l. feet thick from the pavement 10
the raaf. all bright, black eoal-itts
mol Ignite, but bitnmlnous The prop
eriY Is stocked for 100000, divided
into 5on,o0e shares of the par value of
one dollar share, 10000 shares OF
this stock are set aside as treasury
stock. The directors now offer for
sale for "A limited time Il. 900 shares
of this treasury stock al 20 cents a
share 10 obtain funds To use In
equippIng the mine. but not for hunt
Ing the coai-we have the coal al
readY-but IL 10000 shares. or less
brings enough 10 equip The mine. the
rest Of the $4,000 shares will be re-
served as treasury stock anyway, to
use in ease of accidents Ii may NOT
lake more than $4,000 10 equip ii sur
fleiently 10 load railroad ears, and
Will talte less than half that equip
ment to be able 10 deliver coal al Mis-
soala4 The land has timber for all re-
anifements
This coal mine IL OF great yalue
both On account of It's immense
quantity, Its fine quality. and Oh ac-
count of the saving of freight Btu
TnjDa1IE pOtI fi,ri "a OF ,gt
be sold At n rate as low and make IA
profit We can make a profit by SELL
ing At 1916 u ton.
This coal property was formerly
Owned prior to Incorporation by w.
j stephens alone. He shipped car
load into Missoula from the mine, the
most Of which he distributed among
the people 10 test and they all say
II is excellent coal
There are millions of tons OF coal
In sight The incorporators are w. NJ.
Bickfora, w. j. Stephens, Tom H.
fhibudeau, w. r. GIasscock, and
Charles a. Schrage
Subscription books are now open at
the office of the Blaekfoot Land COM
pany. l03 Montana building, Missoula
Mont. and also al Flat No. 315. Bow
land flats. South Fourth street, west
al the residence Of w. J. Stephens.
Larry stephens is authorized to sci
stock also,
We. the undersigned. have seen tht
mine and the coal, and believe the
above Is not oyerstated
John M, Keith; r. r. Jones; Free
A. Mcdonald; Tom II. Thibodeau: w
r. Giasscock
We, tho undersigned. have WORKED
In the mine and know all about IT
and Of ourapx9l sfSneWledge state tha
1t Is q great mine: 44A H,saH
Q. +. Johnson; Hans Tatelay.