The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-28
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 Is situated In the
north part Of township Is mort hof
range 22 west Of the principle meridi-
an of Montana In the county OF Mis-
soula.
The 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. station on
the Milwaukee railroad. There is a
gentle grade from the mine to the
station just suited for a spur and
from there II can be shipped any
where.
The coal analysis Is as follows:
Moisture. $50 per cent ash. 9.27 per
cent: volatile matter. 1910 per cent;
fixed carbon. 40.93 per cent. II has
no clinkers, bone or slate. Its fixed
carbon and volatile matter bears COM
parison with the best bituminous
coal shipped In from the east as
!
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 TO
analysis.
The present depth OF the mine from
the surface is l5 feet and the coal Is
IL feet thick from the pavement To
| ha ah iviu
not Ignite. but bitumlnoms The prop
erty is stocked for $500, 900. divided
into 100000 shares OF the par value of
one dollar n share 10000 shares or
this stock are set aside as treasury
stock. The directors now offer for
sale FOR limited time 10000 shares
of this treasury stock at 20 cents
share to obtain funds to use In
eqnipping the mine. but not for hunt
ing the coal-we have the coal al
ready-but II 10000 shares. or less
brings enough to equip the mine, the
rest OF the $4,000 shares will be re-
served as treasury stock anyway. to
use in case OF accidents. II may not
take more than $4,000 to equip Il sur
fIcientiv TO load railroad cars. and
"Ill take less than half that equip
ment to be able To deliver coat at Mis-
soula The land has timber for all re-
durements.
This coal mine IL OF great value
both on account of its immense
quantity, It's fine quality. and on ac-
count OF the saving Of freight. Btu
minous coal from further east cannot
he sold at rate as low and make "a
profit We can make q profit by SELL
Ing at st75 n ton.
This coal property was formerly
owned. prior to Incorporation. by W.
j. stephens alone. lie shipped a car
load into Missoula from the mine the
most of which he distributed among
the people 20 test and they all say
It is excellent coal.
There are millions of tons OF coal
In sight. The incorporators are w. NJ.
Bickford. w. J. Stephens. Tom IL.
Thibodeau. W. II. Giasscock, and
Charles A. Schrage.
Subscription books are now omen nj
the office OF the Blackfoot Land COM
pany. 1O3 Montana building. Missoula.
Mont and also al Flat No. 3I5. Bow
land flats, South Fourth street. west,
at the residence OF W. J. Stephens.
Larry Stephens Is authorized to sell
stock also.
We. the undersigned. have seen the
mine and the coal. and believe the
above Is not overstated:
John NJ. Keith: H. II. Jones: Fred
a Mcdonald. Tom II. Thibodeau; w.
X. Glasscock.
| We. the undersigned. have worked
In the mine and know all about II,
and of our own knowledge state that
/ Ii liz great mine:
! o. i. Johnson: Hans Tateiay.