Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-06-26

The production OF coal IN llah ih
1912 reached the record figure Of
3,OtG,14g short TONS valued at So
O46,45t, an increase, according to
Edward W. Parker OF the United
States geological survey, Of 502,974
tons over the output OF 1911 The
coal fields of Utah are important
and are widely distributed over the
state. The areas known to contain
workable beds of coal aggregate
more than 100000 acres, in add
ton to which there are about l.
5000 acres which may contain
workable coal. The largest aud
commercially the most important
coal field In Utah Is that Of the
great Ulntah Basin. which lies par
allel with and along the south side
of the Uintah Mountains. The field
extends from Crested Butte. about
one-third of the way across Colo
RADIO on the east. to the western
part OF Carbon and Emery counties
on the west. In Utah this basin
underlles large portions OF Uintah,
wasatch and Carbon counties, It's
southern border being In Grand and
Emery counties. Ths most impor-
tant coal field Ia on the southern
rim OF the basin In the Book cliffs
OF Western Colorado and Eastern
Utah. From that fact the produc-
two area In Utah In generally known
~ the Book cliffs field The prin-
cipal mining operations are carried
on in Carbon county. more than 80
per cent OF the production OF the
state being from that county.
Quite a large field In he south
orn part OF the state undcrlles con-
siderable portions OF Garfield, Kane
and Iron counties and n small area
ia tho eastern part OF Washington
county. This field has not been de-
veloped on a commercial scale, as
Il Ia not at present reached by any
railroad, and has been opened only
for small local consumption. a small
area In Summit county. In the nor
thcrn part OF the state, known as
the Coaivllle field. while being only
n few miles In extent In Utah, has
been commercially developed. as u
In convenient 10 the markets OF og-
den and Salt Lake City. yielding
more than 100000 tons annually.
There are several other small coal
areas In sanpete. sevier and Wayne
counties.
Incrcascd Production shown.
The coal production OF Utah
reached total exceeding 1900, 900
tons for the first time IN 1919. Tho
increase In 1919 over 1911 was
sO2.974 short tons or 20 per cent
Tho value gained f707.7s or 1873
per cent. The increased production
In 1919 n attributed TO activity In
tho metalllforous mines and related
Industries and TO generally prosper
Gus conditions drought the state.
The Increased consumption of fuel
oil In some OF the territory reached
by Utah coal. particularly In Cali
fornla and Western Nevada. has
taken away some of the markets,
but this loss has been made up BY
the demand from other consumers.
Requirements from tho tranaporta'
ton companies have been an lmpor-
tant factor In the trade, and 20 this
has been added extensive improve
ments by the Denver and Rio
Grnnde. over which most OF the pro
duet IN shipped, including additional
equipment which viii materially 70
duco complaints OF car shortage ant
other inadequate facilities. Opera
tors reported a scarcity OF labor II
1919 due TO the exodus OF foreign
miners 10 the Balkan war, hut the
returns 20 the survey nevertheless
show an increase OF 10 per cent II
the number OF mine workers In i9l
over 1914. The total number o
men employed In i9l2 was SS2s
against 5000 during the precedinl
year. The average working tim
increased from two hundred an
thirty-six days TO two hundred AM
olghty-fiye days.
High Efficiency of Mines.
Although by Tar the larger par
of Utah's production Is mined b
hand and a relatively small quaint
~ Is undercut by machines, the eff
cheney record OF the miners aver
ages with the highest among IN
states. In 1919 the average pro
duetion per man employed was min
hundred and six tons. with dali
average record OF 3.ls tons. l
1911 the yearly average per ma
was eight hundred and twenty-on
tons and the daily average 80
tons. The statistics for 1919 sho'
that % per cent OF the total outpu
was mined by hand. The quantit
OF coal shot off the solid was onl
1892 tons or 3 per cent OF the "a
tai. No strikes or other labor trou
bles were reported In the mines o
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