The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1913-07-25
Great ACTIVITY
In the Development Of Big Sandy Coal
Fields.

Industrial development, opening of
mines. the building of cities almost
over night, and railroad construc-
tion in Eastern Kentucky's rich coal
fields Is attracting the attention of
the industrial world. At present
considerable railroad building is un-
der way, while an even greater
amount is<planned for the very near
future. Engineers are rapidly To-
eating the Rockhouse branch Of the
Lexington & Easteln, up Rockhouse
creek, an important coal and timber
section of this county. which will
be completed within the next ten
or fifteen days. Immediately fol-
lowing 1t is said contract Is to be
let for the building of the road.
A number of other short line
branches out from the L. & e. are
being planned, some of Which are
being constructed; one, the Maces
creek branch, out from Masu. near
the Letcher-Perry border. below
here, to reach rich coal and timber
properties Here the Mowbray &
Robinson Lumber Company are plan.
ming the early installation OF large
lumber mills.
In the Beaver creek field, north
of here, which will become close
second to the Elkhorn field, the
Beaver branch OF the Chesapeake
& Ohio is being. rapidly extended to
steel's creek. twenty-five miles,
while engineers are rushing the sur
yey of branch Of the Baltimore
& Ohio paralleling the c. & o., to
reach the rich coal properties of
the Great Mineral Fuel Company,
the new city of Weeks
bury, construction of which was
started only few weeks ago Al
ready considerable headway has
been reached by the new city.
The city is situated on the prop
erty of the Beaver Creek Fuel Co.,
a mammoth concern, interested also
in the work of development. There
Is much speculation as TO the ulti-
mate purpose of the Baltimore &
Ohio in. entering this field, and it
Is said that they are pushing to
focm connection with the Lexing-
ton & Eastern in the Boone's Fork
field of this county. At the same
time the line would pass through
the properties of the Mineral Fuel
along Beaver creek, which
consists of some $4,000 acres of
rich properties.
The Beaver Creek Coal and Gas
Company, recently organized in Bal
-imore are planning some gigantic
iesr'opineIts along the Upper Bea-
yer crt!;. which can the exprnii-
'uD1of several millions of dollars.
Rusl work o..aracierized the CON
I ructioi: 4 ;ie Carolina, Clinch-
field & Ohio from Dante, Virginia,
through 'the Breaks" of the Big
Sandy branch of the Chesapeake &
Ohio, and by spring the road will
De compieted A number of big
,unnels have delayed the work of
An important connec-
jon is.to be built with this road
he Virginia & Kentucky from Wise,
Ia, through the Birchfield, Longs
retk end Pound river sections, rich |
oal ard timber fields, twenty-five
niles. plans now being made look
ng to the early construction of the
Dad. 1t is to be an extension of |
he Virginia & Kentucky railroad.
With the Baltimore & Ohio rail
DAD getting considerable headway /
II. the coal fields, the matter of a
,arallel line of the B. & o. with
he Chesapeake & Ohio up the Big /
sandy river, long talked Of. is be-
ng revived again. and 1t is said
,lans are being perfected looking
o that end. Those who have the
iatter in hand say it is absolutely
ecesssry in order to handle the I
coal tonnage that is sure
) be handled over the Big Sandy
lver route. With only the c. & o.
0 handle this big tonnage and the
ig INCREASE that is sure to come
nth the completion of the Z. & o.
nrongh the Breaks railroad
rojectors see and know something
,ust be done and that at once.
The big shipments that are to
ONE from along the line of .he
'andy Valley & Elkhorn (owned by
he D. & o. from Jenkins and vi
Unity. will eventually tax the C. i
! o. to its limit, much less the big
perations now coming into reality
long Beaver creek
The big operations being started t,