The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1914-05-15
|ENORMOUS WEALTH
OF OUR COAL Fields.
Judge John 2. HageT Describes the
VastlRssourses Of Eastern
Kentucky.


in addressing a committee OF the Leg
islature recently in favor OF creating
a county of Mayo from part Of the
present Pike county, gave graphic
description of the growth OF this dis
trict OF Kentucky and OF the resources
to be found there. In the course OF
his remarks. Judge Hager said:
Existing railway transportation ia
cilities are principally branch lines,
feeders OF the N. & w. railway. This
company has the following standard
bridge crossings of the Tug river into
Pike county: (a) AT Poplar creek. and
track extending three miles to the
plant OF the Majestic Galleries Com
pany; OBJ at Delorme. with track ex-
tending mile and a half up Peter
creek to the plant OF the Turkey Gap
Coal and Coke Company; (c) at Mate
wan to connection with the Pond
Creek and Williamson railroad,
THE Big Sandy and Cumberland
crosses Tug river at Devon, extends a
distance OF seven miles to the Virginia
line; has three miles OF branch line UP
the Elk Fork OF Knox; eight or nine
miles OF branch line up the Camp
miles Of yard tracks at the mouth OF
lower Elk, all in Pike county. The
Pond Creek and Williamson Railroad
Company now owns and operates from
Williamson up Pond creek, twenty
miles OF main and branch lines. The
n. Il w. has directed the building OF
a connecting line OF road from Poplar
creek down Tug river on the Ken
lucky side to Pond creek.
The Mining Plants.
THE following named coal compa-
MES are now engaged in mining coal
within the territory OF the proposed
new county:
/. Majestic Galleries Company, on
Poplar creek, 1000 acres OF land under
lease; four marketable seams OF coal;
electric power plant; about 100 miners
houses: commissary, superintendent's
house, etc; employs about $50 men;
average monthly output, 10000 tons;
payroll, $1,000.
q Turkey Gap Coal & Coke Com
pany, mining plant at Freeburn; owns
and has under lease about $4,000 acres
OF land: four marketable seams OF
coal. electric plant; 80 to 100 miners
houses; commissary, superintendent's
house. etc: employs about 400 men;
has an average monthly output of
about $4,000 tons; payroll, $4,000.
g. Vulcan Coal Company, about
1000 acres lease; four marketable
seams OF coal; electric power house;
employs about 100 men, average
monthly output, $3.50 tons; payroll,
$500.
A. Thacker Coal Mining Compan'
has about 1900 TO 1000 acres OF land
under lease four marketable seams Of
coal; electric power plant; employs
about $50 men, average monthly out
put, 5000 tons; payroll. $4,000.
S. Album Coal Company, below
mouth OF Blackberry creek. about 1000
acres OF land under lease; four mar
ketable seams of coal: four miles Of
narrow gauge railroad; bridge across
Tug river; about rs miners houses;
commissary. etc; large electric plant;
employs about 1875 men: average
monthly output, 10000 tons; payroll,
$4,000.
Q. Burnwell Coal Company. about
four miles above Pond creek. 1900
acres under lease: four marketable
seams OF coal: electric power plant.
steel bridge and conyeyor across Tug
river; go to rs miners houses: en-
ploys about $50 men; average month
ly output. $4,000 tons; payroll $18,500,
Z. Tierney Mining Company owns
10000 acres OF land in fee on Pond
creek; has three mines in operation,
one under construction and six pro-
jected. which will be in operation in
twelve months; has large electric plant
and employs about $50 men: when
new mines are in operation win fur
nish employment for over 1000 men;
present average monthly output, 1900
tons; payroll. $4,000.