The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-06-25
NfYADt WILL SOON
PRODUCE HER OWN COAL

After eight years intermittent
work it begins TO look as though
Coaldale was to bring in producing
property to take front rank with the
varied industries of Nevada says the
Bonanza. Every one in the southern
country knows the name of Coaldale
and how it was applied through the
discovery of outcropping and strong
surface indications during the boom
of 1906 The boom is responsible for
the field not becoming more generally
known or more popular as an invest
ment, but it is almost certain that de
velopments of the next few months
will disclose the existence of real
coal mine producing coal in CONNER
cial quantities.
A party of Tonopah business men
were the guests of II. A. Darms, pres
iieHt Of the narns ceal Mining com.
pany. last Wednesday on an auto trip
To the property. What they saw and
what they observed convinced them
of the great future in store for the
mine. Mr.. Darms has been working
there almost steadily for year sink
ing a modern frstclass incline shaft
designed to reach the lower zone,
where he was confident coal would
be found better than any he had
opened in two other shafts some dis
tance away and higher up. In Sc
leeting this location some distance
away from his first efforts President
Darms was aetuated bv a desire to
sink to a belt where the formation
would be found permanent and not
broken by volcanic action, as found
closer to the outcropping. That Mr..
Darms will be successful in this at
tempt is proven by the GEOLOGICAL
conditions that confront him at the
bottom of the $40 foot incline, which
is now going through vein OF ex.
treme density with every promise OF
opening vein that will estaDiish the
name of the mine.
The first shaft opened developed
foot vein at depth of 200 feet
WITH several feet of excellent coal In
the lower stratum. At the bottom
the vein dipped at an angle OF % de-
grees. At ESQ feet this body flaften,
al out to a width of 20 TO % feet and
showed eight feet of excellent coal
with the quality steadily improving
with depth. At ESQ feet the nam
vein faults, but is not cut on. Ihis
il a splendid coal with only 10 per
cent ash. At 4s0 feet in the bottom
of the shaft there is still another
vein which was cut in the shaft at
200 feet with seven feet of coal and
tba shaft was continued on its dip TO
$50 feet. where a width of eight rect
shaved. The new shaft, l,lOo feet
aast of No. ! shaft, goes down at an
angle of IS degrees, cutting an tne
formations found in the old smart
with expectations of penetrating the
lilo vein found in No. ! at depth
af 4Oo feet. All work is of the most
snlstantial character and no time
,,;u he lost in bringing results from
tho opening of the main iedge y,
1enth The only object IN assuming
tbe expense of sinking the present
sbaft was TO secure permanent TOO,
mo- and also T. reach a product Wit,
greater percentage OF Ga 'on
a. old coal miners say shoa'o ~
found away from the broken up me"
morphie rock. 49, nils
from the tracks Of the Ienepeh :
GoldfieId railroad, and Mr. ara. ls.
egnres on putting on line Of ,,ll.' auts
.rnaks "a haul coal to The ralifoao
- cheaper means Of transportaatle'
tban bv going to the expense OF m n
,tall;ng spur track. He estimates
,hst nv this means he can denver io'
tons a day on the ears ,ne ne ,nan
Coal Mining company has peeh a;sh nah
aged with the utmost economy a',ar, @
ant any salaries for officers ana ese,, ;e.'
dollar paid for stock has gone an.' !
.elnal development. The eompan,
has 1000. 900 shares in the treasury