The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-08-29

nical skill, but these efforts are grad
ually leading to the wider utiliza
ton of these undeveloped resources
and to the establishing of associated
. industries.
Something is known of the vas
deposits of Ignite coal which arr
found within the state of North DakG
ia but it is surprising how little thu
immense value of these deposits /:
appreciated. There is a very large
area in the western part of this state
which is underlaid with thick deposits
Of Ignite coal. North Dakota has
enough coal, if properly used, to sup
ply her fuel; needs for ages. d,
North Dakota has one of tie larg
est coal areas of the states of the
, union, estimated at $4,000 square
miles, capable of producing probabl,
900,000,000,00O tons. ..:' ~.
1T is evident from the investiga
tons which have been carried on at
the school of mines that the heat
value or calorific power Of the aver
age Ignite OF North Dakota, when en-
tirely dry, is about IS percent Of that
of the Hooking Valley coal and about
50 percent of that of the PocahOntas
coal. The analyses which have been
made show that the fixed carbon In
the samples of North Dakota coal
(dricd) usually runs from 4S to 81
percent; that of West Virginia blum
inous Goals about 81 percent; that of
the better grades of semi-bitulninOus
dry Goals OF Maryland, Is percent;
and that of the fine, dry, close-burning
5ituminous Goals of Pennsylvania 70
percent. In general way it may be
said that the heating power of one
ton of North Dakota coal will equal
about IS percent of ton Q,300 lbs.)
OF bituminous coal.
1.-THE purity of fuel is very i'm
portant element in determining it's
value. A difference of two or three
percent in the earthly matter of two
Goals may be the source of a very ser.
iOus difference in their final value.
North Dakota Goals are almost always
very free from earthly matter, as seen
from the amount and character of
their ash
by these comparisons it will be
seen that North Dakota Ignite ranks,
so far as its heat-producing power is
concerned, between the lower grades
of Ignite and bituminous coal, and
that it is far superior to the Ignite
mined in some other countries.
1T is largely due to lack of famil.
To- .it1y rlyifh ho ho M 1iOnit q
coal and to; a lack of knowledge Of
the best methods of burning it, that
this coal is not being more generally
used. However, the use is gradually
being extended as from time to time
more perfect methods of burning ap-
pear
AT the present time Ignite coal is
chiefly used in Jumps in heating and
cooking stoves and il. engines for
power. 1t is generally used in the
most simple manner and very few spe-
cial methods have been adopted for
burning or utilizing this coal o. 10,
preparing it for the market. But
there can be little doubt that for gen
eral stove and furnace use briquetted
Ignite would prove a most economic
and profitable fuel" -, - -
AS matter of fact, North Dakota
could. if she had to, furnish the coal
for all its 100000 people. This could
not be done in day or in a month,
but 1t could be done. There are to-
day commercial mines enough in the
state IL properly worked to furnish
all the coal needed. y -.
The word mobilization and all 1t
stands for, has today wider signifi-
canoe than ever before. The mObll1z-
alton of nations energies and re-
sources to meet the exigencies OF war.
gives us a glimpse of what mobiliz-
alton really means.
suggest that the question of mob