Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-04
DAUPHIN COAL LANDS
NOT WORTH BIG SUMS
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spent weeks at the collerias inspect
ing the mines, going over the COM
parry maps and reports, checking
them, and then determined the
amount of unmined coal. the amount
which could be mined and how much
of it would be marketab BILE. The re-
port kills the hope of many that the
countys Golfers would be enriched
by millions through tax on the coal
mines.
His report included maps show
ing the tracts and the surface area,
cross-sections of veins of coal and
a tabulated statement of the amount
of unmined and the tonnage of mar
ketable coal ir each tract.
His written report follows in part:
In Williams township there are
nine tracts of land containing 1856
acres, of which 2,130 contain COAL
and II tracts of land containing g.
929 acres, of which 2,940 acres con-
tain coal in Wiconisco township, a
total of &c tracts containing 6,525
acres of which 500 acres are in the
coal measures.
Sekol's Report
From the above tracts of land coal
has been mined for the past rs years,
and from State reports about 35 .00O,-
600 tons were produced in that time.
In 1918 the production was about 412,-
600 tons at the Short Mountain col
liery, of which $1,000 tons. or 20 per
cent. used for heat and steam. The
Williamstown colliery in 1918 produced
391 900 tons, of which 12S,00O tons, or
80 per cent. We're used for heat and
steam at the colliery. due principally
TOurin0
1918 the Short Mountain pumped S7S-
000.00 gallons of water, or 100000
gallons per day. and the Williamstown
colliery pumped 1,524,000,000 gallons,
or 100000 gallons per day.
ITO produce $4,000 tons of coal in
1918 from the Williamstown colliery
$50 men were employed inside and 254
men on the outside. working 295 days
during the year.
ITO produce 391 900 tons of coal in
1918 from the Williamstown colliery
5O7 men were employed inside and S5S
on the outside working 2S3 days dur
ing the year. About 100 men were en-
ployed daily to do the timbering in
these collieries
Mining Cost High
"The prices paid for labor, material
supplies and the other numerous bad
COnulIlOnS encountered III iliiiihsS lioNSe
the cost per ton in cars at the breaker
high.
I'm making a preliminary estimate
of the coal lands in Williams and WI
| conisco townships by using the Sec
ond geological survey as basis for
| acreage and aggregate thickness of Goa
| a large tonnage was obtained by L. e
Davies, mining engineer, but as re-
| suit of a careful examination of the
| properties with their present develop
ments and having found considerable
areas in very faulyt condition in al
! the coal beds I find that in William:
| township 44530.S00 tons of coal re-
main unmined. and in Wiconisco town
ship. 20,4S3S05 tons. or a total of 65,'
! O14.1O5 tons in the several tracts in The
| two townships of Dauphin county"
Mr.. Sekol then refers to his map o.
! the coal lands. cross section views o.
! the coal veins. and tabulated state
ment showing the amount of coal il
| the ground in each tract, and th'
amount which it is believed can b'
marketed.
Continuing he says: "The following
! Is the estimate of T. E. Davies of the
| Samuel Kimmel tract in Williams town