The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-11
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\ After an extremely long period OF
waiting the great anthracite he1ds of
this county bid fair to be opened and
operated Herewith we reprint IN
article from the Salt Eake Tribune Of
Sunday, the 9TH inst.
With the Incorporation Of the An
thracite Fuel company during the
present week and the formal transfer
to the corporation of 800 acrSs Of
anthracite coal lands in Guiihison
county. Colo. one Of the largest sAd
most important fuel deals eyer made
in the west will be contaminated.
The holdings of the new cofpora-
tion will embrace the Tuscarora claim
Of $40 acres. the Black Diamond, con-
tanning 160 acres. and the Black
Dragon. also containing l60 aHres.
The ineorporators Of tho company
will be E j. Raddatz. who viii be
president; E. w. Center. who wih be
general manager. and Judge e. 2.
CoTbofn.
The properties arc situated thirty
eight miles south Of Glenwood
Springs. Colo. on = xtandArd eSaKe
railroad line running from 0aen@ood
Springs TO Marble, Colo. Thers Il "a
abundance Of water with which to
operSke the property and y to1nsits
IL bsihg psanned Experts who hass
examined ths properly say thAA Il
win easily produce 1000 tons e2aay
for many years. It 10 the fntapticn
Of the company to place tbs coal d
the market by early next fan
0opesits Gxss0aiva
Experts. after exhaustivs exanlAAr
tion. also have declared AAt thSao
are moro than 6.o00.0 900 tons Of extra
quality anthracite coal above ths ~
ter hveis. Below tho water hvole
lths flnmensity II the deposits canSoe
b sstimAtsd. ~
an area Of .absut thirty sqsars mllIs.
sxtsnaing froA Crested Bate oniths
sest 70 Chain msnntain oA IL wssest.
ThrsogA tlis area sxtspAs wh1g d
Aasa ~ the Anthracite range. ~
fsfSs aive srpytt1es1Ass. wAiah o.
PrtugordlA ~, shARoo1 - ecmre5.
Ston rad ksit II usgta4f atnnll y
tAIali1<eS aasillAeita III TneuaSe,
IproPpfty vAA .aA III .eeutat u -
jturb61eS and every k56{nRinaa 80
AaoN ap1srd - Aste naa psjs
ttU peDdpoe a pssGeet {pk.
rs vssaS. 1rsk a511tiF at csa1i1
Deets. wasrs pelnseao = nav 49,
Ing place. Thy appesr again tvSEfi
miIes west at. t1eS %Aseo -
tAeY hssa ssliaslSA TAsy 4Asa go
, ,nDSsar snd sas sssd 70 nnes for At
teen miles. whsFe Ay4 6sss e aa1Gs
cite u shown In tie 1lack Dsagoa4e4
~ D11skR DisanA hinss. TS
they again disappsar to eHssrxs af
st IL T6scefuea maSs. s7
Upe Neess Qntseop
Here there are thsee traneipal voant
lying sSAe ~ sIds and oatcropEn9 9nf
two milss. vhsre apparsatly thsy NJ
forever. Thess veins are ssvsn ElAe
four inches. fye fsss and two in11s
in width respectively. eomprasin1 /.
body Of coal larger tlaA ~ Of tl,ssz
thracite hslds combined betv1e0
PsnpsylyanAs and AiaSan.
The men eomposing ths eomrnE
already have expended lar9e sung NJ
tho preliminary work Of prepasiA&
the mine fer large pssdncdon, With
the expectation Of having authraeit6,
cna1 o. tAs wsstssn mari1t In tima
for next waaters ecasalnpGion. ms
product VII b conveyed over
aerial tramway thres miSss in lssE
from tAs miAs totis raflroaA w1dE6
ksta hsss hs szsf i =
An expert wiso - sxSmiasa -
propsrty carefully aad inspsetsd :
Iprs1lninary work done. annos4 Z
tiaati . tunnsl DRIVEN In 1000 8sse 81
~ iarusr vsin will havs 1900 fsst Of
eel abovs IT, and ct 90 ntls 1t viii
I1A&s 4oo0 sfsse ;a66saeit.
| 96e1astiee gs41nstsA FA
~ eminent ssxpsrt conesdss the
tpsupsisS ts@hsvs 4 prospect of psef
ldeanoslo6O tsap psr ~ for twszlg
Nasl Hnndrsas a aaplysss e4ss
1tks coal ccntsnts approximately ~
o Per cent carbon, psr cent voa1tale
gases, per can't to psr cent aih I
per csnt moisture Apd nAsssly ts1se.
u lrsa to ~ ton. Tia coal IL fsoc
ktom clinltsr and burns with Q bae