Description - Mineral Resources of the United States Volume 8 by United States Bureau of Mines
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1893 Excerpt: ...railroad, in the interest of that railroad. The searn here furnishes upward of 4 feet of good coal. The coal is bituminous, dull black, firm, and free burning. Mr. Jamieson thinks it will not make good coke. Others, however, think that it will, and theh'e are supported partially by the laboratory test in Washington city, D. C. This coal is used chiefly in the locomotives; but the popular demand for it is very great in the plateau country of East Washington. The information regarding the coal on Wenatchie river has been obtained from Mr. Burch, who says that there are two seams of coal exposed in that valley, one of 8 feet and one of 3 feet. The coal-bearing rocks extend for 35 miles up the river and have a width of 10 miles. The coal is reported by Mr. Burch to appear east of the Columbia river, opposite to the fields just described, and to disappear under the basalt. 6. Bellingham Bay, Slcagit River, and other coal fields.--The first shipping of coal from Washington territory was done from the Seahome mines, on Bellingham bay, Puget sound, about 25 miles south of the Canada line. The mines were very badly managed; they took lire on several occasions. The coal.was of thelignitic grade, but not of the best quality, and when other mines of better coal were opened the Bellingham Bay mines were closed. It is reported that coking coal has been found some distance back from the bay. Coal has also been found on Skagit river, which, from a sample, is good and possibly might coke well. One of the coal properties is held by A. Ford and others. The following description is furnished by Mr. Norman B. Kelly: It is found about 3 miles north of the Skagit river and about 5 miles from Sedro. The country is hilly. There are at least six or eight coal seams, perhaps more. Th...
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