Elk Coal Mine Sparks Boom In Elkol Town, Utah
Elk Coal Company advances a new mine near Elkol transforming a rural valley into a thriving community. From initial cashless start in 1907 Lake City fortunates, farmers, merchants, and manufacturers helped fund the project leading to the Bik Coal mine and rapid town growth as vein thick seams and solid roofs yielded high quality coal amid multiple tunnels on Elk Coal property.
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Lake City
Bik
Elkol
Bae Tan
Elk Coal O
District 2 coal district reports strong output and a fatal incident
James K. Stout reports to Gov Brooks that District No 2 mined 1 405 744 tons of coal last year with 4 908 410 man hours. One fatal accident occurred in the district as 140 tons were mined in the Monares mine and all but the Cambria mine employed the stated number of men, totaling 445, with coal tonnage noted.
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James K. Stout
Mnapertor
Digt
Gov. Brooks
Thin
Monares
Cambria
Ball Grounds Petition Aims Fund For Park And Team
Businessmen circulate petitions this week to raise about $500 for a ball park. Plans include fencing a grounds and erecting a grand stand, creating a team to compete with rivals. Local organizers urge swift signatures to support the project.
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Amis
Elkol Coal Mine Expands Output and Town Growth
Large purchasers praise Elkol coal for heat and low ash. Company testimonials tout clean burning with blue flame and no clinker. Mine can produce up to 600 tons daily with current gear, potentially 3000 tons with heavier equipment. New tunnels, briquette plant, and housing for workers under way as town develops around the operation.
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Pew
Elkol
Bik Mercantile Pany
Allace Cragun
Claus Atoriu
Wyoming Coal Legislation Shapes Land and Liberty
In Washington, the Mendell bill favorable to agricultural entries on coal lands would release large Wyoming tracts from withdrawal. The Nelson coal measure, a strict federal lease plan, would cap prospecting rights, set rising rents, require bonds, and centralize control in a Washington bureau, likely delaying Wyoming coal development.
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Ehington
Washington
Wyoming
Mendell
Landatow
United States
Nelson
Secretary of the Interior
Busines
Interior
Santana
Congress
Fragmentary OCR item on new plant impact
Incomplete text mentions a new plant and local effects but readable details are limited. Potential references to light, wildlife, and community impact appear scattered across the fragment with no clear events, dates, or proper nouns remaining intact.
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Kemmerer
Frank Pfeiffer
First National Bank
Kemmerer, Wyo
Elk Coal Company
Cumberland
Image & Company
Ings
Depector Stout
Agrawal
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