. First[-fourth] annual report of the Geological survey of Texas, 1889[-1892] Edwin T. Dumble, state geologist. r management on the part of the owners of the property. The mine was developed by driving three different openings into the hillon the coal seam, one of which passed entirely through the hill, coming outon the eastern side. The other two tunnels were in another hill across thehollow from the one first mentioned. The coal is found outcropping forseveral miles to the northeastward along the sides of the hills. It is veryevident that the place where the old mines were located was not we
. First[-fourth] annual report of the Geological survey of Texas, 1889[-1892] Edwin T. Dumble, state geologist. r management on the part of the owners of the property. The mine was developed by driving three different openings into the hillon the coal seam, one of which passed entirely through the hill, coming outon the eastern side. The other two tunnels were in another hill across thehollow from the one first mentioned. The coal is found outcropping forseveral miles to the northeastward along the sides of the hills. It is veryevident that the place where the old mines were located was not well coal was too near the outcrop, and had all been injured by atmosphericinfluences to a greater or less degree. This is the same seam of coal as is being now so successfully mined atThurber. The seam of coal can be traced along the hills southward for amile and a half to the line of the Texas ana Pacific Railway, and from thenceeastward along the hills on the north side of the railroad for two or threemiles, where it finally lies at the very tops of the hills. PALO PINTO COUNTY 533 PLATE GORDON, PALO PINTO COUNTY. 42 — g-eol. 534 GEOLOGY OF NORTHWESTERN TEXAS. About one mile west of the Gordon mine, on the west side of Palo PintoCreek ?» shaft was put down, reaching the coal at forty feet. At this placethe coal has good roofing, and is free from atmospheric influences, and wouldbe an excellent place to open a mine. This is known as the Swank several other places in the vicinity of Swanks the coal seam has beenreached in sinking wells for water at various depths. One mile north of Gordon coal was found in a well at a depth of sixty-ninefeet. I traced the outcrop of the coal from hill to hill for several miles tothe southwestward from the old Gordon mine. The seam is just above thetown of Gordon, at the south edge of the tank; it can be traced from therearound the hills to the eastward, and up Barton Creek on the west side, andpassing through a gap
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