The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1914 Page: 3 of 8
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Tiie First National Bank
Hartshorne, Okla.
Captfal-S50.000.00 Surp1us-$25,000.00
Stockholders' Liability-ISO,000.00
OBers you every convenience and ac-
commodation consistant with safe
and secure banking methods* You may
have had occasion to feel that banks de-
mand more securety than seems necessary
n negotiating a loan, but we are sure you
iroaftJ not think so if it were YOUR
HONEY that is being; intrusted to our safe
bqioc. Therefore we exercise the same
Jtgicc of care and judgment in all trans-
actions involving loans as if every dollar of
oar depositors were our own, because
wc are responsible to them for it. This is
die system which inspires confidence and
is die reason for the popularity of this bank.
4 jwvf ee«># paid on time deposits
DIRECTORS:
Sam L* Matter T. M. Vaughn
N. E. Taell Thos. Hyde
A. R- Duca J. B. Hefley
Carl Scholz
COAL MINING
Br CARL SCHOLZ, in Ik* Rock 1.land Employe*' Mtftun*.
Bm( **—i*- Ur Children, medicine for children because it is
"ThreeI was living | pleasant to take. They do not ob-
in Pitlsbaig an* my children had j ject to taking it," writes Mrs. Lafay-
a hard coU ami on^iei droadfully. I ette Tuck, Homer City, Pa. This
Upon the linn ef a drupgi&t I pur- j remedy contains no opium or other
chased a tattle ef Chamberlain's narcotic, and may be given to a child
Cough ffi mi ij ami A benefited him as confidently as to an adult. Sold
at once. I Had it she best cough i by all dealers.
Adv.
The state of Oklahoma raukB as the
16th of the 28 coal producing states,
with an annual output of about 4,-
000, tons, and the largest producing
coal company is the Rock Island Coal
Mining Company, operating the lease?
originally grunted to the Choctaw,
Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad.
Some 25 years ago, when the In-
dian Territory, as it was then known,
was practically no man's land and
every white man living within.its con-
fines, unless he was an employe "of a
railroad company, a minister of the
gospel, or an officer of the law, un-
der the treaty with the Indian nation
was a trespasser, coal leases were
granted by the Indians occupying
these lands to prospectors, who had
opened up the vein for a distance of
one and a half miles in every direc-
tion from the point of discovery.
These circular leases were afterwards
approved- by the Interior Department
and ratified by congress, and the
coal in that section to this date re-
mains the property of the Indian
tribes and is administered for their
benefit by the Interior Department,
The Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf
Railroad was originally built from
McAlester to these coal leases in the
vicinity of Hartshorne to connect the
coal mines with the M., K. & T. Ry.,
whirti at that time was the principal
railroad into Texas from the north.
As other coal fields were discovered
further east, the road was extended
to Wister to connect with the Frisco
and untimately resulted in the line
which now extends from Memphis to
Tucumcari. The final extension to
Amarillo was completed in about
1900, some 15 years after the-first
construction of the line between
Hartshorne and McAlester, because
there were not many people west of
McAlester in need of coal until the
Mss Barbara L. narwl
Our New Piano Teacher
ALSO TEACH VOICE
Miss Harwi comes from a very
strong school and is highly rec-
ommended by its president. You
will be highly pleased' with her.
AT HARTSHORNE MONDAY
McAlester Business College
E. C. ANDERSON, Fr«i4en<.
opening of the Indian reservations, I jn' blasting coal from the solid and
which resulted in the miraculous de-) shooting coal after it has been
■us Health,
health, a clear
from dizzi-
hgousness, head-
take Dr. King's
drive out fer-
foods, clear
the blood and cure constipation. Only
25c at your druggist. Adv.
For regular action of the bowels;
easy, natural movements, relief of
constipation, try Doan's Regulets.
25c at all stores.
ti*
Must Protect
Their Feet
for
good feet they will not go far.
ONLY WAY—by wearing shoes made
I COMFORT AND DURABILITY.
ao more than other shoes, hat are much bet-
eoesfertable, and last longer.
for Men
School
to satisfactorily prepare this very
valuable coal, because the Alderson
coals are considered among the very
best of domestic coals produced in
the United States.
In the Hartshorne field three mines
are now in operation and the fourth
is being equipped. The former meth-
od of sinking slopes from the outcrop
following the pitch of the vein has
been abolished since the Rock Island
Coal Mining Company began its op-
erations, and the shafts are being
sunk in the deepest portion of the
basin for the purpose of simplifying
the drainage and haulage problems.
This method involves a very great ex-
penditure al the outset, but the re-
sultant saving many times over justi-
fies this course. The Hartshorne
coal is a particularly good steam coal,
as is well known to the engineers of
the Third District. It requires one-
sixth less coal for the same perform-
ance in the Third District as compar-
ed with the First District, a feature
which clearly argues for the superior
quality and steaming power of the
coal.
Within the last five years uccessful
experiments have been made with
mining machines in the undercutting
of coal, because the practice of shoot-
ing coal off the solid resulted in
many rock falls, which greatly de-
preciated the coal, due to the small
particles of slate which could not be
removed by hand picking. A ma-
chine is an electrically driven device,
with a cutter arm which is projected
against the base of the coal on the
floor, around which a chain travels
in which bits are set at intervals.
These bits cut the kerf 4 inches in
height to a depth of 6 feet across
the face of the working place. The
best illustration of the advantage of
undercutting coal that can be given
is the amount of powder consumed
For All Purposes
velopment of such cities as Oklahoma
City, which in 19 years grew from a
few tents to a population of 100,-
000 in 1913. It is very evident that
this little coal spur is responsible for
railway system which, with its
branches and spurs, represents about
one-fifth of the total mileage of the
Rock Island Lines.
The coal fields 61 Oklahoma ag-
gregate about 550,000 acres, and the
outcrop parallels ' the Rock Island
lines from the Arkansas state line to
Coalgate, a distance of nearly 200
miles.. The coal-bearing strata be-
long tp the Pennsylvania series of the
carboniferous measures, which ac-
counts for the superior quality of the
coal. In structure the field is great-
ly different from the coal measures
in the central states, because the coal
pitches and occurs in small basins,
with very steep sides, and the coal
lyings at very great depths. Most of
the mines follow the coal vein from
the outcrop down, and this method is
known as slope mining. The coal is
from 2 1-2 to 5 feet in thickness, and
the pitch varies from 5 to 80 degrees
on the outcrop, flattening more or
less as grater distance from surface
is reached, At the present time a
30-degree pitch is considered the
limit under which coal can be extract-
ed economically.
The operations of the Rock, Island
Coal Mining Company are located in
the Alderson and Hartshorne fields.
The Alderson coal, which is used ex-
clusively for domestic purposes, lies
1,200 feet above the Hartshorne coal
and is mined by shaft No. 5 and slope
No. 38. The No. 5 mine is one of the
best equipped plants, having a steel
tipple, with picking tables, and a
washery for the nut coal. About 500
kilowatt of eleetrieal energy is re-
quired for the operation of pumps,
haulage motors, inside hoists and
ventilating fans. - The haulage prob-
lem in these pitching mines is very
complicated, because it is necessary
to use hoists to handle the coal
from the producing entries io the
main haulage way. In order to pro-
vide au output of 700 tons per day,
expenses in handling water and ven
tUation. Shaft No. 5 has a depth of
(58 feet, which corresponds with the
height of the Washington monument,
hot the najoc portion of the coal is
mined below the shaft level entry
nearly 800 feat Mtow the surface.
The asMuat of energy required to
hoist coal at the rate of three ears
-par nuaute from this depth involves
a good dfeal of power and requires
very subataatial ■aehlaory. Gaeo-
Mto toe—etfr— are employed and
very seeeeseful in. this
Lights, Power, Irons,
Toasters, Grills,
Percolators,
Heating Pads
and Various Other Appliances
House Wiring a Specialty
Telephone 62
Indianola Ice, Light 6?
Power Co.
dercut. In the solid shooting one keg
of powder (25 pounds) produces in
Oklahoma 13 tons of coal, but when
undercut 56 tons of coal is produced.
The effect of the reduced shock upon
the roof is very noticeable and the
quality and purity of the coal is
greatly improved.
The matter of ventilating coal
mines in Oklahoma is of great im-
portance, because the coals are very'
gassy and <many explosions and aline
fires occur in the field. The pitching
character of the vein increases this
danger, permitting the accumulation
of gases in the higher workings. The
blasting shots in the Oklahoma field
are tamped by expert shot firers af-
ter all other employes have left the
mine, and in some cases shot firing
devices are in existence, where the
ignition is made by electric contact
from the outside.
Although the Oklahoma coal field
Is dry" on the" surface, the under-
ground workings usually produce
large quantities of water, and pump-
ing is found to be an important fea-
ture, particularly since the water is
high in acid and very quickly de-
stroys pipes and pumps. As a result
bronze and cement lined pumps and
pipe lines are extensively used.
The daily output of the Alderson
mines is about 900 tons . and* the
Hartshorne mines 2,100 tons, result-
in a pay roll of $100,000 per month.
LIFE
Is your greatest pos-
session. It is dear to
you.
Preserve it, nurse it,
c-i-e for it, prolong it,
let its welfare be the
first of your thoughts.
Drugs conserve the
health. Health is essen-
tial to life.
We sell the drugs that
* preserve health and
prolong life.
Toilet articles and ac-
cessories enhance the
enjoyment of life.
We sell them, too.
W. S. CALLIS
Blacksmithing
HORSE SHOEING A
SPECIALTY
WORK GUARANTEED
%
; .*3r
Keep The Price
Down.
That's what we are trying to
do for our customers. Yon
doubtless would be surprised to
know hoW null •. iwoflt wt
make oaTt ghiln Thetjisre
we have to depend on the vol-
ume of business to get by.
Glad you appreciate our ef-
forts to save yon money^ We
move 'em out in a hurry and
hence always keep a fresh Bap-
ply of groceries on hand.
Here is the place to keep
down the price.
Model Grocery
Gooch 4L Powell
Slope No. 88 wCB aeon be abend-
eaed aad the reel originally f*e-
It affl. be betted threagh
LOCAL DRUGGI8T SAYS:
ONLY ONE D08E."
We want to tell those in Harts-
horne suffering from stomaclr or
bowel trouble that we are agents for
the simple mixture of buckthorn
bark, glycerine, etc., known as A<Her
i-ka, the remedy which became fam-
ous by curing appendicitis. This la
the most thorough bowel cleanser
known and JUST ON DOSB
lieves sour stomach, -gas on the
stomach and constipation almost IM-
MEDIATELY. You will be surpris-
ed at the QUICK action of Adler-1
thence East 434 feet and 9
ka. N. E. Tuell, Druggist. Adv.
GASER AT SCIPIO.
Oil it Net Feead at Depth of 1C0Q
Feet, Bat Gas at SOO.
Late Friday evening a gas well
brought in at Scipio, on the
border of this county. The
[ is large. Gas was found there
ing the sommer, at the
500 feet, but it caught fire aad
plant was destroyed. Later the
peny went to a depth of l,fd#
seeking oil, abeadoned that well
tried the preasnt eae. This is
ie directly north frosa the
district, where It ie dM
large gas flews were feaad aad
wells 1 *"
Death and
Destruction
Follow in the wake of
fires, lightning and tor-
Providence will not pro-
tect you against less, but ,
INSURANCE WILL.
Corner Drug Store
N. E. TUELL Prop.
Uv McOet.ot
enville,Te
ens, writes:
aiae(9) years, 1 euflered
womanly trouble. I had ter-
rible headaches, aad pains la
ay back, etc. Meeeaed
lwouM<Ue,Is «aeredeo,
M, I decided to try Cart
the women's toefc, aad
rE.5i
Wise men insme-^ooV
ish cues wish they had.
Costs but Utile and ia
A_ M Gooch
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Hunter, T. W. The Hartshorne Sun. (Hartshorne, Okla.), Vol. 20, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 19, 1914, newspaper, November 19, 1914; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc163038/m1/3/: accessed March 18, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.