COAL AT NELSON.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 531, 11 June 1909, Page 8

COAL AT NELSON.

£oi h a 4 c^a,#i^ report, as presented to the ChamlKr of (W ™? j to ™ to and beyond Tad! ■ anner Ulpn, at the head of Brook Street in Nelson itself, an d at Richmond, otter points,further south. have been conducted in a «rf ently. mainly owing to the th , B Wf as all mining so far conducted has been carried out along, of the hills, where the strati mo very and fanlted, and not oh K^-»H hs: can-'.lmnny be said "have been properly tested; . '■ _.Near lodmor.a seam of coal 2ft M n . thick was inspected, on a.'small tributary of the Wangapoka,, which enters on the right bank' 15° ■ wm - th d ■ «»■ SherryT It t tfJSii nw^JL?^^ 6 ™ 5 droppings of coal on,the Sherry, WangapeW Baton, and other streams in. this locafitV. '.TwTcoaMa generally sub-bituminous (lignitic) in qualitva grada more suitable for houßchold use than Iw»«, m ' PPW. SCS ; ?h<> .' Mowing analTsis shows the quality of coal of the Sherry Rivertho .wraple-haying been; sent some years ago' i?.o h !,. Geo'oeical Survey Office by .Mr! T MLarthy:— '■~-.. ■.-.■.■. . ." ' Fixed carb0n,...~.-..i M^_„'..„,;'44.iQ. Hydrocarbon* .:.: , ; - "" " in' m i ~ Total-snlphnr. „.._.„..-3.13 per cent. '~'■ -"At Wai-iti no coal seam apparently is now actually exposed, though, as already lemarkS' it .was mined in the past, and a few fragmenti ?k t ll6 now obtained show it to SubH that of. Tadmor." There are, however; atadw outcrops of oca -bearing: strata, and seamH .00. ■ undoubtedly- east;.-, whoso ■: whereabouts could be < proven by boring. -■ The'president said, that while in Wellington recently -h B ' W w the .Minister, for Mines on the subject and asked if it wnld be possible to get thorough geological survey made. The Minister replied . that' this would' -cost Asm to.-jaOM,..aiid ho could hardly/nMmS large an expenditure bonld be incurred, ospodally as- the ?« oIo ?'! :al "*»& was- being rodS about one-half. The Minister, however rave him. a letter to Dr .Bell, with'the idea of "ge™ ting _ a report indicating the best spots- at which to. make, trial bores.. He was, however unable then to see Dr. Bell, but expected'the' information later. The Minister also promised to consider the application for'the,use of a boring plant. ■ -.■:•■-.- ■ Mr. A; H. Bisley said that a private «yndicatowas doing-the woTk indicated,, and prospecting had resulted in the discovery of three or four seams, one equal to the best Wostport