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<br />000931 <br /> <br />CCAL <br /> <br />Cot 1 is one of the principal national r"sou!"'ces of the State <br /> <br />of ':olcrado. The 11 S. Geologioal Sur,,:,ey has estimated the coal reserves <br /> <br />or Colorndo at about 41~,OOO.OOO.OOO tons. This coal ranges in quality <br /> <br />trom black lignite and sub-bi tuminous varieties through V'"rious e;radee <br /> <br />of bituminous to anthracite. The p:!'"incipal fields in the Arkansas Valley <br /> <br />produce bituminous coal and are loc tad r.enr Cr'.I:.on City in FrElIloot Count-; <br /> <br />and tr.e Trinidad-Walsenburg district in lAs Anb.as and Huerfano counties. <br /> <br />Condder!l.ble quantities of sub-bituminous conI nre mined in El Paso county <br /> <br />in tho vicinity of Colerado Springs. <br />.,.. <br />The production of ooal by counties in the Arkansas River basin <br /> <br />in Colc!"'Bdo was as fallonSI <br /> <br />El Paso <br /> <br />253.628 tons <br /> <br />Fremont <br /> <br />516,901 tons <br /> <br />Huer fano <br /> <br />619.951 tons <br /> <br />Las Animas <br /> <br />1,071l,129 tons <br /> <br />The producti on of ooal is an important industry in 8!1stern <br /> <br />Kansas but none is found in Kansas in the Arkansps Rl ver basin west of <br /> <br />Garden City# Kansas. <br />'" ,- ,( .A A..{.,- <br />- <br /> ');>' ,-,' '" <br /> - <br /> , I <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />~ V:c-<. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br /> / <br /> I <br /> .-r <br />.{ <br />I <br />/ - <br />l "" <br /> <br />,.... <br /> <br /><". ti <br /> <br />.4- , <br />/ <br /> <br />:1/ <br /> <br /> " - .., <br /> ~ ~ <br />~ "\ ~ <br /> " <br /> ; <br /> ,- ,... t- <br />( <br /> f' - <br />, - <br /> <br />.., <br /> <br />, <br />