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Basin, from 1900 to 1908 , a town, called Coal Basin , was <br /> • established near the present No . 5 mine portal and consisted <br /> of 250 homes as well as a store , school and post office . <br /> From 1903 to 1908 (the year the mine closed) , <br /> the difficulties of operating during the winter proved so <br /> great that the mining camp was regularly abandoned from fall <br /> to spring . <br /> It is apparent that the lengthy winter and <br /> short growing season of Coal Basin make it a far less attractive <br /> residential area than the nearby towns of Redstone , Carbondale <br /> and Glenwood Springs , all of which have lower elevations and <br /> milder climates . <br /> In addition, a Coal Basin resident would have <br /> • to commute to Carbondale, some 23 miles away , to attend <br /> school or shop for groceries . Mid-Continent employees are <br /> furnished free bus service from Carbondale and Glenwood <br /> Springs to work at Coal Basin. However , the frequent trips <br /> which would be necessary for individual families living in <br /> Coal Basin would likely prove to be an unattractive expense . <br /> 3 . Information on previous mining in the mine plan <br /> area . <br /> A portion of the permit area was previously <br /> mined. From 1900 to 1909 , the Colorado Fuel & Iron Co . <br /> extracted 1 , 009 , 100 tons of coal through a tunnel which Mid- <br /> Continent presently uses in conjunction with its No . 5 mine <br /> operations . (Table III-A-9) . <br /> 27 <br />