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0 2.04.3 <br />• <br />The King Mine produced coal from 1903 to 1975. Based on the period of <br />operation, the mine initially mined with the pick- and - shovel method. The <br />early mine plant consisted of a stable, mules, blacksmith shop and a steam <br />plant and pump. In later years the coal was shot on the solid and loaded <br />with a mechanized loading machine. The coal was probably initially hauled <br />from the portal with wagon teams. The tramway from the mine was <br />completed in 1907. A four track tipple was used to load the coal into rail <br />cars. The mine supplied coal to a mine mouth electrical power generating <br />station from 1922 until about 1949. The power plant supplied electricity to <br />the surrounding area. The King Mine produced from the B -Seam. Previous <br />operators of the property include Jack, Alex and Wallace Bowie 1903 -1917, <br />Juanita Coal & Coke Company 1917 -1974, Aldoph Coors Company 1974 - <br />1995. The following table presents the historical production from the King <br />Mine. A more complete history of the King Mine is presented in Exhibit 2, <br />Cultural Resource Inventory. <br />PR-12 2.04-4- 02/10 <br />