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amount of illuminating gas of fair quality, a moderate per cent, of 

 sulphur, a large per cent, of ash, and coke of inferior quality. These 

 two coals, however, in one respect are superior to the others. They 

 do not give a heavy coating of soot to everything in contact with 

 their smoke, but burn clean, a fact which will recommend them 

 strongly for use in the kitchen where utensils are frequeatly handled. 



With increased railroad facilities the demand of the greater por- 

 tion of the State will, without doubt, be supplied from the fields 

 already mentioned. 



No good coal has yet been found in Western Kansas. A few 

 years ago a heavy bed of brown coal or pure lignite was worked at 

 Wilson's creek, on the K. P. Railway, that in time may become val- 

 uable in that region so scantly supplied with fuel. It is notable for 

 containing less sulphur than any other coal which I have seen in 

 Kansas. 



; For use in metallurgy all our coals contain too much sulphur, 

 and will require coking. 



In the following tables are given the results of the chemical 

 analyses which I have made of coals from Kansas and other parts o^ 

 the west : 



