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Miies^and^ great Coleman fault, which crosses the valley 

 near Coleman station. The fault follows the 

 strike of the strata closely, and has the easterly 

 downthrow usually found in this district, 

 bringing the Kootenay rocks again to the 

 surface. 

 200-3 m. Coleman — At Coleman two companies are 

 322-3 km. operating coal mines, one on each side of the 

 valley. The plant and mines of the Interna- 

 tional Coal and Coke Company (Dennison 

 Colliery) are situated to the south of the 

 railway where five coal seams have been proved, 

 of which No. 2, 15 feet (4-5 m.), and No. 4, 

 6 feet (1-8 m.) are at present being worked. 

 Both seams are opened by means of levels 

 driven on the strike, the coal being won by 

 pillar and stall method and the rooms driven 

 up the pitch, which is here about 32 degrees. 

 The capacity of the mine and plant is about 

 3,000 tons daily. 



The coke plant consists of a Bradford breaker 

 and 216 beehive ovens, the coal being delivered 

 to the ovens by electric lorry. 



The McGillivray Creek Coal and Coke 

 Company's mine is situated on the north side 

 of the valley about one-half mile from the 

 railway. One seam, from 10 to 12 feet (3 to 

 3-6 m.) in thickness, the No. 2 of the series, 

 has been developed by means of a slope with 

 levels driven from its foot, the coal being 

 worked by pillar and stall system. From the 

 top of the slope the mine cars are hauled by 

 electric motor along a surface tram to the 

 tipple, a distance of one and one-half miles 

 (2-4 km.). The tipple, of steel construction, 

 is equipped with screens and picking belts and 

 is capable of handling about 2,000 tons in two 

 shifts daily. 



In the vicinity of Coleman good sections can 

 be seen of the Kootenay formation on the 

 railway just west of the town and in the bed 

 of Nez Perce creek, near the McGillivray Com- 

 pany's mine, while the Dakota rocks are exposed 

 at frequent intervals for about a mile to the 



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