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418. Weeks, Joseph D. 
Art. Petroleum. Min. Resonrees of the U. S., 1895. 
Nonmetallic Products, except Goal. 
Seventeenth Annual Report of the U. S. Geological Survey, 
Part III (continued). 
(Petroleum in Texas), p. 701. Washington, 1896. 
‘Traotically all of the oil produced in the State in 1895 was from the 
wells of Mr. George Dullnlg, near San Antonio, in Bexar county. 
'^During the year 189'5 a well was completed at Sour Lake, Texas, which 
gave a small supply of 16° lubricating oil. In drilling a well in Corsicana, 
at a depth of 1,035 feet, an oil sand some twenty feet in thiekness was 
ifound, and some two and three-fourths barrels of oil per day has heen 
produced. This, however, has been since the 1st of January, 1896, and 
this production is not, therefore, included in this report.” 
Production of petroleum in Texas for 1895, fifty barrels. 
419. Weitzel, R. S. 
The Coul Field of Texas. 
(Absfr.aot of a paper read before the Ohio Institute of Mining 
Engineers.) 
Eng. and Mining Jour., Vol. L, pp. 214-216. 1890. 
Outline: The Geological and Mineralogical Survey of Texas, organized 
in 1888. Knowledge of Texas coal fields obtained from this source and 
from work done for private parties. Mining done so far quite limited. 
.Extract from the first Report of Progress [p. 19], concerning the number 
and extent of the coal fields. Reference to W. F. 'Cummins \Iog. cit.']. 
Professor Ashburner quoted \Iog. gU.']. The old Gordon mine in Palo Pinto 
county; the Texas and Pacific Coal Company’s mines about four miles 
southwest fa-om Gordon, on the edge of Enath eoiunty. “This compiany owns 
about 24,000 acres of land, has two mines, both shafts, one 61 feet deep 
and the other 74 feet deep, each very well equipped with hoisting machinery, 
and the balance of their plant is very good. They lare now producing about 
600 tons of coal per day, all of which is taken by the Rio Grande Division 
of the Texas and Pacific Railroad for locomoitive purposes.” The Palo 
Pinto Coal Compainy’s mine. Shaft 45 to 50 feet deep. Output 100 tons 
per day. “The seam, the No. 1, at the above mentioned mines, ranges from 
18 to 30 inches thick, and has one persistent band of slate from ^ to 1 
inch thick; the roof is either slate or soapstone, and the floor generally 
fireclay, though in places it is sandstone. The State report does not give 
any analysis of the coal, and the only published analysis of it I have seen 
shows it heavy in ash and sulphur, and corresponding very closely to the 
coal of 'Leavenworth, Kan.” 
Mine ten miles west of Decatur. Coal used locally. Mine four miles 
west of Bowie. Seam 30 inches thick, “with a clay parting 3 inches thick.” 
Reference to Prof. Cummins regarding seam No. 7, and various places* 
about Cisco. 
“The Nueces or Semi-bituminous field lies in the southwestern part of the 
State bordering on Mexico.” Area not less than 3,700 miles. Northern 
