COAL  ON   SOUTHWEST   SIDE   OF   BIGHOEN    BASIN,   AVYO.  209 
Gody  Goal  Company's  mine. — During  the  season  of  1905  the  Cody 
Coal  Company  opened  a  mine  3  miles  northeast  of  Cody,  where 
Laramie  ( ?)  beds  are  exposed  in  a  bluff  along  the  Burlington  Railroad 
about  30  feet  above  the  track.  The  coal  occurs  in  two  benches,  24 
and  30  inches  thick,  separated  by  a  thin  parting,  and  dipping  56°  E. 
A  main  entry  has  been  driven  about  200  feet  to  the  north  along  the 
strike  and  is  intersected  at  the  end  by  a  slope  sunk  from  the  top  of 
the  terrace.  The  slope  extends  about  75  feet  below  the  main  entry 
and  has  small  rooms  opened  near  the  bottom.  Horsepower  machin- 
ery was  installed,  and  a  few  hundred  tons  of  coal  were  taken  out 
prior  to  the  closing  of  the  mine  in  1907.  The  coal  is  subbituminous, 
with  a  black  color,  pitchy  luster,  and  moderate  hardness.  A  section 
of  the  bed  is  No.  3  on  PL  XL 
To  the  north  for  a  short  distance  the  bed  is  covered  by  gravel. 
Where  it  is  exposed  again  at  the  old  Navine  mine  conditions  are 
unfavorable  for  extensive  development.  To  the  south,  across  Sho- 
shone River,  an  attempt  at  mining  has  been  abandoned.  Beyond 
this  point  further  examination  of  the  bed  is  prevented  by  a  cover  of 
gravel. 
Schwab  mine. — The  Schwab  mine,  formerly  known  as  the  Burns  & 
Rogers  mine,  is  5  miles  southeast  of  Cody,  in  the  NW.  \  sec.  21,  T. 
52  N.,  R.  101  W.,  on  the  east  side  of  the  stage  road  from  Cody  to 
Meeteetse,  where  the  steeply  dipping  Eagle  sandstone  forms  a  promi- 
nent strike  ridge.  Starting  on  the  outcrop  of  the  coal  a  slope  has 
been  driven  for  75  feet  on  a  bed  which  dips  51°,  and  three  entries 
have  been  opened  to  the  south — one  10  feet  long,  another  15  feet, 
and  a  third  50  feet.  The  mine  equipment  consists  of  two  small  mine 
cars,  a  cable,  and  a  horsepower  whim.  Two  men  are  employed  at  this 
mine  during  part  of  the  winter  months,  and  the  output  is  small,  not 
exceeding  100  tons  a  year.  Lump  coal  is  sold  at  the  mine  for  $4 
per  ton.  The  coal  is  subbituminous,  and  is  suitable  for  domestic 
uses.  It  has  been  so  badly  crushed  in  the  upturning  of  the  beds  that 
a  considerable  percentage  is  too  fine  for  the  domestic  market.  A 
section  of  the  bed  at  this  mine,  as  shown  in  No.  4  on  PI.  XI,  contains 
39  inches  of  coal  in  three  benches.  About  500.  feet  to  the  south  the 
bed  is  not  so  thick,  and  to  the  north  it  is  covered  by  valley  wash. 
At  this  mine  conditions  are  unfavorable  for  extensive  development. 
East  Wiley  mine. — A  small  mine,  known  as  the  East  Wiley,  has 
been  opened  in  the  Eagle  sandstone  on  the  east  side  of  the  Oregon 
Basin,  in  the  NE.  J  sec.  10,  T.  51  N.,  R.  100  W.  It  consists  of  a  22° 
slope  200  feet  long,  with  one  small  room  at  the  bottom.  The  section 
(No.  6,  PL  XI)  measured  at  this  mine  shows  a  total  thickness  of  42 
inches  in  three  benches,  which  are  separated  by  (wo  partings  of  shale, 
the  larger  being  2  inches  thick.  Other  sections  of  the  bed,  l><>th  to 
the  north  and  to  the  south  of  the  mine,  are  shown  on  the  same 
plate.  It  is  estimated  that  200  tons  of  good  subbituminous  coal  has 
been  taken  from  this  mine  to  supply  local  ranch  trade. 
71  l!)7      mill.  :J41 — 00 14 
